PUBLIC "-//Thomas Balch Library//TEXT (US::ViLeTBL::viletbl00154:: Sara Armstrong Collection 1940-1960)//EN" "viletbl00154.xml" A Guide to the Sara Armstrong Collection, 1940-1960 Sara Armstrong Collection M 064 Emily Hershman Thomas Balch Library © 2006 By Thomas Balch Library. All rights reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word, created by Stephanie Adams Hunter, 9 June 2011 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Sara Armstrong Collection, 1940-1960 A Collection in theThomas Balch Library M 064 Emily Hershman

Thomas Balch Library 2006 Emily Hershman Thomas Balch Library Descriptive Summary Thomas Balch Library Sara Armstrong Collection 1940-1960 M 064 English The Sara Armstrong Collection consists of two five-year diaries and an address book kept by Mary Armstrong. The diaries describe her trips to Philadelphia and Atlantic City, garden parties at the local Baker Mansion and Union Hotel, the results of athletic events such as the World Series, as well as prices of consumer items such as clothing, a television, and other household items. The address book includes names of her friends and acquaintances, many of whom lived nearby, and notes the year a person moved or passed away. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection open for research.

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Preferred Citation

Sara Armstrong Collection, 1940-1960 (M 064), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.

Acquisition Information

Mary Fishback, Leesburg, VA

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Accruals

2004.0029

Processing Information

Emily Hershman, 25 May 2011

Biographical Information

Mary Armstrong (1882-1980) lived in Altoona, Pennsylvania. She never married, was an active member of the Presbyterian Church, and contributed to charitable organizations such as the YMCA. For a non-consecutive period of ten years, 1945-1950 and 1955-1960, she kept detailed diaries of her social life, noting her participating in local parties as well as church-sponsored events and conventions.

Upon her death, her diaries were inherited by a nephew, Irvine Armstrong (1908-2001) and his wife, Sara Armstrong (1916-ca. 2003). The Armstrongs lived in downtown Leesburg and remained active in local preservation initiatives until their deaths.

 Scope and Content

The Sara Armstrong Collection consists of two five-year diaries and an address book kept by Mary Armstrong. The diaries describe her trips to Philadelphia and Atlantic City, garden parties at the local Baker Mansion and Union Hotel, the results of athletic events such as the World Series, as well as prices of consumer items such as clothing, a television, and other household items. The address book includes names of her friends and acquaintances, many of whom lived nearby, and notes the year a person moved or passed away.

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Adjunct Descriptive Data Bibliography

Ancestry Library Edition, U.S. Public Records Index, www.ancestrylibrary.com (Accessed 31 May 2011).

Sara Armstrong Collection, 1940-1960 (M 064), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.

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Contents List 1 Five Year Diary, 1945-1950 Five Year Diary, 1955-1960 Address Book