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Aaron Harmon Collection (MS249)
Collection
Identifier: MS249
Content Description
Collection contains financial records, receipts, bills, and correspondence relating to the business of Aaron Harmon.
Dates:
1815-1836
Alexandria Antique Arts Association Collection (MS134)
Collection
Identifier: MS134
Content Description
The collection consists of organizational records of the group, including minutes from the monthly meetings and membership rosters. Also included are copies of the newsletter of the American Antique Arts Association, originally named The Quad Anglo and later called The Journal. The collection includes newspaper clippings about the group and its activities, articles written by the group’s founder, Orva Heissenbuttel, and articles about antiques and antique collecting. The collection also...
Dates:
1971-1999
Alexandria Bicentennial Commission (MS085)
Collection
Identifier: 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,...
Dates:
Other: Primarily 1974, 1976
Alexandria Black Family Reunion Digital Collection
Collection
Identifier: ABFR
Content Description
This collection contains digital donations collected from members of the Alexandria African American community during the 2023 Alexandria Black Family Reunion event. This is a completely digital collection consisting of digital surrogates of the materials; the original items have been retained by their owners. Included are photographs, documents, and ephemera.Please note that processed donations will be added to this collection on an ongoing basis. Check this...
Dates:
Digitized: Digital surrogates created in 2023; 1937-2005, and undated
Alexandria City Council Meeting Records (MS213)
Collection
Identifier: MS213
Content Description
Ordinances, resolutions, correspondence, and reports of the Alexandria City Council. These records cover two types of meetings, "special," which met on an as needed basis to discuss specific issues; and "regular", which met every two to three weeks. Included are Report of Charter Change Review Committee and Annual Report 1969-70, City of Alexandria. The most common topics are zoning and building. Transportation is another popular issue.
Dates:
November 1970 - November 1971
Alexandria Community Web Archives
Collection
Identifier: WA001
Scope and Contents
The Alexandria Community Web Archives contains web-published primary sources documenting the history and culture of Alexandria, Virginia. The collection includes the websites, blogs, and social media sites of and about local businesses; local history, culture, and arts organizations; local news publications, local non-profit and community organizations, and local religious organizations. Please note that this is a “living collection” which will continue to...
Dates:
Captured 2023 - present
Alexandria Gazette I (MS331)
Collection
Identifier: MS331
Scope and Contents
The Alexandria Gazette I, 1942 - circa 1991, contains nearly 230 photographs taken for and published in the Alexandria Gazette. Notable Alexandrians, politicians, events, and historic sites are captured. Several photographs have their original captions included.
Dates:
1942 - circa 1991
Alexandria Gazette Ledgers (MS026)
Collection
Identifier: MS026
Content Description
The collection consists of the accounts ledgers of the Alexandria Gazette from 1833-1866. Advertisers' names, charges, and dates run are recorded in the advertisement ledgers. Other account books record printing charges, as well as petty advertising accounts. Additionally, two route books from 1859 are available.
Dates:
1833 - 1866
Alexandria Library Barrett Branch Reopening and Dedication Photo Collection (MS334)
Collection
Identifier: MS334
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of nearly 500 color prints that provide a photo documentation of the remodeling and reopening of the Kate Waller Barrett Branch of the Alexandria Library on 717 Queen Street, in Alexandria, Virginia, circa 1994-1995.
Dates:
1994-1995
Alexandria Library Company Records (MS002)
Collection — Assorted Media Box: AM01
Identifier: MS002
Content Description
The collection consists of circulation, subscription, and financial ledgers, annual lecture series documents, catalogues, correspondence, and various organizational documents. Topics include: foundation of the Alexandria Library Company, its cycles of growth and decline reflecting the local economy; the formation of the local public library system; and the on-going activities of the Alexandria Library Company, most notably its lecture series.
Dates:
1794-2007
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