Records : of the Alexandria Public Library and branches, 1937-[ongoing].

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

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The mission of Alexandria Library, Local History / Special Collections is to document the history and culture of Alexandria and Virginia from the colonial period to the present. The Local History / Special Collections branch was established in 1976 and first housed at Lloyd House, a historic home on the corner of Queen and North Washington Streets. In 2000, after completion of the most recent round of renovations and expansions, Local History / Special Collections moved into the Kate Waller B...

Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library (Alexandria, Va.)

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The Kate Waller Barrett Library opened its doors on Queen Street in 1937; this was the first location of the Alexandria Library. It was named after Dr. Kate Waller Barrett – local humanitarian, social crusader, and political reformer. The Society of Friends granted a 99-year lease for use of its old Quaker Burial Ground on Queen Street as the site for the new public library building. This library has undergone several renovations and expansions over the years, in 1954, 1964, and 1993. When the C...

Charles E. Beatley, Jr. Central Library (Alexandria, Va.)

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The Charles E. Beatley, Jr. Central Library opened on Duke Street in 2000. This new central library was named after former mayor of Alexandria, Charles E. “Chuck” Beatley, Jr. (1916-2003). Upon completion of the new main library site, Alexandria Library adminstration offices were moved from the Barrett Library (formerly the central library) to the Beatley Library....

Whitten, Robert H.

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Anderson, Wayne, 1929-

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Lawson, Vola.

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Mourot, Arthur J.

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Carignan, Yvonne, 1952-

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James M. Duncan, Jr. Branch Library (Alexandria, Va.)

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The James M. Duncan, Jr. Branch Library opened on Commonwealth Avenue in 1969. The Duncan Branch Library serves residents of the Del Ray neighborhood and surrounding areas. This branch was named after James M. Duncan (1897-1967), who served as Chief of the Alexandria Fire Department 1924-1947, member of City Council 1949-1967, and member of the Alexandria Library Board 1950-1967. In 2005 the Duncan Branch Library underwent renovations and became the first City of Alexandria government building t...

Plitt, Jean.

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Robbins, Allan

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Nuegent, Ellen.

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Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library Alexandria, Va

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The Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library opened on Seminary Road in 1968. This branch library was named after Ellen Coolidge Burke (1901-1975), who served as Director of the Alexandria Library from 1948 to 1969. The Burke Branch Library serves residents of the Seminary Hill neighborhood and surrounding areas....

Robert H. Robinson Library (Alexandria, Va.)

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The Robert H. Robinson Library, named for a grandson of one of George Washington’s slaves, opened in 1940 to serve black residents of Alexandria, Virginia. The establishment of this new branch library was motivated by a civil rights demonstration and lawsuit brought against the Library and the City of Alexandria. The earliest known civil rights sit-in was held at the Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library in 1939. Alexandria Attorney Samuel W. Tucker and five young African American men demonstrated ...

Lloyd House

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Smith, Howard Worth, 1883-1976

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Mills Edwin Godwin, Jr., was born November 19, 1914, at Chuckatuck in Nansemond County, now the City of Suffolk, Virginia. He completed public school and attended the college of William and Mary. He obtained his degree in law from the University of Virginia in 1938. Honorary doctorate degrees have been awarded him by Elon College, Roanoke College, Elmira College, the College of William and Mary, Washington and Lee University, Hampden-Sydney College, the University of Ric...

Burke, Ellen Coolidge, 1901-1975

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Ellen Coolidge Burke (1901-1975) was a librarian at the Alexandria Library in Alexandria, Virginia. Burke was born in Alexandria, Virginia, to Henry Randolph Burke, and Rosella Gordon Trist. Burke's family was descended from Thomas Jefferson. She gained her BA and MA at the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. She worked in the Alexandria Library for nearly a decade as cataloger and reference librarian, becoming director from 1948, until she retired in June 1969. Burke brought bo...

Alexandria Library (Alexandria, Va.)

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Founded as a subscription library in 1794 and serving as the public library of Alexandria, Virginia since 1937 – Alexandria Library has a long legacy of supporting early literacy and lifelong learning in its diverse community. The Alexandria Library builds community through its six branches by providing opportunities to learn, explore, create, and connect. The Alexandria Library Company (ALC) was founded on July 24, 1794 and operated a subscription library for nearly 150 years. In 1937, the A...

Tallichet, Marjorie D.

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Harmen, Doug.

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