Gardner Collection (MS348)

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], Gardner Collection, MS348, Alexandria Library, Local History and Special Collections, Alexandria, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
.19 Cubic Feet 1 box
Creator:
Gardner, Eulalie, 1893-1984
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[item identification], Gardner Collection, MS348, Alexandria Library, Local History and Special Collections, Alexandria, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains photos of Eulalie Gardner, her circle of friends, family, and students. The photos date from the 1920's through he 1930's, with photos of vacationing in Harpers Ferry and the Easter Egg Roll at the White House. A number of historic buildings are featured (the Washington Monument, The Jefferson Memorial, Mt. Vernon estate, the George Washington Masonic National Memorial) as well as shots of the D.C. and Alexandria area.

Biographical / historical:

Eulalie Gardner was born July 6, 1893, and was an elementary school teacher at Prince Street Elementary School in Alexandria in the 1920's and 1930's. She died January 6, 1984 at the age of 90.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard