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1Title:  The court circles of the republic: or, The beauties and celebrities of the nation; illustrating life and society under eighteen presidents; describing the social features of the successive administrations from Washington to Grant    
 Creator:  Ellet, E. F. (Elizabeth Fries), 1818-1877 
 Mack, R.E.Mrs
 Publication:  Hartford publishing co. [etc., etc.], Hartford, Conn,1870, c1869. 
 Call #:  F14ZJE E45C 
 Extent:  586 p. : illus. ; 22 cm. 
 Subjects:  Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs
 
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2Title:  Social life in the early republic    
 Creator:  Wharton, Anne Hollingsworth, 1845-1928 
 Publication:  J.B. Lippincott company, Philadelphia & London,1902. 
 Notes:  Includes index. 
 Call #:  F14J W55 
 Extent:  346 p. : illus., plates ; 22 cm. 
 Subjects:  Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs
 
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3Title:  Life in Washington: and life here and there    
 Creator:  Windle, Mary Jane, 1825- 
 Publication:  J. P. Lippincott, Philadelphia,1859 [c1858] 
 Call #:  F14JE W7 
 Extent:  384 p. 18 cm. 
 Subjects:  Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs
 
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4Title:  Some reminiscences of Mrs. John M. Binckley of early days in Washington    
 Parent:  Columbia Historical Society. Rec. Columbia Hist. Soc. Wash. D.C. Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Washington, D.C. Washington : The Society, 1928. 24 cm. v. 29-30, p. 343-353    
 Creator:  Binckley, Mary Louise Michel. 
 Larner, John B. (John Bell), 1858-1931
 Publication:   
 Notes:  Presented to the Society, March 15, 1927, by John B. Larner. 
 Call #:  F14B C726 v.29 -30 
 Extent:   
 Subjects:  Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs
 
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5Title:  The first forty years of Washington society: portrayed by the family letters of Mrs. Samuel Harrison Smith (Margaret Bayard) from the collection of her grandson, J. Henley Smith    
 Creator:  Smith, Margaret (Bayard), 1778-1844 
 Hunt, Gaillard, 1862-1924
 Publication:  Scribner, New York,1906. 
 Call #:  F14JE S95 
 Extent:  xii, 424 p. illus. 22 cm. 
 Subjects:  Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs
 
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6Title:  Etiquette of social life in Washington    
 Creator:  Dahlgren, Madeleine Vinton, 1825-1898 
 Publication:  J.B. Lippincott, Philadelphia,1881, c1873. 
 Notes:  LA1233-003 James A. Garfield bookplate "Mrs. Garfield with compliments of Mrs. Dahlgren" 
 Call #:  LA1233-003 
 Extent:  77 p. : music ; 18 cm. 
 Subjects:  Etiquette | Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs
 
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7Title:  Social usages at Washington    
 Creator:  Hall, Florence Marion Howe, 1845-1922 
 Publication:  Harper & brothers, New York, London,1906. 
 Call #:  BJ1858 H176 
 Extent:  x, [1] p., 1 l., 165, [1] p. 18 cm. 
 Subjects:  Etiquette -- Washington (D.C.) | Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs
 
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8Title:  The diary of Elbridge Gerry, jr    
 Creator:  Gerry, Elbridge, 1791-1883 
 Bowers, Claude Gernade, 1879-1958
 Publication:  Brentano's, New York,[c1927] 
 Notes:  Includes an account of a journey on horseback from Massachusetts to Washington. The latter part of the diary treats of the social life of Washington during the Madison administration. 
 Call #:  E165 G379 
 Extent:  xxv, 27-222 p. front. (facsim.) pl., ports. 21 cm. 
 Subjects:  United States -- Description and travel | Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs
 
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9Title:  White House gossip: from Andrew Johnson to Calvin Coolidge    
 Creator:  Colman, Edna M. (Edna Mary) 
 Publication:  Doubleday, Page & Company, Garden City, N.Y,1927. 
 Notes:  "First edition." 
 Call #:  E176.1 C716 
 Extent:  vii p., 1 Á., 431 p. front., plates, ports. 25 cm. 
 Subjects:  Presidents -- United States -- Biography | Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs
 
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10Title:  I would live it again: memories of a vivid life    
 Creator:  Foraker, Mrs. Julia Bundy 1847-1933. 
 Publication:  Harper & brothers, New York and London,1932. 
 Notes:  "First edition." 
 Call #:  E664 F692F7 
 Extent:  ix, 351 p. front., pl., ports. 23 cm. 
 Subjects:  Foraker, Joseph Benson, -- 1846-1917 | Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs
 
