Alexandria Black Family Reunion Digital Collection

Access and use

Location of collection:
Alexandria Library
Alexandria Library
Local History/Special Collections
717 Queen Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Patricia Walker, Branch Manager
Phone: (703) 746-1719
Phone: (703) 838-4577
Fax: (703) 706-3912
Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

The materials in this collection are protected by copyright and/or other intellectual property rights. Permission must be obtained from the rights-holder(s) for uses beyond those permitted under the "Fair Use" doctrine of the U.S. Copyright Act (17 U.S.C ยง 107). Contact Local History / Special Collections staff for more information.

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Preferred citation:

[Item description], Alexandria Black Family Reunion Digital Collection, Alexandria Library, Local History / Special Collections, Alexandria, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
55 Gigabytes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Item description], Alexandria Black Family Reunion Digital Collection, Alexandria Library, Local History / Special Collections, Alexandria, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains digital donations collected from members of the Alexandria African American community during the 2023 Alexandria Black Family Reunion event. This is a completely digital collection consisting of digital surrogates of the materials; the original items have been retained by their owners. Included are photographs, documents, and ephemera.

Please note that processed donations will be added to this collection on an ongoing basis. Check this collection guide for regular updates.

Biographical / historical:

On April 29, 2023 Alexandria Library hosted the first Black Family Reunion at the Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library in Old Town Alexandria. The event aimed to bring neighborhoods together and help fill gaps in the documented history of Alexandria's African American community. As part of the event, families were invited to bring documents and images to be scanned by Library staff and added to the collections at the Local History / Special Collections Branch to be preserved as part of the city's historical record and made available to the public online.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard