Alexandria Library Barrett Branch Reopening and Dedication Photo Collection (MS334), 1994/1995

Access and use

Location of collection:
Alexandria Library
Local History/Special Collections
717 Queen Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (703) 746-1706
Preferred citation:

[item identification], Alexandria Library Barrett Branch Reopening and Dedication Photo Collection, MS334, Alexandria Library, Local History and Special Collections, Alexandria, Virginia.

Collection context

Summary

Extent:
.83 Linear Feet 1 box
Creator:
Alexandria Library (Alexandria, Va.)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[item identification], Alexandria Library Barrett Branch Reopening and Dedication Photo Collection, MS334, Alexandria Library, Local History and Special Collections, Alexandria, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of nearly 500 color prints that provide a photo documentation of the remodeling and reopening of the Kate Waller Barrett Branch of the Alexandria Library on 717 Queen Street, in Alexandria, Virginia, circa 1994-1995.

Biographical / historical:

The Barrett Branch of Alexandria Library was built in 1937 and named in honor of Kate Waller Barrett, a humanitarian, social crusader and political reformer. The Branch, located in the Old Town section of Alexandria, was renovated and expanded in 1995 and reconfigured in April 2000 to house the historical and genealogical research collections formerly located at Lloyd House.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Public libraries.
Dedications.
Places:
Alexandria (Va.)