Collections : [Thomas Balch Library]

In this collection there are three histories of the club written by members. The first, written by Elizabeth Thomas Potts (20 May 1900-1 December 2000), is a handwritten account of the club's activities from 8 July 1946 to 8 July 1971. The second is a typewritten history by Mary Diedrich Monroe (25 January 1908-18 August 1991) covers the years 1946-1983. Ann Whitehead Thomas wrote the third for the club's fiftieth anniversary luncheon on 11 April 1996.

The Leesburg Confederate Monument Collection consists of assorted memorabilia and research regarding the memorial, including a photocopied photograph and copyright of the monument, a timeline of its construction, a biographical sketch of Frederick William Sievers, a photocopied program from its unveiling ceremony, various newspaper articles describing the event, and a photocopied postcard of the monument sent to the sculptor's daughter, Lillian Gladys Sievers (1916-2002).

This collection consists of timetables and other documents relating to various railroads in the DC area of Northern Virginia. Some documents are originals and others are photocopies of originals. Timetables for the railways include those for the Falls Church Division of the Washington-Virginia Railway Company, the Bluemont Division of the Washington & Old Dominion Railway, the Great Falls Division of the Washington & Old Dominion Railway, the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad Company, and the Washington, Arlington & Falls Church Electric Railway Company. With the exception of one, the source of which is unclear, the photographs are photocopies from Herbert H. Harwood's Rails to the Blue Ridge: The Washington and Old Dominion Railroad 1847-1968. Other documents include a hand-drawn map showing the path of the W&OD through Ashburn during the late-nineteenth century, an illustration of "Early Trains of America," a photocopy of the cover of an official map of Washington published by the Estey Organ Company, and an Information/Travel brochure from the Standard Guide Information Office in Washington.

The News Publishing Company Collection consists of issues of The News from 1933 to 1934, as well as a subscription card, letter regarding fundraising from the Friends Meeting of Washington, D.C., and a bulletin to the Lincoln Monthly Meeting of Friends discussing spiritual development. The news articles include discussion of plays and other events at Lincoln High School, sermons at the Friends Meetings, recipes, and handmade drawings of local activities. These issues were kept by subscribers Franklin P. (1857-1946) and Elizabeth H. (n.d.-1948) Wilson, who had spent much of their early lives in Loudoun County. A letter to Mrs. Wilson is also included, explaining that the student paper will not be continued during summer vacation.

This collection consists of one digital copy of a photograph of William Washington Nickels Jr. (1924-2001) taken during or just before his time in office as Mayor of Leesburg.

The first and third publication of the Waterford News and one article from the Blue Ridge Herald

The collection consists of two items, a printed invitation to the wedding of T. Bentley Mott and Georgette Saint Paul in Paris and an envelope addressed to Virginia Long (1834-1925), Leesburg, Virginia.

The William Augustus Jones Collection includes obituaries, biographical and genealogical research, as well as transcripts of letters.

This collections is made up of worksheets filled out by members of the Hamilton Book Club in 1966 as part of a research project. Club members researched topics like the origins of Hamilton, the Civil War battle that took place near the town, the 1926 fire that drastically changed the makeup of the downtown, and contemporary and past businesses. Also included in the collection are two historical sketches, a history of the Hamilton Masonic Lodge written by Ernest Shawen (1874-1964) in 1959, and a copy of a transcription of the charter of the town of Hamilton.

The collection consists of three undated duplicate postcards of Goose Creek Meeting House in Lincoln, VA, an undated greeting postcard from Lincoln, VA, and 23 Mar 1878 edition of Friends Intelligencer, a Hicksite Quaker publication. In addition to articles on topics such as temperance and education, the periodical also contains death notices.