Ruth Preston Rose is an historian specializing in Northern Virginia. She is the author of several articles and books, co-authored with Nan Netherton, on Virginia. She has been President of the Arlington Historical Society and President and member of the Board of Directors of Northern Virginia Association for History.  She has also served as a docent at the National Archives, Arlington House, Robert E. Lee Boyhood Home and Ball-Sellers House. She holds a Master of Arts from George Mason University and makes her home in Arlington, Virginia. 

The collection contains individual issues of local history newsletters, such as the Fireside Sentinel and Alexandria Chronicle; clippings; and many books on the history of Northern Virginia. Total volume of the Ruth Preston Rose Collection is .66 cubic feet (1 linear foot). 

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