Kabler House Histories Collection (MS082)

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], Kabler House Histories Collection, MS082, Alexandria Library, Local History and Special Collections, Alexandria Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
.69 Linear Feet 2 boxes
Creator:
Kabler, Dorothy, 1918-2017
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Item identification], Kabler House Histories Collection, MS082, Alexandria Library, Local History and Special Collections, Alexandria Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains the correspondence, reports, and research done by Dorothy Holcombe Kabler for Alexandria house histories. The research notes also contain copies of deeds, wills, marriage records, and ther legal material surrounding property ownership.

Biographical / historical:

Dorothy Holcombe Kabler researched house histories at the behest of owners and civic organizations (Old Town Civic Associations) for listing in the Alexandria Tour of Historic Houses. She worked in real estate, a law firm, newspaper advertising, and authored several books including A History of Burke and Herbert's Century of Service to Alexandria and Virginia, 1852-1952, The Story of Gadsby's Tavern, and Alexandria, Port on the Potomac.

Arrangement:

The collection is organized alphabetically by street.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard