contains materials documenting Townes' numerous entrepreneurial and civic activities, mostly dating from the late 1950s until the early 1960s. Miscellaneous material from this and other time periods of the collection are also located within this series.Series I--Business/Civic Work/Miscellaneous (n.d.,1961-1972)
Series II--Republican Party (n.d., 1948-1972)
contains the largest quantity of material in the collection documenting Townes' work with the Virginia Republican Party (1963-1966) and the Republican National Committee (1966-1972). Correspondence, reports and publications, material from Townes' race for the Virginia General Assembly and his work with the National Negro Republican Assembly (1964-1966) are included in this series, in addition to miscellaneous material relating to the Republican Party. Researchers interested in this series should also see Series V which contains a large amount of Republican Party publications. Photographs in Series VI contain many Republican Party officials from the late 1960s and early 1970s.Series III--Joint Center for Political Studies (1970-1976)
consists of records from Townes' work with the Joint Center for Political Studies, dating from the early 1970s.Series IV--Richmond Renaissance (n.d., 1982-1987)
is composed of materials generated by Townes as deputy director in the early years of the Richmond Renaissance. These records focus on projects, particularly Sixth Street Marketplace and the Richmond Metro Visitors Center.Series V--Publications (n.d.,1961-1973)
contains an abundant collection of publications and reports collected by Townes, many on urban and minority issues. The majority of the publications were distributed by the Republican Party (late 1960s-early 1970s). There are also U.S. government publications, publications from the Joint Center for Political Studies, and miscellaneous publications pertaining to business, education, localities, civic organizations and public policy organizations.Series VI--Ephemera and photographs (n.d.,1940s-1970s)
is comprised of ephemeral material, primarily related to the Republican Party, as well as tapes of speeches, business cards, address books and business calendars. This series also contains nearly forty photographs of Townes (including photos of Townes with Martin Luther King and national political leaders) and others. Most of the photographs were taken for publicity, dating from his campaign for the General Assembly in 1965 through his days at the Republican National Committee in the late 1960s and early 1970s. SERIES:[Biography of Clarence L. Townes.]
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