Lois Krumwiede Research Files 1983, 1996
A Collection in
Thomas Balch Library
Collection number SC 0117
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Processed by: Dawson Frasier
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection open for research.
Use Restrictions
No physical characteristics affect use of this material.
Preferred Citation
Lois Krumwiede Research Files 1983, 1996 (SC 0117), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.
Acquisition Information
Lois Krumwiede, Leesburg VA
Alternative Form Available
None
Accruals
2015.0176
Processing Information
Processed by Dawson Frasier, 16 November 2015 Revised by Laura Christiansen, April 2016
Historical Information
Oak Hill and Rokeby, private historic properties located in Loudoun County were periodically open for Christmas tours to raise funds to support preservation and history in Loudoun County. In 1996 Lois Krumwiede, then manager of Oatlands Historic House and Gardens was asked to research, write and revise existing interpretive tours for both Oak Hill and Rokeby. Oatlands is a National Historic Site associated with the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Krumwiede, a former music teacher, began working at Oatlands in 1985 as a tour guide, later serving as house manager and curator.
Constructed between 1820 and 1823, Oak Hill was owned President James Monroe (1758-1831). Located near Aldie, VA, Oak Hill served as one of Monroe's residences between 1823 and 1831. After
Monroe's death in 1831, ownership of the property passed to his daughters, Eliza Monroe Hay (1786- 1840) and Maria Monroe
Gouverneur (1802-1850). After Maria Monroe Gouverneur's death in 1850, her widower, Samuel Gouverneur (1799- 1867) sold the
property to John W. Fairfax (1828-1908). Well-known and documented, Oak Hill remains a privately owned residence, rarely open
to the public.
Rokeby House, located in Leesburg, was built in 1757 by Charles Binns, Jr. (fl. 1796-1837). The house is famously known as the place where records of the federal government, including Articles of Confederation, Declaration of Independence, and Constitution, were stored during the British occupation of Washington DC in 1814. The house was owned by various families throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, and remains a private residence. In 1976 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of a folder for each the properties - Oak Hill and Rokeby. Each file includes tour guide instructions, tour scripts and research materials including newspaper articles, book excerpts, photocopied pictures, and other miscellaneous information.
Arrangement
Folder: Item
Related Material
Oak Hill, Engraving, 1858 (OM 028), Charles Smith/Robert Coe and James Monroe Bond and Court Notice, 1822 (SC 0102); Nancy Graham Rogers Collection, 1910-1975 (M 058) - see vc_0044_0216; Leesburg Garden Club Collection, 1920 - (M 044), Coughlan, Kathryn I., Rokeby: a Page in History, V REF 975.5 COU.
Adjunct Descriptive Data
Bibliography
Oatlands. "Historic Structures: The Mansion." Accessed November 6, 2015.http://www.oatlands.org/historicstructures/NPS.org.
"Oak Hill Virginia." Accessed November 6, 2015.http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/ presidents /monroe_oak_hill.html.
Osburn, Penelope M., A Fine Old Loudoun Mansion, Loudoun Times-Mirror, January 22, 1959
Jett, Cathy "Dressed up for Christmas," Free Lance-Star, December 14, 1996, accessed December 2, 2015, https://news.google.com/newspapers
Other Finding Aid
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Technical Requirements
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Other Finding Aid
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Bibliography
Oatlands. "Historic Structures: The Mansion." Accessed November 6, 2015.http://www.oatlands.org/historicstructures/NPS.org.
"Oak Hill Virginia." Accessed November 6, 2015.http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/ presidents /monroe_oak_hill.html.
Osburn, Penelope M., A Fine Old Loudoun Mansion, Loudoun Times-Mirror, January 22, 1959
Jett, Cathy "Dressed up for Christmas," Free Lance-Star, December 14, 1996, accessed December 2, 2015, https://news.google.com/newspapers