Executive Authorization for the Formation of the Falls Church Branch

Title: Executive Authorization for the Formation of the Falls Church Branch
Repository: Mary Riley Styles Public Library - Falls Church History Room
Date Created: 7/17/1918
Creator: NAACP National Branch
Recipient: CCPL (Falls Church Branch of the NAACP upon the signing of this authorization)
Description: The Executive Authorization signed by the Chairman of the Committee on Branches, Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Secretary of the NAACP on July 17, 1918. This was sent along with a letter by Walter White on July 23, 1918. This document approved the Charter made by the CCPL in June 1918 and therefore established the Falls Church Branch of the NAACP. Their authorization and establishment is a testament to the work of the Black community in Tinner Hill and Falls Church in their efforts to maintain their space and place for generations.
Research Themes: Tinner Hill
CCPL
Falls Church Branch of the NAACP
Fairfax County Branch of the NAACP
NAACP
E.B. Henderson
Walter F. White
Black Organizing
Type: Document
Researcher Name: Jacob Connelly
Relation: Application for Charter of The Falls Church, Va. Branch of the NAACP; Letter from Walter F. White to E.B. Henderson, July 23, 1918.
Bibliographic Citation: NAACP. “Executive Authorization for the Formation of the Falls Church Branch,” July 17, 1918. Falls Church History Room. Mary Riley Styles Public Library.