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Shakes Letter Collection (MS005)

Collection

Identifier: MS005

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of letters, notes, business documents, and genealogical research from and on the Shakes, Carne, and Ficklin families. The materials were donated by various uknown donors from 1983-2015 and compiled into a collection created by Alexandria Library's Lloyd House and later Local History/Special Collections branch.

Dates: 1778-2015

Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library

Sherwood Farm Papers (MS100)

Collection

Identifier: MS100

Content Description The Wilkinson Family papers consist of Sarah Kirk Wilkinson's day books, a few of her son Francis' school papers, and assorted Wilkinson correspondence. There are also two diaries from Unionville, Pennsylvania, unsigned, which most likely belonged to Quaker relatives. The Sherwood Farm papers include: Woodlawn Farmer's Club correspondence, describing various social activities of the Quaker farmers and their families from the area; Woodlawn Horse Company correspondence, which includes the...

Dates: 1845-1930

Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library

St. John's Academy Records (MS004)

Collection

Identifier: MS004

Content Description

The collection consists primarily of student records and student newspapers. There are several miscellaneous items as well. Topics covered include: school organization, rules of behavior, student achievement, student names, places of residence and dates of attendance, and academic subjects and undertakings.

Dates: 1833-1899

Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library

Stearns Family Papers (MS161)

Collection

Identifier: MS161

Content Description

The letters in this collection were written to John Lloyd Stearns by various family members and friends between 1864 and 1888. They span his lifetime from age 13 to age 36, and primarily reflect the family's day-to-day economic concerns, their relationships with each other and with extended family members, their travels, their living conditions and their work situations. Also included in the collection are miscellaneous papers of Robert Lawrence Stearns, John's younger brother.

Dates: 1864 - 1888

Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library

The Alexandria Animal Welfare League Collection (MS075)

Collection

Identifier: MS075

Content Description This collection consists of six series: Minutes, Correspondence, Printed Matter, Financial Documents, Legal Documents, and Miscellaneous. The Minutes series is the biggest. The League held regular monthly meetings. The set of minutes, however, is not complete and approximately half of the minutes contain no dates. Because the minutes without dates are handwritten, they may be notes, rather than completed copies. These records deal mostly with organizational matters. The printed material...

Dates: 1946-1967

Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library

The Virginia American Water Company Collection (MS103)

Collection

Identifier: MS103

Content Description The collection consists of financial records, such as account books from the 1800s; dividend payments; income tax returns from 1919-1928; company records and reports; an employee records book from the 1920s-1940; letters of correspondence; company histories; franchise map; and newsclippings from various newspapers in 1956-1957. Of particular interest are the 1867 property book and the book containing the "Copies of Deeds, Agreements, & Contracts" from 1853-1892. Both contain drawings and...

Dates: 1866 - 1988

Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library

Thomas Swann Correspondence (MS410)

Collection — Assorted Box: AB04

Identifier: MS410

Content Description

The Thomas Swann Correspondence is a small collection of letters mostly written by Helen Swann to her husband Thomas. A single letter from Thomas to Helen also lives with the collection, as well as a handful of letters by other authors. Helen's cousin Henrietta Alexander is included as an author of a letter, as well as a P. W. White, who writes to Helen's cousin John Chapman regarding a list of named slaves.

Dates: 1848-1857

Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library

Thomas Worsley Collection (MS020)

Collection

Identifier: MS020

Dates: 1978 - 1994

Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library

Thomson Mason Papers (MS135)

Collection

Identifier: MS135

Content Description

This collection contains numerous documents, either personal or business, of Thomson Mason. All correspondence is Mason's unless otherwise indicated. Other documents found are legal ones dealing with all phases of Mason's practice, both in and out of Virginia. Several items are from his period as Mayor of Alexandria and President of Middle Turnpike Corporation. Early documents deal with the buying and selling of slaves.

Dates: 1804 - 1912

Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library

Timothy J. O’Sullivan Papers (MS087)

Collection

Identifier: MS087

Content Description

This collection is comprised almost entirely of correspondence relating to O’Sullivan’s work with the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey during the late 19th century.

Dates: 1867-1893

Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library

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Shakes Letter Collection (MS005)

Sherwood Farm Papers (MS100)

St. John's Academy Records (MS004)

Stearns Family Papers (MS161)

The Alexandria Animal Welfare League Collection (MS075)

The Virginia American Water Company Collection (MS103)

Thomas Swann Correspondence (MS410)

Thomas Worsley Collection (MS020)

Thomson Mason Papers (MS135)

Timothy J. O’Sullivan Papers (MS087)

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