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Alexandria Library

Alexandria Library
Local History/Special Collections
717 Queen Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Primary Collecting Areas:
Alexandria history, Virginia history, Genealogy, U.S. Civil War
Description:
As one of the core research institutions in Alexandria, the Local History and Special Collections Branch (LHSC) is focused on documenting Alexandria from its colonial era to its modern life as a vibrant community of immigrants and cultural attractions.
POC: Patricia Walker, Branch Manager
Phone: (703) 746-1719
Phone: (703) 838-4577
Fax: (703) 706-3912
Start Over Repository Alexandria Library Collection Alexandria Black Family Reunion Digital Collection, 1937/2005

1867 marriage certificate of See Washington and Emely Soomax in, 1867

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  2. Alexandria Black Family Reunion Digital Collection, 1937/2005
  3. Dorothy Taylor family photographs and documents

1899 marriage certificate of Walter Thomas and Emily Washington, 1899

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  2. Alexandria Black Family Reunion Digital Collection, 1937/2005
  3. Dorothy Taylor family photographs and documents

1916 marriage certificate of Albert Napper and Virginia Thomas, 1916

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  2. Alexandria Black Family Reunion Digital Collection, 1937/2005
  3. Dorothy Taylor family photographs and documents

1916 marriage license of Albert Napper and Virginia Thomas, 1916

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  2. Alexandria Black Family Reunion Digital Collection, 1937/2005
  3. Dorothy Taylor family photographs and documents

Alexandria Black Family Reunion Digital Collection, 1937/2005 55 Gigabytes

This collection contains digital donations collected from members of the Alexandria African American community during the 2023 Alexandria Black Family Reunion event. This is a completely digital collection consisting of digital surrogates of the materials; the original items have been retained by their owners. Included are photographs, documents, and ephemera.

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Award for George E. Lee from the Treasury Department, 1962

Albert Gallaton Award granted to George E. Lee by the United States Treasury Department. The page is a yellowed manilla color, and in the center of the page, the Treasury Department's seal appears in a darker yellow. The words "United States Treasury Department" appear at the head of the page in a blackletter typeface. Beneath this heading is an engraving of Albert Gallatin's head and shoulders and, in a cursive typeface, an explanation that the award recognizes Lee's years-long term of service for the Treasury. The bottom of the page bears the signature of Douglas Dillon, then Secretary of the Treasury Department. Award is dated 6 September 1962

  1. Alexandria Library
  2. Alexandria Black Family Reunion Digital Collection, 1937/2005
  3. Shirley Ann Sanders-Steele family history materials, 1920/2021

Backyard portrait photograph of a woman

Color photograph, portrait of a woman standing posed in a backyard. She is wearing a white collared dress with a pink and green floral pattern. A brick building, white stone fence, and green lawn furniture are visible in the background of the image. Photograph is undated, c.1960s

  1. Alexandria Library
  2. Alexandria Black Family Reunion Digital Collection, 1937/2005
  3. Carrie Jones Stevens family photographs

Backyard portrait photograph of Sharon Jones Frazier

Color photograph, portrait of a young woman, Sharon Jones Frazier, standing posed in a backyard. She is dressed in a light-colored blouse and skirt set. A brick building and a white stone fence are visible in the background of the image. Photograph is undated, c.1960s

  1. Alexandria Library
  2. Alexandria Black Family Reunion Digital Collection, 1937/2005
  3. Carrie Jones Stevens family photographs

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