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Kennedy-Barton Book Collection (MS277)

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS277
Content Description

This collection is from the Kennedy-Barton family. James Kennedy (1753-1816) was a druggist based in Alexandria and in some sources he is listed as Doctor. He also was an owner of a bookstore by the name of “Kennedy and Sons”. His daughter Sarah Kennedy (1781-1834) married John Gird. She was the owner of many books in this collection, and many were gifts from her father James Kennedy. This collection also contains books owned by Benjamin Barton. See also “Vertical File Bio. Kennedy”.

Dates: 1753-1834
Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library

Landmarks Society of Alexandria, Virginia Collection (MS079)

 Collection
Identifier: MS079
Content Description The records in this collection cover the financial transactions of the Landmarks Society, from its founding in 1933-34, through 1976. Included are all of the disbursements from 1934-1944, a financial account book from 1952-1960, and Treasury Reports from 1963-1975, calculated by Esther Holliday Green, the Treasurer of the Landmarks Society. The Internal Revenue Income Tax Exemption Forms, application for an Alexandria City License and Annual Reports to the State Corporation Commission of...
Dates: 1934-1976
Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library

Lemuel Durbin Williams Papers (MS158)

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS158
Content Description

The collection is primarily focused on Williams' membership in the Washington Light Infantry, his published and unpublished works on proper performance of various military duties, and his work for the Coast Survey. The collection contains a work log from his days at the Coast Survey, correspondence received by Williams, and his published and unpublished works, including one which was written over part of a daily log from his service in the D.C. Militia Infantry.

Dates: 1842-1885 (Bulk 1853-1862)
Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library

Loeb Photography Collection (MS363)

 Collection
Identifier: MS363
Content Description

The collection contains photographs and negatives predominantly of historic Alexandria buildings and civic life from the 1910’s to the 1940’s. A small number of prints are from the late 19th century. The collection is made up of black and white prints and acetate negatives, with a small number of glass plate negatives and glass lantern slides. The collection has been split into two series.

Dates: 1888 - 1941
Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library

Lucius Bellinger Northrop Papers (MS058)

 Collection
Identifier: MS058
Content Description The bulk of these papers are correspondence (letters) between Lucius Bellinger Northrop (Charleston, SC and Anne Arundel County, MD) and R. Jones, Adjutant General of the United States Army (Washington, DC). The correspondence refers to Northrop's inability to perform military duty due to his knee wound and to the desire of the Adjutant General's Office for Northrop to return to his post. Included are doctor's statements reporting on Northrop's physical condition, as well as the army's...
Dates: 1841-1863
Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library

Lyceum Construction Records (MS245)

 Collection
Identifier: MS245
Dates: 1790-1859, (bulk, 1839-1840)
Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library

Margaret M. MacGill Genealogy Collection (MS254)

 Collection
Identifier: MS254
Content Description

The collection consists of information on the O’Meara, Lynch, Beach, Gossom, and Voorhees families including many collateral lines. Included is correspondence, notes, copies of documents (birth, death, marriage, deeds, wills, military, etc), articles, obituaries, and other miscellaneous items. All pertaining to the history and genealogy of the aforementioned names.

Dates: 2018-01-01 - 2018-04-01
Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library

Marguerite More Collection (MS246)

 Collection
Identifier: MS246
Content Description This collection contains school papers, clippings, and memorabilia beginning with the Leonardo Grade and Grammar School (location unknown) and the Groveton Elementary School of Fairfax County, Virginia. Other series include a publication called the "Virginia 4-H Club Letter" and newspapers of Lee-Jackson High School and Mount Vernon High School from 1937-1971. There is a 1938 Lee-Jackson yearbook as well as miscellaneous materials ranging from school cheers and football tickets to school...
Dates: 1931-1971
Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library

Mary Crawford Powell Collection (MS236)

 Collection
Identifier: MS236
Content Description

Collection documents the ancestral lines of Dr. Robert Conrad Powell and his wife, Mary Crawford Gregory, also the ancestral lines of Ruth Ashton the wife of Dr. Lewellyn Powell. Done for the benefit of the children by their Grandmother.

Dates: 1987
Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library

Mary Louisa Slacum Benham Papers (MS062)

 Collection — Assorted Box: AB02
Identifier: MS062
Content Description Notes and reminiscences of Mrs. Benham's life from her childhood and youth in Alexandria to her adult travels along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. Also covers the settlement of Oregon (through her brother William's experiences there), the careers of her siblings and her elderly musings. Alexandria sections include materials on Mrs. Benham's family life, the Potomac River, Monsieur Generis' dancing school, the Woods and Warren Play Actors (the summer theater), Parson Muir, Bishop Meade,...
Dates: 1802-1884
Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library

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Cazenove, Mary Elizabeth Stanard, 1822-1892 1
Chandler, Lucius Henry, 1812-1876 1
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Close, James J. 1
Colasanto, Nicholas A. (Nicholas Anthony), 1904-1983 1
Conlyn, Helen P. (Helen Pearson Chapman), 1876-1951 1
Corse, Elizabeth (Beverley), 1823-1894 1
Corse, Montgomery Dent, 1816-1895 1
Cox, Gilbert J., Jr. (Gilbert Jefferson) 1
Cummings, Norris Stanley, 1834-1904 1
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DeVaughn, Mary 1
Dickman, William J. (October 13, 1900-October 28, 1987) 1
Doré, Gustave (Paul Gustave Louis Christophe), 1832-1883 1
Duncan, James M., Jr. (James Morton), 1897-1967 1
Farquhar Family 1
Farrar, F. W. (Frederic William), 1831-1903 1
Fendall, Phillip 1

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