The Lucie M. Wiltshire Scrapbooks, 1931

Access and use

Location of collection:
Fairfax County Public Library
Fairfax County Public Library
City of Fairfax Regional Library
Virginia Room
10360 North Street
Fairfax, VA 22030-2514
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Chris Barbuschak
Phone: (703) 293-2142
Phone: (703) 293-6227 ext. 6 (Virginia Room)
Fax: (703) 293-2155

Summary

Extent:
.25 linear feet
Creator:
Wiltshire, Lucie Moore (1891-1962)
Abstract:
The Lucie M. Wiltshire Scrapbooks consist of .25 linear feet comprising of two 3-ring notebooks (5” x 7” tooled leather covers) assembled by Lucie M. Wiltshire.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

The Lucie M. Wiltshire Scrapbooks consist of .25 linear feet comprising of two 3-ring notebooks (5” x 7” tooled leather covers) assembled by Lucie M. Wiltshire. The notebooks document Miss Wiltshire’s family history and European travels. Also included are her birth certificate, obituary and several unidentified photographs. Identified photographs include portraits of Lucie Moore Wiltshire, Menissa Moore Wiltshire, John Goodwin Wiltshire, family homes in Front Royal, Virginia, as well as photographs of Moorefield in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Biographical / historical:

Lucie Moore Wiltshire was born on September 11, 1891 in Front Royal, Virginia to John Goodwin Wiltshire and Menissa Moore Wiltshire. She was the great-great-granddaughter of Rev. Jeremiah Moore of Fairfax County, Virginia. Her family moved to Washington D.C. when she was three years old and later graduated from Central High School. In 1917, she began a lengthy career with the Conservation Division of the Geological Survey and retired in 1960, receiving an Interior Department Commendable Service Award. She died in Washington D.C. on February 2, 1962.

Acquisition information:
Unknown