Scope and Contents Black and white photograph of eight men posed standing in a row in front of a curtain. This photograph was taken at the dedication event for the new Parker-Gray High School and the group includes Principal William H. Pitts, Sr. and Reverend Adkins. In 1950 a new high school was built to accommodate the growing student population at Parker-Gray. The new building at 1207 Madison Street, Alexandria, Virginia took with it the name Parker-Gray High School and the previously occupied building on...

Scope and Contents Black and white photograph of five men posed standing in a row in front of a curtain; one man appears to be handing a small item to Parker-Gray Principal William H. Pitts, Sr. This photograph was taken at the dedication event for the new Parker-Gray High School. In 1950 a new high school was built to accommodate the growing student population at Parker-Gray. The new building at 1207 Madison Street, Alexandria, Virginia took with it the name Parker-Gray High School and the previously occupied...

Scope and Contents Black and white photograph of five men posed standing in a row in front of a curtain, including Parker-Gray Principal William H. Pitts, Sr on the far left. This photograph was taken at the dedication event for the new Parker-Gray High School. In 1950 a new high school was built to accommodate the growing student population at Parker-Gray. The new building at 1207 Madison Street, Alexandria, Virginia took with it the name Parker-Gray High School and the previously occupied building on Wythe...

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Website of the Basilica School of Saint Mary in Alexandria, Virginia. The Basilica School of Saint Mary is a private, Catholic school which serves approximately 700 students in grades preschool through eighth grade

Content Description From the Collection:

The James S. Hallowell Collection consists of papers from the Alexandria Boarding School (1824 - ?) including: correspondence from parents to the school, minutes, and catalogs. Also in the collection are the regulations and catalogs of the Alexandria Female Seminary (1848-1860). Additionally there are class notes and exercises (of undetermined origin), a report card, and personal diary books from James S. Hallowell and Mary [S.] Hallowell.

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Black and white photograph, portrait of Principal Henry T. White with students of the Parker-Gray School. White was the first principal of the Parker-Gray School and served from 1920 through 1928. Twenty-eight children are posed standing in two rows on the steps in front of the entrance to the school. White is posed standing in front of the students. Photograph is undated, c.1920s

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Black and white photograph, portrait of the 1943 graduating class of Parker-Gray School. Twenty-four teenaged students dressed in graduation caps and gowns are posed in two rows on the stage of what appears to be a school auditorium. A handwritten note across the photo print reads, "Parker Gray High School Class of 1943." Photograph is dated 1943

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Black and white photograph of the Parker-Gray School's second building. In 1950 a new high school was built to accommodate the growing student population at Parker-Gray. The new building at 1207 Madison Street, Alexandria, Virginia took with it the name Parker-Gray High School and the previously occupied building on Wythe Street was renamed the Charles Houston Elementary School. Photograph is undated, c.1950s

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Black and white photograph, portrait of Principal Wesley D. Elam with the faculty of the Parker-Gray School in Alexandria, Virginia. Elam was the second principal of Parker-Gray and served from 1927 through 1938. Sixteen men and women are posed in three or four uneven rows, standing on the steps in front of the main entrance to the school. Elam is last man on the right. The man in the center of the front row is Rozier D. Lyles, a teacher at the school. Photograph is undated, c.1930s

Content Description From the Collection: 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...