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11Title:  My studio window: sktches of the pageant of Washington life    
 Creator:  Andrews, Marietta Minnigerode, 1869-1931 
 Publication:  Dutton, New York,[c1928] 
 Notes:  "The following pages, further 'Memoirs of a poor relation', are a record of observations, impressions and contacts during thirty-two years of life in a central location in Washington."-Author's foreword. 
 Call #:  F14ZH A568 
 Extent:  xix, 450 p. : incl. plates, ports., facsims. front. ; 21 cm. 
 Subjects:  Washington (D.C.) -- Biography | Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs
 
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12Title:  The Washington sketch book: a society souvenir    
 Creator:  Hinman, Ida. 
 Publication:  Hartman & Cadick, printers, Washington, D.C,1895. 
 Notes:  Includes Supplement, 96 p. at end. 
 Call #:  F14ZH H663 
 Extent:  112, 96 p. illus. 28 cm. 
 Subjects:  Washington (D.C.) -- Biography | Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs
 
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13Title:  Presidents and pies: life in Washington 1897-1919    
 Creator:  Anderson, Isabel, 1876-1948 
 Publication:  Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, New York,1920. 
 Notes:  Reprinted in part from the National magazine. 
 Call #:  F14ZJE A546 
 Extent:  xiv p., 1 Á., 290 p., 1 Á. front., plates. 21 cm. 
 Subjects:  World War, 1914-1918 -- Washington (D.C.) | Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs
 
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14Title:  A belle of the fifties: memoirs of Mrs. Clay of Alabama, covering social and political life in Washington and the South, 1853-66    
 Creator:  Clay-Clopton, Virginia, 1825-1915 
 Sterling, Ada, d. 1939
 Publication:  Doubleday, Page & Company, New York,1904. 
 Call #:  F15JE C622 1904 
 Extent:  xxii, 386 p. 24 port. (part col.; incl. col. front.) 24 cm. 
 Subjects:  Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate
 
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15Title:  A belle of the fifties: memoirs of Mrs. Clay of Alabama, covering social and political life in Washington and the South, 1853-66    
 Creator:  Clay-Clopton, Virginia, 1825-1915 
 Sterling, Ada, d. 1939
 Publication:  Doubleday, Page & Co, New York,1905 [c1904] 
 Call #:  F15JE C622 1905 
 Extent:  xxii, 386 p. ports. 24 cm. 
 Subjects:  Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate
 
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16Title:  The District of Columbia fire fighters' project: a case study in occupational folklife    
 Creator:  McCarl, Robert. 
 Publication:  Smithsonian Institution Press, For sale by Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O, Washington, D.C,1985. 
 Notes:  Bibliography: p. 222-241. 
 Call #:  GT5960 F523W32 
 Extent:  241 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. 
 Subjects:  Fire fighters -- Washington (D.C.) -- Folklore | Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs
 
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17Title:  The court circles of the republic, or, The beauties and celebrities of the nation: illustrating life and society under eighteen presidents, describing the social features of the successive administrations from Washington to Grant    
 Creator:  Ellet, E. F. (Elizabeth Fries), 1818-1877 
 Mack, R. E.Mrs
 Publication:  Hartford Pub. Co, Hartford, Conn,1869. 
 Call #:  F14ZJE E45 
 Extent:  586 p., [15] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm. 
 Subjects:  Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs | Washington (D.C.) -- Public life
 
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18Title:  Memoirs and letters of Dolly Madison: wife of James Madison, president of the United States    
 Creator:  Madison, Dolley, 1768-1849 
 Cutts, Lucia Beverly, 1851-
 Publication:  Houghton, Mifflin and company, Boston, New York,1886. 
 Call #:  E342.1 M18 
 Extent:  210 p. 18 cm. 
 Subjects:  Madison, Dolley, -- 1768-1849 | Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs
 
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19Title:  Our capital on the Potomac    
 Creator:  Nicolay, Helen, 1866-1954 
 Publication:  The Century Co, New York, London,[c1924] 
 Call #:  F14D N64 
 Extent:  x, 545 p. front., plates, map, plan. 24 cm. 
 Subjects:  Washington (D.C.) -- History | Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs
 
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20Title:  Colonel William Winston Seaton and his mayoralty    
 Parent:  Rec. Columbia Hist. Soc. Wash. D. C. Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Washington, D.C. Washington: The Society, 1928. 24 cm. v. 29-30, p. 1-102. pl. I-III (incl. ports.)    
 Creator:  Clark, Allen C. (Allen Culling), 1858-1943 
 Publication:   
 Notes:  Read before the Society, January 15, 1925 and February 16, 1926. 
 Call #:  F14B C726 v.29 -30 
 Extent:   
 Subjects:  Seaton, William Winston, -- 1785-1866 | Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs
 
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