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Alexandria (Va.) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

Mollie Somerville Collection (MS156)

 Collection
Identifier: MS156
Content Description

This collection contains the manuscripts and source notes for A Guide to Alexandria: Alexandria, Virginia, George Washington's Home Town (1966) and Washington Walked Here (1970). The collection also holds several boxes of photographs.

Dates: 1966-1970
Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library / Mollie Somerville Collection (MS156)

Rosemont Historic District (MS262)

 Collection
Identifier: MS262
Dates: 1991-1993
Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library / Rosemont Historic District (MS262)

Ruth Kaye Collection (MS029)

 Collection
Identifier: MS029
Content Description The collection consists of four series: house histories, genealogy, publications, and miscellaneous. The collection contains reports, bound volumes, photos, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and correspondences. The first and largest series is the complete research on various house histories in the Alexandria, Virginia area, most notably in Old Town. The second series of the collection is genealogical research on various families who have roots in Northern Virginia and Alexandria. The two...
Dates: 1970 - 2010
Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library / Ruth Kaye Collection (MS029)

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 / The Virginia American Water Company Collection (MS103)

U.S. Seizure and Confiscation Book for Alexandria, Virginia, July 1863 - September 1864, July 1863 - July 1865

 Item — Box 1, Object: 1
Identifier: MS207-01-01
Scope and Contents

This collection contains a single ledger listing land in Alexandria and surrounding counties (Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William) confiscated by the U.S. from Alexandria citizens.

Dates: July 1863 - September 1864; Modified: July 1863 - July 1865
Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library / MS207, U.S. Seizure and Confiscation Book (MS207)

U.S. Seizure and Confiscation Book (MS207)

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MS207
Scope and Contents

This collection contains a single ledger listing land in Alexandria and surrounding counties (Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William) confiscated by the U.S. from Alexandria citizens.

Dates: July 1863 - September 1864; Modified: July 1863-July 1865
Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library / U.S. Seizure and Confiscation Book (MS207)

Whitton Collection (MS027)

 Collection
Identifier: MS027
Scope and Contents

This collection contains printed matter such as brochures of George Washington's birthday, the Washington Board of Trade, the Suburban Spectator and others. Additionally, there are limited correspondence, reports of the Historic Alexandria Foundation, annual reports of the Alexandria Library, several booklets, photographs, and postcards.

Dates: 1843-1989
Found in: Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library / Whitton Collection (MS027)

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