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Edith Moore Sprouse Papers (MS313)
Collection
Identifier: MS313
Content Description
This collection consists of correspondence, research materials, including computer discs and card files, and printed local history publications written and collected by Mrs. Sprouse. Of particular interest are the card files, containing extensive information on Alexandria, Fairfax, and the surrounding areas extracted from newspapers and public records as well as collected through interviews and fieldwork.
Dates:
1960 - 2003
Edward L. Daingerfield Collection (MS121)
Collection
Identifier: MS121
Scope and Contents
The collection includes three ledgers belonging to Edward L. Daignerfield, two of which have the word "journal" written on the spine.
Dates:
1886-1924
Elanora Peake Zint Collection (MS345)
Collection
Identifier: MS345
Content Description
The collection consists of primarily of photographs, with some artwork, correspondence, and contracts included. The photos are primarily centered around the 1920’s Washington D.C. vaudeville scene. Included are letters from Allen Dulles, former head of the CIA, one concerning Elanora’s death and service, and another commending Raymond upon his retirement. Another letter concerns a friend of Elanora’s, which describes her experience with the Mange Bros. Circus in Venezuela. There are also a...
Dates:
1924 - 2006
Eleanor Lee Templeman Collection (MS061)
Collection
Identifier: MS061
Content Description
The collection consists of articles, notes correspondence,
clippings, and printed matter written and collected by Mrs. Templeman. A full set (1921-
1994), mostly bound, of the annual reports of the Society of the Lees of Virginia is
included. Duplicate copies found in the collection were retained for their value as Mrs.
Templeman’s working copies and feature marginalia and corrections. Thirty-five
positive prints, four negatives and one transparency have been transferred to the
Photographic...
Dates:
1810-1990
Esther Holliday Green Collection (MS073)
Collection
Identifier: MS073
Content Description
This collection consists of six series: Correspondence, Literary Productions, Printed Material, Financial Documents, Women's Auxiliary of the American Legion, and Green Family. The correspondence series holds letters only to and from Esther Green. Included three folders (Box 73 Folders 1-3) with letters from Robert Rutledge, a youth for whom she helped secure a DuPont scholarship to the University of Virginia. While in college he updated her on his progress. Correspondence to and from other...
Dates:
1859-1982
Ethelyn Cox Collection (MS287)
Collection
Identifier: MS287
Content Description
This collection consists of Mrs. Cox's research files and manuscripts, as well as papers from her membership in HAF. Research files contain typed and handwritten notes, news clippings, and correspondence. The main focus of the collection is in support of "Street by Street". Included are the Historic American Building Survey inventories of Worth Baily. Also in the collection are manuscripts and notes of several projects that Mrs. Cox
assisted on, and pamphlets related to Alexandria History or...
Dates:
1956 - 1980
Frank Snowden Hopkins Notes (MS270)
Collection
Identifier: MS270
Content Description
This collection contains the family history research notes and manuscripts of Frank Snowden Hopkins. The focus is on his mother’s (Selina Lloyd Hepburn Hopkins) family.
Dates:
1968-1974
Gaines-Hodge Family Bible (MS414)
Collection — Box: 01
Identifier: MS414
Content Description
Family history records and vital statistics documented within a 19th century illustrated Bible, published in 1884 by A.J. Holman and Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Four pages of genealogical family records are included in the volume, located in between the text of the Old and New Testaments. These pages include a marriage certificate as well as records of births, marriages, and deaths in the Gaines-Hodge family. This volume includes several introductory texts preceding the text...
Dates:
c.1884
Gardner Collection (MS348)
Collection
Identifier: MS348
Content Description
The collection contains photos of Eulalie Gardner, her circle of friends, family, and students. The photos date from the 1920’s through he 1930’s, with photos of vacationing in Harpers Ferry and the Easter Egg Roll at the White House. A number of historic buildings are featured (the Washington Monument, The Jefferson Memorial, Mt. Vernon estate, the George Washington Masonic National Memorial) as well as shots of the D.C. and Alexandria area.
Dates:
1922 - 1939
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