<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 http://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" findaidstatus="in_progress" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-VaAlLHS" url="https://alexlibraryva.libraryhost.com/repositories/2/resources/104"/><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>Aaron Harmon Collection Finding Aid <num>MS249</num></titleproper><subtitle>MS II: Harmon.aid</subtitle><author>Hayley Charney</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://alexandria.libnet.info/images/tile/alexandria/alexandria-logo.png" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>1992, August</date></p><address><addressline>717 Queen Street</addressline><addressline>Alexandria, VA 22314</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 703-746-1791</addressline><addressline>lhsc@alexlibraryva.org</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="http://alexlibraryva.org/lhsc" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="http://alexlibraryva.org/lhsc" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2023-12-15 14:26:14 +0000</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <repository>
      <corpname>Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library</corpname>
    </repository>
    <unittitle>Aaron Harmon Collection (MS249)</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname rules="dacs" source="local">Harmon, Aaron Davis, 1799-1869</persname>
    </origination>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname rules="dacs" source="local">True, William</persname>
    </origination>
    <unitid>MS249</unitid>
    <physdesc altrender="whole">
      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">.5 Linear Feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">1 box
</extent>
    </physdesc>
    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1815/1836" type="inclusive">1815-1836</unitdate>
    <langmaterial>
      <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English</language>
.    </langmaterial>
  </did>
  <bioghist id="aspace_9bae3dd0faf40e3055821f30ee895ad1">
    <head>Biographical / Historical</head>
<p>Aaron Harmon and William True were boot and shoe makers. Their shop was located on the Northwest corner of King and Fairfax Streets in Alexandria.</p>  </bioghist>
  <scopecontent id="aspace_4d0e42678af9f597b5a013ca9129758b">
    <head>Content Description</head>
<p>Collection contains financial records, receipts, bills, and correspondence relating to the business of Aaron Harmon.</p>  </scopecontent>
  <prefercite id="aspace_690755d7c77096de72ab3acd4db9137e">
    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>[item identification], Aaron Harmon Collection, MS249, Alexandria Library, Local History and Special Collections, Alexandria, Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
  <acqinfo id="aspace_011c94bd6f74a1d64840b837e6dd1ee8">
    <head>Immediate Source of Acquisition</head>
<p>Gift of Oren Davis, April 1992.</p>  </acqinfo>
  <controlaccess>
    <subject source="lcsh">Shoemakers.</subject>
    <geogname source="local">Alexandria (Va.) -- Businesses</geogname>
    <subject source="lcsh">Business records</subject>
  </controlaccess>
  <dsc/>
</archdesc>
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