Alexandria Bicentennial Commission (MS085)

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], Alexandria Bicentennial Commission Collection, MS085, Alexandria Library, Local History and Special Collections, Alexandria, Virginia

Summary

Extent:
1.18 Cubic Feet 2 boxes,1 1 bound publication
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Item identification], Alexandria Bicentennial Commission Collection, MS085, Alexandria Library, Local History and Special Collections, Alexandria, Virginia

Background

Scope and content:

This collection pertains mostly to Alexandria's 1974 celebration. Included are minutes and reports from the Alexandria Bicentennial Commission's meetings, and schedules of festivities. Also included are the Bicentennial editions of the Alexandria Gazette from both 1974 and 1976. The 1974 edition, however,is missing the first two sections. The collection also contains a bound collection of historical information on the history of the Alexandria Library Company and the Circulating library, presumably at the behest of the Bicentennial Commission.

Biographical / historical:

Between July 11 and July 20, 1974 the City of Alexandria celebrated the Bicentennial Festival of Independence. In July 1976 Alexandria marked the Bicentennial of the United States with more festivities.

Physical facet:
Chronological
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Bicentennial Celebration, U.S., 1976