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Researchers must complete the Washington Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. According to the policies of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, certain records in the archives may only be available for research 30 years after creation or file date. The library reserves the right to restrict access to items for preservation purposes.","This collection has been divided into 8 series. The first two series contain administrative and subject files that overlap through the terms of multiple Superintendents or Resident Directors. The next six series are in chronological order by service and are named for the corresponding man. Photographs and oversize material are filed at the end of the collection.","List of Series:\nSeries 1. Administrative Files\nSeries 2. Subject Files\nSeries 3. Harrison H. Dodge \nSeries 4. Charles C. Wall\nSeries 5. Harrison Symmes\nSeries 6. John A. Castellani\nSeries 7. John E. Harbour\nSeries 8. Neil W. Horstman","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","The position of Superintendent of Mount Vernon, also called \"Secretary\" in the earlier years of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, was created in 1860 when Colonel Upton Herbert was hired. A veteran of the Mexican War, Herbert was recommended by John Augustine Washington III as being especially suited to assisting the MVLA. Mr. Herbert and Sarah Tracy, Secretary to Ann Pamela Cunningham, were largely responsible for the care and maintenance of Mount Vernon during the Civil War when the Regent and most Vice Regents were unable to travel to the estate. When hiring a new Superintendent, J. McHenry Hollingsworth in 1872, the Council explained the responsibilities of the Superintendent more thoroughly saying he \"should act as general manager of the estate; that one of the most important features in the general instructions to be given him shall be, that he shall at all times consider the dignity and comfort of the Regent; that he shall always bear in mind the deep obligations of the Association to her; and that he has been appointed for the purpose of relieving her of the very arduous duties that are so oppressive to her; that he shall keep the accounts of expenditures and receipts, which are to be at all times open to the inspection of the Regent, Vice Regents, and Advisory Committee, with whom, in all matters of perplexity, he shall consult, and be guided by their decisions.\" His salary was to be $1500 per year.","After discovering decay in the foundations of the Mansion in 1885, the Vice Regents suspected negligence on the part of Hollingsworth. The Vice Regent from Georgia, Mrs. Eve questioned, \"Would it be too much to say that the first and greatest duty of the Superintendent is the preservation of the Mansion?\" The Council went on to pass a resolution stating that the duty of the Superintendent is to examine all parts of the Mansion and report defects to the Regent, and concluded that he should \"not at any time be ignorant of the state of the mansion.\" Harrison H. Dodge was hired later that year and remains the longest serving Superintendent (or equivalent) of Mount Vernon at 52 years. Mr. Dodge's priority was cleaning, restoring, and preserving the house and grounds. He was also particularly interested in fire safety, advocating for the installation of electricity in the Mansion to prevent any accidents from candlelight or kerosene lamps.","After Dodge's death in 1937, his assistant Charles C. Wall became the new Superintendent and later changed the position's title to Resident Director. Wall described the Superintendent's job in a book he coauthored with Gerald W. Johnson entitled Mount Vernon: The Story of a Shrine, saying the position required someone \"not exactly a farmer, yet a man acquainted with soils, seasons, and the proper handling of growing plants.\" He went on to say the director should have traits of a theatrical producer, an accountant, an antiquarian, a historian, and an ambassador, with some knowledge of engineering, carpentry, masonry, and domestic service. Wall also spent almost his entire career at Mount Vernon, retiring in 1976 after 43 years of employment at Mount Vernon. He is credited with impeccable hospitality of numerous VIP guests, overseeing major building and restoration projects, such as the reconstruction of the Greenhouse, and guiding the Estate through the years of World War II and other periods when visitation was down. He wrote extensively on George Washington and Mount Vernon, including several publications as well as internal reports and essays.","The next two decades saw four different but distinguished Directors who all brought their own gifts and talents to the position. Harrison Symmes replaced Charles Wall as Resident Director in January 1977. A World War II veteran, Symmes had also served as an Ambassador to Jordan and as President of Windham College in Vermont. Although he resigned in 1979 after only 2 ½ years in the position, he was credited by his Assistant Director, John A. Castellani, as someone who \"opened the doors to a new era of reevaluation, exploration, and change.\" Mr. Castellani succeeded Symmes as Resident Director and stayed in that role until 1984. His focus was largely on fundraising as he successfully guided Mount Vernon through a Capital Campaign effort to build a new administration and research facility on the grounds, the Ann Pamela Cunningham Building. John E. Harbour served in the position from 1984 to 1987 after several previous directorships at historic sites and museums. Harbour worked to improve research access to historic collections and update interpretation of museum exhibits. He helped implement a reorganization plan at Mount Vernon, creating a Research Department and expanding the roles of other departments including Education, Curatorial, Library, and Development. Harbour also wrote the \"Report on the Recommended Improvements to the Museum, Museum Annex and Outbuildings\" in 1986. Several major accomplishments marked the tenure of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director from 1987 to 1994, including the Historic Structures Report, the first stages of the Pioneer Farm project, and the Piscataway Park Expansion.","The Superintendents and Resident Directors have continuously lived on the grounds at Mount Vernon. Harrison Dodge stayed on the second floor of the Office Dependency (now called the Servant's Hall), with his office on the ground floor. His family lived at their home in Georgetown and he often went home on the weekends. When the Administration Building (now the Frances P. Bolton Building) was constructed, he moved into quarters on the ground floor along with his assistant, James Young. A new residence was built in 1936 for Charles Cecil Wall after he had assumed the role of Assistant Superintendent, to accommodate him and his family. This house has remained the residence for each succeeding Resident Director or President, CEO, and has undergone multiple upgrades and renovations.","Digital copies of some items from this folder are available - DA_000207\n(17 pages from the folder: Equipment - Electrical, 1922-1935 concerning the updates done to the Mansion's electricity and a central versus isolated plant)","Items from this folder are available digitally - DA_000224\n(3 black and white photographs showing the installation of lights and equipment for the Sound and Light Show, 1975-1977)","This item is available digitally - DA_000263","Items available digitally - DA_000213\n(Letter from Buzz Aldrin thanking the MVLA for hosting a nice VIP visit for the Soviet cosmonauts, 1970; news clipping concerning the cosmonauts tour of the US)","Digital copies of 3 letters from this folder are available - DA_000204\n(3 letters concerning the replacement of the lights in the Mansion with electric lighting, 1916; Also, the visit of Thomas Edison to Mount Vernon to inspect the wiring and installation)","Monthly reports for June, July, and September 1916 are available digitally - DA_000206","Digital copies of this file are available - DA_000200","This collection was arranged following the organization in which the material was found. Previous re-foldering and alphabetical arrangement in filing cabinets had been done by former library staff to a large portion of the collection. All original folder titles were kept, although the meaning of some descriptors may be lost to the current audience – for example the sequence of \"P.R.\" folder titles in Series 4, Charles Wall's papers.","- Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports 1885-1976\n- Papers of James Rees\n- Financial Records of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Papers of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Publications of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Audio Visual Collection","This collection combines the papers and files of each Superintendent or Resident Director listed under \"Creators,\" as well as their office staff, assistants, and other Mount Vernon personnel. The bulk of this collection consists of correspondence to and from each Superintendent or Resident Director. Other types of material include reports, essays, memos, publications, clippings, official forms, logs or diaries of events, calendars, schedules, photographs, and ephemera. Subject matter includes a wide variety of topics and concerns for operating and maintaining an historic house. The Resident Directors oversaw almost all major projects and events around Mount Vernon such as building and grounds maintenance, restoration, fundraising, collection of historic artifacts, visitor engagement, and administrative functions. Dodge and Wall were both well known for their involvement in even the smallest details of the operation of Mount Vernon and this is reflected in the volume and scope of their files. Later Resident Directors began keeping chronological files which are also a great resource for understanding projects from specific years and periods of Mount Vernon's history. Both Charles Wall and John Castellani were employees of Mount Vernon before they were appointed Resident Director, and their files include material from previous job assignments. The majority of material reflects Charles Wall's tenure as Resident Director, the 1930s to 1970s, however, there is a substantial amount from the other directors as well. Several folders may extend into the term of James (Jim) Rees who served as Resident Director (later President) of Mount Vernon from 1994 to 2012. \nMost of the letters written by Superintendent Harrison Dodge were laminated or adhered to a tissue or paper backing, and bound together into a multiple volume set. These bound volumes, along with the original work diaries kept by Dodge, have been combined into a separate collection, the Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports. A finding aid for this collection is also available.","Includes items from his research on furnishing the greenhouse slave quarters.","Pen and ink drawing to show proposed drainage tunnels that were dug after a landslide in 1903. The tunnels were to prevent future erosion and landslides.","Letter from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to the Regent, Alice Richards, May 1, 1936. Mrs. Roosevelt confirms she will visit Mount Vernon for tea and handwrites a message about the President's attendance at the bottom.","1933 document titled \"How to See Mount Vernon in one day.\"","Letter from President Dwight Eisenhower to Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director, thanking him for his recent visit to Mount Vernon. June 23, 1958.","These photographs were removed from folders within the collection for preservation purposes. Removal slips have been placed in their exact location within the folder to mark their withdrawal. Folder titles in this section correspond to the files with withdrawn photographs.","6 color Polaroid photos of the emptying of the CO2 tanks in front of the Mansion.","5 small color photographs of gardens adhered to a page and labeled \"Views of the Mount Vernon Garden Replica, American Museum in Britain by Mrs. Labouisse, May 1968.\"","2 color snapshot photographs – 1 shows the author (?) feeding a bird","Black and white photograph of the Mount Vernon Board of Visitors, 1939. Image is labeled on the reverse.","Color photographs showing different views of the estate and Mansion rooms, ca. 1984","Black and white photographs of Rosemont, Ann Pamela Cunningham's home, a portrait of Cunningham, and her grave.","Two slides and two transparencies of images from the Garden Book","Black and white photograph of a with wrought iron bench. The letter \"C\" has been written at the center bottom of the image.","Black and white photograph of the well house with a woman inside by the well, circa 1895. Reverse side says that it was taken by photographer Francis B. Johnston.","3 black and white photographs taken in September 1925 of the historic home of Menokin, Virginia","Black and white photographs of the view from Mount Vernon and the Maryland shore, ca. 1960s.","Small black and white or sepia photograph showing the memorial tablet placed at Pohick Church, undated","Group of black and white photographs all stamped \"International News Photo\" on the reverse, showing people touring the Mansion and grounds of Mount Vernon. Many of the tourists are military personnel in uniform, 1940-1944.","Small black and white photograph of people in costume for the Fourth of July at Mount Vernon","Color photographs showing trees cut for lumber and the making of shingles, 1973","Black and white photograph of MVLA Regent, Mrs. Guy with other ceremony participants, laying the wreath on the slave memorial, 1983","3 black and white photographs of the Sound and Light construction, taken by Robert Fisher, October 1975","Black and white and color prints, as well as negatives and transparencies, of the Texas Gate, the Texas Gate plaques, and its \"historic bricks\" given in honor of donor support.","3 color 8 x 10 photos showing a memorial tree planting by Ambassador Brewster at Washington Old Hall in Newcastle, UK. Also, 1 color slide showing a man at Mount Vernon beside the tree seedling, 1977-1978","3 black and white 8 x 10 photographs taken during President Kennedy's party for the President of Pakistan at Mount Vernon, 1961","Small black and white photograph of two men, one guest and one guard, in front of Washington's tomb. Writing beneath the image reads \"Col. William G. Edens and Guard at Washington's tomb, Mount Vernon, VA., May 1936.\"","3 small black and white photographs of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, 1956 – subject referred to in letter","Black and white print with two photographs – one image shows painters working on the exterior of the Mansion, the other image shows a newly painted Mansion exterior.","One black and white photo and three black and white postcards showing the exterior of Mount Vernon. The postcards have a caption commemorating GW's Bicentennial, 1932.","15 different sized black and white photograph prints from various dates and events. Subjects include visitors and employees around Mount Vernon estate, and a ceremony at Ann Pamela Cunningham's tomb. These photographs were all included in a folder of Walter Densmore's papers.","Black and white photographic print showing a group of people standing in front of the Little Hatchet Tavern (now the Mount Vernon Inn) with sign and bus in the background. The assitant to the resident director, Walter Densmore, is seen second from left. Stamp on reverse reads \"Photographed by the official photographer Memphis City Beautiful Commission.\" 1955.","Black and white photographic print of the President of Ireland's visit to Mount Vernon, March 18, 1959. Standing on the east lawn with Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director.","Black and white photographic print of the dedication ceremony for a marker or memorial for Ann Pamela Cunningham at the site of Rosemont plantation in Laurens County, South Carolina. Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director appears second to the left. August 15, 1959","Black and white portrait photographs (3) of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director","2 black and white photographs showing Vice Regents and attendees at the Vaughan Party, May 1989","These photographs were loose in a box and were not part of, or removed from, another folder in the collection.","Pen and ink drawing of the proposed tunnels for prevention of landslides","Color photograph print reproduction with some hand coloring. Matted with the seal of the State of Virginia, signed by the governor and photographer Frank Dementi, \"To Mr. Charles C. Wall, From the People of Virginia\"","Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association","Memphis (Tenn.). 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The Vice Regent from Georgia, Mrs. Eve questioned, \"Would it be too much to say that the first and greatest duty of the Superintendent is the preservation of the Mansion?\" The Council went on to pass a resolution stating that the duty of the Superintendent is to examine all parts of the Mansion and report defects to the Regent, and concluded that he should \"not at any time be ignorant of the state of the mansion.\" Harrison H. Dodge was hired later that year and remains the longest serving Superintendent (or equivalent) of Mount Vernon at 52 years. Mr. Dodge's priority was cleaning, restoring, and preserving the house and grounds. He was also particularly interested in fire safety, advocating for the installation of electricity in the Mansion to prevent any accidents from candlelight or kerosene lamps.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter Dodge's death in 1937, his assistant Charles C. Wall became the new Superintendent and later changed the position's title to Resident Director. Wall described the Superintendent's job in a book he coauthored with Gerald W. Johnson entitled Mount Vernon: The Story of a Shrine, saying the position required someone \"not exactly a farmer, yet a man acquainted with soils, seasons, and the proper handling of growing plants.\" He went on to say the director should have traits of a theatrical producer, an accountant, an antiquarian, a historian, and an ambassador, with some knowledge of engineering, carpentry, masonry, and domestic service. Wall also spent almost his entire career at Mount Vernon, retiring in 1976 after 43 years of employment at Mount Vernon. He is credited with impeccable hospitality of numerous VIP guests, overseeing major building and restoration projects, such as the reconstruction of the Greenhouse, and guiding the Estate through the years of World War II and other periods when visitation was down. He wrote extensively on George Washington and Mount Vernon, including several publications as well as internal reports and essays.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe next two decades saw four different but distinguished Directors who all brought their own gifts and talents to the position. Harrison Symmes replaced Charles Wall as Resident Director in January 1977. A World War II veteran, Symmes had also served as an Ambassador to Jordan and as President of Windham College in Vermont. Although he resigned in 1979 after only 2 ½ years in the position, he was credited by his Assistant Director, John A. Castellani, as someone who \"opened the doors to a new era of reevaluation, exploration, and change.\" Mr. Castellani succeeded Symmes as Resident Director and stayed in that role until 1984. His focus was largely on fundraising as he successfully guided Mount Vernon through a Capital Campaign effort to build a new administration and research facility on the grounds, the Ann Pamela Cunningham Building. John E. Harbour served in the position from 1984 to 1987 after several previous directorships at historic sites and museums. Harbour worked to improve research access to historic collections and update interpretation of museum exhibits. He helped implement a reorganization plan at Mount Vernon, creating a Research Department and expanding the roles of other departments including Education, Curatorial, Library, and Development. Harbour also wrote the \"Report on the Recommended Improvements to the Museum, Museum Annex and Outbuildings\" in 1986. Several major accomplishments marked the tenure of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director from 1987 to 1994, including the Historic Structures Report, the first stages of the Pioneer Farm project, and the Piscataway Park Expansion.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Superintendents and Resident Directors have continuously lived on the grounds at Mount Vernon. Harrison Dodge stayed on the second floor of the Office Dependency (now called the Servant's Hall), with his office on the ground floor. His family lived at their home in Georgetown and he often went home on the weekends. When the Administration Building (now the Frances P. Bolton Building) was constructed, he moved into quarters on the ground floor along with his assistant, James Young. A new residence was built in 1936 for Charles Cecil Wall after he had assumed the role of Assistant Superintendent, to accommodate him and his family. This house has remained the residence for each succeeding Resident Director or President, CEO, and has undergone multiple upgrades and renovations.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["The position of Superintendent of Mount Vernon, also called \"Secretary\" in the earlier years of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, was created in 1860 when Colonel Upton Herbert was hired. A veteran of the Mexican War, Herbert was recommended by John Augustine Washington III as being especially suited to assisting the MVLA. Mr. Herbert and Sarah Tracy, Secretary to Ann Pamela Cunningham, were largely responsible for the care and maintenance of Mount Vernon during the Civil War when the Regent and most Vice Regents were unable to travel to the estate. When hiring a new Superintendent, J. McHenry Hollingsworth in 1872, the Council explained the responsibilities of the Superintendent more thoroughly saying he \"should act as general manager of the estate; that one of the most important features in the general instructions to be given him shall be, that he shall at all times consider the dignity and comfort of the Regent; that he shall always bear in mind the deep obligations of the Association to her; and that he has been appointed for the purpose of relieving her of the very arduous duties that are so oppressive to her; that he shall keep the accounts of expenditures and receipts, which are to be at all times open to the inspection of the Regent, Vice Regents, and Advisory Committee, with whom, in all matters of perplexity, he shall consult, and be guided by their decisions.\" His salary was to be $1500 per year.","After discovering decay in the foundations of the Mansion in 1885, the Vice Regents suspected negligence on the part of Hollingsworth. The Vice Regent from Georgia, Mrs. Eve questioned, \"Would it be too much to say that the first and greatest duty of the Superintendent is the preservation of the Mansion?\" The Council went on to pass a resolution stating that the duty of the Superintendent is to examine all parts of the Mansion and report defects to the Regent, and concluded that he should \"not at any time be ignorant of the state of the mansion.\" Harrison H. Dodge was hired later that year and remains the longest serving Superintendent (or equivalent) of Mount Vernon at 52 years. Mr. Dodge's priority was cleaning, restoring, and preserving the house and grounds. He was also particularly interested in fire safety, advocating for the installation of electricity in the Mansion to prevent any accidents from candlelight or kerosene lamps.","After Dodge's death in 1937, his assistant Charles C. Wall became the new Superintendent and later changed the position's title to Resident Director. Wall described the Superintendent's job in a book he coauthored with Gerald W. Johnson entitled Mount Vernon: The Story of a Shrine, saying the position required someone \"not exactly a farmer, yet a man acquainted with soils, seasons, and the proper handling of growing plants.\" He went on to say the director should have traits of a theatrical producer, an accountant, an antiquarian, a historian, and an ambassador, with some knowledge of engineering, carpentry, masonry, and domestic service. Wall also spent almost his entire career at Mount Vernon, retiring in 1976 after 43 years of employment at Mount Vernon. He is credited with impeccable hospitality of numerous VIP guests, overseeing major building and restoration projects, such as the reconstruction of the Greenhouse, and guiding the Estate through the years of World War II and other periods when visitation was down. He wrote extensively on George Washington and Mount Vernon, including several publications as well as internal reports and essays.","The next two decades saw four different but distinguished Directors who all brought their own gifts and talents to the position. Harrison Symmes replaced Charles Wall as Resident Director in January 1977. A World War II veteran, Symmes had also served as an Ambassador to Jordan and as President of Windham College in Vermont. Although he resigned in 1979 after only 2 ½ years in the position, he was credited by his Assistant Director, John A. Castellani, as someone who \"opened the doors to a new era of reevaluation, exploration, and change.\" Mr. Castellani succeeded Symmes as Resident Director and stayed in that role until 1984. His focus was largely on fundraising as he successfully guided Mount Vernon through a Capital Campaign effort to build a new administration and research facility on the grounds, the Ann Pamela Cunningham Building. John E. Harbour served in the position from 1984 to 1987 after several previous directorships at historic sites and museums. Harbour worked to improve research access to historic collections and update interpretation of museum exhibits. He helped implement a reorganization plan at Mount Vernon, creating a Research Department and expanding the roles of other departments including Education, Curatorial, Library, and Development. Harbour also wrote the \"Report on the Recommended Improvements to the Museum, Museum Annex and Outbuildings\" in 1986. Several major accomplishments marked the tenure of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director from 1987 to 1994, including the Historic Structures Report, the first stages of the Pioneer Farm project, and the Piscataway Park Expansion.","The Superintendents and Resident Directors have continuously lived on the grounds at Mount Vernon. Harrison Dodge stayed on the second floor of the Office Dependency (now called the Servant's Hall), with his office on the ground floor. His family lived at their home in Georgetown and he often went home on the weekends. When the Administration Building (now the Frances P. Bolton Building) was constructed, he moved into quarters on the ground floor along with his assistant, James Young. A new residence was built in 1936 for Charles Cecil Wall after he had assumed the role of Assistant Superintendent, to accommodate him and his family. This house has remained the residence for each succeeding Resident Director or President, CEO, and has undergone multiple upgrades and renovations."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eDigital copies of some items from this folder are available - DA_000207\n(17 pages from the folder: Equipment - Electrical, 1922-1935 concerning the updates done to the Mansion's electricity and a central versus isolated plant)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItems from this folder are available digitally - DA_000224\n(3 black and white photographs showing the installation of lights and equipment for the Sound and Light Show, 1975-1977)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis item is available digitally - DA_000263\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItems available digitally - DA_000213\n(Letter from Buzz Aldrin thanking the MVLA for hosting a nice VIP visit for the Soviet cosmonauts, 1970; news clipping concerning the cosmonauts tour of the US)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDigital copies of 3 letters from this folder are available - DA_000204\n(3 letters concerning the replacement of the lights in the Mansion with electric lighting, 1916; Also, the visit of Thomas Edison to Mount Vernon to inspect the wiring and installation)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMonthly reports for June, July, and September 1916 are available digitally - DA_000206\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDigital copies of this file are available - DA_000200\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["General","General","General","General","General","General","General"],"odd_tesim":["Digital copies of some items from this folder are available - DA_000207\n(17 pages from the folder: Equipment - Electrical, 1922-1935 concerning the updates done to the Mansion's electricity and a central versus isolated plant)","Items from this folder are available digitally - DA_000224\n(3 black and white photographs showing the installation of lights and equipment for the Sound and Light Show, 1975-1977)","This item is available digitally - DA_000263","Items available digitally - DA_000213\n(Letter from Buzz Aldrin thanking the MVLA for hosting a nice VIP visit for the Soviet cosmonauts, 1970; news clipping concerning the cosmonauts tour of the US)","Digital copies of 3 letters from this folder are available - DA_000204\n(3 letters concerning the replacement of the lights in the Mansion with electric lighting, 1916; Also, the visit of Thomas Edison to Mount Vernon to inspect the wiring and installation)","Monthly reports for June, July, and September 1916 are available digitally - DA_000206","Digital copies of this file are available - DA_000200"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Name and date of item], The Papers of the Superintendent and Resident Director, [Series, Folder], Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, Fred W. 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All original folder titles were kept, although the meaning of some descriptors may be lost to the current audience – for example the sequence of \"P.R.\" folder titles in Series 4, Charles Wall's papers.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["This collection was arranged following the organization in which the material was found. Previous re-foldering and alphabetical arrangement in filing cabinets had been done by former library staff to a large portion of the collection. All original folder titles were kept, although the meaning of some descriptors may be lost to the current audience – for example the sequence of \"P.R.\" folder titles in Series 4, Charles Wall's papers."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e- Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports 1885-1976\n- Papers of James Rees\n- Financial Records of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Papers of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Publications of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Audio Visual Collection\u003c/p\u003e  "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["- Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports 1885-1976\n- Papers of James Rees\n- Financial Records of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Papers of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Publications of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Audio Visual Collection"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection combines the papers and files of each Superintendent or Resident Director listed under \"Creators,\" as well as their office staff, assistants, and other Mount Vernon personnel. The bulk of this collection consists of correspondence to and from each Superintendent or Resident Director. Other types of material include reports, essays, memos, publications, clippings, official forms, logs or diaries of events, calendars, schedules, photographs, and ephemera. Subject matter includes a wide variety of topics and concerns for operating and maintaining an historic house. The Resident Directors oversaw almost all major projects and events around Mount Vernon such as building and grounds maintenance, restoration, fundraising, collection of historic artifacts, visitor engagement, and administrative functions. Dodge and Wall were both well known for their involvement in even the smallest details of the operation of Mount Vernon and this is reflected in the volume and scope of their files. Later Resident Directors began keeping chronological files which are also a great resource for understanding projects from specific years and periods of Mount Vernon's history. Both Charles Wall and John Castellani were employees of Mount Vernon before they were appointed Resident Director, and their files include material from previous job assignments. The majority of material reflects Charles Wall's tenure as Resident Director, the 1930s to 1970s, however, there is a substantial amount from the other directors as well. Several folders may extend into the term of James (Jim) Rees who served as Resident Director (later President) of Mount Vernon from 1994 to 2012. \nMost of the letters written by Superintendent Harrison Dodge were laminated or adhered to a tissue or paper backing, and bound together into a multiple volume set. These bound volumes, along with the original work diaries kept by Dodge, have been combined into a separate collection, the Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports. A finding aid for this collection is also available.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes items from his research on furnishing the greenhouse slave quarters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePen and ink drawing to show proposed drainage tunnels that were dug after a landslide in 1903. The tunnels were to prevent future erosion and landslides.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to the Regent, Alice Richards, May 1, 1936. Mrs. Roosevelt confirms she will visit Mount Vernon for tea and handwrites a message about the President's attendance at the bottom.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1933 document titled \"How to See Mount Vernon in one day.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from President Dwight Eisenhower to Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director, thanking him for his recent visit to Mount Vernon. June 23, 1958.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese photographs were removed from folders within the collection for preservation purposes. Removal slips have been placed in their exact location within the folder to mark their withdrawal. Folder titles in this section correspond to the files with withdrawn photographs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 color Polaroid photos of the emptying of the CO2 tanks in front of the Mansion.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 small color photographs of gardens adhered to a page and labeled \"Views of the Mount Vernon Garden Replica, American Museum in Britain by Mrs. Labouisse, May 1968.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 color snapshot photographs – 1 shows the author (?) feeding a bird\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photograph of the Mount Vernon Board of Visitors, 1939. Image is labeled on the reverse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eColor photographs showing different views of the estate and Mansion rooms, ca. 1984\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photographs of Rosemont, Ann Pamela Cunningham's home, a portrait of Cunningham, and her grave.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo slides and two transparencies of images from the Garden Book\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photograph of a with wrought iron bench. The letter \"C\" has been written at the center bottom of the image.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photograph of the well house with a woman inside by the well, circa 1895. Reverse side says that it was taken by photographer Francis B. Johnston.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 black and white photographs taken in September 1925 of the historic home of Menokin, Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photographs of the view from Mount Vernon and the Maryland shore, ca. 1960s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSmall black and white or sepia photograph showing the memorial tablet placed at Pohick Church, undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGroup of black and white photographs all stamped \"International News Photo\" on the reverse, showing people touring the Mansion and grounds of Mount Vernon. Many of the tourists are military personnel in uniform, 1940-1944.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSmall black and white photograph of people in costume for the Fourth of July at Mount Vernon\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eColor photographs showing trees cut for lumber and the making of shingles, 1973\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photograph of MVLA Regent, Mrs. Guy with other ceremony participants, laying the wreath on the slave memorial, 1983\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 black and white photographs of the Sound and Light construction, taken by Robert Fisher, October 1975\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white and color prints, as well as negatives and transparencies, of the Texas Gate, the Texas Gate plaques, and its \"historic bricks\" given in honor of donor support.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 color 8 x 10 photos showing a memorial tree planting by Ambassador Brewster at Washington Old Hall in Newcastle, UK. Also, 1 color slide showing a man at Mount Vernon beside the tree seedling, 1977-1978\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 black and white 8 x 10 photographs taken during President Kennedy's party for the President of Pakistan at Mount Vernon, 1961\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSmall black and white photograph of two men, one guest and one guard, in front of Washington's tomb. Writing beneath the image reads \"Col. William G. Edens and Guard at Washington's tomb, Mount Vernon, VA., May 1936.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 small black and white photographs of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, 1956 – subject referred to in letter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white print with two photographs – one image shows painters working on the exterior of the Mansion, the other image shows a newly painted Mansion exterior.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne black and white photo and three black and white postcards showing the exterior of Mount Vernon. The postcards have a caption commemorating GW's Bicentennial, 1932.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e15 different sized black and white photograph prints from various dates and events. Subjects include visitors and employees around Mount Vernon estate, and a ceremony at Ann Pamela Cunningham's tomb. These photographs were all included in a folder of Walter Densmore's papers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photographic print showing a group of people standing in front of the Little Hatchet Tavern (now the Mount Vernon Inn) with sign and bus in the background. The assitant to the resident director, Walter Densmore, is seen second from left. Stamp on reverse reads \"Photographed by the official photographer Memphis City Beautiful Commission.\" 1955.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photographic print of the President of Ireland's visit to Mount Vernon, March 18, 1959. Standing on the east lawn with Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photographic print of the dedication ceremony for a marker or memorial for Ann Pamela Cunningham at the site of Rosemont plantation in Laurens County, South Carolina. Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director appears second to the left. August 15, 1959\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white portrait photographs (3) of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 black and white photographs showing Vice Regents and attendees at the Vaughan Party, May 1989\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese photographs were loose in a box and were not part of, or removed from, another folder in the collection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePen and ink drawing of the proposed tunnels for prevention of landslides\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eColor photograph print reproduction with some hand coloring. Matted with the seal of the State of Virginia, signed by the governor and photographer Frank Dementi, \"To Mr. Charles C. 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The bulk of this collection consists of correspondence to and from each Superintendent or Resident Director. Other types of material include reports, essays, memos, publications, clippings, official forms, logs or diaries of events, calendars, schedules, photographs, and ephemera. Subject matter includes a wide variety of topics and concerns for operating and maintaining an historic house. The Resident Directors oversaw almost all major projects and events around Mount Vernon such as building and grounds maintenance, restoration, fundraising, collection of historic artifacts, visitor engagement, and administrative functions. Dodge and Wall were both well known for their involvement in even the smallest details of the operation of Mount Vernon and this is reflected in the volume and scope of their files. Later Resident Directors began keeping chronological files which are also a great resource for understanding projects from specific years and periods of Mount Vernon's history. Both Charles Wall and John Castellani were employees of Mount Vernon before they were appointed Resident Director, and their files include material from previous job assignments. The majority of material reflects Charles Wall's tenure as Resident Director, the 1930s to 1970s, however, there is a substantial amount from the other directors as well. Several folders may extend into the term of James (Jim) Rees who served as Resident Director (later President) of Mount Vernon from 1994 to 2012. \nMost of the letters written by Superintendent Harrison Dodge were laminated or adhered to a tissue or paper backing, and bound together into a multiple volume set. These bound volumes, along with the original work diaries kept by Dodge, have been combined into a separate collection, the Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports. A finding aid for this collection is also available.","Includes items from his research on furnishing the greenhouse slave quarters.","Pen and ink drawing to show proposed drainage tunnels that were dug after a landslide in 1903. The tunnels were to prevent future erosion and landslides.","Letter from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to the Regent, Alice Richards, May 1, 1936. Mrs. Roosevelt confirms she will visit Mount Vernon for tea and handwrites a message about the President's attendance at the bottom.","1933 document titled \"How to See Mount Vernon in one day.\"","Letter from President Dwight Eisenhower to Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director, thanking him for his recent visit to Mount Vernon. June 23, 1958.","These photographs were removed from folders within the collection for preservation purposes. Removal slips have been placed in their exact location within the folder to mark their withdrawal. Folder titles in this section correspond to the files with withdrawn photographs.","6 color Polaroid photos of the emptying of the CO2 tanks in front of the Mansion.","5 small color photographs of gardens adhered to a page and labeled \"Views of the Mount Vernon Garden Replica, American Museum in Britain by Mrs. Labouisse, May 1968.\"","2 color snapshot photographs – 1 shows the author (?) feeding a bird","Black and white photograph of the Mount Vernon Board of Visitors, 1939. Image is labeled on the reverse.","Color photographs showing different views of the estate and Mansion rooms, ca. 1984","Black and white photographs of Rosemont, Ann Pamela Cunningham's home, a portrait of Cunningham, and her grave.","Two slides and two transparencies of images from the Garden Book","Black and white photograph of a with wrought iron bench. The letter \"C\" has been written at the center bottom of the image.","Black and white photograph of the well house with a woman inside by the well, circa 1895. Reverse side says that it was taken by photographer Francis B. Johnston.","3 black and white photographs taken in September 1925 of the historic home of Menokin, Virginia","Black and white photographs of the view from Mount Vernon and the Maryland shore, ca. 1960s.","Small black and white or sepia photograph showing the memorial tablet placed at Pohick Church, undated","Group of black and white photographs all stamped \"International News Photo\" on the reverse, showing people touring the Mansion and grounds of Mount Vernon. Many of the tourists are military personnel in uniform, 1940-1944.","Small black and white photograph of people in costume for the Fourth of July at Mount Vernon","Color photographs showing trees cut for lumber and the making of shingles, 1973","Black and white photograph of MVLA Regent, Mrs. Guy with other ceremony participants, laying the wreath on the slave memorial, 1983","3 black and white photographs of the Sound and Light construction, taken by Robert Fisher, October 1975","Black and white and color prints, as well as negatives and transparencies, of the Texas Gate, the Texas Gate plaques, and its \"historic bricks\" given in honor of donor support.","3 color 8 x 10 photos showing a memorial tree planting by Ambassador Brewster at Washington Old Hall in Newcastle, UK. Also, 1 color slide showing a man at Mount Vernon beside the tree seedling, 1977-1978","3 black and white 8 x 10 photographs taken during President Kennedy's party for the President of Pakistan at Mount Vernon, 1961","Small black and white photograph of two men, one guest and one guard, in front of Washington's tomb. Writing beneath the image reads \"Col. William G. Edens and Guard at Washington's tomb, Mount Vernon, VA., May 1936.\"","3 small black and white photographs of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, 1956 – subject referred to in letter","Black and white print with two photographs – one image shows painters working on the exterior of the Mansion, the other image shows a newly painted Mansion exterior.","One black and white photo and three black and white postcards showing the exterior of Mount Vernon. The postcards have a caption commemorating GW's Bicentennial, 1932.","15 different sized black and white photograph prints from various dates and events. Subjects include visitors and employees around Mount Vernon estate, and a ceremony at Ann Pamela Cunningham's tomb. These photographs were all included in a folder of Walter Densmore's papers.","Black and white photographic print showing a group of people standing in front of the Little Hatchet Tavern (now the Mount Vernon Inn) with sign and bus in the background. The assitant to the resident director, Walter Densmore, is seen second from left. Stamp on reverse reads \"Photographed by the official photographer Memphis City Beautiful Commission.\" 1955.","Black and white photographic print of the President of Ireland's visit to Mount Vernon, March 18, 1959. Standing on the east lawn with Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director.","Black and white photographic print of the dedication ceremony for a marker or memorial for Ann Pamela Cunningham at the site of Rosemont plantation in Laurens County, South Carolina. Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director appears second to the left. August 15, 1959","Black and white portrait photographs (3) of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director","2 black and white photographs showing Vice Regents and attendees at the Vaughan Party, May 1989","These photographs were loose in a box and were not part of, or removed from, another folder in the collection.","Pen and ink drawing of the proposed tunnels for prevention of landslides","Color photograph print reproduction with some hand coloring. Matted with the seal of the State of Virginia, signed by the governor and photographer Frank Dementi, \"To Mr. Charles C. Wall, From the People of Virginia\""],"corpname_ssim":["Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association","Memphis (Tenn.). 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Researchers must complete the Washington Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. According to the policies of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, certain records in the archives may only be available for research 30 years after creation or file date. The library reserves the right to restrict access to items for preservation purposes.","This collection has been divided into 8 series. The first two series contain administrative and subject files that overlap through the terms of multiple Superintendents or Resident Directors. The next six series are in chronological order by service and are named for the corresponding man. Photographs and oversize material are filed at the end of the collection.","List of Series:\nSeries 1. Administrative Files\nSeries 2. Subject Files\nSeries 3. Harrison H. Dodge \nSeries 4. Charles C. Wall\nSeries 5. Harrison Symmes\nSeries 6. John A. Castellani\nSeries 7. John E. Harbour\nSeries 8. Neil W. Horstman","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","The position of Superintendent of Mount Vernon, also called \"Secretary\" in the earlier years of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, was created in 1860 when Colonel Upton Herbert was hired. A veteran of the Mexican War, Herbert was recommended by John Augustine Washington III as being especially suited to assisting the MVLA. Mr. Herbert and Sarah Tracy, Secretary to Ann Pamela Cunningham, were largely responsible for the care and maintenance of Mount Vernon during the Civil War when the Regent and most Vice Regents were unable to travel to the estate. When hiring a new Superintendent, J. McHenry Hollingsworth in 1872, the Council explained the responsibilities of the Superintendent more thoroughly saying he \"should act as general manager of the estate; that one of the most important features in the general instructions to be given him shall be, that he shall at all times consider the dignity and comfort of the Regent; that he shall always bear in mind the deep obligations of the Association to her; and that he has been appointed for the purpose of relieving her of the very arduous duties that are so oppressive to her; that he shall keep the accounts of expenditures and receipts, which are to be at all times open to the inspection of the Regent, Vice Regents, and Advisory Committee, with whom, in all matters of perplexity, he shall consult, and be guided by their decisions.\" His salary was to be $1500 per year.","After discovering decay in the foundations of the Mansion in 1885, the Vice Regents suspected negligence on the part of Hollingsworth. The Vice Regent from Georgia, Mrs. Eve questioned, \"Would it be too much to say that the first and greatest duty of the Superintendent is the preservation of the Mansion?\" The Council went on to pass a resolution stating that the duty of the Superintendent is to examine all parts of the Mansion and report defects to the Regent, and concluded that he should \"not at any time be ignorant of the state of the mansion.\" Harrison H. Dodge was hired later that year and remains the longest serving Superintendent (or equivalent) of Mount Vernon at 52 years. Mr. Dodge's priority was cleaning, restoring, and preserving the house and grounds. He was also particularly interested in fire safety, advocating for the installation of electricity in the Mansion to prevent any accidents from candlelight or kerosene lamps.","After Dodge's death in 1937, his assistant Charles C. Wall became the new Superintendent and later changed the position's title to Resident Director. Wall described the Superintendent's job in a book he coauthored with Gerald W. Johnson entitled Mount Vernon: The Story of a Shrine, saying the position required someone \"not exactly a farmer, yet a man acquainted with soils, seasons, and the proper handling of growing plants.\" He went on to say the director should have traits of a theatrical producer, an accountant, an antiquarian, a historian, and an ambassador, with some knowledge of engineering, carpentry, masonry, and domestic service. Wall also spent almost his entire career at Mount Vernon, retiring in 1976 after 43 years of employment at Mount Vernon. He is credited with impeccable hospitality of numerous VIP guests, overseeing major building and restoration projects, such as the reconstruction of the Greenhouse, and guiding the Estate through the years of World War II and other periods when visitation was down. He wrote extensively on George Washington and Mount Vernon, including several publications as well as internal reports and essays.","The next two decades saw four different but distinguished Directors who all brought their own gifts and talents to the position. Harrison Symmes replaced Charles Wall as Resident Director in January 1977. A World War II veteran, Symmes had also served as an Ambassador to Jordan and as President of Windham College in Vermont. Although he resigned in 1979 after only 2 ½ years in the position, he was credited by his Assistant Director, John A. Castellani, as someone who \"opened the doors to a new era of reevaluation, exploration, and change.\" Mr. Castellani succeeded Symmes as Resident Director and stayed in that role until 1984. His focus was largely on fundraising as he successfully guided Mount Vernon through a Capital Campaign effort to build a new administration and research facility on the grounds, the Ann Pamela Cunningham Building. John E. Harbour served in the position from 1984 to 1987 after several previous directorships at historic sites and museums. Harbour worked to improve research access to historic collections and update interpretation of museum exhibits. He helped implement a reorganization plan at Mount Vernon, creating a Research Department and expanding the roles of other departments including Education, Curatorial, Library, and Development. Harbour also wrote the \"Report on the Recommended Improvements to the Museum, Museum Annex and Outbuildings\" in 1986. Several major accomplishments marked the tenure of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director from 1987 to 1994, including the Historic Structures Report, the first stages of the Pioneer Farm project, and the Piscataway Park Expansion.","The Superintendents and Resident Directors have continuously lived on the grounds at Mount Vernon. Harrison Dodge stayed on the second floor of the Office Dependency (now called the Servant's Hall), with his office on the ground floor. His family lived at their home in Georgetown and he often went home on the weekends. When the Administration Building (now the Frances P. Bolton Building) was constructed, he moved into quarters on the ground floor along with his assistant, James Young. A new residence was built in 1936 for Charles Cecil Wall after he had assumed the role of Assistant Superintendent, to accommodate him and his family. This house has remained the residence for each succeeding Resident Director or President, CEO, and has undergone multiple upgrades and renovations.","Digital copies of some items from this folder are available - DA_000207\n(17 pages from the folder: Equipment - Electrical, 1922-1935 concerning the updates done to the Mansion's electricity and a central versus isolated plant)","Items from this folder are available digitally - DA_000224\n(3 black and white photographs showing the installation of lights and equipment for the Sound and Light Show, 1975-1977)","This item is available digitally - DA_000263","Items available digitally - DA_000213\n(Letter from Buzz Aldrin thanking the MVLA for hosting a nice VIP visit for the Soviet cosmonauts, 1970; news clipping concerning the cosmonauts tour of the US)","Digital copies of 3 letters from this folder are available - DA_000204\n(3 letters concerning the replacement of the lights in the Mansion with electric lighting, 1916; Also, the visit of Thomas Edison to Mount Vernon to inspect the wiring and installation)","Monthly reports for June, July, and September 1916 are available digitally - DA_000206","Digital copies of this file are available - DA_000200","This collection was arranged following the organization in which the material was found. Previous re-foldering and alphabetical arrangement in filing cabinets had been done by former library staff to a large portion of the collection. All original folder titles were kept, although the meaning of some descriptors may be lost to the current audience – for example the sequence of \"P.R.\" folder titles in Series 4, Charles Wall's papers.","- Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports 1885-1976\n- Papers of James Rees\n- Financial Records of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Papers of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Publications of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Audio Visual Collection","This collection combines the papers and files of each Superintendent or Resident Director listed under \"Creators,\" as well as their office staff, assistants, and other Mount Vernon personnel. The bulk of this collection consists of correspondence to and from each Superintendent or Resident Director. Other types of material include reports, essays, memos, publications, clippings, official forms, logs or diaries of events, calendars, schedules, photographs, and ephemera. Subject matter includes a wide variety of topics and concerns for operating and maintaining an historic house. The Resident Directors oversaw almost all major projects and events around Mount Vernon such as building and grounds maintenance, restoration, fundraising, collection of historic artifacts, visitor engagement, and administrative functions. Dodge and Wall were both well known for their involvement in even the smallest details of the operation of Mount Vernon and this is reflected in the volume and scope of their files. Later Resident Directors began keeping chronological files which are also a great resource for understanding projects from specific years and periods of Mount Vernon's history. Both Charles Wall and John Castellani were employees of Mount Vernon before they were appointed Resident Director, and their files include material from previous job assignments. The majority of material reflects Charles Wall's tenure as Resident Director, the 1930s to 1970s, however, there is a substantial amount from the other directors as well. Several folders may extend into the term of James (Jim) Rees who served as Resident Director (later President) of Mount Vernon from 1994 to 2012. \nMost of the letters written by Superintendent Harrison Dodge were laminated or adhered to a tissue or paper backing, and bound together into a multiple volume set. These bound volumes, along with the original work diaries kept by Dodge, have been combined into a separate collection, the Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports. A finding aid for this collection is also available.","Includes items from his research on furnishing the greenhouse slave quarters.","Pen and ink drawing to show proposed drainage tunnels that were dug after a landslide in 1903. The tunnels were to prevent future erosion and landslides.","Letter from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to the Regent, Alice Richards, May 1, 1936. Mrs. Roosevelt confirms she will visit Mount Vernon for tea and handwrites a message about the President's attendance at the bottom.","1933 document titled \"How to See Mount Vernon in one day.\"","Letter from President Dwight Eisenhower to Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director, thanking him for his recent visit to Mount Vernon. June 23, 1958.","These photographs were removed from folders within the collection for preservation purposes. Removal slips have been placed in their exact location within the folder to mark their withdrawal. Folder titles in this section correspond to the files with withdrawn photographs.","6 color Polaroid photos of the emptying of the CO2 tanks in front of the Mansion.","5 small color photographs of gardens adhered to a page and labeled \"Views of the Mount Vernon Garden Replica, American Museum in Britain by Mrs. Labouisse, May 1968.\"","2 color snapshot photographs – 1 shows the author (?) feeding a bird","Black and white photograph of the Mount Vernon Board of Visitors, 1939. Image is labeled on the reverse.","Color photographs showing different views of the estate and Mansion rooms, ca. 1984","Black and white photographs of Rosemont, Ann Pamela Cunningham's home, a portrait of Cunningham, and her grave.","Two slides and two transparencies of images from the Garden Book","Black and white photograph of a with wrought iron bench. The letter \"C\" has been written at the center bottom of the image.","Black and white photograph of the well house with a woman inside by the well, circa 1895. Reverse side says that it was taken by photographer Francis B. Johnston.","3 black and white photographs taken in September 1925 of the historic home of Menokin, Virginia","Black and white photographs of the view from Mount Vernon and the Maryland shore, ca. 1960s.","Small black and white or sepia photograph showing the memorial tablet placed at Pohick Church, undated","Group of black and white photographs all stamped \"International News Photo\" on the reverse, showing people touring the Mansion and grounds of Mount Vernon. Many of the tourists are military personnel in uniform, 1940-1944.","Small black and white photograph of people in costume for the Fourth of July at Mount Vernon","Color photographs showing trees cut for lumber and the making of shingles, 1973","Black and white photograph of MVLA Regent, Mrs. Guy with other ceremony participants, laying the wreath on the slave memorial, 1983","3 black and white photographs of the Sound and Light construction, taken by Robert Fisher, October 1975","Black and white and color prints, as well as negatives and transparencies, of the Texas Gate, the Texas Gate plaques, and its \"historic bricks\" given in honor of donor support.","3 color 8 x 10 photos showing a memorial tree planting by Ambassador Brewster at Washington Old Hall in Newcastle, UK. Also, 1 color slide showing a man at Mount Vernon beside the tree seedling, 1977-1978","3 black and white 8 x 10 photographs taken during President Kennedy's party for the President of Pakistan at Mount Vernon, 1961","Small black and white photograph of two men, one guest and one guard, in front of Washington's tomb. Writing beneath the image reads \"Col. William G. Edens and Guard at Washington's tomb, Mount Vernon, VA., May 1936.\"","3 small black and white photographs of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, 1956 – subject referred to in letter","Black and white print with two photographs – one image shows painters working on the exterior of the Mansion, the other image shows a newly painted Mansion exterior.","One black and white photo and three black and white postcards showing the exterior of Mount Vernon. The postcards have a caption commemorating GW's Bicentennial, 1932.","15 different sized black and white photograph prints from various dates and events. Subjects include visitors and employees around Mount Vernon estate, and a ceremony at Ann Pamela Cunningham's tomb. These photographs were all included in a folder of Walter Densmore's papers.","Black and white photographic print showing a group of people standing in front of the Little Hatchet Tavern (now the Mount Vernon Inn) with sign and bus in the background. The assitant to the resident director, Walter Densmore, is seen second from left. Stamp on reverse reads \"Photographed by the official photographer Memphis City Beautiful Commission.\" 1955.","Black and white photographic print of the President of Ireland's visit to Mount Vernon, March 18, 1959. Standing on the east lawn with Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director.","Black and white photographic print of the dedication ceremony for a marker or memorial for Ann Pamela Cunningham at the site of Rosemont plantation in Laurens County, South Carolina. Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director appears second to the left. August 15, 1959","Black and white portrait photographs (3) of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director","2 black and white photographs showing Vice Regents and attendees at the Vaughan Party, May 1989","These photographs were loose in a box and were not part of, or removed from, another folder in the collection.","Pen and ink drawing of the proposed tunnels for prevention of landslides","Color photograph print reproduction with some hand coloring. Matted with the seal of the State of Virginia, signed by the governor and photographer Frank Dementi, \"To Mr. Charles C. Wall, From the People of Virginia\"","Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association","Memphis (Tenn.). 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McHenry Hollingsworth in 1872, the Council explained the responsibilities of the Superintendent more thoroughly saying he \"should act as general manager of the estate; that one of the most important features in the general instructions to be given him shall be, that he shall at all times consider the dignity and comfort of the Regent; that he shall always bear in mind the deep obligations of the Association to her; and that he has been appointed for the purpose of relieving her of the very arduous duties that are so oppressive to her; that he shall keep the accounts of expenditures and receipts, which are to be at all times open to the inspection of the Regent, Vice Regents, and Advisory Committee, with whom, in all matters of perplexity, he shall consult, and be guided by their decisions.\" His salary was to be $1500 per year. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter discovering decay in the foundations of the Mansion in 1885, the Vice Regents suspected negligence on the part of Hollingsworth. The Vice Regent from Georgia, Mrs. Eve questioned, \"Would it be too much to say that the first and greatest duty of the Superintendent is the preservation of the Mansion?\" The Council went on to pass a resolution stating that the duty of the Superintendent is to examine all parts of the Mansion and report defects to the Regent, and concluded that he should \"not at any time be ignorant of the state of the mansion.\" Harrison H. Dodge was hired later that year and remains the longest serving Superintendent (or equivalent) of Mount Vernon at 52 years. Mr. Dodge's priority was cleaning, restoring, and preserving the house and grounds. He was also particularly interested in fire safety, advocating for the installation of electricity in the Mansion to prevent any accidents from candlelight or kerosene lamps.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter Dodge's death in 1937, his assistant Charles C. Wall became the new Superintendent and later changed the position's title to Resident Director. Wall described the Superintendent's job in a book he coauthored with Gerald W. Johnson entitled Mount Vernon: The Story of a Shrine, saying the position required someone \"not exactly a farmer, yet a man acquainted with soils, seasons, and the proper handling of growing plants.\" He went on to say the director should have traits of a theatrical producer, an accountant, an antiquarian, a historian, and an ambassador, with some knowledge of engineering, carpentry, masonry, and domestic service. Wall also spent almost his entire career at Mount Vernon, retiring in 1976 after 43 years of employment at Mount Vernon. He is credited with impeccable hospitality of numerous VIP guests, overseeing major building and restoration projects, such as the reconstruction of the Greenhouse, and guiding the Estate through the years of World War II and other periods when visitation was down. He wrote extensively on George Washington and Mount Vernon, including several publications as well as internal reports and essays.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe next two decades saw four different but distinguished Directors who all brought their own gifts and talents to the position. Harrison Symmes replaced Charles Wall as Resident Director in January 1977. A World War II veteran, Symmes had also served as an Ambassador to Jordan and as President of Windham College in Vermont. Although he resigned in 1979 after only 2 ½ years in the position, he was credited by his Assistant Director, John A. Castellani, as someone who \"opened the doors to a new era of reevaluation, exploration, and change.\" Mr. Castellani succeeded Symmes as Resident Director and stayed in that role until 1984. His focus was largely on fundraising as he successfully guided Mount Vernon through a Capital Campaign effort to build a new administration and research facility on the grounds, the Ann Pamela Cunningham Building. John E. Harbour served in the position from 1984 to 1987 after several previous directorships at historic sites and museums. Harbour worked to improve research access to historic collections and update interpretation of museum exhibits. He helped implement a reorganization plan at Mount Vernon, creating a Research Department and expanding the roles of other departments including Education, Curatorial, Library, and Development. Harbour also wrote the \"Report on the Recommended Improvements to the Museum, Museum Annex and Outbuildings\" in 1986. Several major accomplishments marked the tenure of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director from 1987 to 1994, including the Historic Structures Report, the first stages of the Pioneer Farm project, and the Piscataway Park Expansion.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Superintendents and Resident Directors have continuously lived on the grounds at Mount Vernon. Harrison Dodge stayed on the second floor of the Office Dependency (now called the Servant's Hall), with his office on the ground floor. His family lived at their home in Georgetown and he often went home on the weekends. When the Administration Building (now the Frances P. Bolton Building) was constructed, he moved into quarters on the ground floor along with his assistant, James Young. A new residence was built in 1936 for Charles Cecil Wall after he had assumed the role of Assistant Superintendent, to accommodate him and his family. This house has remained the residence for each succeeding Resident Director or President, CEO, and has undergone multiple upgrades and renovations.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["The position of Superintendent of Mount Vernon, also called \"Secretary\" in the earlier years of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, was created in 1860 when Colonel Upton Herbert was hired. A veteran of the Mexican War, Herbert was recommended by John Augustine Washington III as being especially suited to assisting the MVLA. Mr. Herbert and Sarah Tracy, Secretary to Ann Pamela Cunningham, were largely responsible for the care and maintenance of Mount Vernon during the Civil War when the Regent and most Vice Regents were unable to travel to the estate. When hiring a new Superintendent, J. McHenry Hollingsworth in 1872, the Council explained the responsibilities of the Superintendent more thoroughly saying he \"should act as general manager of the estate; that one of the most important features in the general instructions to be given him shall be, that he shall at all times consider the dignity and comfort of the Regent; that he shall always bear in mind the deep obligations of the Association to her; and that he has been appointed for the purpose of relieving her of the very arduous duties that are so oppressive to her; that he shall keep the accounts of expenditures and receipts, which are to be at all times open to the inspection of the Regent, Vice Regents, and Advisory Committee, with whom, in all matters of perplexity, he shall consult, and be guided by their decisions.\" His salary was to be $1500 per year.","After discovering decay in the foundations of the Mansion in 1885, the Vice Regents suspected negligence on the part of Hollingsworth. The Vice Regent from Georgia, Mrs. Eve questioned, \"Would it be too much to say that the first and greatest duty of the Superintendent is the preservation of the Mansion?\" The Council went on to pass a resolution stating that the duty of the Superintendent is to examine all parts of the Mansion and report defects to the Regent, and concluded that he should \"not at any time be ignorant of the state of the mansion.\" Harrison H. Dodge was hired later that year and remains the longest serving Superintendent (or equivalent) of Mount Vernon at 52 years. Mr. Dodge's priority was cleaning, restoring, and preserving the house and grounds. He was also particularly interested in fire safety, advocating for the installation of electricity in the Mansion to prevent any accidents from candlelight or kerosene lamps.","After Dodge's death in 1937, his assistant Charles C. Wall became the new Superintendent and later changed the position's title to Resident Director. Wall described the Superintendent's job in a book he coauthored with Gerald W. Johnson entitled Mount Vernon: The Story of a Shrine, saying the position required someone \"not exactly a farmer, yet a man acquainted with soils, seasons, and the proper handling of growing plants.\" He went on to say the director should have traits of a theatrical producer, an accountant, an antiquarian, a historian, and an ambassador, with some knowledge of engineering, carpentry, masonry, and domestic service. Wall also spent almost his entire career at Mount Vernon, retiring in 1976 after 43 years of employment at Mount Vernon. He is credited with impeccable hospitality of numerous VIP guests, overseeing major building and restoration projects, such as the reconstruction of the Greenhouse, and guiding the Estate through the years of World War II and other periods when visitation was down. He wrote extensively on George Washington and Mount Vernon, including several publications as well as internal reports and essays.","The next two decades saw four different but distinguished Directors who all brought their own gifts and talents to the position. Harrison Symmes replaced Charles Wall as Resident Director in January 1977. A World War II veteran, Symmes had also served as an Ambassador to Jordan and as President of Windham College in Vermont. Although he resigned in 1979 after only 2 ½ years in the position, he was credited by his Assistant Director, John A. Castellani, as someone who \"opened the doors to a new era of reevaluation, exploration, and change.\" Mr. Castellani succeeded Symmes as Resident Director and stayed in that role until 1984. His focus was largely on fundraising as he successfully guided Mount Vernon through a Capital Campaign effort to build a new administration and research facility on the grounds, the Ann Pamela Cunningham Building. John E. Harbour served in the position from 1984 to 1987 after several previous directorships at historic sites and museums. Harbour worked to improve research access to historic collections and update interpretation of museum exhibits. He helped implement a reorganization plan at Mount Vernon, creating a Research Department and expanding the roles of other departments including Education, Curatorial, Library, and Development. Harbour also wrote the \"Report on the Recommended Improvements to the Museum, Museum Annex and Outbuildings\" in 1986. Several major accomplishments marked the tenure of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director from 1987 to 1994, including the Historic Structures Report, the first stages of the Pioneer Farm project, and the Piscataway Park Expansion.","The Superintendents and Resident Directors have continuously lived on the grounds at Mount Vernon. Harrison Dodge stayed on the second floor of the Office Dependency (now called the Servant's Hall), with his office on the ground floor. His family lived at their home in Georgetown and he often went home on the weekends. When the Administration Building (now the Frances P. Bolton Building) was constructed, he moved into quarters on the ground floor along with his assistant, James Young. A new residence was built in 1936 for Charles Cecil Wall after he had assumed the role of Assistant Superintendent, to accommodate him and his family. This house has remained the residence for each succeeding Resident Director or President, CEO, and has undergone multiple upgrades and renovations."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eDigital copies of some items from this folder are available - DA_000207\n(17 pages from the folder: Equipment - Electrical, 1922-1935 concerning the updates done to the Mansion's electricity and a central versus isolated plant)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItems from this folder are available digitally - DA_000224\n(3 black and white photographs showing the installation of lights and equipment for the Sound and Light Show, 1975-1977)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis item is available digitally - DA_000263\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItems available digitally - DA_000213\n(Letter from Buzz Aldrin thanking the MVLA for hosting a nice VIP visit for the Soviet cosmonauts, 1970; news clipping concerning the cosmonauts tour of the US)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDigital copies of 3 letters from this folder are available - DA_000204\n(3 letters concerning the replacement of the lights in the Mansion with electric lighting, 1916; Also, the visit of Thomas Edison to Mount Vernon to inspect the wiring and installation)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMonthly reports for June, July, and September 1916 are available digitally - DA_000206\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDigital copies of this file are available - DA_000200\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["General","General","General","General","General","General","General"],"odd_tesim":["Digital copies of some items from this folder are available - DA_000207\n(17 pages from the folder: Equipment - Electrical, 1922-1935 concerning the updates done to the Mansion's electricity and a central versus isolated plant)","Items from this folder are available digitally - DA_000224\n(3 black and white photographs showing the installation of lights and equipment for the Sound and Light Show, 1975-1977)","This item is available digitally - DA_000263","Items available digitally - DA_000213\n(Letter from Buzz Aldrin thanking the MVLA for hosting a nice VIP visit for the Soviet cosmonauts, 1970; news clipping concerning the cosmonauts tour of the US)","Digital copies of 3 letters from this folder are available - DA_000204\n(3 letters concerning the replacement of the lights in the Mansion with electric lighting, 1916; Also, the visit of Thomas Edison to Mount Vernon to inspect the wiring and installation)","Monthly reports for June, July, and September 1916 are available digitally - DA_000206","Digital copies of this file are available - DA_000200"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Name and date of item], The Papers of the Superintendent and Resident Director, [Series, Folder], Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington [hereafter Washington Library], Mount Vernon, Virginia. \nSee the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["[Name and date of item], The Papers of the Superintendent and Resident Director, [Series, Folder], Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington [hereafter Washington Library], Mount Vernon, Virginia. \nSee the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection was arranged following the organization in which the material was found. Previous re-foldering and alphabetical arrangement in filing cabinets had been done by former library staff to a large portion of the collection. All original folder titles were kept, although the meaning of some descriptors may be lost to the current audience – for example the sequence of \"P.R.\" folder titles in Series 4, Charles Wall's papers.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["This collection was arranged following the organization in which the material was found. Previous re-foldering and alphabetical arrangement in filing cabinets had been done by former library staff to a large portion of the collection. All original folder titles were kept, although the meaning of some descriptors may be lost to the current audience – for example the sequence of \"P.R.\" folder titles in Series 4, Charles Wall's papers."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e- Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports 1885-1976\n- Papers of James Rees\n- Financial Records of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Papers of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Publications of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Audio Visual Collection\u003c/p\u003e  "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["- Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports 1885-1976\n- Papers of James Rees\n- Financial Records of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Papers of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Publications of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Audio Visual Collection"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection combines the papers and files of each Superintendent or Resident Director listed under \"Creators,\" as well as their office staff, assistants, and other Mount Vernon personnel. The bulk of this collection consists of correspondence to and from each Superintendent or Resident Director. Other types of material include reports, essays, memos, publications, clippings, official forms, logs or diaries of events, calendars, schedules, photographs, and ephemera. Subject matter includes a wide variety of topics and concerns for operating and maintaining an historic house. The Resident Directors oversaw almost all major projects and events around Mount Vernon such as building and grounds maintenance, restoration, fundraising, collection of historic artifacts, visitor engagement, and administrative functions. Dodge and Wall were both well known for their involvement in even the smallest details of the operation of Mount Vernon and this is reflected in the volume and scope of their files. Later Resident Directors began keeping chronological files which are also a great resource for understanding projects from specific years and periods of Mount Vernon's history. Both Charles Wall and John Castellani were employees of Mount Vernon before they were appointed Resident Director, and their files include material from previous job assignments. The majority of material reflects Charles Wall's tenure as Resident Director, the 1930s to 1970s, however, there is a substantial amount from the other directors as well. Several folders may extend into the term of James (Jim) Rees who served as Resident Director (later President) of Mount Vernon from 1994 to 2012. \nMost of the letters written by Superintendent Harrison Dodge were laminated or adhered to a tissue or paper backing, and bound together into a multiple volume set. These bound volumes, along with the original work diaries kept by Dodge, have been combined into a separate collection, the Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports. A finding aid for this collection is also available.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes items from his research on furnishing the greenhouse slave quarters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePen and ink drawing to show proposed drainage tunnels that were dug after a landslide in 1903. The tunnels were to prevent future erosion and landslides.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to the Regent, Alice Richards, May 1, 1936. Mrs. Roosevelt confirms she will visit Mount Vernon for tea and handwrites a message about the President's attendance at the bottom.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1933 document titled \"How to See Mount Vernon in one day.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from President Dwight Eisenhower to Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director, thanking him for his recent visit to Mount Vernon. June 23, 1958.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese photographs were removed from folders within the collection for preservation purposes. Removal slips have been placed in their exact location within the folder to mark their withdrawal. Folder titles in this section correspond to the files with withdrawn photographs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 color Polaroid photos of the emptying of the CO2 tanks in front of the Mansion.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 small color photographs of gardens adhered to a page and labeled \"Views of the Mount Vernon Garden Replica, American Museum in Britain by Mrs. Labouisse, May 1968.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 color snapshot photographs – 1 shows the author (?) feeding a bird\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photograph of the Mount Vernon Board of Visitors, 1939. Image is labeled on the reverse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eColor photographs showing different views of the estate and Mansion rooms, ca. 1984\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photographs of Rosemont, Ann Pamela Cunningham's home, a portrait of Cunningham, and her grave.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo slides and two transparencies of images from the Garden Book\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photograph of a with wrought iron bench. The letter \"C\" has been written at the center bottom of the image.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photograph of the well house with a woman inside by the well, circa 1895. Reverse side says that it was taken by photographer Francis B. Johnston.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 black and white photographs taken in September 1925 of the historic home of Menokin, Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photographs of the view from Mount Vernon and the Maryland shore, ca. 1960s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSmall black and white or sepia photograph showing the memorial tablet placed at Pohick Church, undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGroup of black and white photographs all stamped \"International News Photo\" on the reverse, showing people touring the Mansion and grounds of Mount Vernon. Many of the tourists are military personnel in uniform, 1940-1944.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSmall black and white photograph of people in costume for the Fourth of July at Mount Vernon\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eColor photographs showing trees cut for lumber and the making of shingles, 1973\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photograph of MVLA Regent, Mrs. Guy with other ceremony participants, laying the wreath on the slave memorial, 1983\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 black and white photographs of the Sound and Light construction, taken by Robert Fisher, October 1975\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white and color prints, as well as negatives and transparencies, of the Texas Gate, the Texas Gate plaques, and its \"historic bricks\" given in honor of donor support.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 color 8 x 10 photos showing a memorial tree planting by Ambassador Brewster at Washington Old Hall in Newcastle, UK. Also, 1 color slide showing a man at Mount Vernon beside the tree seedling, 1977-1978\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 black and white 8 x 10 photographs taken during President Kennedy's party for the President of Pakistan at Mount Vernon, 1961\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSmall black and white photograph of two men, one guest and one guard, in front of Washington's tomb. Writing beneath the image reads \"Col. William G. Edens and Guard at Washington's tomb, Mount Vernon, VA., May 1936.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 small black and white photographs of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, 1956 – subject referred to in letter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white print with two photographs – one image shows painters working on the exterior of the Mansion, the other image shows a newly painted Mansion exterior.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne black and white photo and three black and white postcards showing the exterior of Mount Vernon. The postcards have a caption commemorating GW's Bicentennial, 1932.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e15 different sized black and white photograph prints from various dates and events. Subjects include visitors and employees around Mount Vernon estate, and a ceremony at Ann Pamela Cunningham's tomb. These photographs were all included in a folder of Walter Densmore's papers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photographic print showing a group of people standing in front of the Little Hatchet Tavern (now the Mount Vernon Inn) with sign and bus in the background. The assitant to the resident director, Walter Densmore, is seen second from left. Stamp on reverse reads \"Photographed by the official photographer Memphis City Beautiful Commission.\" 1955.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photographic print of the President of Ireland's visit to Mount Vernon, March 18, 1959. Standing on the east lawn with Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photographic print of the dedication ceremony for a marker or memorial for Ann Pamela Cunningham at the site of Rosemont plantation in Laurens County, South Carolina. Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director appears second to the left. August 15, 1959\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white portrait photographs (3) of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 black and white photographs showing Vice Regents and attendees at the Vaughan Party, May 1989\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese photographs were loose in a box and were not part of, or removed from, another folder in the collection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePen and ink drawing of the proposed tunnels for prevention of landslides\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eColor photograph print reproduction with some hand coloring. Matted with the seal of the State of Virginia, signed by the governor and photographer Frank Dementi, \"To Mr. Charles C. 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The bulk of this collection consists of correspondence to and from each Superintendent or Resident Director. Other types of material include reports, essays, memos, publications, clippings, official forms, logs or diaries of events, calendars, schedules, photographs, and ephemera. Subject matter includes a wide variety of topics and concerns for operating and maintaining an historic house. The Resident Directors oversaw almost all major projects and events around Mount Vernon such as building and grounds maintenance, restoration, fundraising, collection of historic artifacts, visitor engagement, and administrative functions. Dodge and Wall were both well known for their involvement in even the smallest details of the operation of Mount Vernon and this is reflected in the volume and scope of their files. Later Resident Directors began keeping chronological files which are also a great resource for understanding projects from specific years and periods of Mount Vernon's history. Both Charles Wall and John Castellani were employees of Mount Vernon before they were appointed Resident Director, and their files include material from previous job assignments. The majority of material reflects Charles Wall's tenure as Resident Director, the 1930s to 1970s, however, there is a substantial amount from the other directors as well. Several folders may extend into the term of James (Jim) Rees who served as Resident Director (later President) of Mount Vernon from 1994 to 2012. \nMost of the letters written by Superintendent Harrison Dodge were laminated or adhered to a tissue or paper backing, and bound together into a multiple volume set. These bound volumes, along with the original work diaries kept by Dodge, have been combined into a separate collection, the Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports. A finding aid for this collection is also available.","Includes items from his research on furnishing the greenhouse slave quarters.","Pen and ink drawing to show proposed drainage tunnels that were dug after a landslide in 1903. The tunnels were to prevent future erosion and landslides.","Letter from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to the Regent, Alice Richards, May 1, 1936. Mrs. Roosevelt confirms she will visit Mount Vernon for tea and handwrites a message about the President's attendance at the bottom.","1933 document titled \"How to See Mount Vernon in one day.\"","Letter from President Dwight Eisenhower to Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director, thanking him for his recent visit to Mount Vernon. June 23, 1958.","These photographs were removed from folders within the collection for preservation purposes. Removal slips have been placed in their exact location within the folder to mark their withdrawal. Folder titles in this section correspond to the files with withdrawn photographs.","6 color Polaroid photos of the emptying of the CO2 tanks in front of the Mansion.","5 small color photographs of gardens adhered to a page and labeled \"Views of the Mount Vernon Garden Replica, American Museum in Britain by Mrs. Labouisse, May 1968.\"","2 color snapshot photographs – 1 shows the author (?) feeding a bird","Black and white photograph of the Mount Vernon Board of Visitors, 1939. Image is labeled on the reverse.","Color photographs showing different views of the estate and Mansion rooms, ca. 1984","Black and white photographs of Rosemont, Ann Pamela Cunningham's home, a portrait of Cunningham, and her grave.","Two slides and two transparencies of images from the Garden Book","Black and white photograph of a with wrought iron bench. The letter \"C\" has been written at the center bottom of the image.","Black and white photograph of the well house with a woman inside by the well, circa 1895. Reverse side says that it was taken by photographer Francis B. Johnston.","3 black and white photographs taken in September 1925 of the historic home of Menokin, Virginia","Black and white photographs of the view from Mount Vernon and the Maryland shore, ca. 1960s.","Small black and white or sepia photograph showing the memorial tablet placed at Pohick Church, undated","Group of black and white photographs all stamped \"International News Photo\" on the reverse, showing people touring the Mansion and grounds of Mount Vernon. Many of the tourists are military personnel in uniform, 1940-1944.","Small black and white photograph of people in costume for the Fourth of July at Mount Vernon","Color photographs showing trees cut for lumber and the making of shingles, 1973","Black and white photograph of MVLA Regent, Mrs. Guy with other ceremony participants, laying the wreath on the slave memorial, 1983","3 black and white photographs of the Sound and Light construction, taken by Robert Fisher, October 1975","Black and white and color prints, as well as negatives and transparencies, of the Texas Gate, the Texas Gate plaques, and its \"historic bricks\" given in honor of donor support.","3 color 8 x 10 photos showing a memorial tree planting by Ambassador Brewster at Washington Old Hall in Newcastle, UK. Also, 1 color slide showing a man at Mount Vernon beside the tree seedling, 1977-1978","3 black and white 8 x 10 photographs taken during President Kennedy's party for the President of Pakistan at Mount Vernon, 1961","Small black and white photograph of two men, one guest and one guard, in front of Washington's tomb. Writing beneath the image reads \"Col. William G. Edens and Guard at Washington's tomb, Mount Vernon, VA., May 1936.