PUBLIC "-//Arlington Public Library::Center for Local History//TEXT (US::ViAr::ViAr00006::A Guide to the Arlington County Churches, Reference Group of Collected Materials, 1920-1998)//EN" "ViAr00006.xml" A Guide to the Arlington County Churches, Reference Group of Collected Materials, 1920-1998 RG 6 Heather Crocetto Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History © 1998 Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word, created by Gregory Pierce, 17 August 2020 Description is in English A Guide to the Arlington County Churches, Reference Group of Collected Materials, 1920-1998 A Collection in Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History RG 6

Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History 1998 Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History Descriptive Summary Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History Arlington County Churches, Reference Group of Collected Materials, 1920-1998 RG 6 3 boxes. English Administrative Information Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Arlington County Churches, Reference Group of Collected Materials, Collection # RG 6, Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History

Acquisition Information

Created by Archives Staff from several smaller donations, accessions, and materials previously housed in the Center for Local History vertical files.

Scope and Content

Record Group 6 houses miscellaneous pamphlets, brochures, locally published books, flyers, programs, and narrative histories concerning the various churches in Arlington County. Most of the documents were created by the church and document church activities, anniversary celebrations, membership, leadership, or provide historical information about the church. The church historian or a long-time member of the church wrote several of the histories included in the collection. Some material in this collection are photocopies of original narratives.

This group of ephemera and histories currently measures approximately 1.5 linear feet and houses materials dating from the 1920s to the present. The collection documents many different churches and denominations in the Arlington area. This is an active record group which will continue to be updated by the staff of the Center for Local History.

Arrangement

These materials are arranged alphabetically by the name of each church. The Record Group is active and will continue to grow as the Center accessions additional materials.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

RG 11, The Papers of Edmund C. Fleet, houses several scattered records of the Mount Zion Baptist Church of Arlington. RG 12, The Papers of Frank L. Ball, houses materials and photographs focusing on the history of the Mount Olivet Methodist Church. RG 123, Records of Rock Spring Congregational United Church of Christ, houses records of the church, the Arlington Council on Human Relations, and several photographic images of the C&O Canal and homes near the church building. PG 200, Subject Photograph Files, and PG 230, Arlington Historical Society Photographs, both house images of local church buildings. Record Group 77, Presbyterian Church of Ballston, houses the records of the Women's Aid Society. Other church collections are RG 328, Lomax AME Zion Church Records, RG 342, Arlington Baptist Church Collection, RG 358, Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church Records, RG 366, Bethel United Church of Christ Records, RG 375, Arlington Presbyterian Church Records, and RG 378, Mt. Salvation Baptist Church Records.

Index Terms Subjects: African American churches. Protestant churches -- United States. Catholic Church -- United States. Synagogues. Arlington (Va.) Arlington County (Va.) Contents List Church Histories and Ephemra 1920-Present Arlington-Fairfax Jewish Congregation 1 Arlington United Methodist 1 Bon Air Baptist 1 Calloway United Methodist 1 Calvary Methodist Church 1 Central United Methodist Church 1 Cherrydale Baptist 1 Cherrydale United Methodist Church 1 Christ United Methodist Church 1 Church of the Covenant 1 Clarendon United Methodist Church 1 First Baptist Church of Clarendon 1 First Presbyterian Church of Arlington 2 Lomax African Methodist Episcopal Church 2 Methodist Historical Society 2 Mount Olive Baptist Church 2 Mount Olivet United Methodist Church 2 Mount Vernon Baptist Church 2 Mount Zion Baptist Church 2 Our Lady, Queen of Peace Church 3 Our Savior Lutheran Church 3 Rock Spring Congregational Church 3 Saint Agnes Catholic Church 3 Saint Ann Catholic Church 3 Saint Charles Episcopal Church 3 Saint George's Episcopal Church 3 Saint John's Baptist Church 3 Saint Thomas More Cathedral 3 Trinity Episcopal Church 3 Trinity Presbyterian Church 3 Unitarian Church 3 Genearl Information on Churches 3