Historic House Tours Collection (MS059)

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
Preferred citation:

[item identification], Historic House Tours, MS059, Alexandria Library, Local History and Special Collections, Alexandria, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
.83 Cubic Feet
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[item identification], Historic House Tours, MS059, Alexandria Library, Local History and Special Collections, Alexandria, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains booklets created by the Auxiliary Board, Alexandria Hospital for the historic house tours of old Alexandria. This is an open collection starting from 1931, with the exception of a few years. Research and writing was performed by various people.

Biographical / historical:

In 1933, a group of twenty-four young women gathered at the home of Mrs. Julian T. Burke to form the Junior Auxiliary of the Alexandria Hospital. They took the name "The Twig" from a contest entry by Mrs. Nellie Sommers Blackwell; this described the new organization as a small branch of the "tree" which supported the hospital. The Auxiliary is currently associated with the INOVA Alexandria Hospital and hosts annual home tours in Old Town Alexandria.

Accruals:

A third copy of the 1939 house history was purchased on ebay in March 2019.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard