Northern Virginia Hotel Corporation Records Finding Aid MS178

Northern Virginia Hotel Corporation Records Finding Aid MS178


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Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library

717 Queen Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Business Number: 703-746-1791
lhsc@alexlibraryva.org
URL: http://alexlibraryva.org/lhsc

Gregory Pierce

Repository
Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library
Identification
MS178
Title
Northern Virginia Hotel Corporation Records (MS178) 1921-1947
URL:
https://alexlibraryva.libraryhost.com/repositories/2/resources/91
Quantity
2.53 Cubic Feet, 6 boxes
Language
English .

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item identification], Northern Virginia Hotel Corporation Records, MS178, Alexandria Library, Local History and Special Collections, Alexandria, Virginia.


Biographical / Historical

The Northern Virginia Hotel Corporation was incorporated in 1924 to "build, erect, construct, lease, or otherwise acquire, to manage, occupy, maintain and operate buildings for hotel purposes, apartment houses or office buildings." The principal officers, all residents of Alexandria, were: C. Page Waller, President and Director; Orlando H. Kirk, Vice President and Director; and J.T. Preston, Secretary, Treasurer, and Director. These records pertain exclusively to the construction and management of the 100-room George Mason Hotel, located at the corner of Prince and Washington Streets, in Alexandria, Virginia. The building no longer functions as a hotel; it currently serves as an office building.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of: correspondence, minutes, bylaws, deeds, financial reports and records, business contracts, building reports, and newspaper clippings. Materials date from 1921 to 1947. The records document the initial planning, construction, and management of the George Mason Hotel.

Arrangement

The collection includes the following series:

Series I: Correspondence

-Arranged alphabetically by subject or correspondent and chronologically within each folder.

Series II: Minutes

-Arranged alphabetically and chronologically within each folder.

Series III: Legal Records

-Arranged alphabetically and chronologically within each folder.

Series IV: Financial Records

-Arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically within each folder.

Series V: Contracts

-Arranged alphabetically by contractor name.

Series VI: Reports

Series VII: Newspaper Clippings

Series VIII: Flyers

Container List

Series I: Correspondence
1921-1948English.
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Series II: Minutes
1924-1945English.
Scope and Contents

This series contains minutes of various meetings.

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Series III: Legal Records
1924-1947English.
Scope and Contents

This series contains bylaws, deeds, certificates and correspondence.

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Series IV: Financial Records
1925-1947English.
Scope and Contents

This series is composed of financial reports, bank statements, invoices and tax records.

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Series V: Contracts
1925-1946English.
Scope and Contents

This series contains business contracts between the NVHC and various contractors including correspondence and purchase orders related to those contracts.

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Series VI: Reports
1925-1941English.
Scope and Contents

This series consists of two reports on the George Mason Hotel building.

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Series VII: Newspaper Clippings
ca. 1924English.
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Series VIII: Flyers
ca. 1960sEnglish.
Scope and Contents

This series contains a flyer for the George Mason Hotel.

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