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Thomas Balch Library

Thomas Balch Library
208 West Market Street
Leesburg, Virginia 20176
Primary Collecting Areas:
One of the library’s missions is collecting and preserving printed, manuscript, photographic, cartographic and genealogical documentation of Leesburg, Loudoun County and the surrounding region. The library actively seeks and welcomes donations of original business records, diaries, correspondence and photographs documenting life, culture, and history of Leesburg and Loudoun County. Library collections include over thirty-two thousand books and periodicals, maps, visual collections, newspapers, government records, and manuscripts. The library offers lectures on history and genealogy, classes, and exhibits. Group tours and orientations are available on request and books about local history are available for purchase on-site. Please contact us to find out more about donating to the library, joining our mailing list, or scheduling a tour.
Description:
Thomas Balch Library is a history and genealogy library owned and operated by the Town of Leesburg. Collections focus on Loudoun County, regional and Virginia history, genealogy, military history with special emphasis on the American Civil War, and ethnic history. It is designated as an Underground Railroad research site.
POC: Laura Christiansen
Phone: (703) 737-7195
Start Over Repository Thomas Balch Library Collection Frederick Douglass Elementary School Living History Interviews and Dedication Collection 2011-2012
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Frederick Douglass Elementary School Living History Interviews and Dedication Collection 2011-2012

This collection consists of transcripts of twelve oral history interviews conducted by Loudoun County Public Schools and the Department of African and African American Studies at George Mason University during 2011 and 2012. The transcripts are arranged alphabetically by interviewee name. Also included is a program from the ceremony dedicating the new Frederick Douglass Elementary School, as well as a brick from the original school building. There are master copies of the oral histories, as well as use copies, and a copy of the dedication video. The use copies may be viewed at the reference desk with a portable DVD player provided by the library. This collection is a combination of oral, written and objects histories from the Frederick Douglass Elementary School that provides information on the Loudoun County Public School system during and after segregation
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