Important Announcement: Bowman Library Renovations

Bowman Library will be installing new carpeting from January 12–23. During this time, some services will be limited:

  • Printing will be limited
  • Only laptop computers will be available
  • Study rooms will be unavailable
  • Access to many adult materials will be limited
  • Faxing and scanning will be unavailable

These services will still be available at both Handley Library and Clarke County branches.
Thank you for your patience as we make improvements to your library.

All branches will be closed January 19th for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Click here to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with insightful audiobooks, impactful comics, educational civil rights movies, and inspiring music that celebrate his life and the fight for equality on Hoopla.

Sign Up Here!

Get Curated Reading Suggestions on Selected Topics Sent Right to Your Inbox.
Sign Up

Margarette Smith Collection

Stewart Bell Jr. Archives
Handley Regional Library
Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society
P.O. Box 58, Winchester, VA 22604
(540) 662-9041 ext. 17
archives@handleyregional.org
www.handleyregional.org

1511 THL

Scope and Content: This collection contains a paperbound book titled John C Armitage, a paper beauty book highlighting Black and White Company’s products—souvenirs from Little Mountain School, 1910-1911; “The Book of Presidents” from Washington to Hoover; “Narratives of Pious Children” with Redbud Sunday School inscribed in front cover; and a souvenir folder of Black and White photos of Winchester, VA, ca. 1920.
(1 box) Last updated 02/06.

Biographical/Historical: The collection is a gift from Margarette (Mrs. Alson) Smith of Winchester, VA.

Cite As: Margarette Smith Collection, 1511 THL, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA, USA.

Organization:

Box 1

Armitage, John C., 1830-1846, 1 item, printed

Beauty Book, 1 item, printed

Little Mountain School, 1909-1911 (Stonewall District, Frederick Co.), 2 items, printed

Political Ephemera, “Join the American Party,” 2 items, printed

Redbud Sunday School book, n.d., 1 item, printed

Winchester souvenir folder, 1 item, printed

Mapcase 2 Drawer 6

Colton’s Map of Virginia, ca. 1855