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H. Clayton Adams Papers

Stewart Bell Jr. Archives
Handley Regional Library
Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society
P.O. Box 58, Winchester, VA 22604
(540) 662-9041 ext. 17
archives@handleyregional.org
www.handleyregional.org

1676 THL

Inventory created by Archives Staff 02/2009. Last revised 01/2022.

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: Collection is open to all researchers.

USE RESTRICTIONS: Restrictions may apply concerning the use, photoduplication, or publication of items in this collection. Consult a member of the archives staff for information concerning these restrictions. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright.

EXTENT:  0.21 linear feet

CREATOR: Adams, H. Clayton.

DATE: 1953-1972

SCOPE AND CONTENT: The H. Clayton Adams Collection contains materials concerning the life of H. Clayton Adams, including correspondence, awards, a church album, and items from his work with the Winchester Jaycees during the 1950s and 1960s. There are several editions of Partyline, the newsletter of the Winchester Jaycees.

BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL: H. Clayton Adams of Tennessee, practiced law in Winchester, VA. He was active in many local civic organizations, particularly the Winchester Jaycees.

CITE AS: H. Clayton Adams Collection, 1676 THL, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA, USA.

ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Acquired as a gift.

ORGANIZATION:

BOX 1

Awards –Assumption of Command, Operation Big Switch, September 23, 1955, 1 leaf, typescript          

Certificate of Election, United States Chamber of Commerce, June 7, 1958, 1 leaf, printed

The Speak Up Club, June 7, 1958, 1 leaf, printed

The Kiwanis Club, January 1, 1964, 1 leaf, printed

Heart Fund Certificate of Appreciation, n.d., 1 leaf, printed                       

Correspondence – 1956-1967, 23 leaves, typescript

Court Records – 1953 and 1958, 2 items, printed and typescript

Invitation to Spring Convocation – Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee, June 12, 1953, 1 item, printed

News Clippings, 5 items, printed

Vanguard, newsletter, of Veterans Administration, July 4, 1972, 2 pages, printed

Westminster Presbyterian Church, Alexandria, VA, Yearbook, n. d., 1 booklet, printed

Westmoreland High School Alumni Banquet, Program, April 30, 1960, 1 item, printed

Winchester Jaycees – Newsletters, Partyline – 1959-1962, 24 issues, printed

Winchester Jaycees – Plan for the Year, 1959 and 1962, 2 items, typescript

Winchester Jaycees, Programs 1960-1967, 6 items, printed