\"","3 small black and white photographs of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, 1956 – subject referred to in letter","Black and white print with two photographs – one image shows painters working on the exterior of the Mansion, the other image shows a newly painted Mansion exterior.","One black and white photo and three black and white postcards showing the exterior of Mount Vernon. The postcards have a caption commemorating GW's Bicentennial, 1932.","15 different sized black and white photograph prints from various dates and events. Subjects include visitors and employees around Mount Vernon estate, and a ceremony at Ann Pamela Cunningham's tomb. These photographs were all included in a folder of Walter Densmore's papers.","Black and white photographic print showing a group of people standing in front of the Little Hatchet Tavern (now the Mount Vernon Inn) with sign and bus in the background. The assitant to the resident director, Walter Densmore, is seen second from left. Stamp on reverse reads \"Photographed by the official photographer Memphis City Beautiful Commission.\" 1955.","Black and white photographic print of the President of Ireland's visit to Mount Vernon, March 18, 1959. Standing on the east lawn with Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director.","Black and white photographic print of the dedication ceremony for a marker or memorial for Ann Pamela Cunningham at the site of Rosemont plantation in Laurens County, South Carolina. Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director appears second to the left. August 15, 1959","Black and white portrait photographs (3) of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director","2 black and white photographs showing Vice Regents and attendees at the Vaughan Party, May 1989","These photographs were loose in a box and were not part of, or removed from, another folder in the collection.","Pen and ink drawing of the proposed tunnels for prevention of landslides","Color photograph print reproduction with some hand coloring. Matted with the seal of the State of Virginia, signed by the governor and photographer Frank Dementi, \"To Mr. Charles C. Wall, From the People of Virginia\""],"corpname_ssim":["Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association","Memphis (Tenn.). 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Researchers must complete the Washington  Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.","This collection is divided into series based on format and type of publication. All publications within each series are filed in alphabetical order by title, then in chronological order. This is the list of series:\nSeries 1. Books\nSeries 2. Booklets\nSeries 3. Brochures\nSeries 4. Bylaws, Charters, Constitution\nSeries 5. Handbooks, Guidebooks\nSeries 6. Minutes\nSeries 7. Reports","This series is arranged alphabetically by title.","This series is arranged alphabetically by title.","This series is arranged alphabetically by folder title.","This series is arranged chronologically.","This series is arranged chronologically.","The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association was founded in 1854 by Ann Pamela Cunningham. The purpose of the Association was to purchase Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington, in order to restore the property and open the grounds to visitors and admirers who desired to see Washington's house and tomb. Ann Pamela Cunningham became interested in the preservation of Mount Vernon when her mother, traveling down the Potomac River in 1853, viewed the house in its neglected and dilapidated state and wrote to her daughter of its condition. Both women thought it shameful to allow the first President's home to fall into ruin. A determined Ann Pamela Cunningham assembled twenty-two like-minded women together to raise money to purchase the property, pay off all debt, and return the gardens and grounds to the condition in which they were left by Washington himself. John Augustine Washington III, George Washington's great-grandnephew and the owner of Mount Vernon at the time, delayed several years in selling the home to the Ladies' Association. He preferred a sale to the State of Virginia or the federal government, both of which declined purchase. In 1858 he finally agreed to sell Mount Vernon to Ann Pamela Cunningham and the MVLA for $200,000.","Today the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association is remembered as the first organization dedicated to historic preservation in the United States. The Association remains loyal to its original goals, the restoration and care of George Washington's Mount Vernon, while also opening the estate to visitors 365 days a year. Members of the MVLA continue under the structure designed by the first Ladies' who joined, operating as the Executive Board with one Regent and Vice Regents from different states. The estate now consists of not only the Mansion and tomb of Washington, but restored gardens, outbuildings, a Pioneer Farm, Gristmill, Distillery, museum and orientation center, National Library for the Study of George Washington, gift shops, food pavilion, and a restaurant.","Facsimile publication of Washington's copy of the Acts of Congress, 1789, made in commemoration of the Opening of the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon, September 27, 2013.","Edited by John C. Fitzpatrick, A.M. Published for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York. Third Impression, 1925. The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts.","Edited by John C. Fitzpatrick, A.M. Published for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York. The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Third Impression, 1925.","Edited by John c. Fitzpatrick, A.M. Published for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York. The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Third Impression, 1925.","Edited by John C. Fitzpatrick, A.M. Published for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York. The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Third Impression, 1925.","Copyright 1982 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs by Ted Vaughan. Book design by Robert Reed.","Foreword by Andrea Wulf. Essays by Adam T. Erby, J. Dean Norton, and Esther White. Edited by Susan P. Schoelwer. Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Associaton. Distributed by the University of Virginia Press.","Copyright 2000 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Foreword by General Colin L. Powell. ISBN 0-931917-33-6","Copyright 1998 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Former copyrights 1958, 1982. Introduction by Gordon S. Wood. ISBN 0-931917-30-1. Former copyrights 1958, 1982.","Published by The Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon. Graphics and paper engineering by Martha B. Lear. ISBN 0-931917-27-1.","Copyright 2009 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. A Companion to an Exhibition on Display February 21, 2009 through January 10, 2010. Foreword by James C. Rees. Introduction by Jack D. Warren, Jr. Printed by MasterPrint, Inc.","Copyright 1989 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Introduction by Letitia Baldrige, Annotated by Ann M. Rauscher. Printed in the USA. ISBN 0-931917-18-2","Copyright 1993 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Selected and annotated by Carter King Laughlin and Ann M. Rauscher. ISBN 0-931917-24-7.","With a Prefatory Note by Worthington Chauncey Ford. Copyrighted by the Vice Regent from Oregon. Printed by Kilham Stationery and Printing Co., Portland, Oregon. This copy has \"North Carolina\" printed on the cover indicating it belonged to the Vice Regent of North Carolina.","Edited by Dr. John C. Fitzpatrick. Published by The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union.","Edited by Dr. John C. Fitzpatrick. Published by The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union.","Includes accession number RL-6256/Q","Edited by Dr. John C. Fitzpatrick. Published by The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union.","Edited by Dr. John C. Fitzpatrick. Published by The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union.","Cover title - The Last Will and Testament of George Washington, Including Martha Washington's Will, Genealogy, Family Trees and a Complete Index of Beneficiaries. Introduction by the Honorable Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Edited by John C. Fitzpatrick. Published through the generosity of Foley and Lardner by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. ISBN 0-931917-19-0.","Edited by Susan P. Schoelwer. Introduction by Annette Gordon-Reed. Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Accession number 2016-A-032.","Collected and Arranged by John Frederick Schroeder, D.D. Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.","Collected and arranged by John Frederick Schroeder, D.D. Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1953.","Collected and Arranged by John Frederick Schroeder, D.D. Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.","Collected and Arranged by John Frederick Schroeder, D.D. Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.","Previously published as Presence of a Lady. With an Introduction by Ernest B. Furgurson. Forewords by Robert E. Lee IV and Ulysses Grant Dietz. ISBN 0-931917-26-3.","Full Title - Mount Vernon and Its Preservation 1858-1910: The Acquisition, Restoration, and Care of the Home of Washington by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union for over half a Century. Alternate title on cover - History and Preservation of Mount Vernon. Copyright 1910 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Revised edition 1932. The Knickerbocker Press, New York.","Includes accession numbers RL-4142, RL-1570, RL-6285b, RL-6256/M, RL-5875","Epilogue by Ellen McCallister Clark. Extracts from the letters and diaries of George Washington. Selected and Annotated by Charles C. Wall. Published through the generosity of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation by the MVLA, 1991. ISBN 0-931917-17-4.","Published for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association under the auspices of the Vice Regent for the District of Columbia and Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon, 1981.","Published for the Mount Verno Ladies' Association under the auspices of the Vice Regent for the District of Columbia and Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon.","Compiled by The Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon. Published by the MVLA, 1984. First Edition. Printed in the USA by Wimmer Brothers Books, Memphis, Tennessee.","Includes publications: Agreement Between John A. Washington and the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, Historical Sketch of Ann Pamela Cunningham, George Washington as Commander-in-Chief, George Washington at Mount Vernon on the Potomac, Washington's Home and the Story of the MVLA, and George Washington Memorial Building.","Originally published as Aspire to the Heavens by Mary Higgins Clark. Published by the MVLA. ISBN 0-931917-40-9.","Designed and composed by The Stinehour Press, Lunenburg, Vermont. Printed by the Meriden Gravure Company, Meriden, Connecticut.","RL-6256/c","Edited and with introductory essays by David L. Holmes. Foreword by the Rev. Billy Graham. Introduction by James C. Rees, Executive Director, Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. ISBN 0-931917-32-8.","Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1984.","Published by Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. This special edition published by arrangement with Hawthorn Books, Inc. New York, N.Y.","Printed in the United States by Mount Vernon Publishing Company. Later published as Mount Vernon: The Civil War Years.","Includes accession numbers RL-6256/K, RL-3178","Copyright 1946, 1974 by Dorothy Troth Muir. Reprinted with permission, 1975. Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.","Foreword by George H.W. Bush. This publication was made possible by Ann L. Brownson. ISBN 0-931917-34-4.","Foreword by His Excellency Jean-David Levitte, Ambassador of France to the United States. A Companion to a Traveling Exhibition organized by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.","With essay by Michele Lee. This publication accompanies the special exhibition on display September 2013 through January 2014.","Principal photography by Edward Owen and Robert Lautman. A Companion to a Traveling Exhibition created by the MVLA to Commemorate the Bicentennial of the Death of George Washington. ISBN 0-931917-31-X.","Text by Joanne Young. Photographs by Taylor Lewis, Jr. Published simultaneously in Canada by Holt, Rinehart and Winston of Canada, Limited. ISBN 0-03-003961-4.","Includes accession numbers RL-6256/f","Text by Joanne Young. Photographs by Taylor Lewis, Jr.","Addresses at the Tomb of Washington by the President of the United States, Woodrow Wilson and Felix J Streyckmans of Chicago. Press of Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Press of Judd and Detweiler, Inc. Washington, D.C.","Annotated note on the front cover reads \"By the 'Mt. Vernon Assocation of the Union' organized by the 'Southern Matron'. April, 1854. Printed by T.K. and P.G. Collins, Printers, Philadelphia.","Printed by A.J. Burke, Charleston. Three copies with blue covers, one copy with yellow cover","R.F. Walker, Superintendent Public Printing, Richmond","Compiled and arranged by Mrs. M.L. Ward, Vice Regent for Kansas, Member Record Committee, Evening Herald Print, Ottawa, Kansas. Includes RL-6483a","The Dietz Press, Inc. Richmond. Printed Christmas card from Worth Bailey also in the folder. Includes a first edition printing signed by authors (2019-A-018) and a second edition printing signed by the authors.","The Dietz Press, Richmond","Written and delivered in North Carolina in 1856 for the benefit of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Gazette Job Print, Leaksville, North Carolina, 1896.","By Harrison H. Dodge, Superintendent","Includes accession number RL-6256/e","William MacDonald L.L.D. Ph.D. Professor of History in Brown University, Providence, R.I. Reprinted with permission from the eleventh edition Encyclopedia Britannica, 1911.","William MacDonald, L.L.D., Ph.D. Professor of History in Brown University, Providence, R.I. Reprinted with permission from the eleventh edition Encyclopedia Britannica, 1911.","Full title: George Washington at Mount Vernon on the Potomac: To Give a Clearer Idea of the Character of Washington is to Set a Higher Standard for American Patriotism. Published by the MVLA.","Work of Patriotic Women in Purchasing Washington's Home - The Movement in Colorado. Includes RL-6483c","Printed for the Association at the Marion Press, Jamaica Queensborough New York, 1903 and 1911.","Printed for the Association at the Marion Press, Jamaica, Queensboro, New York.","Includes accession number RL 1016","Includes accession number RL-6256/J","Extended title: A Tribute to the Love, Loyalty and Patriotism of the Vice-Regent for Ohio by the Writer","Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Accession number 2016-A-029.","Reprinted from The William and Mary Quarterly Third Series, Number 2, April 1945","In the form of a letter to the Hon. G.C. Walker from H.W. Thomas, President Board of Visitors","Includes accession number RL-6256/S","Extended title: The Trees at Mount Vernon, Report of Charles Sprague Sargent, Director of the Arnold Arboretum, to the Council of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, Revised Edition, Reprinted from the Annual Report for 1926 of the MVLA","Includes accession number RL-6256/R","\"As the Nation Prepares to Celebrate the 265th Birthday of George Washington, The Regent and Vice Regents of the MVLA wish you a most eventful and productive year.\"","Created and Funded by The Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon","Multiple copies of varied brochures, leaflets, etc. all concerning the Bicentennial of Washington's death","copies from multiple years","copies from multiple years","copies from multiple years","Includes accession number 2015-A-039","copies of multiple years","4 brochures total - 3 different types/recipes","Includes accession number 2015-A-035","Includes accession number 2015-A-082","Includes accession number 2015-A-068","Includes accession number 2016-A-031.","English version.","Includes accession number 2015-A-014","Includes accession number 2015-A-014","Copies from multiple years","Brochure for an exhibit at Mount Vernon, 2006-2007.","Copies from multiple years","Created and Funded by The Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon","Bridgeport, Conn.: Farmer Office Steam Presses, Corner Wall and Water Streets.","New Haven, Conn., Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor Printers.","Bound copy of the 1909 Charters and Constitution bought with the 1912 version, Charters, Constitution, and Bylwas.","Includes accession number RP-1008b","Copyright 1899 by Harrison H. Dodge. Published by L. Windsor House.","Includes accession numbers RL-1579, RL-1587, and RP-419 (MISC-3743)","Copyright 1905 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Published by L. Windsor House.","Copyright 1911 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Published by Leet Brothers, Washington.","Copyright 1912 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Published by Leet Brothers, Washington.","Includes accession numbers RP-901 (Misc. 5325), RL-885, RL-4710, and RL-1686, 2019-A-018","Includes accession numbers RL-2059, R-376, Misc-1219, RP-1016, 2019-A-018","Copyright 1921 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographed, engraved, and printed by The Beck Engraving Co., Phila.","Copyright 1926 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographed, engraved, and printed by The Beck Engraving Co., Phila.","Copyright 1928 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Includes RL-6494.","Copyright 1932 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association","Includes accession numbers RL-1016/u, RL-1039, Misc-5481","Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1936","Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1937","Includes accession number RL-1314","Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1938","Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1940","Copyright 1947 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Designed by Carl Purington Rollins, Photographs by Samuel Chamberlain, Printed by Photogravure and Color Company.","Copyright 1948 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Designed by Carl Purington Rollins, Photographs by Samuel Chamberlain, Printed by Photogravure and Color Company.","Copyright 1953 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Designed by Carl Purington Rollins, Photographs by Samuel Chamberlain, Printed by Photogravure and Color Company.","Copyright 1958 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs - Consultant, Samuel Chamberlain. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1960 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs - Consultant, Samuel Chamberlain. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1962 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs - Consultant, Samuel Chamberlain, Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Includes accession number RL-6256/H","Copyright 1963 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs - Consultant, Samuel Chamberlain. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1964 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs - Consultant, Samuel Chamberlain. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1965 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photograph credits: James R. Dunlop, Inc., Howard B. Marler, Walter H. Miller, National Geographic Society. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1967 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photograph credits: James R. Dunlop, Inc., Howard B. Marler, Walter H. Miller, National Geographic Society. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1968 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photograph credits: James R. Dunlop, Inc., Howard B. Marler, Walter H. Miller, National Geographic Society. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1972 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photograph credits: James R. Dunlop, Inc., Howard B. Marler, Walter H. Miller, National Geographic Society. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1974 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photograph credits: James R. Dunlop, Inc., Pulsifer, Howard B. Marler, Walter H. Miller, National Geographic Society. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Includes accession number RL-6256/I","Copyright 1974, outside hard bound cover reads 1983, Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photograph credits: James R. Dunlop, Pulsifer, Howard Marler, Ted Vaughan, National Geographic Society, Walter H. Miller. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1985 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs copyright 1985 by Taylor Lewis. Additional photographs by Ted Vaughan. Text by Charles C. Wall, Christine Meadows, John Rhodehamel, Ellen McCallister Clark. Designed and produced by Cognoscenti. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1995, fifth printing by Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs copyright by Taylor Lewis, 1985. Additional photograph credits. Text by Charles C. Wall, Christine Meadows, John Rhodehamel, Ellen McCallister Clark. Designed and produced by Cognoscenti.","Copyright 1998 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Text by Charles C. Wall, Christine Meadows, John Rhodehamel, Ellen McCallister Clark, and 1998 text by Michael C. Quinn. Photographs copyright Taylor Lewis, 1985 with other photograph credits. Designed and produced by Cognoscenti, 1998 design by MBL Studios.","George Washington Bicentennial Edition, Copyright 1998 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Text by Jim Rees. Photography credits: Robert Lautman, Mark Gulizean, Jo Elbreger, Hal Conroy, Edward Owen.","Published by Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, printed in the USA.","2 copies of each year archived","2 copies of each year archived","2 copies of each year archived","2 copies of each year archived","2 copies of each year archived","2 copies of each year archived","2 copies of each year archived","2 copies of each year archived","2 copies of each year archived","2 copies of each year archived","2 copies of each year archived","2 copies of each year archived","2 copies from each year archived.","2 copies of each year archived.","Part of Accession number 2015-A-010","Publications - History of Mount Vernon and George Washington. This collection contains publications relating to the history of Mount Vernon and/or George Washington that are not published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.","Educating the public on the life and legacy of George Washington, colonial life, slavery, and other relevant subjects is part of the MVLA's mission. The publication of books, brochures, and other printed material is one aspect of achieving this goal. This collection combines all printed formats published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Associaton including books, booklets, brochures, information sheets, event announcements, bylaws, and handbooks or guidebooks. Annual Reports and the Minutes of the Council provide background and information on the yearly activities and business of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. The material includes a wide date range, 1854 to the present.","This series contains published books, hardcover and paperback versions, published and produced by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Multiple editions of some publications are represented.","This series compiles small publications produced in a paperback, booklet format.","This series compiles information brochures printed for Mount Vernon. The brochures were created for a variety of purposes from educational to event announcements.","This series holds the printed, official versions of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association's bylaws, articles of incorporation, and charter. Several copies represented in this collection originally belonged to a Vice Regent.","This series compiles the official handbooks or guidedbooks created by Mount Vernon for its visitors.","Annual Reports of the MVLA.","Minutes of the Council of the MVLA.","Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association","De Forest, Elizabeth Kellam","Muir, Dorothy Troth, 1905-1988","Page, Thomas Nelson, 1853-1922","Johnson, Gerald W. 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Researchers must complete the Washington  Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["This collection is open for research during scheduled appointments. Researchers must complete the Washington  Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection is divided into series based on format and type of publication. All publications within each series are filed in alphabetical order by title, then in chronological order. This is the list of series:\nSeries 1. Books\nSeries 2. Booklets\nSeries 3. Brochures\nSeries 4. Bylaws, Charters, Constitution\nSeries 5. 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Reports","This series is arranged alphabetically by title.","This series is arranged alphabetically by title.","This series is arranged alphabetically by folder title.","This series is arranged chronologically.","This series is arranged chronologically."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Mount Vernon Ladies' Association was founded in 1854 by Ann Pamela Cunningham. The purpose of the Association was to purchase Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington, in order to restore the property and open the grounds to visitors and admirers who desired to see Washington's house and tomb. Ann Pamela Cunningham became interested in the preservation of Mount Vernon when her mother, traveling down the Potomac River in 1853, viewed the house in its neglected and dilapidated state and wrote to her daughter of its condition. Both women thought it shameful to allow the first President's home to fall into ruin. A determined Ann Pamela Cunningham assembled twenty-two like-minded women together to raise money to purchase the property, pay off all debt, and return the gardens and grounds to the condition in which they were left by Washington himself. John Augustine Washington III, George Washington's great-grandnephew and the owner of Mount Vernon at the time, delayed several years in selling the home to the Ladies' Association. He preferred a sale to the State of Virginia or the federal government, both of which declined purchase. In 1858 he finally agreed to sell Mount Vernon to Ann Pamela Cunningham and the MVLA for $200,000. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eToday the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association is remembered as the first organization dedicated to historic preservation in the United States. The Association remains loyal to its original goals, the restoration and care of George Washington's Mount Vernon, while also opening the estate to visitors 365 days a year. Members of the MVLA continue under the structure designed by the first Ladies' who joined, operating as the Executive Board with one Regent and Vice Regents from different states. The estate now consists of not only the Mansion and tomb of Washington, but restored gardens, outbuildings, a Pioneer Farm, Gristmill, Distillery, museum and orientation center, National Library for the Study of George Washington, gift shops, food pavilion, and a restaurant.  \u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association was founded in 1854 by Ann Pamela Cunningham. The purpose of the Association was to purchase Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington, in order to restore the property and open the grounds to visitors and admirers who desired to see Washington's house and tomb. Ann Pamela Cunningham became interested in the preservation of Mount Vernon when her mother, traveling down the Potomac River in 1853, viewed the house in its neglected and dilapidated state and wrote to her daughter of its condition. Both women thought it shameful to allow the first President's home to fall into ruin. A determined Ann Pamela Cunningham assembled twenty-two like-minded women together to raise money to purchase the property, pay off all debt, and return the gardens and grounds to the condition in which they were left by Washington himself. John Augustine Washington III, George Washington's great-grandnephew and the owner of Mount Vernon at the time, delayed several years in selling the home to the Ladies' Association. He preferred a sale to the State of Virginia or the federal government, both of which declined purchase. In 1858 he finally agreed to sell Mount Vernon to Ann Pamela Cunningham and the MVLA for $200,000.","Today the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association is remembered as the first organization dedicated to historic preservation in the United States. The Association remains loyal to its original goals, the restoration and care of George Washington's Mount Vernon, while also opening the estate to visitors 365 days a year. Members of the MVLA continue under the structure designed by the first Ladies' who joined, operating as the Executive Board with one Regent and Vice Regents from different states. The estate now consists of not only the Mansion and tomb of Washington, but restored gardens, outbuildings, a Pioneer Farm, Gristmill, Distillery, museum and orientation center, National Library for the Study of George Washington, gift shops, food pavilion, and a restaurant."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFacsimile publication of Washington's copy of the Acts of Congress, 1789, made in commemoration of the Opening of the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon, September 27, 2013.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdited by John C. Fitzpatrick, A.M. Published for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York. Third Impression, 1925. The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdited by John C. Fitzpatrick, A.M. Published for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York. The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Third Impression, 1925.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdited by John c. Fitzpatrick, A.M. Published for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York. The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Third Impression, 1925.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdited by John C. Fitzpatrick, A.M. Published for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York. The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Third Impression, 1925.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1982 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs by Ted Vaughan. Book design by Robert Reed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eForeword by Andrea Wulf. Essays by Adam T. Erby, J. Dean Norton, and Esther White. Edited by Susan P. Schoelwer. Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Associaton. Distributed by the University of Virginia Press.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 2000 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Foreword by General Colin L. Powell. ISBN 0-931917-33-6\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1998 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Former copyrights 1958, 1982. Introduction by Gordon S. Wood. ISBN 0-931917-30-1. Former copyrights 1958, 1982.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublished by The Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon. Graphics and paper engineering by Martha B. Lear. ISBN 0-931917-27-1.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 2009 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. A Companion to an Exhibition on Display February 21, 2009 through January 10, 2010. Foreword by James C. Rees. Introduction by Jack D. Warren, Jr. Printed by MasterPrint, Inc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1989 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Introduction by Letitia Baldrige, Annotated by Ann M. Rauscher. Printed in the USA. ISBN 0-931917-18-2\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1993 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Selected and annotated by Carter King Laughlin and Ann M. Rauscher. ISBN 0-931917-24-7.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith a Prefatory Note by Worthington Chauncey Ford. Copyrighted by the Vice Regent from Oregon. Printed by Kilham Stationery and Printing Co., Portland, Oregon. This copy has \"North Carolina\" printed on the cover indicating it belonged to the Vice Regent of North Carolina.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdited by Dr. John C. Fitzpatrick. Published by The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdited by Dr. John C. Fitzpatrick. Published by The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession number RL-6256/Q\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdited by Dr. John C. Fitzpatrick. Published by The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdited by Dr. John C. Fitzpatrick. Published by The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCover title - The Last Will and Testament of George Washington, Including Martha Washington's Will, Genealogy, Family Trees and a Complete Index of Beneficiaries. Introduction by the Honorable Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Edited by John C. Fitzpatrick. Published through the generosity of Foley and Lardner by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. ISBN 0-931917-19-0.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdited by Susan P. Schoelwer. Introduction by Annette Gordon-Reed. Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Accession number 2016-A-032.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCollected and Arranged by John Frederick Schroeder, D.D. Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCollected and arranged by John Frederick Schroeder, D.D. Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1953.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCollected and Arranged by John Frederick Schroeder, D.D. Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCollected and Arranged by John Frederick Schroeder, D.D. Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePreviously published as Presence of a Lady. With an Introduction by Ernest B. Furgurson. Forewords by Robert E. Lee IV and Ulysses Grant Dietz. ISBN 0-931917-26-3.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFull Title - Mount Vernon and Its Preservation 1858-1910: The Acquisition, Restoration, and Care of the Home of Washington by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union for over half a Century. Alternate title on cover - History and Preservation of Mount Vernon. Copyright 1910 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Revised edition 1932. The Knickerbocker Press, New York.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession numbers RL-4142, RL-1570, RL-6285b, RL-6256/M, RL-5875\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEpilogue by Ellen McCallister Clark. Extracts from the letters and diaries of George Washington. Selected and Annotated by Charles C. Wall. Published through the generosity of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation by the MVLA, 1991. ISBN 0-931917-17-4.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublished for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association under the auspices of the Vice Regent for the District of Columbia and Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon, 1981.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublished for the Mount Verno Ladies' Association under the auspices of the Vice Regent for the District of Columbia and Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCompiled by The Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon. Published by the MVLA, 1984. First Edition. Printed in the USA by Wimmer Brothers Books, Memphis, Tennessee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes publications: Agreement Between John A. Washington and the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, Historical Sketch of Ann Pamela Cunningham, George Washington as Commander-in-Chief, George Washington at Mount Vernon on the Potomac, Washington's Home and the Story of the MVLA, and George Washington Memorial Building.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginally published as Aspire to the Heavens by Mary Higgins Clark. Published by the MVLA. ISBN 0-931917-40-9.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDesigned and composed by The Stinehour Press, Lunenburg, Vermont. Printed by the Meriden Gravure Company, Meriden, Connecticut.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRL-6256/c\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdited and with introductory essays by David L. Holmes. Foreword by the Rev. Billy Graham. Introduction by James C. Rees, Executive Director, Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. ISBN 0-931917-32-8.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublished by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1984.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublished by Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. This special edition published by arrangement with Hawthorn Books, Inc. New York, N.Y.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted in the United States by Mount Vernon Publishing Company. Later published as Mount Vernon: The Civil War Years.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession numbers RL-6256/K, RL-3178\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1946, 1974 by Dorothy Troth Muir. Reprinted with permission, 1975. Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eForeword by George H.W. Bush. This publication was made possible by Ann L. Brownson. ISBN 0-931917-34-4.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eForeword by His Excellency Jean-David Levitte, Ambassador of France to the United States. A Companion to a Traveling Exhibition organized by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith essay by Michele Lee. This publication accompanies the special exhibition on display September 2013 through January 2014.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrincipal photography by Edward Owen and Robert Lautman. A Companion to a Traveling Exhibition created by the MVLA to Commemorate the Bicentennial of the Death of George Washington. ISBN 0-931917-31-X.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eText by Joanne Young. Photographs by Taylor Lewis, Jr. Published simultaneously in Canada by Holt, Rinehart and Winston of Canada, Limited. ISBN 0-03-003961-4.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession numbers RL-6256/f\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eText by Joanne Young. Photographs by Taylor Lewis, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAddresses at the Tomb of Washington by the President of the United States, Woodrow Wilson and Felix J Streyckmans of Chicago. Press of Judd and Detweiler, Inc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePress of Judd and Detweiler, Inc. Washington, D.C.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnotated note on the front cover reads \"By the 'Mt. Vernon Assocation of the Union' organized by the 'Southern Matron'. April, 1854. Printed by T.K. and P.G. Collins, Printers, Philadelphia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted by A.J. Burke, Charleston. Three copies with blue covers, one copy with yellow cover\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eR.F. Walker, Superintendent Public Printing, Richmond\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCompiled and arranged by Mrs. M.L. Ward, Vice Regent for Kansas, Member Record Committee, Evening Herald Print, Ottawa, Kansas. Includes RL-6483a\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Dietz Press, Inc. Richmond. Printed Christmas card from Worth Bailey also in the folder. Includes a first edition printing signed by authors (2019-A-018) and a second edition printing signed by the authors.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Dietz Press, Richmond\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten and delivered in North Carolina in 1856 for the benefit of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Gazette Job Print, Leaksville, North Carolina, 1896.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBy Harrison H. Dodge, Superintendent\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession number RL-6256/e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam MacDonald L.L.D. Ph.D. Professor of History in Brown University, Providence, R.I. Reprinted with permission from the eleventh edition Encyclopedia Britannica, 1911.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam MacDonald, L.L.D., Ph.D. Professor of History in Brown University, Providence, R.I. Reprinted with permission from the eleventh edition Encyclopedia Britannica, 1911.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFull title: George Washington at Mount Vernon on the Potomac: To Give a Clearer Idea of the Character of Washington is to Set a Higher Standard for American Patriotism. Published by the MVLA.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWork of Patriotic Women in Purchasing Washington's Home - The Movement in Colorado. Includes RL-6483c\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted for the Association at the Marion Press, Jamaica Queensborough New York, 1903 and 1911.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted for the Association at the Marion Press, Jamaica, Queensboro, New York.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession number RL 1016\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession number RL-6256/J\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExtended title: A Tribute to the Love, Loyalty and Patriotism of the Vice-Regent for Ohio by the Writer\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublished by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Accession number 2016-A-029.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReprinted from The William and Mary Quarterly Third Series, Number 2, April 1945\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn the form of a letter to the Hon. G.C. Walker from H.W. Thomas, President Board of Visitors\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession number RL-6256/S\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExtended title: The Trees at Mount Vernon, Report of Charles Sprague Sargent, Director of the Arnold Arboretum, to the Council of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, Revised Edition, Reprinted from the Annual Report for 1926 of the MVLA\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession number RL-6256/R\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"As the Nation Prepares to Celebrate the 265th Birthday of George Washington, The Regent and Vice Regents of the MVLA wish you a most eventful and productive year.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCreated and Funded by The Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMultiple copies of varied brochures, leaflets, etc. all concerning the Bicentennial of Washington's death\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ecopies from multiple years\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ecopies from multiple years\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ecopies from multiple years\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession number 2015-A-039\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ecopies of multiple years\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 brochures total - 3 different types/recipes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession number 2015-A-035\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession number 2015-A-082\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession number 2015-A-068\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession number 2016-A-031.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnglish version.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession number 2015-A-014\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession number 2015-A-014\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopies from multiple years\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochure for an exhibit at Mount Vernon, 2006-2007.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopies from multiple years\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCreated and Funded by The Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBridgeport, Conn.: Farmer Office Steam Presses, Corner Wall and Water Streets.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNew Haven, Conn., Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor Printers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBound copy of the 1909 Charters and Constitution bought with the 1912 version, Charters, Constitution, and Bylwas.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession number RP-1008b\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1899 by Harrison H. Dodge. Published by L. Windsor House.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession numbers RL-1579, RL-1587, and RP-419 (MISC-3743)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1905 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Published by L. Windsor House.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1911 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Published by Leet Brothers, Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1912 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Published by Leet Brothers, Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession numbers RP-901 (Misc. 5325), RL-885, RL-4710, and RL-1686, 2019-A-018\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession numbers RL-2059, R-376, Misc-1219, RP-1016, 2019-A-018\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1921 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographed, engraved, and printed by The Beck Engraving Co., Phila.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1926 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographed, engraved, and printed by The Beck Engraving Co., Phila.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1928 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Includes RL-6494.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1932 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession numbers RL-1016/u, RL-1039, Misc-5481\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublished by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1936\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublished by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1937\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession number RL-1314\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublished by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1938\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublished by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1940\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1947 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Designed by Carl Purington Rollins, Photographs by Samuel Chamberlain, Printed by Photogravure and Color Company.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1948 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Designed by Carl Purington Rollins, Photographs by Samuel Chamberlain, Printed by Photogravure and Color Company.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1953 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Designed by Carl Purington Rollins, Photographs by Samuel Chamberlain, Printed by Photogravure and Color Company.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1958 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs - Consultant, Samuel Chamberlain. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1960 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs - Consultant, Samuel Chamberlain. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1962 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs - Consultant, Samuel Chamberlain, Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession number RL-6256/H\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1963 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs - Consultant, Samuel Chamberlain. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1964 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs - Consultant, Samuel Chamberlain. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1965 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photograph credits: James R. Dunlop, Inc., Howard B. Marler, Walter H. Miller, National Geographic Society. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1967 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photograph credits: James R. Dunlop, Inc., Howard B. Marler, Walter H. Miller, National Geographic Society. 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Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon, September 27, 2013.","Edited by John C. Fitzpatrick, A.M. Published for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York. Third Impression, 1925. The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts.","Edited by John C. Fitzpatrick, A.M. Published for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York. The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Third Impression, 1925.","Edited by John c. Fitzpatrick, A.M. Published for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York. The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Third Impression, 1925.","Edited by John C. Fitzpatrick, A.M. Published for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York. The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Third Impression, 1925.","Copyright 1982 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs by Ted Vaughan. Book design by Robert Reed.","Foreword by Andrea Wulf. Essays by Adam T. Erby, J. Dean Norton, and Esther White. Edited by Susan P. Schoelwer. Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Associaton. Distributed by the University of Virginia Press.","Copyright 2000 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Foreword by General Colin L. Powell. ISBN 0-931917-33-6","Copyright 1998 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Former copyrights 1958, 1982. Introduction by Gordon S. Wood. ISBN 0-931917-30-1. Former copyrights 1958, 1982.","Published by The Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon. Graphics and paper engineering by Martha B. Lear. ISBN 0-931917-27-1.","Copyright 2009 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. A Companion to an Exhibition on Display February 21, 2009 through January 10, 2010. Foreword by James C. Rees. Introduction by Jack D. Warren, Jr. Printed by MasterPrint, Inc.","Copyright 1989 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Introduction by Letitia Baldrige, Annotated by Ann M. Rauscher. Printed in the USA. ISBN 0-931917-18-2","Copyright 1993 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Selected and annotated by Carter King Laughlin and Ann M. Rauscher. ISBN 0-931917-24-7.","With a Prefatory Note by Worthington Chauncey Ford. Copyrighted by the Vice Regent from Oregon. Printed by Kilham Stationery and Printing Co., Portland, Oregon. This copy has \"North Carolina\" printed on the cover indicating it belonged to the Vice Regent of North Carolina.","Edited by Dr. John C. Fitzpatrick. Published by The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union.","Edited by Dr. John C. Fitzpatrick. Published by The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union.","Includes accession number RL-6256/Q","Edited by Dr. John C. Fitzpatrick. Published by The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union.","Edited by Dr. John C. Fitzpatrick. Published by The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union.","Cover title - The Last Will and Testament of George Washington, Including Martha Washington's Will, Genealogy, Family Trees and a Complete Index of Beneficiaries. Introduction by the Honorable Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Edited by John C. Fitzpatrick. Published through the generosity of Foley and Lardner by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. ISBN 0-931917-19-0.","Edited by Susan P. Schoelwer. Introduction by Annette Gordon-Reed. Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Accession number 2016-A-032.","Collected and Arranged by John Frederick Schroeder, D.D. Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.","Collected and arranged by John Frederick Schroeder, D.D. Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1953.","Collected and Arranged by John Frederick Schroeder, D.D. Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.","Collected and Arranged by John Frederick Schroeder, D.D. Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.","Previously published as Presence of a Lady. With an Introduction by Ernest B. Furgurson. Forewords by Robert E. Lee IV and Ulysses Grant Dietz. ISBN 0-931917-26-3.","Full Title - Mount Vernon and Its Preservation 1858-1910: The Acquisition, Restoration, and Care of the Home of Washington by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union for over half a Century. Alternate title on cover - History and Preservation of Mount Vernon. Copyright 1910 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Revised edition 1932. The Knickerbocker Press, New York.","Includes accession numbers RL-4142, RL-1570, RL-6285b, RL-6256/M, RL-5875","Epilogue by Ellen McCallister Clark. Extracts from the letters and diaries of George Washington. Selected and Annotated by Charles C. Wall. Published through the generosity of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation by the MVLA, 1991. ISBN 0-931917-17-4.","Published for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association under the auspices of the Vice Regent for the District of Columbia and Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon, 1981.","Published for the Mount Verno Ladies' Association under the auspices of the Vice Regent for the District of Columbia and Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon.","Compiled by The Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon. Published by the MVLA, 1984. First Edition. Printed in the USA by Wimmer Brothers Books, Memphis, Tennessee.","Includes publications: Agreement Between John A. Washington and the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, Historical Sketch of Ann Pamela Cunningham, George Washington as Commander-in-Chief, George Washington at Mount Vernon on the Potomac, Washington's Home and the Story of the MVLA, and George Washington Memorial Building.","Originally published as Aspire to the Heavens by Mary Higgins Clark. Published by the MVLA. ISBN 0-931917-40-9.","Designed and composed by The Stinehour Press, Lunenburg, Vermont. Printed by the Meriden Gravure Company, Meriden, Connecticut.","RL-6256/c","Edited and with introductory essays by David L. Holmes. Foreword by the Rev. Billy Graham. Introduction by James C. Rees, Executive Director, Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. ISBN 0-931917-32-8.","Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1984.","Published by Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. This special edition published by arrangement with Hawthorn Books, Inc. New York, N.Y.","Printed in the United States by Mount Vernon Publishing Company. Later published as Mount Vernon: The Civil War Years.","Includes accession numbers RL-6256/K, RL-3178","Copyright 1946, 1974 by Dorothy Troth Muir. Reprinted with permission, 1975. Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.","Foreword by George H.W. Bush. This publication was made possible by Ann L. Brownson. ISBN 0-931917-34-4.","Foreword by His Excellency Jean-David Levitte, Ambassador of France to the United States. A Companion to a Traveling Exhibition organized by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.","With essay by Michele Lee. This publication accompanies the special exhibition on display September 2013 through January 2014.","Principal photography by Edward Owen and Robert Lautman. A Companion to a Traveling Exhibition created by the MVLA to Commemorate the Bicentennial of the Death of George Washington. ISBN 0-931917-31-X.","Text by Joanne Young. Photographs by Taylor Lewis, Jr. Published simultaneously in Canada by Holt, Rinehart and Winston of Canada, Limited. ISBN 0-03-003961-4.","Includes accession numbers RL-6256/f","Text by Joanne Young. Photographs by Taylor Lewis, Jr.","Addresses at the Tomb of Washington by the President of the United States, Woodrow Wilson and Felix J Streyckmans of Chicago. Press of Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Press of Judd and Detweiler, Inc. Washington, D.C.","Annotated note on the front cover reads \"By the 'Mt. Vernon Assocation of the Union' organized by the 'Southern Matron'. April, 1854. Printed by T.K. and P.G. Collins, Printers, Philadelphia.","Printed by A.J. Burke, Charleston. Three copies with blue covers, one copy with yellow cover","R.F. Walker, Superintendent Public Printing, Richmond","Compiled and arranged by Mrs. M.L. Ward, Vice Regent for Kansas, Member Record Committee, Evening Herald Print, Ottawa, Kansas. Includes RL-6483a","The Dietz Press, Inc. Richmond. Printed Christmas card from Worth Bailey also in the folder. Includes a first edition printing signed by authors (2019-A-018) and a second edition printing signed by the authors.","The Dietz Press, Richmond","Written and delivered in North Carolina in 1856 for the benefit of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Gazette Job Print, Leaksville, North Carolina, 1896.","By Harrison H. Dodge, Superintendent","Includes accession number RL-6256/e","William MacDonald L.L.D. Ph.D. Professor of History in Brown University, Providence, R.I. Reprinted with permission from the eleventh edition Encyclopedia Britannica, 1911.","William MacDonald, L.L.D., Ph.D. Professor of History in Brown University, Providence, R.I. Reprinted with permission from the eleventh edition Encyclopedia Britannica, 1911.","Full title: George Washington at Mount Vernon on the Potomac: To Give a Clearer Idea of the Character of Washington is to Set a Higher Standard for American Patriotism. Published by the MVLA.","Work of Patriotic Women in Purchasing Washington's Home - The Movement in Colorado. Includes RL-6483c","Printed for the Association at the Marion Press, Jamaica Queensborough New York, 1903 and 1911.","Printed for the Association at the Marion Press, Jamaica, Queensboro, New York.","Includes accession number RL 1016","Includes accession number RL-6256/J","Extended title: A Tribute to the Love, Loyalty and Patriotism of the Vice-Regent for Ohio by the Writer","Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Accession number 2016-A-029.","Reprinted from The William and Mary Quarterly Third Series, Number 2, April 1945","In the form of a letter to the Hon. G.C. Walker from H.W. Thomas, President Board of Visitors","Includes accession number RL-6256/S","Extended title: The Trees at Mount Vernon, Report of Charles Sprague Sargent, Director of the Arnold Arboretum, to the Council of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, Revised Edition, Reprinted from the Annual Report for 1926 of the MVLA","Includes accession number RL-6256/R","\"As the Nation Prepares to Celebrate the 265th Birthday of George Washington, The Regent and Vice Regents of the MVLA wish you a most eventful and productive year.\"","Created and Funded by The Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon","Multiple copies of varied brochures, leaflets, etc. all concerning the Bicentennial of Washington's death","copies from multiple years","copies from multiple years","copies from multiple years","Includes accession number 2015-A-039","copies of multiple years","4 brochures total - 3 different types/recipes","Includes accession number 2015-A-035","Includes accession number 2015-A-082","Includes accession number 2015-A-068","Includes accession number 2016-A-031.","English version.","Includes accession number 2015-A-014","Includes accession number 2015-A-014","Copies from multiple years","Brochure for an exhibit at Mount Vernon, 2006-2007.","Copies from multiple years","Created and Funded by The Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon","Bridgeport, Conn.: Farmer Office Steam Presses, Corner Wall and Water Streets.","New Haven, Conn., Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor Printers.","Bound copy of the 1909 Charters and Constitution bought with the 1912 version, Charters, Constitution, and Bylwas.","Includes accession number RP-1008b","Copyright 1899 by Harrison H. Dodge. Published by L. Windsor House.","Includes accession numbers RL-1579, RL-1587, and RP-419 (MISC-3743)","Copyright 1905 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Published by L. Windsor House.","Copyright 1911 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Published by Leet Brothers, Washington.","Copyright 1912 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Published by Leet Brothers, Washington.","Includes accession numbers RP-901 (Misc. 5325), RL-885, RL-4710, and RL-1686, 2019-A-018","Includes accession numbers RL-2059, R-376, Misc-1219, RP-1016, 2019-A-018","Copyright 1921 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographed, engraved, and printed by The Beck Engraving Co., Phila.","Copyright 1926 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographed, engraved, and printed by The Beck Engraving Co., Phila.","Copyright 1928 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Includes RL-6494.","Copyright 1932 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association","Includes accession numbers RL-1016/u, RL-1039, Misc-5481","Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1936","Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1937","Includes accession number RL-1314","Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1938","Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1940","Copyright 1947 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Designed by Carl Purington Rollins, Photographs by Samuel Chamberlain, Printed by Photogravure and Color Company.","Copyright 1948 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Designed by Carl Purington Rollins, Photographs by Samuel Chamberlain, Printed by Photogravure and Color Company.","Copyright 1953 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Designed by Carl Purington Rollins, Photographs by Samuel Chamberlain, Printed by Photogravure and Color Company.","Copyright 1958 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs - Consultant, Samuel Chamberlain. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1960 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs - Consultant, Samuel Chamberlain. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1962 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs - Consultant, Samuel Chamberlain, Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Includes accession number RL-6256/H","Copyright 1963 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs - Consultant, Samuel Chamberlain. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1964 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs - Consultant, Samuel Chamberlain. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1965 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photograph credits: James R. Dunlop, Inc., Howard B. Marler, Walter H. Miller, National Geographic Society. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1967 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photograph credits: James R. Dunlop, Inc., Howard B. Marler, Walter H. Miller, National Geographic Society. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1968 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photograph credits: James R. Dunlop, Inc., Howard B. Marler, Walter H. Miller, National Geographic Society. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1972 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photograph credits: James R. Dunlop, Inc., Howard B. Marler, Walter H. Miller, National Geographic Society. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1974 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photograph credits: James R. Dunlop, Inc., Pulsifer, Howard B. Marler, Walter H. Miller, National Geographic Society. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Includes accession number RL-6256/I","Copyright 1974, outside hard bound cover reads 1983, Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photograph credits: James R. Dunlop, Pulsifer, Howard Marler, Ted Vaughan, National Geographic Society, Walter H. Miller. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1985 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs copyright 1985 by Taylor Lewis. Additional photographs by Ted Vaughan. Text by Charles C. Wall, Christine Meadows, John Rhodehamel, Ellen McCallister Clark. Designed and produced by Cognoscenti. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1995, fifth printing by Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs copyright by Taylor Lewis, 1985. Additional photograph credits. Text by Charles C. Wall, Christine Meadows, John Rhodehamel, Ellen McCallister Clark. Designed and produced by Cognoscenti.","Copyright 1998 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Text by Charles C. Wall, Christine Meadows, John Rhodehamel, Ellen McCallister Clark, and 1998 text by Michael C. Quinn. Photographs copyright Taylor Lewis, 1985 with other photograph credits. 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Researchers must complete the Washington  Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.","This collection is divided into series based on format and type of publication. All publications within each series are filed in alphabetical order by title, then in chronological order. This is the list of series:\nSeries 1. Books\nSeries 2. Booklets\nSeries 3. Brochures\nSeries 4. Bylaws, Charters, Constitution\nSeries 5. Handbooks, Guidebooks\nSeries 6. Minutes\nSeries 7. Reports","This series is arranged alphabetically by title.","This series is arranged alphabetically by title.","This series is arranged alphabetically by folder title.","This series is arranged chronologically.","This series is arranged chronologically.","The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association was founded in 1854 by Ann Pamela Cunningham. The purpose of the Association was to purchase Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington, in order to restore the property and open the grounds to visitors and admirers who desired to see Washington's house and tomb. Ann Pamela Cunningham became interested in the preservation of Mount Vernon when her mother, traveling down the Potomac River in 1853, viewed the house in its neglected and dilapidated state and wrote to her daughter of its condition. Both women thought it shameful to allow the first President's home to fall into ruin. A determined Ann Pamela Cunningham assembled twenty-two like-minded women together to raise money to purchase the property, pay off all debt, and return the gardens and grounds to the condition in which they were left by Washington himself. John Augustine Washington III, George Washington's great-grandnephew and the owner of Mount Vernon at the time, delayed several years in selling the home to the Ladies' Association. He preferred a sale to the State of Virginia or the federal government, both of which declined purchase. In 1858 he finally agreed to sell Mount Vernon to Ann Pamela Cunningham and the MVLA for $200,000.","Today the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association is remembered as the first organization dedicated to historic preservation in the United States. The Association remains loyal to its original goals, the restoration and care of George Washington's Mount Vernon, while also opening the estate to visitors 365 days a year. Members of the MVLA continue under the structure designed by the first Ladies' who joined, operating as the Executive Board with one Regent and Vice Regents from different states. The estate now consists of not only the Mansion and tomb of Washington, but restored gardens, outbuildings, a Pioneer Farm, Gristmill, Distillery, museum and orientation center, National Library for the Study of George Washington, gift shops, food pavilion, and a restaurant.","Facsimile publication of Washington's copy of the Acts of Congress, 1789, made in commemoration of the Opening of the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon, September 27, 2013.","Edited by John C. Fitzpatrick, A.M. Published for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York. Third Impression, 1925. The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts.","Edited by John C. Fitzpatrick, A.M. Published for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York. The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Third Impression, 1925.","Edited by John c. Fitzpatrick, A.M. Published for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York. The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Third Impression, 1925.","Edited by John C. Fitzpatrick, A.M. Published for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York. The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Third Impression, 1925.","Copyright 1982 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs by Ted Vaughan. Book design by Robert Reed.","Foreword by Andrea Wulf. Essays by Adam T. Erby, J. Dean Norton, and Esther White. Edited by Susan P. Schoelwer. Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Associaton. Distributed by the University of Virginia Press.","Copyright 2000 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Foreword by General Colin L. Powell. ISBN 0-931917-33-6","Copyright 1998 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Former copyrights 1958, 1982. Introduction by Gordon S. Wood. ISBN 0-931917-30-1. Former copyrights 1958, 1982.","Published by The Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon. Graphics and paper engineering by Martha B. Lear. ISBN 0-931917-27-1.","Copyright 2009 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. A Companion to an Exhibition on Display February 21, 2009 through January 10, 2010. Foreword by James C. Rees. Introduction by Jack D. Warren, Jr. Printed by MasterPrint, Inc.","Copyright 1989 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Introduction by Letitia Baldrige, Annotated by Ann M. Rauscher. Printed in the USA. ISBN 0-931917-18-2","Copyright 1993 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Selected and annotated by Carter King Laughlin and Ann M. Rauscher. ISBN 0-931917-24-7.","With a Prefatory Note by Worthington Chauncey Ford. Copyrighted by the Vice Regent from Oregon. Printed by Kilham Stationery and Printing Co., Portland, Oregon. This copy has \"North Carolina\" printed on the cover indicating it belonged to the Vice Regent of North Carolina.","Edited by Dr. John C. Fitzpatrick. Published by The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union.","Edited by Dr. John C. Fitzpatrick. Published by The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union.","Includes accession number RL-6256/Q","Edited by Dr. John C. Fitzpatrick. Published by The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union.","Edited by Dr. John C. Fitzpatrick. Published by The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union.","Cover title - The Last Will and Testament of George Washington, Including Martha Washington's Will, Genealogy, Family Trees and a Complete Index of Beneficiaries. Introduction by the Honorable Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Edited by John C. Fitzpatrick. Published through the generosity of Foley and Lardner by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. ISBN 0-931917-19-0.","Edited by Susan P. Schoelwer. Introduction by Annette Gordon-Reed. Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Accession number 2016-A-032.","Collected and Arranged by John Frederick Schroeder, D.D. Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.","Collected and arranged by John Frederick Schroeder, D.D. Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1953.","Collected and Arranged by John Frederick Schroeder, D.D. Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.","Collected and Arranged by John Frederick Schroeder, D.D. Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.","Previously published as Presence of a Lady. With an Introduction by Ernest B. Furgurson. Forewords by Robert E. Lee IV and Ulysses Grant Dietz. ISBN 0-931917-26-3.","Full Title - Mount Vernon and Its Preservation 1858-1910: The Acquisition, Restoration, and Care of the Home of Washington by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union for over half a Century. Alternate title on cover - History and Preservation of Mount Vernon. Copyright 1910 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Revised edition 1932. The Knickerbocker Press, New York.","Includes accession numbers RL-4142, RL-1570, RL-6285b, RL-6256/M, RL-5875","Epilogue by Ellen McCallister Clark. Extracts from the letters and diaries of George Washington. Selected and Annotated by Charles C. Wall. Published through the generosity of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation by the MVLA, 1991. ISBN 0-931917-17-4.","Published for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association under the auspices of the Vice Regent for the District of Columbia and Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon, 1981.","Published for the Mount Verno Ladies' Association under the auspices of the Vice Regent for the District of Columbia and Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon.","Compiled by The Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon. Published by the MVLA, 1984. First Edition. Printed in the USA by Wimmer Brothers Books, Memphis, Tennessee.","Includes publications: Agreement Between John A. Washington and the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, Historical Sketch of Ann Pamela Cunningham, George Washington as Commander-in-Chief, George Washington at Mount Vernon on the Potomac, Washington's Home and the Story of the MVLA, and George Washington Memorial Building.","Originally published as Aspire to the Heavens by Mary Higgins Clark. Published by the MVLA. ISBN 0-931917-40-9.","Designed and composed by The Stinehour Press, Lunenburg, Vermont. Printed by the Meriden Gravure Company, Meriden, Connecticut.","RL-6256/c","Edited and with introductory essays by David L. Holmes. Foreword by the Rev. Billy Graham. Introduction by James C. Rees, Executive Director, Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. ISBN 0-931917-32-8.","Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1984.","Published by Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. This special edition published by arrangement with Hawthorn Books, Inc. New York, N.Y.","Printed in the United States by Mount Vernon Publishing Company. Later published as Mount Vernon: The Civil War Years.","Includes accession numbers RL-6256/K, RL-3178","Copyright 1946, 1974 by Dorothy Troth Muir. Reprinted with permission, 1975. Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.","Foreword by George H.W. Bush. This publication was made possible by Ann L. Brownson. ISBN 0-931917-34-4.","Foreword by His Excellency Jean-David Levitte, Ambassador of France to the United States. A Companion to a Traveling Exhibition organized by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.","With essay by Michele Lee. This publication accompanies the special exhibition on display September 2013 through January 2014.","Principal photography by Edward Owen and Robert Lautman. A Companion to a Traveling Exhibition created by the MVLA to Commemorate the Bicentennial of the Death of George Washington. ISBN 0-931917-31-X.","Text by Joanne Young. Photographs by Taylor Lewis, Jr. Published simultaneously in Canada by Holt, Rinehart and Winston of Canada, Limited. ISBN 0-03-003961-4.","Includes accession numbers RL-6256/f","Text by Joanne Young. Photographs by Taylor Lewis, Jr.","Addresses at the Tomb of Washington by the President of the United States, Woodrow Wilson and Felix J Streyckmans of Chicago. Press of Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Press of Judd and Detweiler, Inc. Washington, D.C.","Annotated note on the front cover reads \"By the 'Mt. Vernon Assocation of the Union' organized by the 'Southern Matron'. April, 1854. Printed by T.K. and P.G. Collins, Printers, Philadelphia.","Printed by A.J. Burke, Charleston. Three copies with blue covers, one copy with yellow cover","R.F. Walker, Superintendent Public Printing, Richmond","Compiled and arranged by Mrs. M.L. Ward, Vice Regent for Kansas, Member Record Committee, Evening Herald Print, Ottawa, Kansas. Includes RL-6483a","The Dietz Press, Inc. Richmond. Printed Christmas card from Worth Bailey also in the folder. Includes a first edition printing signed by authors (2019-A-018) and a second edition printing signed by the authors.","The Dietz Press, Richmond","Written and delivered in North Carolina in 1856 for the benefit of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Gazette Job Print, Leaksville, North Carolina, 1896.","By Harrison H. Dodge, Superintendent","Includes accession number RL-6256/e","William MacDonald L.L.D. Ph.D. Professor of History in Brown University, Providence, R.I. Reprinted with permission from the eleventh edition Encyclopedia Britannica, 1911.","William MacDonald, L.L.D., Ph.D. Professor of History in Brown University, Providence, R.I. Reprinted with permission from the eleventh edition Encyclopedia Britannica, 1911.","Full title: George Washington at Mount Vernon on the Potomac: To Give a Clearer Idea of the Character of Washington is to Set a Higher Standard for American Patriotism. Published by the MVLA.","Work of Patriotic Women in Purchasing Washington's Home - The Movement in Colorado. Includes RL-6483c","Printed for the Association at the Marion Press, Jamaica Queensborough New York, 1903 and 1911.","Printed for the Association at the Marion Press, Jamaica, Queensboro, New York.","Includes accession number RL 1016","Includes accession number RL-6256/J","Extended title: A Tribute to the Love, Loyalty and Patriotism of the Vice-Regent for Ohio by the Writer","Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Accession number 2016-A-029.","Reprinted from The William and Mary Quarterly Third Series, Number 2, April 1945","In the form of a letter to the Hon. G.C. Walker from H.W. Thomas, President Board of Visitors","Includes accession number RL-6256/S","Extended title: The Trees at Mount Vernon, Report of Charles Sprague Sargent, Director of the Arnold Arboretum, to the Council of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, Revised Edition, Reprinted from the Annual Report for 1926 of the MVLA","Includes accession number RL-6256/R","\"As the Nation Prepares to Celebrate the 265th Birthday of George Washington, The Regent and Vice Regents of the MVLA wish you a most eventful and productive year.\"","Created and Funded by The Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon","Multiple copies of varied brochures, leaflets, etc. all concerning the Bicentennial of Washington's death","copies from multiple years","copies from multiple years","copies from multiple years","Includes accession number 2015-A-039","copies of multiple years","4 brochures total - 3 different types/recipes","Includes accession number 2015-A-035","Includes accession number 2015-A-082","Includes accession number 2015-A-068","Includes accession number 2016-A-031.","English version.","Includes accession number 2015-A-014","Includes accession number 2015-A-014","Copies from multiple years","Brochure for an exhibit at Mount Vernon, 2006-2007.","Copies from multiple years","Created and Funded by The Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon","Bridgeport, Conn.: Farmer Office Steam Presses, Corner Wall and Water Streets.","New Haven, Conn., Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor Printers.","Bound copy of the 1909 Charters and Constitution bought with the 1912 version, Charters, Constitution, and Bylwas.","Includes accession number RP-1008b","Copyright 1899 by Harrison H. Dodge. Published by L. Windsor House.","Includes accession numbers RL-1579, RL-1587, and RP-419 (MISC-3743)","Copyright 1905 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Published by L. Windsor House.","Copyright 1911 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Published by Leet Brothers, Washington.","Copyright 1912 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Published by Leet Brothers, Washington.","Includes accession numbers RP-901 (Misc. 5325), RL-885, RL-4710, and RL-1686, 2019-A-018","Includes accession numbers RL-2059, R-376, Misc-1219, RP-1016, 2019-A-018","Copyright 1921 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographed, engraved, and printed by The Beck Engraving Co., Phila.","Copyright 1926 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographed, engraved, and printed by The Beck Engraving Co., Phila.","Copyright 1928 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Includes RL-6494.","Copyright 1932 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association","Includes accession numbers RL-1016/u, RL-1039, Misc-5481","Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1936","Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1937","Includes accession number RL-1314","Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1938","Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1940","Copyright 1947 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Designed by Carl Purington Rollins, Photographs by Samuel Chamberlain, Printed by Photogravure and Color Company.","Copyright 1948 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Designed by Carl Purington Rollins, Photographs by Samuel Chamberlain, Printed by Photogravure and Color Company.","Copyright 1953 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Designed by Carl Purington Rollins, Photographs by Samuel Chamberlain, Printed by Photogravure and Color Company.","Copyright 1958 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs - Consultant, Samuel Chamberlain. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1960 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs - Consultant, Samuel Chamberlain. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1962 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs - Consultant, Samuel Chamberlain, Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Includes accession number RL-6256/H","Copyright 1963 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs - Consultant, Samuel Chamberlain. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1964 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs - Consultant, Samuel Chamberlain. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1965 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photograph credits: James R. Dunlop, Inc., Howard B. Marler, Walter H. Miller, National Geographic Society. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1967 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photograph credits: James R. Dunlop, Inc., Howard B. Marler, Walter H. Miller, National Geographic Society. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1968 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photograph credits: James R. Dunlop, Inc., Howard B. Marler, Walter H. Miller, National Geographic Society. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1972 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photograph credits: James R. Dunlop, Inc., Howard B. Marler, Walter H. Miller, National Geographic Society. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1974 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photograph credits: James R. Dunlop, Inc., Pulsifer, Howard B. Marler, Walter H. Miller, National Geographic Society. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Includes accession number RL-6256/I","Copyright 1974, outside hard bound cover reads 1983, Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photograph credits: James R. Dunlop, Pulsifer, Howard Marler, Ted Vaughan, National Geographic Society, Walter H. Miller. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1985 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs copyright 1985 by Taylor Lewis. Additional photographs by Ted Vaughan. Text by Charles C. Wall, Christine Meadows, John Rhodehamel, Ellen McCallister Clark. Designed and produced by Cognoscenti. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1995, fifth printing by Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs copyright by Taylor Lewis, 1985. Additional photograph credits. Text by Charles C. Wall, Christine Meadows, John Rhodehamel, Ellen McCallister Clark. Designed and produced by Cognoscenti.","Copyright 1998 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Text by Charles C. Wall, Christine Meadows, John Rhodehamel, Ellen McCallister Clark, and 1998 text by Michael C. Quinn. Photographs copyright Taylor Lewis, 1985 with other photograph credits. Designed and produced by Cognoscenti, 1998 design by MBL Studios.","George Washington Bicentennial Edition, Copyright 1998 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Text by Jim Rees. Photography credits: Robert Lautman, Mark Gulizean, Jo Elbreger, Hal Conroy, Edward Owen.","Published by Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, printed in the USA.","2 copies of each year archived","2 copies of each year archived","2 copies of each year archived","2 copies of each year archived","2 copies of each year archived","2 copies of each year archived","2 copies of each year archived","2 copies of each year archived","2 copies of each year archived","2 copies of each year archived","2 copies of each year archived","2 copies of each year archived","2 copies from each year archived.","2 copies of each year archived.","Part of Accession number 2015-A-010","Publications - History of Mount Vernon and George Washington. This collection contains publications relating to the history of Mount Vernon and/or George Washington that are not published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.","Educating the public on the life and legacy of George Washington, colonial life, slavery, and other relevant subjects is part of the MVLA's mission. The publication of books, brochures, and other printed material is one aspect of achieving this goal. This collection combines all printed formats published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Associaton including books, booklets, brochures, information sheets, event announcements, bylaws, and handbooks or guidebooks. Annual Reports and the Minutes of the Council provide background and information on the yearly activities and business of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. The material includes a wide date range, 1854 to the present.","This series contains published books, hardcover and paperback versions, published and produced by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Multiple editions of some publications are represented.","This series compiles small publications produced in a paperback, booklet format.","This series compiles information brochures printed for Mount Vernon. The brochures were created for a variety of purposes from educational to event announcements.","This series holds the printed, official versions of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association's bylaws, articles of incorporation, and charter. Several copies represented in this collection originally belonged to a Vice Regent.","This series compiles the official handbooks or guidedbooks created by Mount Vernon for its visitors.","Annual Reports of the MVLA.","Minutes of the Council of the MVLA.","Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association","De Forest, Elizabeth Kellam","Muir, Dorothy Troth, 1905-1988","Page, Thomas Nelson, 1853-1922","Johnson, Gerald W. 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Reports","This series is arranged alphabetically by title.","This series is arranged alphabetically by title.","This series is arranged alphabetically by folder title.","This series is arranged chronologically.","This series is arranged chronologically."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Mount Vernon Ladies' Association was founded in 1854 by Ann Pamela Cunningham. The purpose of the Association was to purchase Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington, in order to restore the property and open the grounds to visitors and admirers who desired to see Washington's house and tomb. Ann Pamela Cunningham became interested in the preservation of Mount Vernon when her mother, traveling down the Potomac River in 1853, viewed the house in its neglected and dilapidated state and wrote to her daughter of its condition. Both women thought it shameful to allow the first President's home to fall into ruin. A determined Ann Pamela Cunningham assembled twenty-two like-minded women together to raise money to purchase the property, pay off all debt, and return the gardens and grounds to the condition in which they were left by Washington himself. John Augustine Washington III, George Washington's great-grandnephew and the owner of Mount Vernon at the time, delayed several years in selling the home to the Ladies' Association. He preferred a sale to the State of Virginia or the federal government, both of which declined purchase. In 1858 he finally agreed to sell Mount Vernon to Ann Pamela Cunningham and the MVLA for $200,000. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eToday the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association is remembered as the first organization dedicated to historic preservation in the United States. The Association remains loyal to its original goals, the restoration and care of George Washington's Mount Vernon, while also opening the estate to visitors 365 days a year. Members of the MVLA continue under the structure designed by the first Ladies' who joined, operating as the Executive Board with one Regent and Vice Regents from different states. The estate now consists of not only the Mansion and tomb of Washington, but restored gardens, outbuildings, a Pioneer Farm, Gristmill, Distillery, museum and orientation center, National Library for the Study of George Washington, gift shops, food pavilion, and a restaurant.  \u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association was founded in 1854 by Ann Pamela Cunningham. The purpose of the Association was to purchase Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington, in order to restore the property and open the grounds to visitors and admirers who desired to see Washington's house and tomb. Ann Pamela Cunningham became interested in the preservation of Mount Vernon when her mother, traveling down the Potomac River in 1853, viewed the house in its neglected and dilapidated state and wrote to her daughter of its condition. Both women thought it shameful to allow the first President's home to fall into ruin. A determined Ann Pamela Cunningham assembled twenty-two like-minded women together to raise money to purchase the property, pay off all debt, and return the gardens and grounds to the condition in which they were left by Washington himself. John Augustine Washington III, George Washington's great-grandnephew and the owner of Mount Vernon at the time, delayed several years in selling the home to the Ladies' Association. He preferred a sale to the State of Virginia or the federal government, both of which declined purchase. In 1858 he finally agreed to sell Mount Vernon to Ann Pamela Cunningham and the MVLA for $200,000.","Today the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association is remembered as the first organization dedicated to historic preservation in the United States. The Association remains loyal to its original goals, the restoration and care of George Washington's Mount Vernon, while also opening the estate to visitors 365 days a year. Members of the MVLA continue under the structure designed by the first Ladies' who joined, operating as the Executive Board with one Regent and Vice Regents from different states. The estate now consists of not only the Mansion and tomb of Washington, but restored gardens, outbuildings, a Pioneer Farm, Gristmill, Distillery, museum and orientation center, National Library for the Study of George Washington, gift shops, food pavilion, and a restaurant."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFacsimile publication of Washington's copy of the Acts of Congress, 1789, made in commemoration of the Opening of the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon, September 27, 2013.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdited by John C. Fitzpatrick, A.M. Published for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York. Third Impression, 1925. The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdited by John C. Fitzpatrick, A.M. Published for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York. The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Third Impression, 1925.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdited by John c. Fitzpatrick, A.M. Published for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York. The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Third Impression, 1925.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdited by John C. Fitzpatrick, A.M. Published for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York. The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Third Impression, 1925.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1982 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs by Ted Vaughan. Book design by Robert Reed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eForeword by Andrea Wulf. Essays by Adam T. Erby, J. Dean Norton, and Esther White. Edited by Susan P. Schoelwer. Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Associaton. Distributed by the University of Virginia Press.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 2000 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Foreword by General Colin L. Powell. ISBN 0-931917-33-6\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1998 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Former copyrights 1958, 1982. Introduction by Gordon S. Wood. ISBN 0-931917-30-1. Former copyrights 1958, 1982.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublished by The Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon. Graphics and paper engineering by Martha B. Lear. ISBN 0-931917-27-1.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 2009 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. A Companion to an Exhibition on Display February 21, 2009 through January 10, 2010. Foreword by James C. Rees. Introduction by Jack D. Warren, Jr. Printed by MasterPrint, Inc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1989 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Introduction by Letitia Baldrige, Annotated by Ann M. Rauscher. Printed in the USA. ISBN 0-931917-18-2\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1993 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Selected and annotated by Carter King Laughlin and Ann M. Rauscher. ISBN 0-931917-24-7.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith a Prefatory Note by Worthington Chauncey Ford. Copyrighted by the Vice Regent from Oregon. Printed by Kilham Stationery and Printing Co., Portland, Oregon. This copy has \"North Carolina\" printed on the cover indicating it belonged to the Vice Regent of North Carolina.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdited by Dr. John C. Fitzpatrick. Published by The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdited by Dr. John C. Fitzpatrick. Published by The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession number RL-6256/Q\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdited by Dr. John C. Fitzpatrick. Published by The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdited by Dr. John C. Fitzpatrick. Published by The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCover title - The Last Will and Testament of George Washington, Including Martha Washington's Will, Genealogy, Family Trees and a Complete Index of Beneficiaries. Introduction by the Honorable Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Edited by John C. Fitzpatrick. Published through the generosity of Foley and Lardner by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. ISBN 0-931917-19-0.