Alexandria Bicentennial Commission (MS085)
Content Description
This collection pertains mostly to Alexandria’s 1974 celebration. Included are minutes and reports from the Alexandria Bicentennial Commission’s meetings, and schedules of festivities. Also included are the Bicentennial editions of the Alexandria Gazette from both 1974 and 1976. The 1974 edition, however,is missing the first two sections. The collection also contains a bound collection of historical information on the history of the Alexandria Library Company and the Circulating library, presumably at the behest of the Bicentennial Commission.
Dates
- Other: Primarily 1974, 1976
Biographical / Historical
Between July 11 and July 20, 1974 the City of Alexandria celebrated the Bicentennial Festival of Independence. In July 1976 Alexandria marked the Bicentennial of the United States with more festivities.
Extent
1.18 Cubic Feet (2 boxes,1 1 bound publication) : Chronological
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Alexandria Bicentennial Commission Finding Aid
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library Repository