St. Margaret's Church bulletin, 1928
Content Description
These papers reflect Armistead Boothe's advocacy of civil rights legislation, and his political activity with such issues as public schools, transportation, segregation and other political issues in Virginia, especially during the late 1940s and early 1950s. Personal papers in this collection relate to family matters such as Gardner Boothe's courtship of Eleanor Carr and to Armistead Boothe's school and military experiences. The collection includes scrapbooks, journals, albums, memorabilia and other forms of personal papers from various family members. One scrapbook documents Joseph Armistead Carr's career and death as a Rough Rider (box 173B). Among the highlights of the business, legal, and financial papers in this collection are Captain William Boothe's ship logs. Genealogical papers relate to the Boothe, Carr, Harrison, and other families of Virginia and Alexandria.
Dates
- 1928
Extent
From the Collection: 8.03 Cubic Feet (20 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Boothe, Armistead L. (Armistead Lloyd), 1907-1990 (Person)
- From the Collection: Boothe, Eleanor Harrison Carr, 1881-1968 (Person)
- From the Collection: Boothe Family (Family)
- From the Collection: Boothe, Gardner L. (Gardner Lloyd), 1872-1964 (Person)
- From the Collection: Boothe, William J. (William Jeremiah), 1816-1894 (Person)
- From the Collection: Carr Family (Family)
- From the Collection: Harrison Family (Family)
- From the Collection: Alexandria Water Company (Organization)
- From the Collection: Potomac, Piedmont and Valley Agricultural Society (Alexandria, Va.) (Organization)
- From the Collection: Alexandria Canal Company (Organization)
- From the Collection: Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948. (Person)
- From the Collection: Carr, Joseph Armistead, 1867-1901 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library Repository