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdited by Susan P. Schoelwer. Introduction by Annette Gordon-Reed. Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Accession number 2016-A-032.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCollected and Arranged by John Frederick Schroeder, D.D. Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCollected and arranged by John Frederick Schroeder, D.D. Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1953.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCollected and Arranged by John Frederick Schroeder, D.D. Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCollected and Arranged by John Frederick Schroeder, D.D. Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePreviously published as Presence of a Lady. With an Introduction by Ernest B. Furgurson. Forewords by Robert E. Lee IV and Ulysses Grant Dietz. ISBN 0-931917-26-3.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFull Title - Mount Vernon and Its Preservation 1858-1910: The Acquisition, Restoration, and Care of the Home of Washington by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union for over half a Century. Alternate title on cover - History and Preservation of Mount Vernon. Copyright 1910 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Revised edition 1932. The Knickerbocker Press, New York.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession numbers RL-4142, RL-1570, RL-6285b, RL-6256/M, RL-5875\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEpilogue by Ellen McCallister Clark. Extracts from the letters and diaries of George Washington. Selected and Annotated by Charles C. Wall. Published through the generosity of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation by the MVLA, 1991. ISBN 0-931917-17-4.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublished for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association under the auspices of the Vice Regent for the District of Columbia and Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon, 1981.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublished for the Mount Verno Ladies' Association under the auspices of the Vice Regent for the District of Columbia and Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCompiled by The Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon. Published by the MVLA, 1984. First Edition. Printed in the USA by Wimmer Brothers Books, Memphis, Tennessee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes publications: Agreement Between John A. Washington and the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, Historical Sketch of Ann Pamela Cunningham, George Washington as Commander-in-Chief, George Washington at Mount Vernon on the Potomac, Washington's Home and the Story of the MVLA, and George Washington Memorial Building.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginally published as Aspire to the Heavens by Mary Higgins Clark. Published by the MVLA. ISBN 0-931917-40-9.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDesigned and composed by The Stinehour Press, Lunenburg, Vermont. Printed by the Meriden Gravure Company, Meriden, Connecticut.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRL-6256/c\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdited and with introductory essays by David L. Holmes. Foreword by the Rev. Billy Graham. Introduction by James C. Rees, Executive Director, Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. ISBN 0-931917-32-8.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublished by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1984.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublished by Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. This special edition published by arrangement with Hawthorn Books, Inc. New York, N.Y.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted in the United States by Mount Vernon Publishing Company. Later published as Mount Vernon: The Civil War Years.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession numbers RL-6256/K, RL-3178\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1946, 1974 by Dorothy Troth Muir. Reprinted with permission, 1975. Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eForeword by George H.W. Bush. This publication was made possible by Ann L. Brownson. ISBN 0-931917-34-4.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eForeword by His Excellency Jean-David Levitte, Ambassador of France to the United States. A Companion to a Traveling Exhibition organized by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith essay by Michele Lee. This publication accompanies the special exhibition on display September 2013 through January 2014.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrincipal photography by Edward Owen and Robert Lautman. A Companion to a Traveling Exhibition created by the MVLA to Commemorate the Bicentennial of the Death of George Washington. ISBN 0-931917-31-X.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eText by Joanne Young. Photographs by Taylor Lewis, Jr. Published simultaneously in Canada by Holt, Rinehart and Winston of Canada, Limited. ISBN 0-03-003961-4.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession numbers RL-6256/f\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eText by Joanne Young. Photographs by Taylor Lewis, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAddresses at the Tomb of Washington by the President of the United States, Woodrow Wilson and Felix J Streyckmans of Chicago. Press of Judd and Detweiler, Inc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePress of Judd and Detweiler, Inc. Washington, D.C.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnotated note on the front cover reads \"By the 'Mt. Vernon Assocation of the Union' organized by the 'Southern Matron'. April, 1854. Printed by T.K. and P.G. Collins, Printers, Philadelphia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted by A.J. Burke, Charleston. Three copies with blue covers, one copy with yellow cover\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eR.F. Walker, Superintendent Public Printing, Richmond\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCompiled and arranged by Mrs. M.L. Ward, Vice Regent for Kansas, Member Record Committee, Evening Herald Print, Ottawa, Kansas. Includes RL-6483a\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Dietz Press, Inc. Richmond. Printed Christmas card from Worth Bailey also in the folder. Includes a first edition printing signed by authors (2019-A-018) and a second edition printing signed by the authors.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Dietz Press, Richmond\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten and delivered in North Carolina in 1856 for the benefit of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Gazette Job Print, Leaksville, North Carolina, 1896.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBy Harrison H. Dodge, Superintendent\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession number RL-6256/e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam MacDonald L.L.D. Ph.D. Professor of History in Brown University, Providence, R.I. Reprinted with permission from the eleventh edition Encyclopedia Britannica, 1911.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam MacDonald, L.L.D., Ph.D. Professor of History in Brown University, Providence, R.I. Reprinted with permission from the eleventh edition Encyclopedia Britannica, 1911.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFull title: George Washington at Mount Vernon on the Potomac: To Give a Clearer Idea of the Character of Washington is to Set a Higher Standard for American Patriotism. Published by the MVLA.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWork of Patriotic Women in Purchasing Washington's Home - The Movement in Colorado. Includes RL-6483c\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted for the Association at the Marion Press, Jamaica Queensborough New York, 1903 and 1911.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted for the Association at the Marion Press, Jamaica, Queensboro, New York.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession number RL 1016\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession number RL-6256/J\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExtended title: A Tribute to the Love, Loyalty and Patriotism of the Vice-Regent for Ohio by the Writer\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublished by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Accession number 2016-A-029.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReprinted from The William and Mary Quarterly Third Series, Number 2, April 1945\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn the form of a letter to the Hon. G.C. Walker from H.W. Thomas, President Board of Visitors\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession number RL-6256/S\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExtended title: The Trees at Mount Vernon, Report of Charles Sprague Sargent, Director of the Arnold Arboretum, to the Council of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, Revised Edition, Reprinted from the Annual Report for 1926 of the MVLA\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession number RL-6256/R\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"As the Nation Prepares to Celebrate the 265th Birthday of George Washington, The Regent and Vice Regents of the MVLA wish you a most eventful and productive year.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCreated and Funded by The Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMultiple copies of varied brochures, leaflets, etc. all concerning the Bicentennial of Washington's death\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ecopies from multiple years\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ecopies from multiple years\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ecopies from multiple years\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession number 2015-A-039\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ecopies of multiple years\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 brochures total - 3 different types/recipes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession number 2015-A-035\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession number 2015-A-082\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession number 2015-A-068\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession number 2016-A-031.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnglish version.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession number 2015-A-014\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession number 2015-A-014\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopies from multiple years\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochure for an exhibit at Mount Vernon, 2006-2007.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopies from multiple years\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCreated and Funded by The Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBridgeport, Conn.: Farmer Office Steam Presses, Corner Wall and Water Streets.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNew Haven, Conn., Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor Printers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBound copy of the 1909 Charters and Constitution bought with the 1912 version, Charters, Constitution, and Bylwas.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession number RP-1008b\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1899 by Harrison H. Dodge. Published by L. Windsor House.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession numbers RL-1579, RL-1587, and RP-419 (MISC-3743)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1905 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Published by L. Windsor House.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1911 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Published by Leet Brothers, Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1912 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Published by Leet Brothers, Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession numbers RP-901 (Misc. 5325), RL-885, RL-4710, and RL-1686, 2019-A-018\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession numbers RL-2059, R-376, Misc-1219, RP-1016, 2019-A-018\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1921 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographed, engraved, and printed by The Beck Engraving Co., Phila.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1926 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographed, engraved, and printed by The Beck Engraving Co., Phila.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1928 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Includes RL-6494.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1932 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession numbers RL-1016/u, RL-1039, Misc-5481\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublished by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1936\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublished by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1937\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession number RL-1314\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublished by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1938\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublished by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1940\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1947 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Designed by Carl Purington Rollins, Photographs by Samuel Chamberlain, Printed by Photogravure and Color Company.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1948 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Designed by Carl Purington Rollins, Photographs by Samuel Chamberlain, Printed by Photogravure and Color Company.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1953 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Designed by Carl Purington Rollins, Photographs by Samuel Chamberlain, Printed by Photogravure and Color Company.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1958 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs - Consultant, Samuel Chamberlain. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1960 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs - Consultant, Samuel Chamberlain. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1962 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs - Consultant, Samuel Chamberlain, Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession number RL-6256/H\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1963 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs - Consultant, Samuel Chamberlain. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1964 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs - Consultant, Samuel Chamberlain. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1965 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photograph credits: James R. Dunlop, Inc., Howard B. Marler, Walter H. Miller, National Geographic Society. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1967 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photograph credits: James R. Dunlop, Inc., Howard B. Marler, Walter H. Miller, National Geographic Society. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1968 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photograph credits: James R. Dunlop, Inc., Howard B. Marler, Walter H. Miller, National Geographic Society. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1972 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photograph credits: James R. Dunlop, Inc., Howard B. Marler, Walter H. Miller, National Geographic Society. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1974 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photograph credits: James R. Dunlop, Inc., Pulsifer, Howard B. Marler, Walter H. Miller, National Geographic Society. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes accession number RL-6256/I\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1974, outside hard bound cover reads 1983, Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photograph credits: James R. Dunlop, Pulsifer, Howard Marler, Ted Vaughan, National Geographic Society, Walter H. Miller. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1985 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs copyright 1985 by Taylor Lewis. Additional photographs by Ted Vaughan. Text by Charles C. Wall, Christine Meadows, John Rhodehamel, Ellen McCallister Clark. Designed and produced by Cognoscenti. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1995, fifth printing by Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs copyright by Taylor Lewis, 1985. Additional photograph credits. Text by Charles C. Wall, Christine Meadows, John Rhodehamel, Ellen McCallister Clark. Designed and produced by Cognoscenti.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopyright 1998 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Text by Charles C. Wall, Christine Meadows, John Rhodehamel, Ellen McCallister Clark, and 1998 text by Michael C. Quinn. Photographs copyright Taylor Lewis, 1985 with other photograph credits. Designed and produced by Cognoscenti, 1998 design by MBL Studios.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington Bicentennial Edition, Copyright 1998 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Text by Jim Rees. 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Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon, September 27, 2013.","Edited by John C. Fitzpatrick, A.M. Published for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York. Third Impression, 1925. The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts.","Edited by John C. Fitzpatrick, A.M. Published for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York. The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Third Impression, 1925.","Edited by John c. Fitzpatrick, A.M. Published for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York. The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Third Impression, 1925.","Edited by John C. Fitzpatrick, A.M. Published for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York. The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Third Impression, 1925.","Copyright 1982 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs by Ted Vaughan. Book design by Robert Reed.","Foreword by Andrea Wulf. Essays by Adam T. Erby, J. Dean Norton, and Esther White. Edited by Susan P. Schoelwer. Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Associaton. Distributed by the University of Virginia Press.","Copyright 2000 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Foreword by General Colin L. Powell. ISBN 0-931917-33-6","Copyright 1998 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Former copyrights 1958, 1982. Introduction by Gordon S. Wood. ISBN 0-931917-30-1. Former copyrights 1958, 1982.","Published by The Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon. Graphics and paper engineering by Martha B. Lear. ISBN 0-931917-27-1.","Copyright 2009 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. A Companion to an Exhibition on Display February 21, 2009 through January 10, 2010. Foreword by James C. Rees. Introduction by Jack D. Warren, Jr. Printed by MasterPrint, Inc.","Copyright 1989 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Introduction by Letitia Baldrige, Annotated by Ann M. Rauscher. Printed in the USA. ISBN 0-931917-18-2","Copyright 1993 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Selected and annotated by Carter King Laughlin and Ann M. Rauscher. ISBN 0-931917-24-7.","With a Prefatory Note by Worthington Chauncey Ford. Copyrighted by the Vice Regent from Oregon. Printed by Kilham Stationery and Printing Co., Portland, Oregon. This copy has \"North Carolina\" printed on the cover indicating it belonged to the Vice Regent of North Carolina.","Edited by Dr. John C. Fitzpatrick. Published by The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union.","Edited by Dr. John C. Fitzpatrick. Published by The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union.","Includes accession number RL-6256/Q","Edited by Dr. John C. Fitzpatrick. Published by The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union.","Edited by Dr. John C. Fitzpatrick. Published by The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union.","Cover title - The Last Will and Testament of George Washington, Including Martha Washington's Will, Genealogy, Family Trees and a Complete Index of Beneficiaries. Introduction by the Honorable Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Edited by John C. Fitzpatrick. Published through the generosity of Foley and Lardner by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. ISBN 0-931917-19-0.","Edited by Susan P. Schoelwer. Introduction by Annette Gordon-Reed. Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Accession number 2016-A-032.","Collected and Arranged by John Frederick Schroeder, D.D. Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.","Collected and arranged by John Frederick Schroeder, D.D. Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1953.","Collected and Arranged by John Frederick Schroeder, D.D. Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.","Collected and Arranged by John Frederick Schroeder, D.D. Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.","Previously published as Presence of a Lady. With an Introduction by Ernest B. Furgurson. Forewords by Robert E. Lee IV and Ulysses Grant Dietz. ISBN 0-931917-26-3.","Full Title - Mount Vernon and Its Preservation 1858-1910: The Acquisition, Restoration, and Care of the Home of Washington by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union for over half a Century. Alternate title on cover - History and Preservation of Mount Vernon. Copyright 1910 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Revised edition 1932. The Knickerbocker Press, New York.","Includes accession numbers RL-4142, RL-1570, RL-6285b, RL-6256/M, RL-5875","Epilogue by Ellen McCallister Clark. Extracts from the letters and diaries of George Washington. Selected and Annotated by Charles C. Wall. Published through the generosity of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation by the MVLA, 1991. ISBN 0-931917-17-4.","Published for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association under the auspices of the Vice Regent for the District of Columbia and Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon, 1981.","Published for the Mount Verno Ladies' Association under the auspices of the Vice Regent for the District of Columbia and Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon.","Compiled by The Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon. Published by the MVLA, 1984. First Edition. Printed in the USA by Wimmer Brothers Books, Memphis, Tennessee.","Includes publications: Agreement Between John A. Washington and the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, Historical Sketch of Ann Pamela Cunningham, George Washington as Commander-in-Chief, George Washington at Mount Vernon on the Potomac, Washington's Home and the Story of the MVLA, and George Washington Memorial Building.","Originally published as Aspire to the Heavens by Mary Higgins Clark. Published by the MVLA. ISBN 0-931917-40-9.","Designed and composed by The Stinehour Press, Lunenburg, Vermont. Printed by the Meriden Gravure Company, Meriden, Connecticut.","RL-6256/c","Edited and with introductory essays by David L. Holmes. Foreword by the Rev. Billy Graham. Introduction by James C. Rees, Executive Director, Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. ISBN 0-931917-32-8.","Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1984.","Published by Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. This special edition published by arrangement with Hawthorn Books, Inc. New York, N.Y.","Printed in the United States by Mount Vernon Publishing Company. Later published as Mount Vernon: The Civil War Years.","Includes accession numbers RL-6256/K, RL-3178","Copyright 1946, 1974 by Dorothy Troth Muir. Reprinted with permission, 1975. Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.","Foreword by George H.W. Bush. This publication was made possible by Ann L. Brownson. ISBN 0-931917-34-4.","Foreword by His Excellency Jean-David Levitte, Ambassador of France to the United States. A Companion to a Traveling Exhibition organized by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.","With essay by Michele Lee. This publication accompanies the special exhibition on display September 2013 through January 2014.","Principal photography by Edward Owen and Robert Lautman. A Companion to a Traveling Exhibition created by the MVLA to Commemorate the Bicentennial of the Death of George Washington. ISBN 0-931917-31-X.","Text by Joanne Young. Photographs by Taylor Lewis, Jr. Published simultaneously in Canada by Holt, Rinehart and Winston of Canada, Limited. ISBN 0-03-003961-4.","Includes accession numbers RL-6256/f","Text by Joanne Young. Photographs by Taylor Lewis, Jr.","Addresses at the Tomb of Washington by the President of the United States, Woodrow Wilson and Felix J Streyckmans of Chicago. Press of Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Press of Judd and Detweiler, Inc. Washington, D.C.","Annotated note on the front cover reads \"By the 'Mt. Vernon Assocation of the Union' organized by the 'Southern Matron'. April, 1854. Printed by T.K. and P.G. Collins, Printers, Philadelphia.","Printed by A.J. Burke, Charleston. Three copies with blue covers, one copy with yellow cover","R.F. Walker, Superintendent Public Printing, Richmond","Compiled and arranged by Mrs. M.L. Ward, Vice Regent for Kansas, Member Record Committee, Evening Herald Print, Ottawa, Kansas. Includes RL-6483a","The Dietz Press, Inc. Richmond. Printed Christmas card from Worth Bailey also in the folder. Includes a first edition printing signed by authors (2019-A-018) and a second edition printing signed by the authors.","The Dietz Press, Richmond","Written and delivered in North Carolina in 1856 for the benefit of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Gazette Job Print, Leaksville, North Carolina, 1896.","By Harrison H. Dodge, Superintendent","Includes accession number RL-6256/e","William MacDonald L.L.D. Ph.D. Professor of History in Brown University, Providence, R.I. Reprinted with permission from the eleventh edition Encyclopedia Britannica, 1911.","William MacDonald, L.L.D., Ph.D. Professor of History in Brown University, Providence, R.I. Reprinted with permission from the eleventh edition Encyclopedia Britannica, 1911.","Full title: George Washington at Mount Vernon on the Potomac: To Give a Clearer Idea of the Character of Washington is to Set a Higher Standard for American Patriotism. Published by the MVLA.","Work of Patriotic Women in Purchasing Washington's Home - The Movement in Colorado. Includes RL-6483c","Printed for the Association at the Marion Press, Jamaica Queensborough New York, 1903 and 1911.","Printed for the Association at the Marion Press, Jamaica, Queensboro, New York.","Includes accession number RL 1016","Includes accession number RL-6256/J","Extended title: A Tribute to the Love, Loyalty and Patriotism of the Vice-Regent for Ohio by the Writer","Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Accession number 2016-A-029.","Reprinted from The William and Mary Quarterly Third Series, Number 2, April 1945","In the form of a letter to the Hon. G.C. Walker from H.W. Thomas, President Board of Visitors","Includes accession number RL-6256/S","Extended title: The Trees at Mount Vernon, Report of Charles Sprague Sargent, Director of the Arnold Arboretum, to the Council of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, Revised Edition, Reprinted from the Annual Report for 1926 of the MVLA","Includes accession number RL-6256/R","\"As the Nation Prepares to Celebrate the 265th Birthday of George Washington, The Regent and Vice Regents of the MVLA wish you a most eventful and productive year.\"","Created and Funded by The Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon","Multiple copies of varied brochures, leaflets, etc. all concerning the Bicentennial of Washington's death","copies from multiple years","copies from multiple years","copies from multiple years","Includes accession number 2015-A-039","copies of multiple years","4 brochures total - 3 different types/recipes","Includes accession number 2015-A-035","Includes accession number 2015-A-082","Includes accession number 2015-A-068","Includes accession number 2016-A-031.","English version.","Includes accession number 2015-A-014","Includes accession number 2015-A-014","Copies from multiple years","Brochure for an exhibit at Mount Vernon, 2006-2007.","Copies from multiple years","Created and Funded by The Founders, Washington Committee for Historic Mount Vernon","Bridgeport, Conn.: Farmer Office Steam Presses, Corner Wall and Water Streets.","New Haven, Conn., Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor Printers.","Bound copy of the 1909 Charters and Constitution bought with the 1912 version, Charters, Constitution, and Bylwas.","Includes accession number RP-1008b","Copyright 1899 by Harrison H. Dodge. Published by L. Windsor House.","Includes accession numbers RL-1579, RL-1587, and RP-419 (MISC-3743)","Copyright 1905 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Published by L. Windsor House.","Copyright 1911 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Published by Leet Brothers, Washington.","Copyright 1912 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Published by Leet Brothers, Washington.","Includes accession numbers RP-901 (Misc. 5325), RL-885, RL-4710, and RL-1686, 2019-A-018","Includes accession numbers RL-2059, R-376, Misc-1219, RP-1016, 2019-A-018","Copyright 1921 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographed, engraved, and printed by The Beck Engraving Co., Phila.","Copyright 1926 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographed, engraved, and printed by The Beck Engraving Co., Phila.","Copyright 1928 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Includes RL-6494.","Copyright 1932 Mount Vernon Ladies' Association","Includes accession numbers RL-1016/u, RL-1039, Misc-5481","Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1936","Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1937","Includes accession number RL-1314","Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1938","Published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1940","Copyright 1947 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Designed by Carl Purington Rollins, Photographs by Samuel Chamberlain, Printed by Photogravure and Color Company.","Copyright 1948 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Designed by Carl Purington Rollins, Photographs by Samuel Chamberlain, Printed by Photogravure and Color Company.","Copyright 1953 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Designed by Carl Purington Rollins, Photographs by Samuel Chamberlain, Printed by Photogravure and Color Company.","Copyright 1958 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs - Consultant, Samuel Chamberlain. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1960 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs - Consultant, Samuel Chamberlain. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1962 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs - Consultant, Samuel Chamberlain, Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Includes accession number RL-6256/H","Copyright 1963 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs - Consultant, Samuel Chamberlain. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1964 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photographs - Consultant, Samuel Chamberlain. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1965 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photograph credits: James R. Dunlop, Inc., Howard B. Marler, Walter H. Miller, National Geographic Society. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1967 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photograph credits: James R. Dunlop, Inc., Howard B. Marler, Walter H. Miller, National Geographic Society. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1968 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photograph credits: James R. Dunlop, Inc., Howard B. Marler, Walter H. Miller, National Geographic Society. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1972 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photograph credits: James R. Dunlop, Inc., Howard B. Marler, Walter H. Miller, National Geographic Society. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Copyright 1974 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photograph credits: James R. Dunlop, Inc., Pulsifer, Howard B. Marler, Walter H. Miller, National Geographic Society. Printed by Judd and Detweiler, Inc.","Includes accession number RL-6256/I","Copyright 1974, outside hard bound cover reads 1983, Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Photograph credits: James R. Dunlop, Pulsifer, Howard Marler, Ted Vaughan, National Geographic Society, Walter H. Miller. 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Researchers must complete the Washington Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. According to the policies of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, certain records in the archives may only be available for research 30 years after creation or file date. The library reserves the right to restrict access to items for preservation purposes.","This collection has been divided into 8 series. The first two series contain administrative and subject files that overlap through the terms of multiple Superintendents or Resident Directors. The next six series are in chronological order by service and are named for the corresponding man. Photographs and oversize material are filed at the end of the collection.","List of Series:\nSeries 1. Administrative Files\nSeries 2. Subject Files\nSeries 3. Harrison H. Dodge \nSeries 4. Charles C. Wall\nSeries 5. Harrison Symmes\nSeries 6. John A. Castellani\nSeries 7. John E. Harbour\nSeries 8. Neil W. Horstman","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","The position of Superintendent of Mount Vernon, also called \"Secretary\" in the earlier years of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, was created in 1860 when Colonel Upton Herbert was hired. A veteran of the Mexican War, Herbert was recommended by John Augustine Washington III as being especially suited to assisting the MVLA. Mr. Herbert and Sarah Tracy, Secretary to Ann Pamela Cunningham, were largely responsible for the care and maintenance of Mount Vernon during the Civil War when the Regent and most Vice Regents were unable to travel to the estate. When hiring a new Superintendent, J. McHenry Hollingsworth in 1872, the Council explained the responsibilities of the Superintendent more thoroughly saying he \"should act as general manager of the estate; that one of the most important features in the general instructions to be given him shall be, that he shall at all times consider the dignity and comfort of the Regent; that he shall always bear in mind the deep obligations of the Association to her; and that he has been appointed for the purpose of relieving her of the very arduous duties that are so oppressive to her; that he shall keep the accounts of expenditures and receipts, which are to be at all times open to the inspection of the Regent, Vice Regents, and Advisory Committee, with whom, in all matters of perplexity, he shall consult, and be guided by their decisions.\" His salary was to be $1500 per year.","After discovering decay in the foundations of the Mansion in 1885, the Vice Regents suspected negligence on the part of Hollingsworth. The Vice Regent from Georgia, Mrs. Eve questioned, \"Would it be too much to say that the first and greatest duty of the Superintendent is the preservation of the Mansion?\" The Council went on to pass a resolution stating that the duty of the Superintendent is to examine all parts of the Mansion and report defects to the Regent, and concluded that he should \"not at any time be ignorant of the state of the mansion.\" Harrison H. Dodge was hired later that year and remains the longest serving Superintendent (or equivalent) of Mount Vernon at 52 years. Mr. Dodge's priority was cleaning, restoring, and preserving the house and grounds. He was also particularly interested in fire safety, advocating for the installation of electricity in the Mansion to prevent any accidents from candlelight or kerosene lamps.","After Dodge's death in 1937, his assistant Charles C. Wall became the new Superintendent and later changed the position's title to Resident Director. Wall described the Superintendent's job in a book he coauthored with Gerald W. Johnson entitled Mount Vernon: The Story of a Shrine, saying the position required someone \"not exactly a farmer, yet a man acquainted with soils, seasons, and the proper handling of growing plants.\" He went on to say the director should have traits of a theatrical producer, an accountant, an antiquarian, a historian, and an ambassador, with some knowledge of engineering, carpentry, masonry, and domestic service. Wall also spent almost his entire career at Mount Vernon, retiring in 1976 after 43 years of employment at Mount Vernon. He is credited with impeccable hospitality of numerous VIP guests, overseeing major building and restoration projects, such as the reconstruction of the Greenhouse, and guiding the Estate through the years of World War II and other periods when visitation was down. He wrote extensively on George Washington and Mount Vernon, including several publications as well as internal reports and essays.","The next two decades saw four different but distinguished Directors who all brought their own gifts and talents to the position. Harrison Symmes replaced Charles Wall as Resident Director in January 1977. A World War II veteran, Symmes had also served as an Ambassador to Jordan and as President of Windham College in Vermont. Although he resigned in 1979 after only 2 ½ years in the position, he was credited by his Assistant Director, John A. Castellani, as someone who \"opened the doors to a new era of reevaluation, exploration, and change.\" Mr. Castellani succeeded Symmes as Resident Director and stayed in that role until 1984. His focus was largely on fundraising as he successfully guided Mount Vernon through a Capital Campaign effort to build a new administration and research facility on the grounds, the Ann Pamela Cunningham Building. John E. Harbour served in the position from 1984 to 1987 after several previous directorships at historic sites and museums. Harbour worked to improve research access to historic collections and update interpretation of museum exhibits. He helped implement a reorganization plan at Mount Vernon, creating a Research Department and expanding the roles of other departments including Education, Curatorial, Library, and Development. Harbour also wrote the \"Report on the Recommended Improvements to the Museum, Museum Annex and Outbuildings\" in 1986. Several major accomplishments marked the tenure of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director from 1987 to 1994, including the Historic Structures Report, the first stages of the Pioneer Farm project, and the Piscataway Park Expansion.","The Superintendents and Resident Directors have continuously lived on the grounds at Mount Vernon. Harrison Dodge stayed on the second floor of the Office Dependency (now called the Servant's Hall), with his office on the ground floor. His family lived at their home in Georgetown and he often went home on the weekends. When the Administration Building (now the Frances P. Bolton Building) was constructed, he moved into quarters on the ground floor along with his assistant, James Young. A new residence was built in 1936 for Charles Cecil Wall after he had assumed the role of Assistant Superintendent, to accommodate him and his family. This house has remained the residence for each succeeding Resident Director or President, CEO, and has undergone multiple upgrades and renovations.","Digital copies of some items from this folder are available - DA_000207\n(17 pages from the folder: Equipment - Electrical, 1922-1935 concerning the updates done to the Mansion's electricity and a central versus isolated plant)","Items from this folder are available digitally - DA_000224\n(3 black and white photographs showing the installation of lights and equipment for the Sound and Light Show, 1975-1977)","This item is available digitally - DA_000263","Items available digitally - DA_000213\n(Letter from Buzz Aldrin thanking the MVLA for hosting a nice VIP visit for the Soviet cosmonauts, 1970; news clipping concerning the cosmonauts tour of the US)","Digital copies of 3 letters from this folder are available - DA_000204\n(3 letters concerning the replacement of the lights in the Mansion with electric lighting, 1916; Also, the visit of Thomas Edison to Mount Vernon to inspect the wiring and installation)","Monthly reports for June, July, and September 1916 are available digitally - DA_000206","Digital copies of this file are available - DA_000200","This collection was arranged following the organization in which the material was found. Previous re-foldering and alphabetical arrangement in filing cabinets had been done by former library staff to a large portion of the collection. All original folder titles were kept, although the meaning of some descriptors may be lost to the current audience – for example the sequence of \"P.R.\" folder titles in Series 4, Charles Wall's papers.","- Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports 1885-1976\n- Papers of James Rees\n- Financial Records of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Papers of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Publications of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Audio Visual Collection","This collection combines the papers and files of each Superintendent or Resident Director listed under \"Creators,\" as well as their office staff, assistants, and other Mount Vernon personnel. The bulk of this collection consists of correspondence to and from each Superintendent or Resident Director. Other types of material include reports, essays, memos, publications, clippings, official forms, logs or diaries of events, calendars, schedules, photographs, and ephemera. Subject matter includes a wide variety of topics and concerns for operating and maintaining an historic house. The Resident Directors oversaw almost all major projects and events around Mount Vernon such as building and grounds maintenance, restoration, fundraising, collection of historic artifacts, visitor engagement, and administrative functions. Dodge and Wall were both well known for their involvement in even the smallest details of the operation of Mount Vernon and this is reflected in the volume and scope of their files. Later Resident Directors began keeping chronological files which are also a great resource for understanding projects from specific years and periods of Mount Vernon's history. Both Charles Wall and John Castellani were employees of Mount Vernon before they were appointed Resident Director, and their files include material from previous job assignments. The majority of material reflects Charles Wall's tenure as Resident Director, the 1930s to 1970s, however, there is a substantial amount from the other directors as well. Several folders may extend into the term of James (Jim) Rees who served as Resident Director (later President) of Mount Vernon from 1994 to 2012. \nMost of the letters written by Superintendent Harrison Dodge were laminated or adhered to a tissue or paper backing, and bound together into a multiple volume set. These bound volumes, along with the original work diaries kept by Dodge, have been combined into a separate collection, the Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports. A finding aid for this collection is also available.","Includes items from his research on furnishing the greenhouse slave quarters.","Pen and ink drawing to show proposed drainage tunnels that were dug after a landslide in 1903. The tunnels were to prevent future erosion and landslides.","Letter from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to the Regent, Alice Richards, May 1, 1936. Mrs. Roosevelt confirms she will visit Mount Vernon for tea and handwrites a message about the President's attendance at the bottom.","1933 document titled \"How to See Mount Vernon in one day.\"","Letter from President Dwight Eisenhower to Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director, thanking him for his recent visit to Mount Vernon. June 23, 1958.","These photographs were removed from folders within the collection for preservation purposes. Removal slips have been placed in their exact location within the folder to mark their withdrawal. Folder titles in this section correspond to the files with withdrawn photographs.","6 color Polaroid photos of the emptying of the CO2 tanks in front of the Mansion.","5 small color photographs of gardens adhered to a page and labeled \"Views of the Mount Vernon Garden Replica, American Museum in Britain by Mrs. Labouisse, May 1968.\"","2 color snapshot photographs – 1 shows the author (?) feeding a bird","Black and white photograph of the Mount Vernon Board of Visitors, 1939. Image is labeled on the reverse.","Color photographs showing different views of the estate and Mansion rooms, ca. 1984","Black and white photographs of Rosemont, Ann Pamela Cunningham's home, a portrait of Cunningham, and her grave.","Two slides and two transparencies of images from the Garden Book","Black and white photograph of a with wrought iron bench. The letter \"C\" has been written at the center bottom of the image.","Black and white photograph of the well house with a woman inside by the well, circa 1895. Reverse side says that it was taken by photographer Francis B. Johnston.","3 black and white photographs taken in September 1925 of the historic home of Menokin, Virginia","Black and white photographs of the view from Mount Vernon and the Maryland shore, ca. 1960s.","Small black and white or sepia photograph showing the memorial tablet placed at Pohick Church, undated","Group of black and white photographs all stamped \"International News Photo\" on the reverse, showing people touring the Mansion and grounds of Mount Vernon. Many of the tourists are military personnel in uniform, 1940-1944.","Small black and white photograph of people in costume for the Fourth of July at Mount Vernon","Color photographs showing trees cut for lumber and the making of shingles, 1973","Black and white photograph of MVLA Regent, Mrs. Guy with other ceremony participants, laying the wreath on the slave memorial, 1983","3 black and white photographs of the Sound and Light construction, taken by Robert Fisher, October 1975","Black and white and color prints, as well as negatives and transparencies, of the Texas Gate, the Texas Gate plaques, and its \"historic bricks\" given in honor of donor support.","3 color 8 x 10 photos showing a memorial tree planting by Ambassador Brewster at Washington Old Hall in Newcastle, UK. Also, 1 color slide showing a man at Mount Vernon beside the tree seedling, 1977-1978","3 black and white 8 x 10 photographs taken during President Kennedy's party for the President of Pakistan at Mount Vernon, 1961","Small black and white photograph of two men, one guest and one guard, in front of Washington's tomb. Writing beneath the image reads \"Col. William G. Edens and Guard at Washington's tomb, Mount Vernon, VA., May 1936.