PUBLIC "-//Mary Riley Styles Public Library//TEXT (US::VaFcSPL::VaFcSPL00019::Francis Holmes Styles, 1913-1954)//EN" "VaFcSPL00019.xml" A Guide to the Francis Holmes Styles, 1913-1954 Styles, Francis Holmes Record Group 6-5 Mary Riley Styles Public Library 2026 (CC0 1.0)

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This finding aid was produced using a form and manually entry 2026-05-14 Description is in English Francis Holmes Styles, 1913-1954 A Collection in Mary Riley Styles Public Library Record Group 6-5

Mary Riley Styles Public Library 2026 Mary Riley Styles Public Library Mary Riley Styles Public Library Descriptive Summary Falls Church History Room, Mary Riley Styles Public Library Francis Holmes Styles, 1913-1954 Record Group 6-5 2 boxes Materials in this collection are in English. Francis Holmes Styles Administrative Information Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

All files were donated by Kathleen Styles.

 Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of this collection was completed on April 8, 2026.

 Biographical/Historical Note

Francis Holmes Styles was born December 15, 1895, in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. For 32 years Francis Styles worked for the US Department of State and built a brilliant diplomatic career. He served as counsel general in Dublin, Shanghai, and Goteborg.

Francis Holmes Styles is son of Samuel Styles and Mary Riley Styles, after whom the library in the City of Falls Church is named.

In 2023, Francis Styles's daughter, Kathleen Styles, made a generous donation of letters and photographs to the Mary Riley Styles Public Library History Room.

 Scope and Content

The materials include letters and photographs.

 Arrangement

All documents are organized chronologically.

 Adjunct Descriptive Data

Related vertical files are "Styles, Mary Edwards Riley", "Styles, Mary Riley", "Styles, Elizabeth Morgan", "Styles Family", and "Styles, Francis Holmes Family".

 Contents List Box 1 Series 1: Styles Family Letters Letters, 1913 1 Letters, 1913 2 Letters, 1914 3 Letters, 1914, 1915, 1917 4 Letters, 1922 5 Letters, 1923 6 Letters, 1923 7 Letters, 1924 8 Letters, 1924, 1925 9 Letters, 1926, 1927 10 Letters, 1927 11 Box 2 Series 1: Styles Family Letters (con't) Letters, 1927, 1928 12 Letters, 1928 13 Letters, 1936 14 Letters, 1936 15 Letters, 1937, 1939 16 Letters, 1939 17 Letters, 1947, 1948, 1949 18 Letters, 1950, 1954 19