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Fairfax County Public Library

Fairfax County Public Library
City of Fairfax Regional Library
Virginia Room
10360 North Street
Fairfax, VA 22030-2514
Primary Collecting Areas:
Fairfax County, Virginia and Northern Virginia History
Description:
The Virginia Room of Fairfax County Public Library houses a special collection of history and genealogy resources. Staff collect the historical record of the people, associations, events, and places of Fairfax County, Virginia.
POC: Chris Barbuschak
Phone: (703) 293-2142
Phone: (703) 293-6227 ext. 6 (Virginia Room)
Fax: (703) 293-2155
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The Virginia Room Cemetery Files, Undated

10.0 linear feet
The Virginia Room Cemetery Files consist of over 400 files on Fairfax County cemeteries ranging from private cemeteries to military burials to church cemeteries. The files contain surveys, articles, reports, tombstone transcriptions, and occasionally photographs.
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The Virginia Room Biography Files, Undated

15.5 linear feet
The Virginia Room Biography Files consist of 15.5 linear feet and consist of over 1,200 folders on Fairfax County families and individuals. Folders contain news clippings, articles, obituaries, genealogies, photocopies, correspondence, unpublished reports and family histories, and reproductions of historical documents.
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The Virginia Room Non-Fairfax County Files, Undated

2.0 linear feet
The Virginia Room Non-Fairfax County Files consist of over 150 files on non-Fairfax County historical sites and topics. Subjects include Prince William County, Manassas City, Loudoun County, District of Columbia, Arlington, and Alexandria. The files contain newspaper clippings, reports, brochures, photocopies, and articles.
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The Virginia Room Election Files, 1950-2015

24.0 linear feet
The Virginia Room Election Files contain over 950 files of information on the various elections that Fairfax County, City of Fairfax, Vienna, Herndon, and Clifton residents have voted on from 1950 to the present. Coverage is sporadic through the 1950s but files become more consistent beginning in the 1960s. Included are newspaper articles; candidate brochures/pamphlets/booklets/mission statements, etc.; business cards; fans; door tags; stickers; letters and bumper stickers.
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The Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs Photograph Collection, 1962-2009

22 linear feet
The Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs Photograph Collection consists of 44 boxes containing millions of images spanning the years 1962-2009. Formats include 4x5 sheet film; 35mm negative film; 120 negative film; slides, contact sheets; photographic prints; and CD-ROMs.
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The Stacy C. and Geraldine Sherwood Collection, 1903 - 2013

approx. 10 linear ft.; 15 boxes, 4 map drawers
This collection contains correspondence, clippings, legal documents, blueprints, plats, photographs and realia from the personal and professional lives of Stacy and Geraldine Sherwood. The materials date from 1903 to 2013.
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The McLean Citizens Association Records, 1922-2014

16.5 linear feet
McLean Citizens Association Records contains minutes, correspondence, reports, handbooks, promotional materials, clippings, photographs, and VHS tapes created and collected by the MCA spanning the years 1922-2014.
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The John M. Sherwood Collection, circa 1860-2011

Approx. 14 linear ft.; 22 boxes, 5 map drawers
This collection contains correspondence, legal documents, blueprints, plats photographs and artifacts from the personal and professional lives of the Sherwood and Myers families in Fairfax County, Virginia. The materials date from circa 1860 to 2011.
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The Friends of Dyke Marsh Records, 1948-2019

6 linear feet
The Friends of Dyke Marsh Records consists of 6.0 linear feet and span the years 1948 to 2019 and consists of correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, and promotional materials. Subjects covered are the history of Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve and FODM, and scientific studies and the conservation of Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve.
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The Holmes Run Acres Civic Association Collection, 1951-2021

14.5 linear feet
The Holmes Run Acres Civic Association Collection consists of 14.5 linear feet and spans the years 1951-2021. This collection contains materials that document the history of the Holmes Run Acres (HRA) neighborhood in Falls Church, Virginia as well as the Holmes Run Acres Civic Association (HRACA). Documented are the history of the founding of the Holmes Run Acres Civic Association, its members, the various programs and events it organized, the problems and issues that were of importance to the neighborhood, its anniversary celebrations, its architecture, and its publications.
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