\"","3 small black and white photographs of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, 1956 – subject referred to in letter","Black and white print with two photographs – one image shows painters working on the exterior of the Mansion, the other image shows a newly painted Mansion exterior.","One black and white photo and three black and white postcards showing the exterior of Mount Vernon. The postcards have a caption commemorating GW's Bicentennial, 1932.","15 different sized black and white photograph prints from various dates and events. Subjects include visitors and employees around Mount Vernon estate, and a ceremony at Ann Pamela Cunningham's tomb. These photographs were all included in a folder of Walter Densmore's papers.","Black and white photographic print showing a group of people standing in front of the Little Hatchet Tavern (now the Mount Vernon Inn) with sign and bus in the background. The assitant to the resident director, Walter Densmore, is seen second from left. Stamp on reverse reads \"Photographed by the official photographer Memphis City Beautiful Commission.\" 1955.","Black and white photographic print of the President of Ireland's visit to Mount Vernon, March 18, 1959. Standing on the east lawn with Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director.","Black and white photographic print of the dedication ceremony for a marker or memorial for Ann Pamela Cunningham at the site of Rosemont plantation in Laurens County, South Carolina. Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director appears second to the left. August 15, 1959","Black and white portrait photographs (3) of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director","2 black and white photographs showing Vice Regents and attendees at the Vaughan Party, May 1989","These photographs were loose in a box and were not part of, or removed from, another folder in the collection.","Pen and ink drawing of the proposed tunnels for prevention of landslides","Color photograph print reproduction with some hand coloring. Matted with the seal of the State of Virginia, signed by the governor and photographer Frank Dementi, \"To Mr. Charles C. Wall, From the People of Virginia\"","Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association","Memphis (Tenn.). 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Researchers must complete the Washington Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. According to the policies of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, certain records in the archives may only be available for research 30 years after creation or file date. The library reserves the right to restrict access to items for preservation purposes.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["This collection is open to research during scheduled appointments. Researchers must complete the Washington Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. According to the policies of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, certain records in the archives may only be available for research 30 years after creation or file date. 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Mr. Herbert and Sarah Tracy, Secretary to Ann Pamela Cunningham, were largely responsible for the care and maintenance of Mount Vernon during the Civil War when the Regent and most Vice Regents were unable to travel to the estate. When hiring a new Superintendent, J. McHenry Hollingsworth in 1872, the Council explained the responsibilities of the Superintendent more thoroughly saying he \"should act as general manager of the estate; that one of the most important features in the general instructions to be given him shall be, that he shall at all times consider the dignity and comfort of the Regent; that he shall always bear in mind the deep obligations of the Association to her; and that he has been appointed for the purpose of relieving her of the very arduous duties that are so oppressive to her; that he shall keep the accounts of expenditures and receipts, which are to be at all times open to the inspection of the Regent, Vice Regents, and Advisory Committee, with whom, in all matters of perplexity, he shall consult, and be guided by their decisions.\" His salary was to be $1500 per year. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter discovering decay in the foundations of the Mansion in 1885, the Vice Regents suspected negligence on the part of Hollingsworth. The Vice Regent from Georgia, Mrs. Eve questioned, \"Would it be too much to say that the first and greatest duty of the Superintendent is the preservation of the Mansion?\" The Council went on to pass a resolution stating that the duty of the Superintendent is to examine all parts of the Mansion and report defects to the Regent, and concluded that he should \"not at any time be ignorant of the state of the mansion.\" Harrison H. Dodge was hired later that year and remains the longest serving Superintendent (or equivalent) of Mount Vernon at 52 years. Mr. Dodge's priority was cleaning, restoring, and preserving the house and grounds. He was also particularly interested in fire safety, advocating for the installation of electricity in the Mansion to prevent any accidents from candlelight or kerosene lamps.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter Dodge's death in 1937, his assistant Charles C. Wall became the new Superintendent and later changed the position's title to Resident Director. 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His focus was largely on fundraising as he successfully guided Mount Vernon through a Capital Campaign effort to build a new administration and research facility on the grounds, the Ann Pamela Cunningham Building. John E. Harbour served in the position from 1984 to 1987 after several previous directorships at historic sites and museums. Harbour worked to improve research access to historic collections and update interpretation of museum exhibits. He helped implement a reorganization plan at Mount Vernon, creating a Research Department and expanding the roles of other departments including Education, Curatorial, Library, and Development. Harbour also wrote the \"Report on the Recommended Improvements to the Museum, Museum Annex and Outbuildings\" in 1986. Several major accomplishments marked the tenure of Neil W. 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McHenry Hollingsworth in 1872, the Council explained the responsibilities of the Superintendent more thoroughly saying he \"should act as general manager of the estate; that one of the most important features in the general instructions to be given him shall be, that he shall at all times consider the dignity and comfort of the Regent; that he shall always bear in mind the deep obligations of the Association to her; and that he has been appointed for the purpose of relieving her of the very arduous duties that are so oppressive to her; that he shall keep the accounts of expenditures and receipts, which are to be at all times open to the inspection of the Regent, Vice Regents, and Advisory Committee, with whom, in all matters of perplexity, he shall consult, and be guided by their decisions.\" His salary was to be $1500 per year.","After discovering decay in the foundations of the Mansion in 1885, the Vice Regents suspected negligence on the part of Hollingsworth. The Vice Regent from Georgia, Mrs. Eve questioned, \"Would it be too much to say that the first and greatest duty of the Superintendent is the preservation of the Mansion?\" The Council went on to pass a resolution stating that the duty of the Superintendent is to examine all parts of the Mansion and report defects to the Regent, and concluded that he should \"not at any time be ignorant of the state of the mansion.\" Harrison H. Dodge was hired later that year and remains the longest serving Superintendent (or equivalent) of Mount Vernon at 52 years. Mr. Dodge's priority was cleaning, restoring, and preserving the house and grounds. He was also particularly interested in fire safety, advocating for the installation of electricity in the Mansion to prevent any accidents from candlelight or kerosene lamps.","After Dodge's death in 1937, his assistant Charles C. Wall became the new Superintendent and later changed the position's title to Resident Director. Wall described the Superintendent's job in a book he coauthored with Gerald W. Johnson entitled Mount Vernon: The Story of a Shrine, saying the position required someone \"not exactly a farmer, yet a man acquainted with soils, seasons, and the proper handling of growing plants.\" He went on to say the director should have traits of a theatrical producer, an accountant, an antiquarian, a historian, and an ambassador, with some knowledge of engineering, carpentry, masonry, and domestic service. Wall also spent almost his entire career at Mount Vernon, retiring in 1976 after 43 years of employment at Mount Vernon. He is credited with impeccable hospitality of numerous VIP guests, overseeing major building and restoration projects, such as the reconstruction of the Greenhouse, and guiding the Estate through the years of World War II and other periods when visitation was down. He wrote extensively on George Washington and Mount Vernon, including several publications as well as internal reports and essays.","The next two decades saw four different but distinguished Directors who all brought their own gifts and talents to the position. Harrison Symmes replaced Charles Wall as Resident Director in January 1977. A World War II veteran, Symmes had also served as an Ambassador to Jordan and as President of Windham College in Vermont. Although he resigned in 1979 after only 2 ½ years in the position, he was credited by his Assistant Director, John A. Castellani, as someone who \"opened the doors to a new era of reevaluation, exploration, and change.\" Mr. Castellani succeeded Symmes as Resident Director and stayed in that role until 1984. His focus was largely on fundraising as he successfully guided Mount Vernon through a Capital Campaign effort to build a new administration and research facility on the grounds, the Ann Pamela Cunningham Building. John E. Harbour served in the position from 1984 to 1987 after several previous directorships at historic sites and museums. Harbour worked to improve research access to historic collections and update interpretation of museum exhibits. He helped implement a reorganization plan at Mount Vernon, creating a Research Department and expanding the roles of other departments including Education, Curatorial, Library, and Development. Harbour also wrote the \"Report on the Recommended Improvements to the Museum, Museum Annex and Outbuildings\" in 1986. Several major accomplishments marked the tenure of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director from 1987 to 1994, including the Historic Structures Report, the first stages of the Pioneer Farm project, and the Piscataway Park Expansion.","The Superintendents and Resident Directors have continuously lived on the grounds at Mount Vernon. Harrison Dodge stayed on the second floor of the Office Dependency (now called the Servant's Hall), with his office on the ground floor. His family lived at their home in Georgetown and he often went home on the weekends. When the Administration Building (now the Frances P. Bolton Building) was constructed, he moved into quarters on the ground floor along with his assistant, James Young. A new residence was built in 1936 for Charles Cecil Wall after he had assumed the role of Assistant Superintendent, to accommodate him and his family. 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Both Charles Wall and John Castellani were employees of Mount Vernon before they were appointed Resident Director, and their files include material from previous job assignments. The majority of material reflects Charles Wall's tenure as Resident Director, the 1930s to 1970s, however, there is a substantial amount from the other directors as well. Several folders may extend into the term of James (Jim) Rees who served as Resident Director (later President) of Mount Vernon from 1994 to 2012. \nMost of the letters written by Superintendent Harrison Dodge were laminated or adhered to a tissue or paper backing, and bound together into a multiple volume set. These bound volumes, along with the original work diaries kept by Dodge, have been combined into a separate collection, the Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports. 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Researchers must complete the Washington Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. According to the policies of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, certain records in the archives may only be available for research 30 years after creation or file date. The library reserves the right to restrict access to items for preservation purposes.","This collection has been divided into 8 series. The first two series contain administrative and subject files that overlap through the terms of multiple Superintendents or Resident Directors. The next six series are in chronological order by service and are named for the corresponding man. Photographs and oversize material are filed at the end of the collection.","List of Series:\nSeries 1. Administrative Files\nSeries 2. Subject Files\nSeries 3. Harrison H. Dodge \nSeries 4. Charles C. Wall\nSeries 5. Harrison Symmes\nSeries 6. John A. Castellani\nSeries 7. John E. Harbour\nSeries 8. Neil W. Horstman","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","The position of Superintendent of Mount Vernon, also called \"Secretary\" in the earlier years of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, was created in 1860 when Colonel Upton Herbert was hired. A veteran of the Mexican War, Herbert was recommended by John Augustine Washington III as being especially suited to assisting the MVLA. Mr. Herbert and Sarah Tracy, Secretary to Ann Pamela Cunningham, were largely responsible for the care and maintenance of Mount Vernon during the Civil War when the Regent and most Vice Regents were unable to travel to the estate. When hiring a new Superintendent, J. McHenry Hollingsworth in 1872, the Council explained the responsibilities of the Superintendent more thoroughly saying he \"should act as general manager of the estate; that one of the most important features in the general instructions to be given him shall be, that he shall at all times consider the dignity and comfort of the Regent; that he shall always bear in mind the deep obligations of the Association to her; and that he has been appointed for the purpose of relieving her of the very arduous duties that are so oppressive to her; that he shall keep the accounts of expenditures and receipts, which are to be at all times open to the inspection of the Regent, Vice Regents, and Advisory Committee, with whom, in all matters of perplexity, he shall consult, and be guided by their decisions.\" His salary was to be $1500 per year.","After discovering decay in the foundations of the Mansion in 1885, the Vice Regents suspected negligence on the part of Hollingsworth. The Vice Regent from Georgia, Mrs. Eve questioned, \"Would it be too much to say that the first and greatest duty of the Superintendent is the preservation of the Mansion?\" The Council went on to pass a resolution stating that the duty of the Superintendent is to examine all parts of the Mansion and report defects to the Regent, and concluded that he should \"not at any time be ignorant of the state of the mansion.\" Harrison H. Dodge was hired later that year and remains the longest serving Superintendent (or equivalent) of Mount Vernon at 52 years. Mr. Dodge's priority was cleaning, restoring, and preserving the house and grounds. He was also particularly interested in fire safety, advocating for the installation of electricity in the Mansion to prevent any accidents from candlelight or kerosene lamps.","After Dodge's death in 1937, his assistant Charles C. Wall became the new Superintendent and later changed the position's title to Resident Director. Wall described the Superintendent's job in a book he coauthored with Gerald W. Johnson entitled Mount Vernon: The Story of a Shrine, saying the position required someone \"not exactly a farmer, yet a man acquainted with soils, seasons, and the proper handling of growing plants.\" He went on to say the director should have traits of a theatrical producer, an accountant, an antiquarian, a historian, and an ambassador, with some knowledge of engineering, carpentry, masonry, and domestic service. Wall also spent almost his entire career at Mount Vernon, retiring in 1976 after 43 years of employment at Mount Vernon. He is credited with impeccable hospitality of numerous VIP guests, overseeing major building and restoration projects, such as the reconstruction of the Greenhouse, and guiding the Estate through the years of World War II and other periods when visitation was down. He wrote extensively on George Washington and Mount Vernon, including several publications as well as internal reports and essays.","The next two decades saw four different but distinguished Directors who all brought their own gifts and talents to the position. Harrison Symmes replaced Charles Wall as Resident Director in January 1977. A World War II veteran, Symmes had also served as an Ambassador to Jordan and as President of Windham College in Vermont. Although he resigned in 1979 after only 2 ½ years in the position, he was credited by his Assistant Director, John A. Castellani, as someone who \"opened the doors to a new era of reevaluation, exploration, and change.\" Mr. Castellani succeeded Symmes as Resident Director and stayed in that role until 1984. His focus was largely on fundraising as he successfully guided Mount Vernon through a Capital Campaign effort to build a new administration and research facility on the grounds, the Ann Pamela Cunningham Building. John E. Harbour served in the position from 1984 to 1987 after several previous directorships at historic sites and museums. Harbour worked to improve research access to historic collections and update interpretation of museum exhibits. He helped implement a reorganization plan at Mount Vernon, creating a Research Department and expanding the roles of other departments including Education, Curatorial, Library, and Development. Harbour also wrote the \"Report on the Recommended Improvements to the Museum, Museum Annex and Outbuildings\" in 1986. Several major accomplishments marked the tenure of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director from 1987 to 1994, including the Historic Structures Report, the first stages of the Pioneer Farm project, and the Piscataway Park Expansion.","The Superintendents and Resident Directors have continuously lived on the grounds at Mount Vernon. Harrison Dodge stayed on the second floor of the Office Dependency (now called the Servant's Hall), with his office on the ground floor. His family lived at their home in Georgetown and he often went home on the weekends. When the Administration Building (now the Frances P. Bolton Building) was constructed, he moved into quarters on the ground floor along with his assistant, James Young. A new residence was built in 1936 for Charles Cecil Wall after he had assumed the role of Assistant Superintendent, to accommodate him and his family. This house has remained the residence for each succeeding Resident Director or President, CEO, and has undergone multiple upgrades and renovations.","Digital copies of some items from this folder are available - DA_000207\n(17 pages from the folder: Equipment - Electrical, 1922-1935 concerning the updates done to the Mansion's electricity and a central versus isolated plant)","Items from this folder are available digitally - DA_000224\n(3 black and white photographs showing the installation of lights and equipment for the Sound and Light Show, 1975-1977)","This item is available digitally - DA_000263","Items available digitally - DA_000213\n(Letter from Buzz Aldrin thanking the MVLA for hosting a nice VIP visit for the Soviet cosmonauts, 1970; news clipping concerning the cosmonauts tour of the US)","Digital copies of 3 letters from this folder are available - DA_000204\n(3 letters concerning the replacement of the lights in the Mansion with electric lighting, 1916; Also, the visit of Thomas Edison to Mount Vernon to inspect the wiring and installation)","Monthly reports for June, July, and September 1916 are available digitally - DA_000206","Digital copies of this file are available - DA_000200","This collection was arranged following the organization in which the material was found. Previous re-foldering and alphabetical arrangement in filing cabinets had been done by former library staff to a large portion of the collection. All original folder titles were kept, although the meaning of some descriptors may be lost to the current audience – for example the sequence of \"P.R.\" folder titles in Series 4, Charles Wall's papers.","- Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports 1885-1976\n- Papers of James Rees\n- Financial Records of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Papers of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Publications of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Audio Visual Collection","This collection combines the papers and files of each Superintendent or Resident Director listed under \"Creators,\" as well as their office staff, assistants, and other Mount Vernon personnel. The bulk of this collection consists of correspondence to and from each Superintendent or Resident Director. Other types of material include reports, essays, memos, publications, clippings, official forms, logs or diaries of events, calendars, schedules, photographs, and ephemera. Subject matter includes a wide variety of topics and concerns for operating and maintaining an historic house. The Resident Directors oversaw almost all major projects and events around Mount Vernon such as building and grounds maintenance, restoration, fundraising, collection of historic artifacts, visitor engagement, and administrative functions. Dodge and Wall were both well known for their involvement in even the smallest details of the operation of Mount Vernon and this is reflected in the volume and scope of their files. Later Resident Directors began keeping chronological files which are also a great resource for understanding projects from specific years and periods of Mount Vernon's history. Both Charles Wall and John Castellani were employees of Mount Vernon before they were appointed Resident Director, and their files include material from previous job assignments. The majority of material reflects Charles Wall's tenure as Resident Director, the 1930s to 1970s, however, there is a substantial amount from the other directors as well. Several folders may extend into the term of James (Jim) Rees who served as Resident Director (later President) of Mount Vernon from 1994 to 2012. \nMost of the letters written by Superintendent Harrison Dodge were laminated or adhered to a tissue or paper backing, and bound together into a multiple volume set. These bound volumes, along with the original work diaries kept by Dodge, have been combined into a separate collection, the Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports. A finding aid for this collection is also available.","Includes items from his research on furnishing the greenhouse slave quarters.","Pen and ink drawing to show proposed drainage tunnels that were dug after a landslide in 1903. The tunnels were to prevent future erosion and landslides.","Letter from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to the Regent, Alice Richards, May 1, 1936. Mrs. Roosevelt confirms she will visit Mount Vernon for tea and handwrites a message about the President's attendance at the bottom.","1933 document titled \"How to See Mount Vernon in one day.\"","Letter from President Dwight Eisenhower to Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director, thanking him for his recent visit to Mount Vernon. June 23, 1958.","These photographs were removed from folders within the collection for preservation purposes. Removal slips have been placed in their exact location within the folder to mark their withdrawal. Folder titles in this section correspond to the files with withdrawn photographs.","6 color Polaroid photos of the emptying of the CO2 tanks in front of the Mansion.","5 small color photographs of gardens adhered to a page and labeled \"Views of the Mount Vernon Garden Replica, American Museum in Britain by Mrs. Labouisse, May 1968.\"","2 color snapshot photographs – 1 shows the author (?) feeding a bird","Black and white photograph of the Mount Vernon Board of Visitors, 1939. Image is labeled on the reverse.","Color photographs showing different views of the estate and Mansion rooms, ca. 1984","Black and white photographs of Rosemont, Ann Pamela Cunningham's home, a portrait of Cunningham, and her grave.","Two slides and two transparencies of images from the Garden Book","Black and white photograph of a with wrought iron bench. The letter \"C\" has been written at the center bottom of the image.","Black and white photograph of the well house with a woman inside by the well, circa 1895. Reverse side says that it was taken by photographer Francis B. Johnston.","3 black and white photographs taken in September 1925 of the historic home of Menokin, Virginia","Black and white photographs of the view from Mount Vernon and the Maryland shore, ca. 1960s.","Small black and white or sepia photograph showing the memorial tablet placed at Pohick Church, undated","Group of black and white photographs all stamped \"International News Photo\" on the reverse, showing people touring the Mansion and grounds of Mount Vernon. Many of the tourists are military personnel in uniform, 1940-1944.","Small black and white photograph of people in costume for the Fourth of July at Mount Vernon","Color photographs showing trees cut for lumber and the making of shingles, 1973","Black and white photograph of MVLA Regent, Mrs. Guy with other ceremony participants, laying the wreath on the slave memorial, 1983","3 black and white photographs of the Sound and Light construction, taken by Robert Fisher, October 1975","Black and white and color prints, as well as negatives and transparencies, of the Texas Gate, the Texas Gate plaques, and its \"historic bricks\" given in honor of donor support.","3 color 8 x 10 photos showing a memorial tree planting by Ambassador Brewster at Washington Old Hall in Newcastle, UK. Also, 1 color slide showing a man at Mount Vernon beside the tree seedling, 1977-1978","3 black and white 8 x 10 photographs taken during President Kennedy's party for the President of Pakistan at Mount Vernon, 1961","Small black and white photograph of two men, one guest and one guard, in front of Washington's tomb. Writing beneath the image reads \"Col. William G. Edens and Guard at Washington's tomb, Mount Vernon, VA., May 1936.\"","3 small black and white photographs of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, 1956 – subject referred to in letter","Black and white print with two photographs – one image shows painters working on the exterior of the Mansion, the other image shows a newly painted Mansion exterior.","One black and white photo and three black and white postcards showing the exterior of Mount Vernon. The postcards have a caption commemorating GW's Bicentennial, 1932.","15 different sized black and white photograph prints from various dates and events. Subjects include visitors and employees around Mount Vernon estate, and a ceremony at Ann Pamela Cunningham's tomb. These photographs were all included in a folder of Walter Densmore's papers.","Black and white photographic print showing a group of people standing in front of the Little Hatchet Tavern (now the Mount Vernon Inn) with sign and bus in the background. The assitant to the resident director, Walter Densmore, is seen second from left. Stamp on reverse reads \"Photographed by the official photographer Memphis City Beautiful Commission.\" 1955.","Black and white photographic print of the President of Ireland's visit to Mount Vernon, March 18, 1959. Standing on the east lawn with Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director.","Black and white photographic print of the dedication ceremony for a marker or memorial for Ann Pamela Cunningham at the site of Rosemont plantation in Laurens County, South Carolina. Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director appears second to the left. August 15, 1959","Black and white portrait photographs (3) of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director","2 black and white photographs showing Vice Regents and attendees at the Vaughan Party, May 1989","These photographs were loose in a box and were not part of, or removed from, another folder in the collection.","Pen and ink drawing of the proposed tunnels for prevention of landslides","Color photograph print reproduction with some hand coloring. Matted with the seal of the State of Virginia, signed by the governor and photographer Frank Dementi, \"To Mr. Charles C. Wall, From the People of Virginia\"","Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association","Memphis (Tenn.). 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Mr. Herbert and Sarah Tracy, Secretary to Ann Pamela Cunningham, were largely responsible for the care and maintenance of Mount Vernon during the Civil War when the Regent and most Vice Regents were unable to travel to the estate. When hiring a new Superintendent, J. McHenry Hollingsworth in 1872, the Council explained the responsibilities of the Superintendent more thoroughly saying he \"should act as general manager of the estate; that one of the most important features in the general instructions to be given him shall be, that he shall at all times consider the dignity and comfort of the Regent; that he shall always bear in mind the deep obligations of the Association to her; and that he has been appointed for the purpose of relieving her of the very arduous duties that are so oppressive to her; that he shall keep the accounts of expenditures and receipts, which are to be at all times open to the inspection of the Regent, Vice Regents, and Advisory Committee, with whom, in all matters of perplexity, he shall consult, and be guided by their decisions.\" His salary was to be $1500 per year. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter discovering decay in the foundations of the Mansion in 1885, the Vice Regents suspected negligence on the part of Hollingsworth. The Vice Regent from Georgia, Mrs. Eve questioned, \"Would it be too much to say that the first and greatest duty of the Superintendent is the preservation of the Mansion?\" The Council went on to pass a resolution stating that the duty of the Superintendent is to examine all parts of the Mansion and report defects to the Regent, and concluded that he should \"not at any time be ignorant of the state of the mansion.\" Harrison H. Dodge was hired later that year and remains the longest serving Superintendent (or equivalent) of Mount Vernon at 52 years. Mr. Dodge's priority was cleaning, restoring, and preserving the house and grounds. He was also particularly interested in fire safety, advocating for the installation of electricity in the Mansion to prevent any accidents from candlelight or kerosene lamps.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter Dodge's death in 1937, his assistant Charles C. Wall became the new Superintendent and later changed the position's title to Resident Director. 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His focus was largely on fundraising as he successfully guided Mount Vernon through a Capital Campaign effort to build a new administration and research facility on the grounds, the Ann Pamela Cunningham Building. John E. Harbour served in the position from 1984 to 1987 after several previous directorships at historic sites and museums. Harbour worked to improve research access to historic collections and update interpretation of museum exhibits. He helped implement a reorganization plan at Mount Vernon, creating a Research Department and expanding the roles of other departments including Education, Curatorial, Library, and Development. Harbour also wrote the \"Report on the Recommended Improvements to the Museum, Museum Annex and Outbuildings\" in 1986. Several major accomplishments marked the tenure of Neil W. 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McHenry Hollingsworth in 1872, the Council explained the responsibilities of the Superintendent more thoroughly saying he \"should act as general manager of the estate; that one of the most important features in the general instructions to be given him shall be, that he shall at all times consider the dignity and comfort of the Regent; that he shall always bear in mind the deep obligations of the Association to her; and that he has been appointed for the purpose of relieving her of the very arduous duties that are so oppressive to her; that he shall keep the accounts of expenditures and receipts, which are to be at all times open to the inspection of the Regent, Vice Regents, and Advisory Committee, with whom, in all matters of perplexity, he shall consult, and be guided by their decisions.\" His salary was to be $1500 per year.","After discovering decay in the foundations of the Mansion in 1885, the Vice Regents suspected negligence on the part of Hollingsworth. The Vice Regent from Georgia, Mrs. Eve questioned, \"Would it be too much to say that the first and greatest duty of the Superintendent is the preservation of the Mansion?\" The Council went on to pass a resolution stating that the duty of the Superintendent is to examine all parts of the Mansion and report defects to the Regent, and concluded that he should \"not at any time be ignorant of the state of the mansion.\" Harrison H. Dodge was hired later that year and remains the longest serving Superintendent (or equivalent) of Mount Vernon at 52 years. Mr. Dodge's priority was cleaning, restoring, and preserving the house and grounds. He was also particularly interested in fire safety, advocating for the installation of electricity in the Mansion to prevent any accidents from candlelight or kerosene lamps.","After Dodge's death in 1937, his assistant Charles C. Wall became the new Superintendent and later changed the position's title to Resident Director. Wall described the Superintendent's job in a book he coauthored with Gerald W. Johnson entitled Mount Vernon: The Story of a Shrine, saying the position required someone \"not exactly a farmer, yet a man acquainted with soils, seasons, and the proper handling of growing plants.\" He went on to say the director should have traits of a theatrical producer, an accountant, an antiquarian, a historian, and an ambassador, with some knowledge of engineering, carpentry, masonry, and domestic service. Wall also spent almost his entire career at Mount Vernon, retiring in 1976 after 43 years of employment at Mount Vernon. He is credited with impeccable hospitality of numerous VIP guests, overseeing major building and restoration projects, such as the reconstruction of the Greenhouse, and guiding the Estate through the years of World War II and other periods when visitation was down. He wrote extensively on George Washington and Mount Vernon, including several publications as well as internal reports and essays.","The next two decades saw four different but distinguished Directors who all brought their own gifts and talents to the position. Harrison Symmes replaced Charles Wall as Resident Director in January 1977. A World War II veteran, Symmes had also served as an Ambassador to Jordan and as President of Windham College in Vermont. Although he resigned in 1979 after only 2 ½ years in the position, he was credited by his Assistant Director, John A. Castellani, as someone who \"opened the doors to a new era of reevaluation, exploration, and change.\" Mr. Castellani succeeded Symmes as Resident Director and stayed in that role until 1984. His focus was largely on fundraising as he successfully guided Mount Vernon through a Capital Campaign effort to build a new administration and research facility on the grounds, the Ann Pamela Cunningham Building. John E. Harbour served in the position from 1984 to 1987 after several previous directorships at historic sites and museums. Harbour worked to improve research access to historic collections and update interpretation of museum exhibits. He helped implement a reorganization plan at Mount Vernon, creating a Research Department and expanding the roles of other departments including Education, Curatorial, Library, and Development. Harbour also wrote the \"Report on the Recommended Improvements to the Museum, Museum Annex and Outbuildings\" in 1986. Several major accomplishments marked the tenure of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director from 1987 to 1994, including the Historic Structures Report, the first stages of the Pioneer Farm project, and the Piscataway Park Expansion.","The Superintendents and Resident Directors have continuously lived on the grounds at Mount Vernon. Harrison Dodge stayed on the second floor of the Office Dependency (now called the Servant's Hall), with his office on the ground floor. His family lived at their home in Georgetown and he often went home on the weekends. When the Administration Building (now the Frances P. Bolton Building) was constructed, he moved into quarters on the ground floor along with his assistant, James Young. A new residence was built in 1936 for Charles Cecil Wall after he had assumed the role of Assistant Superintendent, to accommodate him and his family. This house has remained the residence for each succeeding Resident Director or President, CEO, and has undergone multiple upgrades and renovations."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eDigital copies of some items from this folder are available - DA_000207\n(17 pages from the folder: Equipment - Electrical, 1922-1935 concerning the updates done to the Mansion's electricity and a central versus isolated plant)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItems from this folder are available digitally - DA_000224\n(3 black and white photographs showing the installation of lights and equipment for the Sound and Light Show, 1975-1977)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis item is available digitally - DA_000263\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItems available digitally - DA_000213\n(Letter from Buzz Aldrin thanking the MVLA for hosting a nice VIP visit for the Soviet cosmonauts, 1970; news clipping concerning the cosmonauts tour of the US)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDigital copies of 3 letters from this folder are available - DA_000204\n(3 letters concerning the replacement of the lights in the Mansion with electric lighting, 1916; Also, the visit of Thomas Edison to Mount Vernon to inspect the wiring and installation)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMonthly reports for June, July, and September 1916 are available digitally - DA_000206\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDigital copies of this file are available - DA_000200\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["General","General","General","General","General","General","General"],"odd_tesim":["Digital copies of some items from this folder are available - DA_000207\n(17 pages from the folder: Equipment - Electrical, 1922-1935 concerning the updates done to the Mansion's electricity and a central versus isolated plant)","Items from this folder are available digitally - DA_000224\n(3 black and white photographs showing the installation of lights and equipment for the Sound and Light Show, 1975-1977)","This item is available digitally - DA_000263","Items available digitally - DA_000213\n(Letter from Buzz Aldrin thanking the MVLA for hosting a nice VIP visit for the Soviet cosmonauts, 1970; news clipping concerning the cosmonauts tour of the US)","Digital copies of 3 letters from this folder are available - DA_000204\n(3 letters concerning the replacement of the lights in the Mansion with electric lighting, 1916; Also, the visit of Thomas Edison to Mount Vernon to inspect the wiring and installation)","Monthly reports for June, July, and September 1916 are available digitally - DA_000206","Digital copies of this file are available - DA_000200"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Name and date of item], The Papers of the Superintendent and Resident Director, [Series, Folder], Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, Fred W. 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The bulk of this collection consists of correspondence to and from each Superintendent or Resident Director. Other types of material include reports, essays, memos, publications, clippings, official forms, logs or diaries of events, calendars, schedules, photographs, and ephemera. Subject matter includes a wide variety of topics and concerns for operating and maintaining an historic house. The Resident Directors oversaw almost all major projects and events around Mount Vernon such as building and grounds maintenance, restoration, fundraising, collection of historic artifacts, visitor engagement, and administrative functions. Dodge and Wall were both well known for their involvement in even the smallest details of the operation of Mount Vernon and this is reflected in the volume and scope of their files. Later Resident Directors began keeping chronological files which are also a great resource for understanding projects from specific years and periods of Mount Vernon's history. Both Charles Wall and John Castellani were employees of Mount Vernon before they were appointed Resident Director, and their files include material from previous job assignments. The majority of material reflects Charles Wall's tenure as Resident Director, the 1930s to 1970s, however, there is a substantial amount from the other directors as well. Several folders may extend into the term of James (Jim) Rees who served as Resident Director (later President) of Mount Vernon from 1994 to 2012. \nMost of the letters written by Superintendent Harrison Dodge were laminated or adhered to a tissue or paper backing, and bound together into a multiple volume set. These bound volumes, along with the original work diaries kept by Dodge, have been combined into a separate collection, the Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports. 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Both Charles Wall and John Castellani were employees of Mount Vernon before they were appointed Resident Director, and their files include material from previous job assignments. The majority of material reflects Charles Wall's tenure as Resident Director, the 1930s to 1970s, however, there is a substantial amount from the other directors as well. Several folders may extend into the term of James (Jim) Rees who served as Resident Director (later President) of Mount Vernon from 1994 to 2012. \nMost of the letters written by Superintendent Harrison Dodge were laminated or adhered to a tissue or paper backing, and bound together into a multiple volume set. These bound volumes, along with the original work diaries kept by Dodge, have been combined into a separate collection, the Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports. 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Researchers must complete the Washington Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. According to the policies of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, certain records in the archives may only be available for research 30 years after creation or file date. The library reserves the right to restrict access to items for preservation purposes.","This collection has been divided into 8 series. The first two series contain administrative and subject files that overlap through the terms of multiple Superintendents or Resident Directors. The next six series are in chronological order by service and are named for the corresponding man. Photographs and oversize material are filed at the end of the collection.","List of Series:\nSeries 1. Administrative Files\nSeries 2. Subject Files\nSeries 3. Harrison H. Dodge \nSeries 4. Charles C. Wall\nSeries 5. Harrison Symmes\nSeries 6. John A. Castellani\nSeries 7. John E. Harbour\nSeries 8. Neil W. Horstman","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","The position of Superintendent of Mount Vernon, also called \"Secretary\" in the earlier years of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, was created in 1860 when Colonel Upton Herbert was hired. A veteran of the Mexican War, Herbert was recommended by John Augustine Washington III as being especially suited to assisting the MVLA. Mr. Herbert and Sarah Tracy, Secretary to Ann Pamela Cunningham, were largely responsible for the care and maintenance of Mount Vernon during the Civil War when the Regent and most Vice Regents were unable to travel to the estate. When hiring a new Superintendent, J. McHenry Hollingsworth in 1872, the Council explained the responsibilities of the Superintendent more thoroughly saying he \"should act as general manager of the estate; that one of the most important features in the general instructions to be given him shall be, that he shall at all times consider the dignity and comfort of the Regent; that he shall always bear in mind the deep obligations of the Association to her; and that he has been appointed for the purpose of relieving her of the very arduous duties that are so oppressive to her; that he shall keep the accounts of expenditures and receipts, which are to be at all times open to the inspection of the Regent, Vice Regents, and Advisory Committee, with whom, in all matters of perplexity, he shall consult, and be guided by their decisions.\" His salary was to be $1500 per year.","After discovering decay in the foundations of the Mansion in 1885, the Vice Regents suspected negligence on the part of Hollingsworth. The Vice Regent from Georgia, Mrs. Eve questioned, \"Would it be too much to say that the first and greatest duty of the Superintendent is the preservation of the Mansion?\" The Council went on to pass a resolution stating that the duty of the Superintendent is to examine all parts of the Mansion and report defects to the Regent, and concluded that he should \"not at any time be ignorant of the state of the mansion.\" Harrison H. Dodge was hired later that year and remains the longest serving Superintendent (or equivalent) of Mount Vernon at 52 years. Mr. Dodge's priority was cleaning, restoring, and preserving the house and grounds. He was also particularly interested in fire safety, advocating for the installation of electricity in the Mansion to prevent any accidents from candlelight or kerosene lamps.","After Dodge's death in 1937, his assistant Charles C. Wall became the new Superintendent and later changed the position's title to Resident Director. Wall described the Superintendent's job in a book he coauthored with Gerald W. Johnson entitled Mount Vernon: The Story of a Shrine, saying the position required someone \"not exactly a farmer, yet a man acquainted with soils, seasons, and the proper handling of growing plants.\" He went on to say the director should have traits of a theatrical producer, an accountant, an antiquarian, a historian, and an ambassador, with some knowledge of engineering, carpentry, masonry, and domestic service. Wall also spent almost his entire career at Mount Vernon, retiring in 1976 after 43 years of employment at Mount Vernon. He is credited with impeccable hospitality of numerous VIP guests, overseeing major building and restoration projects, such as the reconstruction of the Greenhouse, and guiding the Estate through the years of World War II and other periods when visitation was down. He wrote extensively on George Washington and Mount Vernon, including several publications as well as internal reports and essays.","The next two decades saw four different but distinguished Directors who all brought their own gifts and talents to the position. Harrison Symmes replaced Charles Wall as Resident Director in January 1977. A World War II veteran, Symmes had also served as an Ambassador to Jordan and as President of Windham College in Vermont. Although he resigned in 1979 after only 2 ½ years in the position, he was credited by his Assistant Director, John A. Castellani, as someone who \"opened the doors to a new era of reevaluation, exploration, and change.