Papers : of Armistead L. Boothe, 1803-1990.

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Papers : of Armistead L. Boothe, 1803-1990.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29916991

These papers reflect Armistead Boothe's advocacy of civil rights legislation, and his political activity with such issues as public schools, transportation, segregation, and other political issues in Virginia, especially during the late 1940s and early 1950s. Personal papers in this collection relate to family matters such as Gardner Boothe's courtship of Eleanor Carr and to Armistead Boothe's school and military experiences. The collection includes scrapbooks, journals, albums, memorabilia, and other forms of personal papers from various family members. One scrapbook documents Joseph Armistead Carr's career and death as a Rough Rider (box 173B). Among the highlights of the business, legal, and financial papers in this collection are Captain William Boothe's ship logs. Genealogical papers relate to the Boothe, Carr, Harrison, and other families of Virginia and Alexandria.

10 linear ft.

Alexandria Library. Local History / Special Collections (Alexandria, Va.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7280480

Alexandria Library. Local History / Special Collections (Alexandria, Va.)

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Carr, Joseph Armistead.

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Harrison family.

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Booth family.

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Boothe, William, 1818-1894.

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Boothe, Armistead L. (Armistead Lloyd), 1907-

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Alexandria, Va. lawyer and politician. From the description of Papers : of Armistead L. Boothe, 1803-1990. (Alexandria Library). WorldCat record id: 29916991 Armistead Lloyd Boothe (1907-1990), member of the House of Delegates and of the Senate of Virginia, was born in Alexandria, Virginia, the son of Gardner Lloyd Boothe and Eleanor Harrison Carr Boothe. He attended the University of Virginia and was selected as a Rhodes Scholar and spent two years studying law at Oxford Un...

Carr, Eleanor M.

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Boothe, Gardner, 1872-1964.

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Carr family.

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