LOCAL HISTORY / SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
Local History/Special Collections is located inside the Barrett Branch Library.
Local History & Special Collections is closed to the public, however staff are working remotely and curbside service is available.
You may contact Local History & Special Collections staff by phone or email or set up a virtual appointment during the following hours:
- Monday through Thursday: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Friday and Saturday: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
While staff at Local History & Special Collections endeavor to respond with 24 hours, please understand that it may take as long as 2 weeks to respond depending on the currentl level of staffing. LH/SC can only provide a maximum of 2 hours of research per request.
Recommended resources while you are waiting: Alexandria Library's Databases; Chronicling America; Virginia Chronicle; Hathi Trust; Documenting the American South; Library of Virginia - Virginia Memory; National Archives.
| Mon, Apr 27 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Tue, Apr 28 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Wed, Apr 29 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Thu, Apr 30 | Closed |
| Fri, May 01 | 10:00AM to 5:00PM |
| Sat, May 02 | 10:00AM to 5:00PM |
| Sun, May 03 | Closed |
Alexandria, VA 22314
Appointments encouraged but not required.
Parking: No library parking lot. Street parking is available. A paid parking lot is available on the 100 block of North Alfred Street.
Public Transit:
- Metrorail: Yellow and Blue lines at Braddock Road (1 mile) and King Street Stations (1.1 miles).
- Metrobus: A11, A12, F19
- DASH Bus: 30, 31, Old Town Circulator
- King Street Trolley: King & Columbus
For reasonable disability accommodation, contact jgregorio@alexlibraryva.org or call 703.746.1701 or TTY 703.746.1790.
These titles are unique to the Alexandria Library.
- Constitution and by-laws of Potomac Lodge, no. 8, Independent Order of Odd-Fellows, 1843
- Constitution, by-laws and rules of order of Sons of Confederate Veterans, R.E. Lee Camp, 1890
- Legislative chronicles of the city of Alexandria, 1933
- An oration on the life and character of John Marshall, 1835
- Rev. Charles F.E. Minnigerode, D.D., presbyter of the Diocese of Virginia, 1895
- The romance of historic Alexandria, 1923
- Ten sermons of James Muir, 1812


