Albert E. Melvin Collection

680 THL

Inventory created by Archives Staff 10/1987. Last revised 02/2022

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EXTENT: 4 volumes

DATE: 1905 - 1917

SCOPE AND CONTENT: The Albert E. Melvin Collection contains membership and account information about the Fairfax Club of Winchester, Virginia, for the years1905 through 1917. There is also an account book which lists patients of Dr. Walter D. Myers from 1906 to 1911.

BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL: The Fairfax Club was a social club in Winchester, Virginia which operated between 1905 and the 1930s. Its first president was T.B. Patton. Directories for Winchester City show it was first located over the post office, then on West Water Street near the corner of Braddock, then at 135 N. Braddock Street. Dr. Walter D. Myers (1884-1964) was a dentist in Winchester between 1906 and 1966. He served as the secretary and treasurer of the Fairfax Club during its later years.

CITE AS: Albert E. Melvin Collection, 680 THL, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA.

ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Acquired as a gift.

ORGANIZATION:

BOX 1

Fairfax Club - account books, listing membership and accounts, 3 volumes for the following years:
1905-1908
1908-1917
1913-1917

Myers, Dr. W. D. - account book, listing patients of Dr. Myers, dentist, 1906-1911, 1 volume