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Center for Local History

Collect, Preserve, Share

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The Center for Local History: Where Stories Live

The Center for Local History (CLH) collects, preserves, and shares resources that illustrate Arlington County’s history, diversity and communities.

Librarians and archivists develop collections of unique research material and make them available for use by residents, students, teachers, genealogists, scholars, authors, journalists and anyone interested in learning more about Arlington County.

Link to Community Archives.

Arlington Community Archives

Link to Digital Collection of Community Archives.

Digital Collections

Link to CLH Online Exhibits page.

Online Exhibits

Link to Arlington County School Yearbooks research guide.

Research Guides

Link to information about the CLH Reference Collection.

Reference Collection at the CLH

Link to donations page.

Call for Donations to the Community Archive

Ask the Center for Local History.

Email Us: Local History Questions

Services

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Research Consultations and the use of the Research Room are available by advance appointment.

Book a Research Appointment

The Center for Local History operates a public Research Room at Central Library (open by appointment), and maintains the Arlington Community Archives, an off-site archival repository.

Location

Central Library, First Floor
1015 North Quincy Street
Arlington VA 22201

Contact

CLH Manager: Judith Knudsen
Email Staff
Phone: 703-228-5965

Hours

By Appointment

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Events at the Center for Local History

Local History Events

Center for Local History Blog

News, oral histories, local stories, and people who have helped to shape Arlington County.

See Complete Archive

Dawson House

Fire Battalion Chief Judith Brewer

Pelham Town

Funeral Programs: A Genealogical Treasure

Arlington’s Autorailer Experiment

The USS Arlington

Lustron Steel Homes in Arlington

Marking Arlington’s Border in Stone

Collecting Initiatives

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COVID-19 Archives Project

READ Archives Project link to page.

REAL Archives Project: Re-Encuentro de Arlington Latinos

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