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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Collection

 Collection
Identifier: P016
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 25 8”x10” and 5”x7” black and white photographic prints. The majority of the images illustrate the construction of various subway stations and tunnels throughout the city. A few images show finished stations and the operation of Metro train cars. One image shows a Metrobus.

Dates: 1971-1997

Washington Music Teachers Association Scrapbooks Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 071
Scope and Contents

The materials in this collection consist of newsletters, correspondence, photographs, clippings, programs, and ballots. The materials are bound in two volumes: Volume 2 covering the years 1940-1947 and Volume 3 covering the years 1947-1952. Each year is separated by title sheets and begins with a photograph of the President of the Association.

Dates: 1940-1952

Washington National Cathedral, Gloria in Excelsis Tower Dedication Recordings Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 079
Scope and Contents

This collection includes two (2) LPs with a recording of the performance at Washington National Cathedral’s Gloria in Excelsis Tower dedication, as well as a book of the dedication ceremony, which includes sheet music.

Dates: 1964-05-07

Washington Navy Yard Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: P018
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 31 3.5x5 inch and 30 8x10 inch images of buildings 137 (General Foundry) and 167 (Boiler Makers shop) in the Washington Navy Yard complex. The smaller images are interior and exterior views of buildings and the larger images are reproductions of architectural blueprints.

Dates: 1975

Washington Reader's Club Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 099
Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of annual programs, clippings, a lecture announcement, and correspondence.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1910 - 1971

Washington Women’s Arts Center Records

 Collection
Identifier: 004
Scope and Contents The collection contains administrative files including correspondence, board meeting minutes, annual reports, contracts, insurance policies, and grant files. The records document the Center's history and membership through guest books, membership directories, and documentation of the 1972 Women's Conference in the Visual Arts. The collection includes the Center's journal Womensphere and issues of its newsletter. Additionally, the collection contains information on the activities of the...
Dates: 1972-1988

Washingtoniana Slide Collection

 Collection — external hard drive: DIG_00002
Identifier: P026
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 35mm slides artificially assembled from various locations throughout the division’s collection based solely on format. The images cover a wide array of subjects. The topics include the Cherry Blossom Parade, Moscow Circus, Papal visit, federal buildings, street scenes, 1968 riots, Georgetown, urban planning, and construction

Dates: 1820-1987

Washingtoniana Periodicals Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Periodicals
Dates: 1866 - 2017

Washingtoniana Scrapbook Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 224
Scope and Contents Collection consists mainly of scrapbooks created and assembled by Washingtoniana Staff. Scrapbooking started within the division in the early part of the twentieth century and was phased out following World War II. The scrapbooks were topically assembled and mainly contain newspaper articles, while some scrapbooks contain photographs, manuscript and ephemeral materials. Additional topical scrapbooks not assembled by Library staff were added to the collection over the years. Scrapbooks have...
Dates: 1812 - 1966

Washingtoniana Vertical File Index

 Collection — Item: A - Z
Identifier: VF.001
Scope and Contents

Vertical files are news clippings, brochures, pamphlets and other documents placed in folders based on subject headings. Examples of the headings include Residential Sections, Politics and Government, Colleges and Universities, to name a few. As with the book collection, the files cover all subjects related to the District of Columbia: social, economic, cultural, recreational, political, and historical.

Dates: Undated

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Cooper, Margaret 1
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Ellis, Sarah E. 1
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Faul, Jan W., 1945- 1
Federation of Citizens Associations of the District of Columbia 1
Fenning, Karl, 1881-1963 1
Figall, Frederick 1
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Foxall family 1
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Frank, Madeline Harriet 1
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