Scott, Mary Powell
Person
Dates
- Usage: 1902 June 4 - 1957 May 16
- Usage: 1880 October 8 - 1902 June 4
Biographical Note
Mary Donaldson Powell was born on 8 October 1880 to Robert C. Powell and Mary Gregory in Virginia. On 4 June 1902, she married Louis Slesman Scott (1872-1933) of Philadelphia in the City of Alexandria. They had two children Nancy P. Scott, and John C. Scott. She lived in Alexandria after her husband's death in March 1933 until her own on 16 May 1957.
Mary Powell Scott, often referred to in records as Mrs. Louis Scott, was an active member of the Alexandria Library Association and later the Alexandria Library Society, rising to become its president from December 1936 to November 1939, a period that included both the opening of the free library in 1937 and the Alexandria Library sit-in of 1939.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Mary Powell Scott Papers (MS411)
Collection — Assorted Box: 04
Identifier: MS411
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of records relating to the operation of the library society during the period of Scott's presidency. These include copies of by-laws and the contract for the site of library itself, as well as a resolution taken toward the end of her tenure. There is also a notebook containing lists and financial information from the period of her leadership. For minutes, see the official society records and those of the library.
Another document of note is a letter of...
Dates:
1937 - 1939