Records : of the Historic Alexandria Foundation, 1949- [ongoing].

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Records : of the Historic Alexandria Foundation, 1949- [ongoing].

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Most of the earliest records originally belonged to Delos H. Smith, a charter member of HAF and its Board of Trustees. Other early papers were collected by Magnum Weeks, a founding member, early president, and continuing director of HAF. Later papers in the collection relate to William Francis Smith's tenure as secretary and president of HAF. Reports, minutes, correspondence, and surveys document HAF's formation, relationships to other volunteer organizations, and more than three decades of HAF's preservation projects and concerns. HAF also plaqued historic properties, sponsored the Alexandria Antique Show, and funded preservation grants. In addition, files of correspondence, programs, and publications from other historic preservation projects provide evidence for the history of preservation not only in Alexandria, but as a national movement during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Leaders in Alexandria's preservation movement appearing in these records include Ethelyn Cox, Dorothy Kabler, William Kabler, J.C. Herbert Bryant, Howard Joynt, Hannon E. Norris, and Arthur J. Mourot. Among the historic sites documented are Lloyd House, Ramsey House, the McGuire House/Lyceum, Gadsby's Tavern, Carlyle House, the Alexandria Academy, and the 500 block of King Street. Other organizations mentioned include the Alexandria Association, the Gadsby's Tavern Society, the American Legion, the Alexandria Tourist Council, the Board of Architectural Review, the Alexandria Heritage Foundation, the Alexandria Historic Restoration and Preservation Commission, the Building Code Board of Appeals, and the Old Town Civic Association.

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

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

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Carlyle House (Alexandria, Va.)

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Weeks, Magnum.

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Alexandria Academy, Alexandria, Va.

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Lloyd House

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Smith, Delos H. (Delos Hamilton), 1884-1963

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Delos H. Smith (1884-1963) was the architect and architectural historian of Alexandria, Virginia. Smith specialized in ecclesiastical work and practiced in Washington D. C. His projects included numerous churches, two low-rent housing projects, the Beltsville Farm Export Station, and the Capitol Building Prayer Room, on which he was a consulting architect. Smith also served as commander of the Civil Engineering Corps, U.S. Naval Reserve, from 1940-45, and as design superintendent of the Army and...

Ramsey House (Alexandria, Va.)

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Gadsby's Tavern Museum

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Smith, William Francis, 1924-

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Alexandria Association (Alexandria, Va.)

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Begun in 1932, the Alexandria Association is an organization of volunteers dedicated to the preservation of Alexandria's historic buildings, records, and antiquities. From the description of Records : of the Alexandria Association, 1932-[ongoing]. (Alexandria Library). WorldCat record id: 29991636 ...

Historic Alexandria Foundation

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The Historic Alexandria Foundation (HAF) is an organization of volunteers dedicated to preserving Alexandria's historic architecture. Initiated by members of the Alexandria Association, HAF obtained a charter from the State of Virginia in 1954. From the description of Records : of the Historic Alexandria Foundation, 1949- [ongoing]. (Alexandria Library). WorldCat record id: 29991741 ...

Lyceum (Alexandria, Va.)

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The Lyceum was built in 1839 for the Lyceum Company, a literary and mind-broadening society, which sponsored lectures by prominent people. The Alexandria Library occupied a room in the building. From the description of Construction records : for the Lyceum, 1790-1859 (bulk 1839-1840) (Alexandria Library). WorldCat record id: 29991598 ...