Collections : [Alexandria Library]

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 Date range 1955

Old Town Civic Association (MS291), 1951/1992 5.94 Cubic Feet 12 document boxes, 4 folders in assorted oversize box, 4 items in assorted media box

Myers, Jacob Christian

This collection contains the records of the Old Town Civic Association (OTCA), documenting the administration and activities of the organization. Materials in this collection date from the founding of the organization in 1951 through the early 1990s, though the bulk of materials are from the 1980s and 1990s. Included are administrative records, outreach and publicity materials, correspondence, memos, notes, meeting minutes, newsclippings, legal documents, legislative reports, ephemera, architectural drawings and blueprints, maps and plans, audiovisual media, and memorabilia objects.

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Pamphlets, 1900/1960 Box 1, Folder 5

This folder contains several pamphlets and booklets representing historic tours in Alexandria. One exception is the 1900 constitution of the Alexandria Golf Club. Others include a 1933 tour of historic gardens of Virginia in Alexandria, a 1936 tour of the interiors of historic Alexandria homes, and a 1949 booklet about the George Washington Masonic National Memorial.

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  2. Florence Davidson Collection (MS318), 1856/1983
  3. Series I: Ephemera

Parker-Gray High School homecoming group photograph, 1955

Black and white photograph, group portrait of what appears to be the winner and runners-up of Parker-Gray homecoming queen. Four young women are posed standing in a row; two of them are wearing floral corsages pinned to their lapels and the other two young women are holding bouquets. Photograph is dated 1955

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  2. Alexandria Black Family Reunion Digital Collection, 1937/2005
  3. Char McCargo Bah Alexandria African American community photographs

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