The Reference Collection includes a wide range of valuable print and digital materials from different perspectives, and all are available for public use by appointment.
The Reference Collection includes:
- Photographs
- Local Newspapers
- Online Databases
- Maps
- Arlington area maps from 1600s to present
- Topographic maps
- Sanborn Insurance Maps of Arlington County
- Regional and state maps
- Subject Files
- Property Atlases
- Old County Directories including County, telephone and real estate directories
- Genealogical Materials
- Census (local microfilm reels)
- Family Histories (local)
- Court Records (local)
- PERSI (Periodical Source Index)
- Rare Books
- Oral Histories - Interviews with knowledgeable residents, community activists, county officials, etc.
- Archival Records
