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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.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 1
    American Hotel Corp.
    1924-1941English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 2
    Architects
    1921-1924English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 3
    Contractors
    1924-1925English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 4
    Employment, Applications for
    1925English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 5
    Finances, Hotel
    1929-1947English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 6
    Hockenberry Systems Inc.
    1925-1927English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 7
    Leasing Store Space
    1925-1947English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 8
    Loans, Construction
    1925-1926English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 9
    Names for Hotel, Suggested
    1924English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 10
    Site for Hotel, Suggested
    1924English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 11
    Stock [A]
    1924-1948English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 12
    Stock [B]
    1927-1947English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 13
    Strike
    1938-1939English.
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Series II: Minutes
1924-1945English.
Scope and Contents

This series contains minutes of various meetings.

  • Text box: 2 folder: 14
    Board of Directors Meetings
    1924-1925English.
  • Text box: 2 folder: 15
    Board of Directors Meetings
    1930-1937English.
  • Text box: 2 folder: 16
    Board of Directors Meetings
    1938-1945English.
  • Text box: 2 folder: 17
    Executive Committee Meeting
    1936English.
  • Text box: 2 folder: 18
    Stockholder Meeting
    1930English.
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Series III: Legal Records
1924-1947English.
Scope and Contents

This series contains bylaws, deeds, certificates and correspondence.

  • Text box: 2 folder: 19
    Bylaws
    ca. 1924English.
  • Text box: 2 folder: 20
    Deeds of Lease
    1926-1947English.
  • Text box: 2 folder: 21
    Deeds of Trust
    1926English.
  • Text box: 2 folder: 22
    Incorporation, Certificate of
    1924English.
  • Text box: 2 folder: 23
    Release of Liens
    1926English.
  • Text box: 2 folder: 24
    Stock, Assignment of
    1924-1926English.
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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.

  • Text box: 2 folder: 25
    Account Statements, Burke and Herbert Bank
    1924-1928English.
  • Text box: 2 folder: 26
    Account Statements, First National Bank
    1924-1925English.
  • Text box: 2 folder: 27
    Audit Report
    1946English.
  • Text box: 2 folder: 28
    Checks, Samples of
    1926English.
  • Text box: 2 folder: 29
    Financial Report
    1926English.
  • Text box: 2 folder: 30
    Invoices
    1925English.
  • Text box: 3 folder: 31
    Invoices
    1926English.
  • Text box: 3 folder: 32
    Invoices
    1926-1928English.
  • Text box: 3 folder: 33
    Loan Coupons, Citizens National Bank
    1926English.
  • Text box: 3 folder: 34
    Profit and Loss Statements
    1940-1947English.
  • Text box: 3 folder: 35
    Stock Collection Daily Reports
    1924English.
  • Text box: 3 folder: 36
    Taxes
    1924-1948English.
  • Text box: 3 folder: 37
    Operating Costs - Survey of Cooking and Baking Equipment
    1926English.
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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.

  • Text box: 3 folder: 38
    A.P.W. Paper Co.
    1925English.
  • Text box: 3 folder: 39
    Alexandria Iron Works
    1925-1926English.
  • Text box: 3 folder: 40
    Alexandria Light and Power Co.
    1925English.
  • Text box: 3 folder: 41
    Alexandria Studio
    1925English.
  • Text box: 3 folder: 42
    American Enameled Products Co.
    1925-1926English.
  • Text box: 3 folder: 43
    American Hotels Corp.
    1925English.
  • Text box: 3 folder: 44
    Atlantic Wrecking Co.
    1925English.
  • Text box: 3 folder: 45
    Building Products Sales Co.
    1925-1926English.
  • Text box: 3 folder: 46
    Central Construction and Supply Co.
    1925-1926English.
  • Text box: 3 folder: 47
    Chamberlain Metal Weather Strip Co.
    1925-1926English.
  • Text box: 4 folder: 48
    Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co.
    1925-1926English.
  • Text box: 4 folder: 49
    Day and Zimmerman, Inc.
    1925English.
  • Text box: 4 folder: 50
    Dulin and Martin Co.
    1925English.
  • Text box: 4 folder: 51
    Gilroy and Howard
    1925English.
  • Text box: 4 folder: 52
    Graham and Ogden
    1925English.
  • Text box: 4 folder: 53
    Graves, Isaac S.
    1925-1926English.
  • Text box: 4 folder: 54
    Jamestown Metal Products Inc.
    1925-1926English.
  • Text box: 4 folder: 55
    Knollman Spidel Fireproofing Co.
    1925-1926English.
  • Text box: 4 folder: 56
    Krafft-Murphy Co.
    1925-1926English.
  • Text box: 4 folder: 57
    Livesey, John R.
    1925-1926English.
  • Text box: 4 folder: 58
    Minte, Edward W. Co.
    1925-1926English.
  • Text box: 4 folder: 59
    New York French Range Co.
    1925English.
  • Text box: 4 folder: 60
    Otis Elevator Co.
    1925-1926English.
  • Text box: 4 folder: 61
    Petersilia, A.W. Co.
    1925-1926English.
  • Text box: 4 folder: 62
    Rackle, George and Sons Co.
    1925English.
  • Text box: 4 folder: 63
    Saunders, Joseph H.
    1946English.
  • Text box: 4 folder: 64
    Simpson, Eugene and Bro.
    1946English.
  • Text box: 4 folder: 65
    Standard Plate Glass Co.
    1925-1926English.
  • Text box: 4 folder: 66
    Strauss Co.
    1925-1947English.
  • Text box: 4 folder: 67
    Williamsport Planing Mill Co.
    1925-1926English.
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Series VI: Reports
1925-1941English.
Scope and Contents

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

  • Text box: 4 folder: 68
    Inspection Report
    1941English.
  • Text box: 4 folder: 69
    Test of the Floor Report
    1925English.
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Series VII: Newspaper Clippings
ca. 1924English.
  • Text box: 4 folder: 70
    Newspaper Clippings
    ca. 1924English.
    Scope and Contents

    This series contains a clipping from an unidentified newspaper on the subject of architect Charles C. Hoffman and describes in detail eleven buildings in North Carolina which he designed.

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Series VIII: Flyers
ca. 1960sEnglish.
Scope and Contents

This series contains a flyer for the George Mason Hotel.

  • Text box: 4 folder: 71
    Flyer
    1960sEnglish.
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