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Geneva Valentine papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS2340
Abstract This collection contains correspondence, personal writing, publications, legal and financial documents, memoranda, meeting minutes, memorabilia, photographs, scrapbooks, negatives, yearbooks, and company records documenting the activities of businesswoman, realtor, and Washington DC community leader Geneva K. Valentine. These materials date from 1922 to 2008 since they include records of family members and family-run corporations in addition to the records of Mrs. Valentine. The bulk of the...
Dates: circa 1920s to circa 2008; Majority of material found within 1922 - 1987

Property agreements, Washington, DC

 Collection
Identifier: MS2090
Abstract

Collection consists of 48 indentures, or property agreements. These documents date from 1809-35. Most of the documents have the term "indenture" appearing in the first sentence, although they are variously described by city officials in the agreements themselves as deeds, bills of sale, leases, and agreements.

Dates: 1809-1835

Rufus S. Lusk & Son business and personal records

 Collection
Identifier: MS2189
Abstract Founded by Rufus S. Lusk, Sr.(d. 1971), Rufus S. Lusk & Son, Inc. was the leader in the Mid-Atlantic region for providing the most accurate and reliable real estate sales, ownership, and mortgage information. For nearly 70 year, the Rufus S. Lusk & Son company published real estate information products which made a significant contribution to the Washington area community. Within the collection much of the collection is related to the work of Lusk & Son, but there are also...
Dates: 1896-1994; Majority of material found within 1930-1993