The Papers of Edmond C. Fleet, Collector, 1812-1984
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CG-RG11
Edmond C. Fleet (b. 1902, d. 1983) was a lifelong member of the Arlington County community, as well as an activist for the black community in Arlington and the District of Columbia. A pastry chef by trade, Fleet was a chairman of the trustee board of the Arlington Mt. Zion Baptist Church and president of the church men's club; chairman, fundraiser, and co‑founder of the Veterans Memorial Branch YMCA, the first YMCA in Arlington County for African-Americans. Fleet was also active in the Odd Fellows, Elks, and Masonic lodges in Arlington County.
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Center for Local History, Arlington Public Library