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Virginiana Collection

Maps

  • Arlington area maps from 1600s to present
  • Topographic maps
  • Sanborn Insurance Maps of Arlington County
  • Regional and state maps

Genealogy

  • Census (local microfilm reels)
  • Family Histories (local)
  • Court Records (local)
  • PERSI (Periodical Source Index)

Newspapers – Local newspapers on microfilm, and indexed since 1981

  • Harper’s Weekly and/or Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper for the 1860s
  • Alexandria Gazette, Feb. 1784-Dec. 1811 and Nov. 8, 1924-Feb. 13, 1936

Audio-Visual Materials

  • County Board meetings dating back to 1983 (more recent meetings are available online or at Plaza Library)
  • Committee of 100 meetings
  • Selected library programs on Arlington history

Vertical Files

  • Clippings from newspapers and magazines, pamphlets and other uncataloged material.
  • Two general files: the Arlington or local history file and a file for the state of Virginia.

Oral Histories

  • Interviews with knowledgeable residents, community activists, county officials, etc.

Directories

  • County, telephone and real estate directories: Random issues from 1912 to present

Periodicals

  • Magazines and journals related to local history and Virginia
  • Arlington Historical Magazine, indexed

Legislative Information

  • Acts of Assembly, House and Senate Documents, House and Senate Journals
  • Tracking of General Assembly bills available from librarians

Documents

  • Local, regional, and state

Since some of the collection is kept at a repository off-site, please phone or email ahead to assure that the material you wish to use will be available when you arrive.

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