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 1966

Legal Ephemera Box 12, Folder 105

Combined from previous folders: "Lafayette Hotel deed, 1837", "Health certificates for marriage", "Howard Smith, Jr. and Smoot Estate case, 1965", and "Article from New Dominion about the merger of two northern virginia law firms, Boothe, Prichard and Dudley with McGuire, Woods and Battle, 1987"

  1. Alexandria Library
  2. Armistead Boothe Papers (MS164)
  3. Series 2: Armistead L. Boothe
  4. 2.2: Military And Legal Careers

Marguerite More Collection (MS246) .42 Linear Feet 1 box

More, Marguerite Ellen, 1925-1990

This collection contains school papers, clippings, and memorabilia beginning with the Leonardo Grade and Grammar School (location unknown) and the Groveton Elementary School of Fairfax County, Virginia. Other series include a publication called the "Virginia 4-H Club Letter" and newspapers of Lee-Jackson High School and Mount Vernon High School from 1937-1971. There is a 1938 Lee-Jackson yearbook as well as miscellaneous materials ranging from school cheers and football tickets to school plays. Also in this collection are pre-World War II newspaper clippings relating to the schools and everyday life including such topics as: accidents, deaths and marriages. Travel flyers relating to Alexandria, Mount Vernon, Carlyle House, and the Natural Bridge have been transferred to other collections.

  1. Alexandria Library

McKnight, Piercy, and Jacobs Collection (MS051) 2.64 Cubic Feet 5 boxes; 1 oversized box.

McKnight family

This collection consists of three series related to the McKnight, Piercy, and Jacobs families. In each series there are sub-series of letters, legal documents, and genealogical materials. Contents also include military records, harbor and ballast master papers, an 1849 inaugural ball invitation, and miniature portraits of William P. McKnight and Margaret Jacobs. McKnight correspondence relates to the Civil War.

  1. Alexandria Library

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