\" Mr. Castellani succeeded Symmes as Resident Director and stayed in that role until 1984. His focus was largely on fundraising as he successfully guided Mount Vernon through a Capital Campaign effort to build a new administration and research facility on the grounds, the Ann Pamela Cunningham Building. John E. Harbour served in the position from 1984 to 1987 after several previous directorships at historic sites and museums. Harbour worked to improve research access to historic collections and update interpretation of museum exhibits. He helped implement a reorganization plan at Mount Vernon, creating a Research Department and expanding the roles of other departments including Education, Curatorial, Library, and Development. Harbour also wrote the \"Report on the Recommended Improvements to the Museum, Museum Annex and Outbuildings\" in 1986. Several major accomplishments marked the tenure of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director from 1987 to 1994, including the Historic Structures Report, the first stages of the Pioneer Farm project, and the Piscataway Park Expansion.","The Superintendents and Resident Directors have continuously lived on the grounds at Mount Vernon. Harrison Dodge stayed on the second floor of the Office Dependency (now called the Servant's Hall), with his office on the ground floor. His family lived at their home in Georgetown and he often went home on the weekends. When the Administration Building (now the Frances P. Bolton Building) was constructed, he moved into quarters on the ground floor along with his assistant, James Young. A new residence was built in 1936 for Charles Cecil Wall after he had assumed the role of Assistant Superintendent, to accommodate him and his family. This house has remained the residence for each succeeding Resident Director or President, CEO, and has undergone multiple upgrades and renovations.","Digital copies of some items from this folder are available - DA_000207\n(17 pages from the folder: Equipment - Electrical, 1922-1935 concerning the updates done to the Mansion's electricity and a central versus isolated plant)","Items from this folder are available digitally - DA_000224\n(3 black and white photographs showing the installation of lights and equipment for the Sound and Light Show, 1975-1977)","This item is available digitally - DA_000263","Items available digitally - DA_000213\n(Letter from Buzz Aldrin thanking the MVLA for hosting a nice VIP visit for the Soviet cosmonauts, 1970; news clipping concerning the cosmonauts tour of the US)","Digital copies of 3 letters from this folder are available - DA_000204\n(3 letters concerning the replacement of the lights in the Mansion with electric lighting, 1916; Also, the visit of Thomas Edison to Mount Vernon to inspect the wiring and installation)","Monthly reports for June, July, and September 1916 are available digitally - DA_000206","Digital copies of this file are available - DA_000200","This collection was arranged following the organization in which the material was found. Previous re-foldering and alphabetical arrangement in filing cabinets had been done by former library staff to a large portion of the collection. All original folder titles were kept, although the meaning of some descriptors may be lost to the current audience – for example the sequence of \"P.R.\" folder titles in Series 4, Charles Wall's papers.","- Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports 1885-1976\n- Papers of James Rees\n- Financial Records of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Papers of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Publications of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Audio Visual Collection","This collection combines the papers and files of each Superintendent or Resident Director listed under \"Creators,\" as well as their office staff, assistants, and other Mount Vernon personnel. The bulk of this collection consists of correspondence to and from each Superintendent or Resident Director. Other types of material include reports, essays, memos, publications, clippings, official forms, logs or diaries of events, calendars, schedules, photographs, and ephemera. Subject matter includes a wide variety of topics and concerns for operating and maintaining an historic house. The Resident Directors oversaw almost all major projects and events around Mount Vernon such as building and grounds maintenance, restoration, fundraising, collection of historic artifacts, visitor engagement, and administrative functions. Dodge and Wall were both well known for their involvement in even the smallest details of the operation of Mount Vernon and this is reflected in the volume and scope of their files. Later Resident Directors began keeping chronological files which are also a great resource for understanding projects from specific years and periods of Mount Vernon's history. Both Charles Wall and John Castellani were employees of Mount Vernon before they were appointed Resident Director, and their files include material from previous job assignments. The majority of material reflects Charles Wall's tenure as Resident Director, the 1930s to 1970s, however, there is a substantial amount from the other directors as well. Several folders may extend into the term of James (Jim) Rees who served as Resident Director (later President) of Mount Vernon from 1994 to 2012. \nMost of the letters written by Superintendent Harrison Dodge were laminated or adhered to a tissue or paper backing, and bound together into a multiple volume set. These bound volumes, along with the original work diaries kept by Dodge, have been combined into a separate collection, the Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports. A finding aid for this collection is also available.","Includes items from his research on furnishing the greenhouse slave quarters.","Pen and ink drawing to show proposed drainage tunnels that were dug after a landslide in 1903. The tunnels were to prevent future erosion and landslides.","Letter from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to the Regent, Alice Richards, May 1, 1936. Mrs. Roosevelt confirms she will visit Mount Vernon for tea and handwrites a message about the President's attendance at the bottom.","1933 document titled \"How to See Mount Vernon in one day.\"","Letter from President Dwight Eisenhower to Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director, thanking him for his recent visit to Mount Vernon. June 23, 1958.","These photographs were removed from folders within the collection for preservation purposes. Removal slips have been placed in their exact location within the folder to mark their withdrawal. Folder titles in this section correspond to the files with withdrawn photographs.","6 color Polaroid photos of the emptying of the CO2 tanks in front of the Mansion.","5 small color photographs of gardens adhered to a page and labeled \"Views of the Mount Vernon Garden Replica, American Museum in Britain by Mrs. Labouisse, May 1968.\"","2 color snapshot photographs – 1 shows the author (?) feeding a bird","Black and white photograph of the Mount Vernon Board of Visitors, 1939. Image is labeled on the reverse.","Color photographs showing different views of the estate and Mansion rooms, ca. 1984","Black and white photographs of Rosemont, Ann Pamela Cunningham's home, a portrait of Cunningham, and her grave.","Two slides and two transparencies of images from the Garden Book","Black and white photograph of a with wrought iron bench. The letter \"C\" has been written at the center bottom of the image.","Black and white photograph of the well house with a woman inside by the well, circa 1895. Reverse side says that it was taken by photographer Francis B. Johnston.","3 black and white photographs taken in September 1925 of the historic home of Menokin, Virginia","Black and white photographs of the view from Mount Vernon and the Maryland shore, ca. 1960s.","Small black and white or sepia photograph showing the memorial tablet placed at Pohick Church, undated","Group of black and white photographs all stamped \"International News Photo\" on the reverse, showing people touring the Mansion and grounds of Mount Vernon. Many of the tourists are military personnel in uniform, 1940-1944.","Small black and white photograph of people in costume for the Fourth of July at Mount Vernon","Color photographs showing trees cut for lumber and the making of shingles, 1973","Black and white photograph of MVLA Regent, Mrs. Guy with other ceremony participants, laying the wreath on the slave memorial, 1983","3 black and white photographs of the Sound and Light construction, taken by Robert Fisher, October 1975","Black and white and color prints, as well as negatives and transparencies, of the Texas Gate, the Texas Gate plaques, and its \"historic bricks\" given in honor of donor support.","3 color 8 x 10 photos showing a memorial tree planting by Ambassador Brewster at Washington Old Hall in Newcastle, UK. Also, 1 color slide showing a man at Mount Vernon beside the tree seedling, 1977-1978","3 black and white 8 x 10 photographs taken during President Kennedy's party for the President of Pakistan at Mount Vernon, 1961","Small black and white photograph of two men, one guest and one guard, in front of Washington's tomb. Writing beneath the image reads \"Col. William G. Edens and Guard at Washington's tomb, Mount Vernon, VA., May 1936.\"","3 small black and white photographs of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, 1956 – subject referred to in letter","Black and white print with two photographs – one image shows painters working on the exterior of the Mansion, the other image shows a newly painted Mansion exterior.","One black and white photo and three black and white postcards showing the exterior of Mount Vernon. The postcards have a caption commemorating GW's Bicentennial, 1932.","15 different sized black and white photograph prints from various dates and events. Subjects include visitors and employees around Mount Vernon estate, and a ceremony at Ann Pamela Cunningham's tomb. These photographs were all included in a folder of Walter Densmore's papers.","Black and white photographic print showing a group of people standing in front of the Little Hatchet Tavern (now the Mount Vernon Inn) with sign and bus in the background. The assitant to the resident director, Walter Densmore, is seen second from left. Stamp on reverse reads \"Photographed by the official photographer Memphis City Beautiful Commission.\" 1955.","Black and white photographic print of the President of Ireland's visit to Mount Vernon, March 18, 1959. Standing on the east lawn with Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director.","Black and white photographic print of the dedication ceremony for a marker or memorial for Ann Pamela Cunningham at the site of Rosemont plantation in Laurens County, South Carolina. Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director appears second to the left. August 15, 1959","Black and white portrait photographs (3) of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director","2 black and white photographs showing Vice Regents and attendees at the Vaughan Party, May 1989","These photographs were loose in a box and were not part of, or removed from, another folder in the collection.","Pen and ink drawing of the proposed tunnels for prevention of landslides","Color photograph print reproduction with some hand coloring. Matted with the seal of the State of Virginia, signed by the governor and photographer Frank Dementi, \"To Mr. Charles C. Wall, From the People of Virginia\"","Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association","Memphis (Tenn.). 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Mr. Herbert and Sarah Tracy, Secretary to Ann Pamela Cunningham, were largely responsible for the care and maintenance of Mount Vernon during the Civil War when the Regent and most Vice Regents were unable to travel to the estate. When hiring a new Superintendent, J. McHenry Hollingsworth in 1872, the Council explained the responsibilities of the Superintendent more thoroughly saying he \"should act as general manager of the estate; that one of the most important features in the general instructions to be given him shall be, that he shall at all times consider the dignity and comfort of the Regent; that he shall always bear in mind the deep obligations of the Association to her; and that he has been appointed for the purpose of relieving her of the very arduous duties that are so oppressive to her; that he shall keep the accounts of expenditures and receipts, which are to be at all times open to the inspection of the Regent, Vice Regents, and Advisory Committee, with whom, in all matters of perplexity, he shall consult, and be guided by their decisions.\" His salary was to be $1500 per year. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter discovering decay in the foundations of the Mansion in 1885, the Vice Regents suspected negligence on the part of Hollingsworth. The Vice Regent from Georgia, Mrs. Eve questioned, \"Would it be too much to say that the first and greatest duty of the Superintendent is the preservation of the Mansion?\" The Council went on to pass a resolution stating that the duty of the Superintendent is to examine all parts of the Mansion and report defects to the Regent, and concluded that he should \"not at any time be ignorant of the state of the mansion.\" Harrison H. Dodge was hired later that year and remains the longest serving Superintendent (or equivalent) of Mount Vernon at 52 years. Mr. Dodge's priority was cleaning, restoring, and preserving the house and grounds. He was also particularly interested in fire safety, advocating for the installation of electricity in the Mansion to prevent any accidents from candlelight or kerosene lamps.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter Dodge's death in 1937, his assistant Charles C. Wall became the new Superintendent and later changed the position's title to Resident Director. 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His focus was largely on fundraising as he successfully guided Mount Vernon through a Capital Campaign effort to build a new administration and research facility on the grounds, the Ann Pamela Cunningham Building. John E. Harbour served in the position from 1984 to 1987 after several previous directorships at historic sites and museums. Harbour worked to improve research access to historic collections and update interpretation of museum exhibits. He helped implement a reorganization plan at Mount Vernon, creating a Research Department and expanding the roles of other departments including Education, Curatorial, Library, and Development. Harbour also wrote the \"Report on the Recommended Improvements to the Museum, Museum Annex and Outbuildings\" in 1986. Several major accomplishments marked the tenure of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director from 1987 to 1994, including the Historic Structures Report, the first stages of the Pioneer Farm project, and the Piscataway Park Expansion.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Superintendents and Resident Directors have continuously lived on the grounds at Mount Vernon. Harrison Dodge stayed on the second floor of the Office Dependency (now called the Servant's Hall), with his office on the ground floor. His family lived at their home in Georgetown and he often went home on the weekends. When the Administration Building (now the Frances P. Bolton Building) was constructed, he moved into quarters on the ground floor along with his assistant, James Young. A new residence was built in 1936 for Charles Cecil Wall after he had assumed the role of Assistant Superintendent, to accommodate him and his family. 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McHenry Hollingsworth in 1872, the Council explained the responsibilities of the Superintendent more thoroughly saying he \"should act as general manager of the estate; that one of the most important features in the general instructions to be given him shall be, that he shall at all times consider the dignity and comfort of the Regent; that he shall always bear in mind the deep obligations of the Association to her; and that he has been appointed for the purpose of relieving her of the very arduous duties that are so oppressive to her; that he shall keep the accounts of expenditures and receipts, which are to be at all times open to the inspection of the Regent, Vice Regents, and Advisory Committee, with whom, in all matters of perplexity, he shall consult, and be guided by their decisions.\" His salary was to be $1500 per year.","After discovering decay in the foundations of the Mansion in 1885, the Vice Regents suspected negligence on the part of Hollingsworth. The Vice Regent from Georgia, Mrs. Eve questioned, \"Would it be too much to say that the first and greatest duty of the Superintendent is the preservation of the Mansion?\" The Council went on to pass a resolution stating that the duty of the Superintendent is to examine all parts of the Mansion and report defects to the Regent, and concluded that he should \"not at any time be ignorant of the state of the mansion.\" Harrison H. Dodge was hired later that year and remains the longest serving Superintendent (or equivalent) of Mount Vernon at 52 years. Mr. Dodge's priority was cleaning, restoring, and preserving the house and grounds. He was also particularly interested in fire safety, advocating for the installation of electricity in the Mansion to prevent any accidents from candlelight or kerosene lamps.","After Dodge's death in 1937, his assistant Charles C. Wall became the new Superintendent and later changed the position's title to Resident Director. Wall described the Superintendent's job in a book he coauthored with Gerald W. Johnson entitled Mount Vernon: The Story of a Shrine, saying the position required someone \"not exactly a farmer, yet a man acquainted with soils, seasons, and the proper handling of growing plants.\" He went on to say the director should have traits of a theatrical producer, an accountant, an antiquarian, a historian, and an ambassador, with some knowledge of engineering, carpentry, masonry, and domestic service. Wall also spent almost his entire career at Mount Vernon, retiring in 1976 after 43 years of employment at Mount Vernon. He is credited with impeccable hospitality of numerous VIP guests, overseeing major building and restoration projects, such as the reconstruction of the Greenhouse, and guiding the Estate through the years of World War II and other periods when visitation was down. He wrote extensively on George Washington and Mount Vernon, including several publications as well as internal reports and essays.","The next two decades saw four different but distinguished Directors who all brought their own gifts and talents to the position. Harrison Symmes replaced Charles Wall as Resident Director in January 1977. A World War II veteran, Symmes had also served as an Ambassador to Jordan and as President of Windham College in Vermont. Although he resigned in 1979 after only 2 ½ years in the position, he was credited by his Assistant Director, John A. Castellani, as someone who \"opened the doors to a new era of reevaluation, exploration, and change.\" Mr. Castellani succeeded Symmes as Resident Director and stayed in that role until 1984. His focus was largely on fundraising as he successfully guided Mount Vernon through a Capital Campaign effort to build a new administration and research facility on the grounds, the Ann Pamela Cunningham Building. John E. Harbour served in the position from 1984 to 1987 after several previous directorships at historic sites and museums. Harbour worked to improve research access to historic collections and update interpretation of museum exhibits. He helped implement a reorganization plan at Mount Vernon, creating a Research Department and expanding the roles of other departments including Education, Curatorial, Library, and Development. Harbour also wrote the \"Report on the Recommended Improvements to the Museum, Museum Annex and Outbuildings\" in 1986. Several major accomplishments marked the tenure of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director from 1987 to 1994, including the Historic Structures Report, the first stages of the Pioneer Farm project, and the Piscataway Park Expansion.","The Superintendents and Resident Directors have continuously lived on the grounds at Mount Vernon. Harrison Dodge stayed on the second floor of the Office Dependency (now called the Servant's Hall), with his office on the ground floor. His family lived at their home in Georgetown and he often went home on the weekends. When the Administration Building (now the Frances P. Bolton Building) was constructed, he moved into quarters on the ground floor along with his assistant, James Young. A new residence was built in 1936 for Charles Cecil Wall after he had assumed the role of Assistant Superintendent, to accommodate him and his family. This house has remained the residence for each succeeding Resident Director or President, CEO, and has undergone multiple upgrades and renovations."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eDigital copies of some items from this folder are available - DA_000207\n(17 pages from the folder: Equipment - Electrical, 1922-1935 concerning the updates done to the Mansion's electricity and a central versus isolated plant)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItems from this folder are available digitally - DA_000224\n(3 black and white photographs showing the installation of lights and equipment for the Sound and Light Show, 1975-1977)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis item is available digitally - DA_000263\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItems available digitally - DA_000213\n(Letter from Buzz Aldrin thanking the MVLA for hosting a nice VIP visit for the Soviet cosmonauts, 1970; news clipping concerning the cosmonauts tour of the US)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDigital copies of 3 letters from this folder are available - DA_000204\n(3 letters concerning the replacement of the lights in the Mansion with electric lighting, 1916; Also, the visit of Thomas Edison to Mount Vernon to inspect the wiring and installation)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMonthly reports for June, July, and September 1916 are available digitally - DA_000206\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDigital copies of this file are available - DA_000200\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["General","General","General","General","General","General","General"],"odd_tesim":["Digital copies of some items from this folder are available - DA_000207\n(17 pages from the folder: Equipment - Electrical, 1922-1935 concerning the updates done to the Mansion's electricity and a central versus isolated plant)","Items from this folder are available digitally - DA_000224\n(3 black and white photographs showing the installation of lights and equipment for the Sound and Light Show, 1975-1977)","This item is available digitally - DA_000263","Items available digitally - DA_000213\n(Letter from Buzz Aldrin thanking the MVLA for hosting a nice VIP visit for the Soviet cosmonauts, 1970; news clipping concerning the cosmonauts tour of the US)","Digital copies of 3 letters from this folder are available - DA_000204\n(3 letters concerning the replacement of the lights in the Mansion with electric lighting, 1916; Also, the visit of Thomas Edison to Mount Vernon to inspect the wiring and installation)","Monthly reports for June, July, and September 1916 are available digitally - DA_000206","Digital copies of this file are available - DA_000200"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Name and date of item], The Papers of the Superintendent and Resident Director, [Series, Folder], Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, Fred W. 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The bulk of this collection consists of correspondence to and from each Superintendent or Resident Director. Other types of material include reports, essays, memos, publications, clippings, official forms, logs or diaries of events, calendars, schedules, photographs, and ephemera. Subject matter includes a wide variety of topics and concerns for operating and maintaining an historic house. The Resident Directors oversaw almost all major projects and events around Mount Vernon such as building and grounds maintenance, restoration, fundraising, collection of historic artifacts, visitor engagement, and administrative functions. Dodge and Wall were both well known for their involvement in even the smallest details of the operation of Mount Vernon and this is reflected in the volume and scope of their files. Later Resident Directors began keeping chronological files which are also a great resource for understanding projects from specific years and periods of Mount Vernon's history. Both Charles Wall and John Castellani were employees of Mount Vernon before they were appointed Resident Director, and their files include material from previous job assignments. The majority of material reflects Charles Wall's tenure as Resident Director, the 1930s to 1970s, however, there is a substantial amount from the other directors as well. Several folders may extend into the term of James (Jim) Rees who served as Resident Director (later President) of Mount Vernon from 1994 to 2012. \nMost of the letters written by Superintendent Harrison Dodge were laminated or adhered to a tissue or paper backing, and bound together into a multiple volume set. These bound volumes, along with the original work diaries kept by Dodge, have been combined into a separate collection, the Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports. A finding aid for this collection is also available.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes items from his research on furnishing the greenhouse slave quarters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePen and ink drawing to show proposed drainage tunnels that were dug after a landslide in 1903. The tunnels were to prevent future erosion and landslides.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to the Regent, Alice Richards, May 1, 1936. Mrs. Roosevelt confirms she will visit Mount Vernon for tea and handwrites a message about the President's attendance at the bottom.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1933 document titled \"How to See Mount Vernon in one day.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from President Dwight Eisenhower to Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director, thanking him for his recent visit to Mount Vernon. June 23, 1958.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese photographs were removed from folders within the collection for preservation purposes. 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Image is labeled on the reverse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eColor photographs showing different views of the estate and Mansion rooms, ca. 1984\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photographs of Rosemont, Ann Pamela Cunningham's home, a portrait of Cunningham, and her grave.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo slides and two transparencies of images from the Garden Book\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photograph of a with wrought iron bench. The letter \"C\" has been written at the center bottom of the image.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photograph of the well house with a woman inside by the well, circa 1895. Reverse side says that it was taken by photographer Francis B. 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The postcards have a caption commemorating GW's Bicentennial, 1932.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e15 different sized black and white photograph prints from various dates and events. Subjects include visitors and employees around Mount Vernon estate, and a ceremony at Ann Pamela Cunningham's tomb. These photographs were all included in a folder of Walter Densmore's papers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photographic print showing a group of people standing in front of the Little Hatchet Tavern (now the Mount Vernon Inn) with sign and bus in the background. The assitant to the resident director, Walter Densmore, is seen second from left. Stamp on reverse reads \"Photographed by the official photographer Memphis City Beautiful Commission.\" 1955.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photographic print of the President of Ireland's visit to Mount Vernon, March 18, 1959. 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Both Charles Wall and John Castellani were employees of Mount Vernon before they were appointed Resident Director, and their files include material from previous job assignments. The majority of material reflects Charles Wall's tenure as Resident Director, the 1930s to 1970s, however, there is a substantial amount from the other directors as well. Several folders may extend into the term of James (Jim) Rees who served as Resident Director (later President) of Mount Vernon from 1994 to 2012. \nMost of the letters written by Superintendent Harrison Dodge were laminated or adhered to a tissue or paper backing, and bound together into a multiple volume set. These bound volumes, along with the original work diaries kept by Dodge, have been combined into a separate collection, the Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports. 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Researchers must complete the Washington Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. According to the policies of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, certain records in the archives may only be available for research 30 years after creation or file date. The library reserves the right to restrict access to items for preservation purposes.","This collection has been divided into 8 series. The first two series contain administrative and subject files that overlap through the terms of multiple Superintendents or Resident Directors. The next six series are in chronological order by service and are named for the corresponding man. Photographs and oversize material are filed at the end of the collection.","List of Series:\nSeries 1. Administrative Files\nSeries 2. Subject Files\nSeries 3. Harrison H. Dodge \nSeries 4. Charles C. Wall\nSeries 5. Harrison Symmes\nSeries 6. John A. Castellani\nSeries 7. John E. Harbour\nSeries 8. Neil W. Horstman","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","The position of Superintendent of Mount Vernon, also called \"Secretary\" in the earlier years of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, was created in 1860 when Colonel Upton Herbert was hired. A veteran of the Mexican War, Herbert was recommended by John Augustine Washington III as being especially suited to assisting the MVLA. Mr. Herbert and Sarah Tracy, Secretary to Ann Pamela Cunningham, were largely responsible for the care and maintenance of Mount Vernon during the Civil War when the Regent and most Vice Regents were unable to travel to the estate. When hiring a new Superintendent, J. McHenry Hollingsworth in 1872, the Council explained the responsibilities of the Superintendent more thoroughly saying he \"should act as general manager of the estate; that one of the most important features in the general instructions to be given him shall be, that he shall at all times consider the dignity and comfort of the Regent; that he shall always bear in mind the deep obligations of the Association to her; and that he has been appointed for the purpose of relieving her of the very arduous duties that are so oppressive to her; that he shall keep the accounts of expenditures and receipts, which are to be at all times open to the inspection of the Regent, Vice Regents, and Advisory Committee, with whom, in all matters of perplexity, he shall consult, and be guided by their decisions.\" His salary was to be $1500 per year.","After discovering decay in the foundations of the Mansion in 1885, the Vice Regents suspected negligence on the part of Hollingsworth. The Vice Regent from Georgia, Mrs. Eve questioned, \"Would it be too much to say that the first and greatest duty of the Superintendent is the preservation of the Mansion?\" The Council went on to pass a resolution stating that the duty of the Superintendent is to examine all parts of the Mansion and report defects to the Regent, and concluded that he should \"not at any time be ignorant of the state of the mansion.\" Harrison H. Dodge was hired later that year and remains the longest serving Superintendent (or equivalent) of Mount Vernon at 52 years. Mr. Dodge's priority was cleaning, restoring, and preserving the house and grounds. He was also particularly interested in fire safety, advocating for the installation of electricity in the Mansion to prevent any accidents from candlelight or kerosene lamps.","After Dodge's death in 1937, his assistant Charles C. Wall became the new Superintendent and later changed the position's title to Resident Director. Wall described the Superintendent's job in a book he coauthored with Gerald W. Johnson entitled Mount Vernon: The Story of a Shrine, saying the position required someone \"not exactly a farmer, yet a man acquainted with soils, seasons, and the proper handling of growing plants.\" He went on to say the director should have traits of a theatrical producer, an accountant, an antiquarian, a historian, and an ambassador, with some knowledge of engineering, carpentry, masonry, and domestic service. Wall also spent almost his entire career at Mount Vernon, retiring in 1976 after 43 years of employment at Mount Vernon. He is credited with impeccable hospitality of numerous VIP guests, overseeing major building and restoration projects, such as the reconstruction of the Greenhouse, and guiding the Estate through the years of World War II and other periods when visitation was down. He wrote extensively on George Washington and Mount Vernon, including several publications as well as internal reports and essays.","The next two decades saw four different but distinguished Directors who all brought their own gifts and talents to the position. Harrison Symmes replaced Charles Wall as Resident Director in January 1977. A World War II veteran, Symmes had also served as an Ambassador to Jordan and as President of Windham College in Vermont. Although he resigned in 1979 after only 2 ½ years in the position, he was credited by his Assistant Director, John A. Castellani, as someone who \"opened the doors to a new era of reevaluation, exploration, and change.\" Mr. Castellani succeeded Symmes as Resident Director and stayed in that role until 1984. His focus was largely on fundraising as he successfully guided Mount Vernon through a Capital Campaign effort to build a new administration and research facility on the grounds, the Ann Pamela Cunningham Building. John E. Harbour served in the position from 1984 to 1987 after several previous directorships at historic sites and museums. Harbour worked to improve research access to historic collections and update interpretation of museum exhibits. He helped implement a reorganization plan at Mount Vernon, creating a Research Department and expanding the roles of other departments including Education, Curatorial, Library, and Development. Harbour also wrote the \"Report on the Recommended Improvements to the Museum, Museum Annex and Outbuildings\" in 1986. Several major accomplishments marked the tenure of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director from 1987 to 1994, including the Historic Structures Report, the first stages of the Pioneer Farm project, and the Piscataway Park Expansion.","The Superintendents and Resident Directors have continuously lived on the grounds at Mount Vernon. Harrison Dodge stayed on the second floor of the Office Dependency (now called the Servant's Hall), with his office on the ground floor. His family lived at their home in Georgetown and he often went home on the weekends. When the Administration Building (now the Frances P. Bolton Building) was constructed, he moved into quarters on the ground floor along with his assistant, James Young. A new residence was built in 1936 for Charles Cecil Wall after he had assumed the role of Assistant Superintendent, to accommodate him and his family. This house has remained the residence for each succeeding Resident Director or President, CEO, and has undergone multiple upgrades and renovations.","Digital copies of some items from this folder are available - DA_000207\n(17 pages from the folder: Equipment - Electrical, 1922-1935 concerning the updates done to the Mansion's electricity and a central versus isolated plant)","Items from this folder are available digitally - DA_000224\n(3 black and white photographs showing the installation of lights and equipment for the Sound and Light Show, 1975-1977)","This item is available digitally - DA_000263","Items available digitally - DA_000213\n(Letter from Buzz Aldrin thanking the MVLA for hosting a nice VIP visit for the Soviet cosmonauts, 1970; news clipping concerning the cosmonauts tour of the US)","Digital copies of 3 letters from this folder are available - DA_000204\n(3 letters concerning the replacement of the lights in the Mansion with electric lighting, 1916; Also, the visit of Thomas Edison to Mount Vernon to inspect the wiring and installation)","Monthly reports for June, July, and September 1916 are available digitally - DA_000206","Digital copies of this file are available - DA_000200","This collection was arranged following the organization in which the material was found. Previous re-foldering and alphabetical arrangement in filing cabinets had been done by former library staff to a large portion of the collection. All original folder titles were kept, although the meaning of some descriptors may be lost to the current audience – for example the sequence of \"P.R.\" folder titles in Series 4, Charles Wall's papers.","- Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports 1885-1976\n- Papers of James Rees\n- Financial Records of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Papers of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Publications of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Audio Visual Collection","This collection combines the papers and files of each Superintendent or Resident Director listed under \"Creators,\" as well as their office staff, assistants, and other Mount Vernon personnel. The bulk of this collection consists of correspondence to and from each Superintendent or Resident Director. Other types of material include reports, essays, memos, publications, clippings, official forms, logs or diaries of events, calendars, schedules, photographs, and ephemera. Subject matter includes a wide variety of topics and concerns for operating and maintaining an historic house. The Resident Directors oversaw almost all major projects and events around Mount Vernon such as building and grounds maintenance, restoration, fundraising, collection of historic artifacts, visitor engagement, and administrative functions. Dodge and Wall were both well known for their involvement in even the smallest details of the operation of Mount Vernon and this is reflected in the volume and scope of their files. Later Resident Directors began keeping chronological files which are also a great resource for understanding projects from specific years and periods of Mount Vernon's history. Both Charles Wall and John Castellani were employees of Mount Vernon before they were appointed Resident Director, and their files include material from previous job assignments. The majority of material reflects Charles Wall's tenure as Resident Director, the 1930s to 1970s, however, there is a substantial amount from the other directors as well. Several folders may extend into the term of James (Jim) Rees who served as Resident Director (later President) of Mount Vernon from 1994 to 2012. \nMost of the letters written by Superintendent Harrison Dodge were laminated or adhered to a tissue or paper backing, and bound together into a multiple volume set. These bound volumes, along with the original work diaries kept by Dodge, have been combined into a separate collection, the Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports. A finding aid for this collection is also available.","Includes items from his research on furnishing the greenhouse slave quarters.","Pen and ink drawing to show proposed drainage tunnels that were dug after a landslide in 1903. The tunnels were to prevent future erosion and landslides.","Letter from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to the Regent, Alice Richards, May 1, 1936. Mrs. Roosevelt confirms she will visit Mount Vernon for tea and handwrites a message about the President's attendance at the bottom.","1933 document titled \"How to See Mount Vernon in one day.\"","Letter from President Dwight Eisenhower to Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director, thanking him for his recent visit to Mount Vernon. June 23, 1958.","These photographs were removed from folders within the collection for preservation purposes. Removal slips have been placed in their exact location within the folder to mark their withdrawal. Folder titles in this section correspond to the files with withdrawn photographs.","6 color Polaroid photos of the emptying of the CO2 tanks in front of the Mansion.","5 small color photographs of gardens adhered to a page and labeled \"Views of the Mount Vernon Garden Replica, American Museum in Britain by Mrs. Labouisse, May 1968.\"","2 color snapshot photographs – 1 shows the author (?) feeding a bird","Black and white photograph of the Mount Vernon Board of Visitors, 1939. Image is labeled on the reverse.","Color photographs showing different views of the estate and Mansion rooms, ca. 1984","Black and white photographs of Rosemont, Ann Pamela Cunningham's home, a portrait of Cunningham, and her grave.","Two slides and two transparencies of images from the Garden Book","Black and white photograph of a with wrought iron bench. The letter \"C\" has been written at the center bottom of the image.","Black and white photograph of the well house with a woman inside by the well, circa 1895. Reverse side says that it was taken by photographer Francis B. Johnston.","3 black and white photographs taken in September 1925 of the historic home of Menokin, Virginia","Black and white photographs of the view from Mount Vernon and the Maryland shore, ca. 1960s.","Small black and white or sepia photograph showing the memorial tablet placed at Pohick Church, undated","Group of black and white photographs all stamped \"International News Photo\" on the reverse, showing people touring the Mansion and grounds of Mount Vernon. Many of the tourists are military personnel in uniform, 1940-1944.","Small black and white photograph of people in costume for the Fourth of July at Mount Vernon","Color photographs showing trees cut for lumber and the making of shingles, 1973","Black and white photograph of MVLA Regent, Mrs. Guy with other ceremony participants, laying the wreath on the slave memorial, 1983","3 black and white photographs of the Sound and Light construction, taken by Robert Fisher, October 1975","Black and white and color prints, as well as negatives and transparencies, of the Texas Gate, the Texas Gate plaques, and its \"historic bricks\" given in honor of donor support.","3 color 8 x 10 photos showing a memorial tree planting by Ambassador Brewster at Washington Old Hall in Newcastle, UK. Also, 1 color slide showing a man at Mount Vernon beside the tree seedling, 1977-1978","3 black and white 8 x 10 photographs taken during President Kennedy's party for the President of Pakistan at Mount Vernon, 1961","Small black and white photograph of two men, one guest and one guard, in front of Washington's tomb. Writing beneath the image reads \"Col. William G. Edens and Guard at Washington's tomb, Mount Vernon, VA., May 1936.\"","3 small black and white photographs of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, 1956 – subject referred to in letter","Black and white print with two photographs – one image shows painters working on the exterior of the Mansion, the other image shows a newly painted Mansion exterior.","One black and white photo and three black and white postcards showing the exterior of Mount Vernon. The postcards have a caption commemorating GW's Bicentennial, 1932.","15 different sized black and white photograph prints from various dates and events. Subjects include visitors and employees around Mount Vernon estate, and a ceremony at Ann Pamela Cunningham's tomb. These photographs were all included in a folder of Walter Densmore's papers.","Black and white photographic print showing a group of people standing in front of the Little Hatchet Tavern (now the Mount Vernon Inn) with sign and bus in the background. The assitant to the resident director, Walter Densmore, is seen second from left. Stamp on reverse reads \"Photographed by the official photographer Memphis City Beautiful Commission.\" 1955.","Black and white photographic print of the President of Ireland's visit to Mount Vernon, March 18, 1959. Standing on the east lawn with Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director.","Black and white photographic print of the dedication ceremony for a marker or memorial for Ann Pamela Cunningham at the site of Rosemont plantation in Laurens County, South Carolina. Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director appears second to the left. August 15, 1959","Black and white portrait photographs (3) of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director","2 black and white photographs showing Vice Regents and attendees at the Vaughan Party, May 1989","These photographs were loose in a box and were not part of, or removed from, another folder in the collection.","Pen and ink drawing of the proposed tunnels for prevention of landslides","Color photograph print reproduction with some hand coloring. Matted with the seal of the State of Virginia, signed by the governor and photographer Frank Dementi, \"To Mr. Charles C. Wall, From the People of Virginia\"","Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association","Memphis (Tenn.). 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Mr. Herbert and Sarah Tracy, Secretary to Ann Pamela Cunningham, were largely responsible for the care and maintenance of Mount Vernon during the Civil War when the Regent and most Vice Regents were unable to travel to the estate. When hiring a new Superintendent, J. McHenry Hollingsworth in 1872, the Council explained the responsibilities of the Superintendent more thoroughly saying he \"should act as general manager of the estate; that one of the most important features in the general instructions to be given him shall be, that he shall at all times consider the dignity and comfort of the Regent; that he shall always bear in mind the deep obligations of the Association to her; and that he has been appointed for the purpose of relieving her of the very arduous duties that are so oppressive to her; that he shall keep the accounts of expenditures and receipts, which are to be at all times open to the inspection of the Regent, Vice Regents, and Advisory Committee, with whom, in all matters of perplexity, he shall consult, and be guided by their decisions.\" His salary was to be $1500 per year. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter discovering decay in the foundations of the Mansion in 1885, the Vice Regents suspected negligence on the part of Hollingsworth. The Vice Regent from Georgia, Mrs. Eve questioned, \"Would it be too much to say that the first and greatest duty of the Superintendent is the preservation of the Mansion?\" The Council went on to pass a resolution stating that the duty of the Superintendent is to examine all parts of the Mansion and report defects to the Regent, and concluded that he should \"not at any time be ignorant of the state of the mansion.\" Harrison H. Dodge was hired later that year and remains the longest serving Superintendent (or equivalent) of Mount Vernon at 52 years. Mr. Dodge's priority was cleaning, restoring, and preserving the house and grounds. He was also particularly interested in fire safety, advocating for the installation of electricity in the Mansion to prevent any accidents from candlelight or kerosene lamps.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter Dodge's death in 1937, his assistant Charles C. Wall became the new Superintendent and later changed the position's title to Resident Director. 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His focus was largely on fundraising as he successfully guided Mount Vernon through a Capital Campaign effort to build a new administration and research facility on the grounds, the Ann Pamela Cunningham Building. John E. Harbour served in the position from 1984 to 1987 after several previous directorships at historic sites and museums. Harbour worked to improve research access to historic collections and update interpretation of museum exhibits. He helped implement a reorganization plan at Mount Vernon, creating a Research Department and expanding the roles of other departments including Education, Curatorial, Library, and Development. Harbour also wrote the \"Report on the Recommended Improvements to the Museum, Museum Annex and Outbuildings\" in 1986. Several major accomplishments marked the tenure of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director from 1987 to 1994, including the Historic Structures Report, the first stages of the Pioneer Farm project, and the Piscataway Park Expansion.