Guide to the Ruth Preston Rose Northern Virginia history collection, circa 1970-1999
A Collection in
Special Collections and Archives
Collection Number C0102
George Mason University Libraries
2006 By George Mason University Libraries. All rights reserved.
Processed by: Special Collections and Archives Staff
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Preferred Citation
Ruth Preston Rose Northern Virginia history collection, Collection #C0102, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University.
Acquisition Information
Collection donated by Ruth Preston Rose in 2003.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections and Archives staff. EAD markup completed by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty in March 2009.
Biographical Information
Ruth Preston Rose is a Northern Virginia historian. Ms. Rose is the author of several published articles and co-author of several books with Nan Netherton on Virginia. She has been President of the Arlington Historical Society and President and member of the Board of Directors of Northern Virginia Association for History. She has also served as a docent at the National Archives, Arlington House, Robert E. Lee Boyhood Home and Ball-Sellers House. She holds a Master of Arts from George Mason University and lives in Arlington, Virginia.
Scope and Content
Collection contains individual issues of local history newsletters, such as the Fireside Sentinel and Alexandria Chronicle, and newspaper and magazine article clippings on the history of various Northern Virginia subjects.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically by subject.
Related Material
Special Collections and Archives also hold many other collections on Northern Virginia history including the Northern Virginia Oral History Project collection.
Index Terms
- Virginia, Northern--History, Local.
Geographical Names:
Contents List
- Folder: 1 box: 1
Alexandria Information
- Folder: 2-6 box: 1
Alexandria
- Folder: 7 box: 1
Directory of Virginia Museums, Travel Guide, and Virginia's Heritage.
- Folder: 1 box: 2
Alexandria Academy
- Folder: 2 box: 2
Theological Seminary and High School- Alexandria.
- Folder: 3 box: 2
Archeology
- Folder: 4 box: 2
Arlington
- Folder: 5 box: 2
Churches
- Folder: 6 box: 2
Civil War
- Folder: 7 box: 2
Fairfax Newsletter and other material.
- Folder: 8 box: 2
Fairfax
- Folder: 9 box: 2
Fairfax City
- Folder: 10 box: 2
Falls Church
- Folder: 11 box: 2
Fauquier
- Folder: 12 box: 2
Fishing
- Folder: 13 box: 2
Fredericksburg
- Folder: 14 box: 2
Introductory Material
- Folder: 15 box: 2
King George County
- Folder: 16 box: 2
Lancaster
- Folder: 17 box: 2
Lancaster- Country Doctor
- Folder: 18 box: 2
Loudoun
- Folder: 19 box: 2
Manassas
- Folder: 20 box: 2
Maps- Stafford and Northern Neck
- Folder: 21 box: 2
Marshall, Gen. George C.
- Folder: 22 box: 2
Northern Neck- Intro Material
- Folder: 23 box: 2
Northumberland
- Folder: 24 box: 2
Prince William
- Folder: 25 box: 2
Richmond County- Historic Building
- Folder: 26 box: 2
Stafford County
- Folder: 27 box: 2
Westmoreland
- Folder: 28 box: 2
Westmoreland County for Intro.