Oral Histories in 100 Recollections of McLean and Great Falls, Virginia and Additional Recollections of McLean and Great Falls, Virginia
Title
Oral Histories in 100 Recollections of McLean and Great Falls, Virginia and Additional Recollections of McLean and Great Falls, Virginia
Description
The citations are labeled either 100 or Additional. The description of each person’s biographical interview will include major topics mentioned in the interview.
- Ailene V. Borgus –100 grew up on Ash Grove Farm, attended Odrick’s School and Manassas Industrial School and was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church
- Archie Henry Borgus, Jr. -Additional grew up on Ash Grove Farm, attended Odrick’s School and Armstrong High School [an all-Black school - Armstrong Manual Training School in DC], described what Tyson’s Corner looked like prior to the shopping center being built
- Harold Carter –100 Attended Odrick’s School and Manassas Industrial School described Tyson’s Corner
- Leon C. Gamble – Additional Described discrimination and how parents intervened to get him admitted as only Black student at Longfellow Intermediate
- Robert Hall –100 Cottonwood Street community and the family of Christopher Columbus Hall
- Susie I. Hall –100 Cottonwood Street community, attended Chesterbrook one room schoolhouse, was a member of World War II nurse’s unit
- Gladys Harper – Additional McLean resident
- Sonja Duffin Hurlbutt – Additional Resident of Great Falls and Forestville, Springvale Farm
- Ora Lawson –100 Teacher at Old Cub Run School, lived in Blakely Manor built by developer African America Blakely F. Weaver, described discrimination by businesses in neighborhoods
- Susie Boston Miles – Additional Grew up on a small farm, grandmother had escaped slavery, attended Chesterbrook School and Gunnell’s Chapel - described growing up
- Nancy A. Sampson – Additional – lived in McLean starting 1958 member of Shiloh Baptist Church for over 40 years
- Virese Hall Thornton –100 Described her ancestor Christopher Columbus Hall and the Black community on Cottonwood Street
- Barbara Lee Carter Wilks - 100 Described Barnes Family and Stoney Hill [ today’s Tyson’s Corner], attended Odrick’s School, Louise Archer School, and Luther Jackson High School
- Ailene V. Borgus –100 grew up on Ash Grove Farm, attended Odrick’s School and Manassas Industrial School and was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church
- Archie Henry Borgus, Jr. -Additional grew up on Ash Grove Farm, attended Odrick’s School and Armstrong High School [an all-Black school - Armstrong Manual Training School in DC], described what Tyson’s Corner looked like prior to the shopping center being built
- Harold Carter –100 Attended Odrick’s School and Manassas Industrial School described Tyson’s Corner
- Leon C. Gamble – Additional Described discrimination and how parents intervened to get him admitted as only Black student at Longfellow Intermediate
- Robert Hall –100 Cottonwood Street community and the family of Christopher Columbus Hall
- Susie I. Hall –100 Cottonwood Street community, attended Chesterbrook one room schoolhouse, was a member of World War II nurse’s unit
- Gladys Harper – Additional McLean resident
- Sonja Duffin Hurlbutt – Additional Resident of Great Falls and Forestville, Springvale Farm
- Ora Lawson –100 Teacher at Old Cub Run School, lived in Blakely Manor built by developer African America Blakely F. Weaver, described discrimination by businesses in neighborhoods
- Susie Boston Miles – Additional Grew up on a small farm, grandmother had escaped slavery, attended Chesterbrook School and Gunnell’s Chapel - described growing up
- Nancy A. Sampson – Additional – lived in McLean starting 1958 member of Shiloh Baptist Church for over 40 years
- Virese Hall Thornton –100 Described her ancestor Christopher Columbus Hall and the Black community on Cottonwood Street
- Barbara Lee Carter Wilks - 100 Described Barnes Family and Stoney Hill [ today’s Tyson’s Corner], attended Odrick’s School, Louise Archer School, and Luther Jackson High School
Creator
Carole Herrick
Source
Fairfax County Public Libraries
Collection
Citation
Carole Herrick, “Oral Histories in 100 Recollections of McLean and Great Falls, Virginia and Additional Recollections of McLean and Great Falls, Virginia,” Fairfax County African American History Inventory, accessed October 24, 2026, https://fairfaxaahi.centerformasonslegacies.com/items/show/320.