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Superintendents and Resident Directors have continuously lived on the grounds at Mount Vernon. Harrison Dodge stayed on the second floor of the Office Dependency (now called the Servant's Hall), with his office on the ground floor. His family lived at their home in Georgetown and he often went home on the weekends. When the Administration Building (now the Frances P. Bolton Building) was constructed, he moved into quarters on the ground floor along with his assistant, James Young. A new residence was built in 1936 for Charles Cecil Wall after he had assumed the role of Assistant Superintendent, to accommodate him and his family. This house has remained the residence for each succeeding Resident Director or President, CEO, and has undergone multiple upgrades and renovations.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["The position of Superintendent of Mount Vernon, also called \"Secretary\" in the earlier years of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, was created in 1860 when Colonel Upton Herbert was hired. A veteran of the Mexican War, Herbert was recommended by John Augustine Washington III as being especially suited to assisting the MVLA. Mr. Herbert and Sarah Tracy, Secretary to Ann Pamela Cunningham, were largely responsible for the care and maintenance of Mount Vernon during the Civil War when the Regent and most Vice Regents were unable to travel to the estate. When hiring a new Superintendent, J. McHenry Hollingsworth in 1872, the Council explained the responsibilities of the Superintendent more thoroughly saying he \"should act as general manager of the estate; that one of the most important features in the general instructions to be given him shall be, that he shall at all times consider the dignity and comfort of the Regent; that he shall always bear in mind the deep obligations of the Association to her; and that he has been appointed for the purpose of relieving her of the very arduous duties that are so oppressive to her; that he shall keep the accounts of expenditures and receipts, which are to be at all times open to the inspection of the Regent, Vice Regents, and Advisory Committee, with whom, in all matters of perplexity, he shall consult, and be guided by their decisions.\" His salary was to be $1500 per year.","After discovering decay in the foundations of the Mansion in 1885, the Vice Regents suspected negligence on the part of Hollingsworth. The Vice Regent from Georgia, Mrs. Eve questioned, \"Would it be too much to say that the first and greatest duty of the Superintendent is the preservation of the Mansion?\" The Council went on to pass a resolution stating that the duty of the Superintendent is to examine all parts of the Mansion and report defects to the Regent, and concluded that he should \"not at any time be ignorant of the state of the mansion.\" Harrison H. Dodge was hired later that year and remains the longest serving Superintendent (or equivalent) of Mount Vernon at 52 years. Mr. Dodge's priority was cleaning, restoring, and preserving the house and grounds. He was also particularly interested in fire safety, advocating for the installation of electricity in the Mansion to prevent any accidents from candlelight or kerosene lamps.","After Dodge's death in 1937, his assistant Charles C. Wall became the new Superintendent and later changed the position's title to Resident Director. Wall described the Superintendent's job in a book he coauthored with Gerald W. Johnson entitled Mount Vernon: The Story of a Shrine, saying the position required someone \"not exactly a farmer, yet a man acquainted with soils, seasons, and the proper handling of growing plants.\" He went on to say the director should have traits of a theatrical producer, an accountant, an antiquarian, a historian, and an ambassador, with some knowledge of engineering, carpentry, masonry, and domestic service. Wall also spent almost his entire career at Mount Vernon, retiring in 1976 after 43 years of employment at Mount Vernon. He is credited with impeccable hospitality of numerous VIP guests, overseeing major building and restoration projects, such as the reconstruction of the Greenhouse, and guiding the Estate through the years of World War II and other periods when visitation was down. He wrote extensively on George Washington and Mount Vernon, including several publications as well as internal reports and essays.","The next two decades saw four different but distinguished Directors who all brought their own gifts and talents to the position. Harrison Symmes replaced Charles Wall as Resident Director in January 1977. A World War II veteran, Symmes had also served as an Ambassador to Jordan and as President of Windham College in Vermont. Although he resigned in 1979 after only 2 ½ years in the position, he was credited by his Assistant Director, John A. Castellani, as someone who \"opened the doors to a new era of reevaluation, exploration, and change.\" Mr. Castellani succeeded Symmes as Resident Director and stayed in that role until 1984. His focus was largely on fundraising as he successfully guided Mount Vernon through a Capital Campaign effort to build a new administration and research facility on the grounds, the Ann Pamela Cunningham Building. John E. Harbour served in the position from 1984 to 1987 after several previous directorships at historic sites and museums. Harbour worked to improve research access to historic collections and update interpretation of museum exhibits. He helped implement a reorganization plan at Mount Vernon, creating a Research Department and expanding the roles of other departments including Education, Curatorial, Library, and Development. Harbour also wrote the \"Report on the Recommended Improvements to the Museum, Museum Annex and Outbuildings\" in 1986. Several major accomplishments marked the tenure of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director from 1987 to 1994, including the Historic Structures Report, the first stages of the Pioneer Farm project, and the Piscataway Park Expansion.","The Superintendents and Resident Directors have continuously lived on the grounds at Mount Vernon. Harrison Dodge stayed on the second floor of the Office Dependency (now called the Servant's Hall), with his office on the ground floor. His family lived at their home in Georgetown and he often went home on the weekends. When the Administration Building (now the Frances P. Bolton Building) was constructed, he moved into quarters on the ground floor along with his assistant, James Young. A new residence was built in 1936 for Charles Cecil Wall after he had assumed the role of Assistant Superintendent, to accommodate him and his family. This house has remained the residence for each succeeding Resident Director or President, CEO, and has undergone multiple upgrades and renovations."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eDigital copies of some items from this folder are available - DA_000207\n(17 pages from the folder: Equipment - Electrical, 1922-1935 concerning the updates done to the Mansion's electricity and a central versus isolated plant)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItems from this folder are available digitally - DA_000224\n(3 black and white photographs showing the installation of lights and equipment for the Sound and Light Show, 1975-1977)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis item is available digitally - DA_000263\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItems available digitally - DA_000213\n(Letter from Buzz Aldrin thanking the MVLA for hosting a nice VIP visit for the Soviet cosmonauts, 1970; news clipping concerning the cosmonauts tour of the US)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDigital copies of 3 letters from this folder are available - DA_000204\n(3 letters concerning the replacement of the lights in the Mansion with electric lighting, 1916; Also, the visit of Thomas Edison to Mount Vernon to inspect the wiring and installation)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMonthly reports for June, July, and September 1916 are available digitally - DA_000206\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDigital copies of this file are available - DA_000200\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["General","General","General","General","General","General","General"],"odd_tesim":["Digital copies of some items from this folder are available - DA_000207\n(17 pages from the folder: Equipment - Electrical, 1922-1935 concerning the updates done to the Mansion's electricity and a central versus isolated plant)","Items from this folder are available digitally - DA_000224\n(3 black and white photographs showing the installation of lights and equipment for the Sound and Light Show, 1975-1977)","This item is available digitally - DA_000263","Items available digitally - DA_000213\n(Letter from Buzz Aldrin thanking the MVLA for hosting a nice VIP visit for the Soviet cosmonauts, 1970; news clipping concerning the cosmonauts tour of the US)","Digital copies of 3 letters from this folder are available - DA_000204\n(3 letters concerning the replacement of the lights in the Mansion with electric lighting, 1916; Also, the visit of Thomas Edison to Mount Vernon to inspect the wiring and installation)","Monthly reports for June, July, and September 1916 are available digitally - DA_000206","Digital copies of this file are available - DA_000200"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Name and date of item], The Papers of the Superintendent and Resident Director, [Series, Folder], Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, Fred W. 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The bulk of this collection consists of correspondence to and from each Superintendent or Resident Director. Other types of material include reports, essays, memos, publications, clippings, official forms, logs or diaries of events, calendars, schedules, photographs, and ephemera. Subject matter includes a wide variety of topics and concerns for operating and maintaining an historic house. The Resident Directors oversaw almost all major projects and events around Mount Vernon such as building and grounds maintenance, restoration, fundraising, collection of historic artifacts, visitor engagement, and administrative functions. Dodge and Wall were both well known for their involvement in even the smallest details of the operation of Mount Vernon and this is reflected in the volume and scope of their files. Later Resident Directors began keeping chronological files which are also a great resource for understanding projects from specific years and periods of Mount Vernon's history. Both Charles Wall and John Castellani were employees of Mount Vernon before they were appointed Resident Director, and their files include material from previous job assignments. The majority of material reflects Charles Wall's tenure as Resident Director, the 1930s to 1970s, however, there is a substantial amount from the other directors as well. Several folders may extend into the term of James (Jim) Rees who served as Resident Director (later President) of Mount Vernon from 1994 to 2012. \nMost of the letters written by Superintendent Harrison Dodge were laminated or adhered to a tissue or paper backing, and bound together into a multiple volume set. These bound volumes, along with the original work diaries kept by Dodge, have been combined into a separate collection, the Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports. A finding aid for this collection is also available.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes items from his research on furnishing the greenhouse slave quarters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePen and ink drawing to show proposed drainage tunnels that were dug after a landslide in 1903. The tunnels were to prevent future erosion and landslides.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to the Regent, Alice Richards, May 1, 1936. Mrs. Roosevelt confirms she will visit Mount Vernon for tea and handwrites a message about the President's attendance at the bottom.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1933 document titled \"How to See Mount Vernon in one day.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from President Dwight Eisenhower to Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director, thanking him for his recent visit to Mount Vernon. June 23, 1958.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese photographs were removed from folders within the collection for preservation purposes. 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Image is labeled on the reverse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eColor photographs showing different views of the estate and Mansion rooms, ca. 1984\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photographs of Rosemont, Ann Pamela Cunningham's home, a portrait of Cunningham, and her grave.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo slides and two transparencies of images from the Garden Book\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photograph of a with wrought iron bench. The letter \"C\" has been written at the center bottom of the image.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photograph of the well house with a woman inside by the well, circa 1895. Reverse side says that it was taken by photographer Francis B. 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The postcards have a caption commemorating GW's Bicentennial, 1932.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e15 different sized black and white photograph prints from various dates and events. Subjects include visitors and employees around Mount Vernon estate, and a ceremony at Ann Pamela Cunningham's tomb. These photographs were all included in a folder of Walter Densmore's papers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photographic print showing a group of people standing in front of the Little Hatchet Tavern (now the Mount Vernon Inn) with sign and bus in the background. The assitant to the resident director, Walter Densmore, is seen second from left. Stamp on reverse reads \"Photographed by the official photographer Memphis City Beautiful Commission.\" 1955.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photographic print of the President of Ireland's visit to Mount Vernon, March 18, 1959. 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Both Charles Wall and John Castellani were employees of Mount Vernon before they were appointed Resident Director, and their files include material from previous job assignments. The majority of material reflects Charles Wall's tenure as Resident Director, the 1930s to 1970s, however, there is a substantial amount from the other directors as well. Several folders may extend into the term of James (Jim) Rees who served as Resident Director (later President) of Mount Vernon from 1994 to 2012. \nMost of the letters written by Superintendent Harrison Dodge were laminated or adhered to a tissue or paper backing, and bound together into a multiple volume set. These bound volumes, along with the original work diaries kept by Dodge, have been combined into a separate collection, the Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports. 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Researchers must complete the Washington Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. According to the policies of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, certain records in the archives may only be available for research 30 years after creation or file date. The library reserves the right to restrict access to items for preservation purposes.","This collection has been divided into 8 series. The first two series contain administrative and subject files that overlap through the terms of multiple Superintendents or Resident Directors. The next six series are in chronological order by service and are named for the corresponding man. Photographs and oversize material are filed at the end of the collection.","List of Series:\nSeries 1. Administrative Files\nSeries 2. Subject Files\nSeries 3. Harrison H. Dodge \nSeries 4. Charles C. Wall\nSeries 5. Harrison Symmes\nSeries 6. John A. Castellani\nSeries 7. John E. Harbour\nSeries 8. Neil W. Horstman","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","The position of Superintendent of Mount Vernon, also called \"Secretary\" in the earlier years of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, was created in 1860 when Colonel Upton Herbert was hired. A veteran of the Mexican War, Herbert was recommended by John Augustine Washington III as being especially suited to assisting the MVLA. Mr. Herbert and Sarah Tracy, Secretary to Ann Pamela Cunningham, were largely responsible for the care and maintenance of Mount Vernon during the Civil War when the Regent and most Vice Regents were unable to travel to the estate. When hiring a new Superintendent, J. McHenry Hollingsworth in 1872, the Council explained the responsibilities of the Superintendent more thoroughly saying he \"should act as general manager of the estate; that one of the most important features in the general instructions to be given him shall be, that he shall at all times consider the dignity and comfort of the Regent; that he shall always bear in mind the deep obligations of the Association to her; and that he has been appointed for the purpose of relieving her of the very arduous duties that are so oppressive to her; that he shall keep the accounts of expenditures and receipts, which are to be at all times open to the inspection of the Regent, Vice Regents, and Advisory Committee, with whom, in all matters of perplexity, he shall consult, and be guided by their decisions.\" His salary was to be $1500 per year.","After discovering decay in the foundations of the Mansion in 1885, the Vice Regents suspected negligence on the part of Hollingsworth. The Vice Regent from Georgia, Mrs. Eve questioned, \"Would it be too much to say that the first and greatest duty of the Superintendent is the preservation of the Mansion?\" The Council went on to pass a resolution stating that the duty of the Superintendent is to examine all parts of the Mansion and report defects to the Regent, and concluded that he should \"not at any time be ignorant of the state of the mansion.\" Harrison H. Dodge was hired later that year and remains the longest serving Superintendent (or equivalent) of Mount Vernon at 52 years. Mr. Dodge's priority was cleaning, restoring, and preserving the house and grounds. He was also particularly interested in fire safety, advocating for the installation of electricity in the Mansion to prevent any accidents from candlelight or kerosene lamps.","After Dodge's death in 1937, his assistant Charles C. Wall became the new Superintendent and later changed the position's title to Resident Director. Wall described the Superintendent's job in a book he coauthored with Gerald W. Johnson entitled Mount Vernon: The Story of a Shrine, saying the position required someone \"not exactly a farmer, yet a man acquainted with soils, seasons, and the proper handling of growing plants.\" He went on to say the director should have traits of a theatrical producer, an accountant, an antiquarian, a historian, and an ambassador, with some knowledge of engineering, carpentry, masonry, and domestic service. Wall also spent almost his entire career at Mount Vernon, retiring in 1976 after 43 years of employment at Mount Vernon. He is credited with impeccable hospitality of numerous VIP guests, overseeing major building and restoration projects, such as the reconstruction of the Greenhouse, and guiding the Estate through the years of World War II and other periods when visitation was down. He wrote extensively on George Washington and Mount Vernon, including several publications as well as internal reports and essays.","The next two decades saw four different but distinguished Directors who all brought their own gifts and talents to the position. Harrison Symmes replaced Charles Wall as Resident Director in January 1977. A World War II veteran, Symmes had also served as an Ambassador to Jordan and as President of Windham College in Vermont. Although he resigned in 1979 after only 2 ½ years in the position, he was credited by his Assistant Director, John A. Castellani, as someone who \"opened the doors to a new era of reevaluation, exploration, and change.\" Mr. Castellani succeeded Symmes as Resident Director and stayed in that role until 1984. His focus was largely on fundraising as he successfully guided Mount Vernon through a Capital Campaign effort to build a new administration and research facility on the grounds, the Ann Pamela Cunningham Building. John E. Harbour served in the position from 1984 to 1987 after several previous directorships at historic sites and museums. Harbour worked to improve research access to historic collections and update interpretation of museum exhibits. He helped implement a reorganization plan at Mount Vernon, creating a Research Department and expanding the roles of other departments including Education, Curatorial, Library, and Development. Harbour also wrote the \"Report on the Recommended Improvements to the Museum, Museum Annex and Outbuildings\" in 1986. Several major accomplishments marked the tenure of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director from 1987 to 1994, including the Historic Structures Report, the first stages of the Pioneer Farm project, and the Piscataway Park Expansion.","The Superintendents and Resident Directors have continuously lived on the grounds at Mount Vernon. Harrison Dodge stayed on the second floor of the Office Dependency (now called the Servant's Hall), with his office on the ground floor. His family lived at their home in Georgetown and he often went home on the weekends. When the Administration Building (now the Frances P. Bolton Building) was constructed, he moved into quarters on the ground floor along with his assistant, James Young. A new residence was built in 1936 for Charles Cecil Wall after he had assumed the role of Assistant Superintendent, to accommodate him and his family. This house has remained the residence for each succeeding Resident Director or President, CEO, and has undergone multiple upgrades and renovations.","Digital copies of some items from this folder are available - DA_000207\n(17 pages from the folder: Equipment - Electrical, 1922-1935 concerning the updates done to the Mansion's electricity and a central versus isolated plant)","Items from this folder are available digitally - DA_000224\n(3 black and white photographs showing the installation of lights and equipment for the Sound and Light Show, 1975-1977)","This item is available digitally - DA_000263","Items available digitally - DA_000213\n(Letter from Buzz Aldrin thanking the MVLA for hosting a nice VIP visit for the Soviet cosmonauts, 1970; news clipping concerning the cosmonauts tour of the US)","Digital copies of 3 letters from this folder are available - DA_000204\n(3 letters concerning the replacement of the lights in the Mansion with electric lighting, 1916; Also, the visit of Thomas Edison to Mount Vernon to inspect the wiring and installation)","Monthly reports for June, July, and September 1916 are available digitally - DA_000206","Digital copies of this file are available - DA_000200","This collection was arranged following the organization in which the material was found. Previous re-foldering and alphabetical arrangement in filing cabinets had been done by former library staff to a large portion of the collection. All original folder titles were kept, although the meaning of some descriptors may be lost to the current audience – for example the sequence of \"P.R.\" folder titles in Series 4, Charles Wall's papers.","- Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports 1885-1976\n- Papers of James Rees\n- Financial Records of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Papers of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Publications of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Audio Visual Collection","This collection combines the papers and files of each Superintendent or Resident Director listed under \"Creators,\" as well as their office staff, assistants, and other Mount Vernon personnel. The bulk of this collection consists of correspondence to and from each Superintendent or Resident Director. Other types of material include reports, essays, memos, publications, clippings, official forms, logs or diaries of events, calendars, schedules, photographs, and ephemera. Subject matter includes a wide variety of topics and concerns for operating and maintaining an historic house. The Resident Directors oversaw almost all major projects and events around Mount Vernon such as building and grounds maintenance, restoration, fundraising, collection of historic artifacts, visitor engagement, and administrative functions. Dodge and Wall were both well known for their involvement in even the smallest details of the operation of Mount Vernon and this is reflected in the volume and scope of their files. Later Resident Directors began keeping chronological files which are also a great resource for understanding projects from specific years and periods of Mount Vernon's history. Both Charles Wall and John Castellani were employees of Mount Vernon before they were appointed Resident Director, and their files include material from previous job assignments. The majority of material reflects Charles Wall's tenure as Resident Director, the 1930s to 1970s, however, there is a substantial amount from the other directors as well. Several folders may extend into the term of James (Jim) Rees who served as Resident Director (later President) of Mount Vernon from 1994 to 2012. \nMost of the letters written by Superintendent Harrison Dodge were laminated or adhered to a tissue or paper backing, and bound together into a multiple volume set. These bound volumes, along with the original work diaries kept by Dodge, have been combined into a separate collection, the Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports. A finding aid for this collection is also available.","Includes items from his research on furnishing the greenhouse slave quarters.","Pen and ink drawing to show proposed drainage tunnels that were dug after a landslide in 1903. The tunnels were to prevent future erosion and landslides.","Letter from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to the Regent, Alice Richards, May 1, 1936. Mrs. Roosevelt confirms she will visit Mount Vernon for tea and handwrites a message about the President's attendance at the bottom.","1933 document titled \"How to See Mount Vernon in one day.\"","Letter from President Dwight Eisenhower to Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director, thanking him for his recent visit to Mount Vernon. June 23, 1958.","These photographs were removed from folders within the collection for preservation purposes. Removal slips have been placed in their exact location within the folder to mark their withdrawal. Folder titles in this section correspond to the files with withdrawn photographs.","6 color Polaroid photos of the emptying of the CO2 tanks in front of the Mansion.","5 small color photographs of gardens adhered to a page and labeled \"Views of the Mount Vernon Garden Replica, American Museum in Britain by Mrs. Labouisse, May 1968.\"","2 color snapshot photographs – 1 shows the author (?) feeding a bird","Black and white photograph of the Mount Vernon Board of Visitors, 1939. Image is labeled on the reverse.","Color photographs showing different views of the estate and Mansion rooms, ca. 1984","Black and white photographs of Rosemont, Ann Pamela Cunningham's home, a portrait of Cunningham, and her grave.","Two slides and two transparencies of images from the Garden Book","Black and white photograph of a with wrought iron bench. The letter \"C\" has been written at the center bottom of the image.","Black and white photograph of the well house with a woman inside by the well, circa 1895. Reverse side says that it was taken by photographer Francis B. Johnston.","3 black and white photographs taken in September 1925 of the historic home of Menokin, Virginia","Black and white photographs of the view from Mount Vernon and the Maryland shore, ca. 1960s.","Small black and white or sepia photograph showing the memorial tablet placed at Pohick Church, undated","Group of black and white photographs all stamped \"International News Photo\" on the reverse, showing people touring the Mansion and grounds of Mount Vernon. Many of the tourists are military personnel in uniform, 1940-1944.","Small black and white photograph of people in costume for the Fourth of July at Mount Vernon","Color photographs showing trees cut for lumber and the making of shingles, 1973","Black and white photograph of MVLA Regent, Mrs. Guy with other ceremony participants, laying the wreath on the slave memorial, 1983","3 black and white photographs of the Sound and Light construction, taken by Robert Fisher, October 1975","Black and white and color prints, as well as negatives and transparencies, of the Texas Gate, the Texas Gate plaques, and its \"historic bricks\" given in honor of donor support.","3 color 8 x 10 photos showing a memorial tree planting by Ambassador Brewster at Washington Old Hall in Newcastle, UK. Also, 1 color slide showing a man at Mount Vernon beside the tree seedling, 1977-1978","3 black and white 8 x 10 photographs taken during President Kennedy's party for the President of Pakistan at Mount Vernon, 1961","Small black and white photograph of two men, one guest and one guard, in front of Washington's tomb. Writing beneath the image reads \"Col. William G. Edens and Guard at Washington's tomb, Mount Vernon, VA., May 1936.\"","3 small black and white photographs of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, 1956 – subject referred to in letter","Black and white print with two photographs – one image shows painters working on the exterior of the Mansion, the other image shows a newly painted Mansion exterior.","One black and white photo and three black and white postcards showing the exterior of Mount Vernon. The postcards have a caption commemorating GW's Bicentennial, 1932.","15 different sized black and white photograph prints from various dates and events. Subjects include visitors and employees around Mount Vernon estate, and a ceremony at Ann Pamela Cunningham's tomb. These photographs were all included in a folder of Walter Densmore's papers.","Black and white photographic print showing a group of people standing in front of the Little Hatchet Tavern (now the Mount Vernon Inn) with sign and bus in the background. The assitant to the resident director, Walter Densmore, is seen second from left. Stamp on reverse reads \"Photographed by the official photographer Memphis City Beautiful Commission.\" 1955.","Black and white photographic print of the President of Ireland's visit to Mount Vernon, March 18, 1959. Standing on the east lawn with Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director.","Black and white photographic print of the dedication ceremony for a marker or memorial for Ann Pamela Cunningham at the site of Rosemont plantation in Laurens County, South Carolina. Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director appears second to the left. August 15, 1959","Black and white portrait photographs (3) of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director","2 black and white photographs showing Vice Regents and attendees at the Vaughan Party, May 1989","These photographs were loose in a box and were not part of, or removed from, another folder in the collection.","Pen and ink drawing of the proposed tunnels for prevention of landslides","Color photograph print reproduction with some hand coloring. Matted with the seal of the State of Virginia, signed by the governor and photographer Frank Dementi, \"To Mr. Charles C. Wall, From the People of Virginia\"","Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association","Memphis (Tenn.). 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Mr. Herbert and Sarah Tracy, Secretary to Ann Pamela Cunningham, were largely responsible for the care and maintenance of Mount Vernon during the Civil War when the Regent and most Vice Regents were unable to travel to the estate. When hiring a new Superintendent, J. McHenry Hollingsworth in 1872, the Council explained the responsibilities of the Superintendent more thoroughly saying he \"should act as general manager of the estate; that one of the most important features in the general instructions to be given him shall be, that he shall at all times consider the dignity and comfort of the Regent; that he shall always bear in mind the deep obligations of the Association to her; and that he has been appointed for the purpose of relieving her of the very arduous duties that are so oppressive to her; that he shall keep the accounts of expenditures and receipts, which are to be at all times open to the inspection of the Regent, Vice Regents, and Advisory Committee, with whom, in all matters of perplexity, he shall consult, and be guided by their decisions.\" His salary was to be $1500 per year. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter discovering decay in the foundations of the Mansion in 1885, the Vice Regents suspected negligence on the part of Hollingsworth. The Vice Regent from Georgia, Mrs. Eve questioned, \"Would it be too much to say that the first and greatest duty of the Superintendent is the preservation of the Mansion?\" The Council went on to pass a resolution stating that the duty of the Superintendent is to examine all parts of the Mansion and report defects to the Regent, and concluded that he should \"not at any time be ignorant of the state of the mansion.\" Harrison H. Dodge was hired later that year and remains the longest serving Superintendent (or equivalent) of Mount Vernon at 52 years. Mr. Dodge's priority was cleaning, restoring, and preserving the house and grounds. He was also particularly interested in fire safety, advocating for the installation of electricity in the Mansion to prevent any accidents from candlelight or kerosene lamps.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter Dodge's death in 1937, his assistant Charles C. Wall became the new Superintendent and later changed the position's title to Resident Director. 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His focus was largely on fundraising as he successfully guided Mount Vernon through a Capital Campaign effort to build a new administration and research facility on the grounds, the Ann Pamela Cunningham Building. John E. Harbour served in the position from 1984 to 1987 after several previous directorships at historic sites and museums. Harbour worked to improve research access to historic collections and update interpretation of museum exhibits. He helped implement a reorganization plan at Mount Vernon, creating a Research Department and expanding the roles of other departments including Education, Curatorial, Library, and Development. Harbour also wrote the \"Report on the Recommended Improvements to the Museum, Museum Annex and Outbuildings\" in 1986. Several major accomplishments marked the tenure of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director from 1987 to 1994, including the Historic Structures Report, the first stages of the Pioneer Farm project, and the Piscataway Park Expansion.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Superintendents and Resident Directors have continuously lived on the grounds at Mount Vernon. Harrison Dodge stayed on the second floor of the Office Dependency (now called the Servant's Hall), with his office on the ground floor. His family lived at their home in Georgetown and he often went home on the weekends. When the Administration Building (now the Frances P. Bolton Building) was constructed, he moved into quarters on the ground floor along with his assistant, James Young. A new residence was built in 1936 for Charles Cecil Wall after he had assumed the role of Assistant Superintendent, to accommodate him and his family. 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McHenry Hollingsworth in 1872, the Council explained the responsibilities of the Superintendent more thoroughly saying he \"should act as general manager of the estate; that one of the most important features in the general instructions to be given him shall be, that he shall at all times consider the dignity and comfort of the Regent; that he shall always bear in mind the deep obligations of the Association to her; and that he has been appointed for the purpose of relieving her of the very arduous duties that are so oppressive to her; that he shall keep the accounts of expenditures and receipts, which are to be at all times open to the inspection of the Regent, Vice Regents, and Advisory Committee, with whom, in all matters of perplexity, he shall consult, and be guided by their decisions.\" His salary was to be $1500 per year.","After discovering decay in the foundations of the Mansion in 1885, the Vice Regents suspected negligence on the part of Hollingsworth. The Vice Regent from Georgia, Mrs. Eve questioned, \"Would it be too much to say that the first and greatest duty of the Superintendent is the preservation of the Mansion?\" The Council went on to pass a resolution stating that the duty of the Superintendent is to examine all parts of the Mansion and report defects to the Regent, and concluded that he should \"not at any time be ignorant of the state of the mansion.\" Harrison H. Dodge was hired later that year and remains the longest serving Superintendent (or equivalent) of Mount Vernon at 52 years. Mr. Dodge's priority was cleaning, restoring, and preserving the house and grounds. He was also particularly interested in fire safety, advocating for the installation of electricity in the Mansion to prevent any accidents from candlelight or kerosene lamps.","After Dodge's death in 1937, his assistant Charles C. Wall became the new Superintendent and later changed the position's title to Resident Director. Wall described the Superintendent's job in a book he coauthored with Gerald W. Johnson entitled Mount Vernon: The Story of a Shrine, saying the position required someone \"not exactly a farmer, yet a man acquainted with soils, seasons, and the proper handling of growing plants.\" He went on to say the director should have traits of a theatrical producer, an accountant, an antiquarian, a historian, and an ambassador, with some knowledge of engineering, carpentry, masonry, and domestic service. Wall also spent almost his entire career at Mount Vernon, retiring in 1976 after 43 years of employment at Mount Vernon. He is credited with impeccable hospitality of numerous VIP guests, overseeing major building and restoration projects, such as the reconstruction of the Greenhouse, and guiding the Estate through the years of World War II and other periods when visitation was down. He wrote extensively on George Washington and Mount Vernon, including several publications as well as internal reports and essays.","The next two decades saw four different but distinguished Directors who all brought their own gifts and talents to the position. Harrison Symmes replaced Charles Wall as Resident Director in January 1977. A World War II veteran, Symmes had also served as an Ambassador to Jordan and as President of Windham College in Vermont. Although he resigned in 1979 after only 2 ½ years in the position, he was credited by his Assistant Director, John A. Castellani, as someone who \"opened the doors to a new era of reevaluation, exploration, and change.\" Mr. Castellani succeeded Symmes as Resident Director and stayed in that role until 1984. His focus was largely on fundraising as he successfully guided Mount Vernon through a Capital Campaign effort to build a new administration and research facility on the grounds, the Ann Pamela Cunningham Building. John E. Harbour served in the position from 1984 to 1987 after several previous directorships at historic sites and museums. Harbour worked to improve research access to historic collections and update interpretation of museum exhibits. He helped implement a reorganization plan at Mount Vernon, creating a Research Department and expanding the roles of other departments including Education, Curatorial, Library, and Development. Harbour also wrote the \"Report on the Recommended Improvements to the Museum, Museum Annex and Outbuildings\" in 1986. Several major accomplishments marked the tenure of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director from 1987 to 1994, including the Historic Structures Report, the first stages of the Pioneer Farm project, and the Piscataway Park Expansion.","The Superintendents and Resident Directors have continuously lived on the grounds at Mount Vernon. Harrison Dodge stayed on the second floor of the Office Dependency (now called the Servant's Hall), with his office on the ground floor. His family lived at their home in Georgetown and he often went home on the weekends. When the Administration Building (now the Frances P. Bolton Building) was constructed, he moved into quarters on the ground floor along with his assistant, James Young. A new residence was built in 1936 for Charles Cecil Wall after he had assumed the role of Assistant Superintendent, to accommodate him and his family. This house has remained the residence for each succeeding Resident Director or President, CEO, and has undergone multiple upgrades and renovations."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eDigital copies of some items from this folder are available - DA_000207\n(17 pages from the folder: Equipment - Electrical, 1922-1935 concerning the updates done to the Mansion's electricity and a central versus isolated plant)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItems from this folder are available digitally - DA_000224\n(3 black and white photographs showing the installation of lights and equipment for the Sound and Light Show, 1975-1977)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis item is available digitally - DA_000263\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItems available digitally - DA_000213\n(Letter from Buzz Aldrin thanking the MVLA for hosting a nice VIP visit for the Soviet cosmonauts, 1970; news clipping concerning the cosmonauts tour of the US)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDigital copies of 3 letters from this folder are available - DA_000204\n(3 letters concerning the replacement of the lights in the Mansion with electric lighting, 1916; Also, the visit of Thomas Edison to Mount Vernon to inspect the wiring and installation)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMonthly reports for June, July, and September 1916 are available digitally - DA_000206\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDigital copies of this file are available - DA_000200\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["General","General","General","General","General","General","General"],"odd_tesim":["Digital copies of some items from this folder are available - DA_000207\n(17 pages from the folder: Equipment - Electrical, 1922-1935 concerning the updates done to the Mansion's electricity and a central versus isolated plant)","Items from this folder are available digitally - DA_000224\n(3 black and white photographs showing the installation of lights and equipment for the Sound and Light Show, 1975-1977)","This item is available digitally - DA_000263","Items available digitally - DA_000213\n(Letter from Buzz Aldrin thanking the MVLA for hosting a nice VIP visit for the Soviet cosmonauts, 1970; news clipping concerning the cosmonauts tour of the US)","Digital copies of 3 letters from this folder are available - DA_000204\n(3 letters concerning the replacement of the lights in the Mansion with electric lighting, 1916; Also, the visit of Thomas Edison to Mount Vernon to inspect the wiring and installation)","Monthly reports for June, July, and September 1916 are available digitally - DA_000206","Digital copies of this file are available - DA_000200"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Name and date of item], The Papers of the Superintendent and Resident Director, [Series, Folder], Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, Fred W. 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The bulk of this collection consists of correspondence to and from each Superintendent or Resident Director. Other types of material include reports, essays, memos, publications, clippings, official forms, logs or diaries of events, calendars, schedules, photographs, and ephemera. Subject matter includes a wide variety of topics and concerns for operating and maintaining an historic house. The Resident Directors oversaw almost all major projects and events around Mount Vernon such as building and grounds maintenance, restoration, fundraising, collection of historic artifacts, visitor engagement, and administrative functions. Dodge and Wall were both well known for their involvement in even the smallest details of the operation of Mount Vernon and this is reflected in the volume and scope of their files. Later Resident Directors began keeping chronological files which are also a great resource for understanding projects from specific years and periods of Mount Vernon's history. Both Charles Wall and John Castellani were employees of Mount Vernon before they were appointed Resident Director, and their files include material from previous job assignments. The majority of material reflects Charles Wall's tenure as Resident Director, the 1930s to 1970s, however, there is a substantial amount from the other directors as well. Several folders may extend into the term of James (Jim) Rees who served as Resident Director (later President) of Mount Vernon from 1994 to 2012. \nMost of the letters written by Superintendent Harrison Dodge were laminated or adhered to a tissue or paper backing, and bound together into a multiple volume set. These bound volumes, along with the original work diaries kept by Dodge, have been combined into a separate collection, the Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports. A finding aid for this collection is also available.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes items from his research on furnishing the greenhouse slave quarters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePen and ink drawing to show proposed drainage tunnels that were dug after a landslide in 1903. The tunnels were to prevent future erosion and landslides.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to the Regent, Alice Richards, May 1, 1936. Mrs. Roosevelt confirms she will visit Mount Vernon for tea and handwrites a message about the President's attendance at the bottom.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1933 document titled \"How to See Mount Vernon in one day.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from President Dwight Eisenhower to Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director, thanking him for his recent visit to Mount Vernon. June 23, 1958.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese photographs were removed from folders within the collection for preservation purposes. 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Image is labeled on the reverse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eColor photographs showing different views of the estate and Mansion rooms, ca. 1984\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photographs of Rosemont, Ann Pamela Cunningham's home, a portrait of Cunningham, and her grave.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo slides and two transparencies of images from the Garden Book\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photograph of a with wrought iron bench. The letter \"C\" has been written at the center bottom of the image.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photograph of the well house with a woman inside by the well, circa 1895. Reverse side says that it was taken by photographer Francis B. 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The postcards have a caption commemorating GW's Bicentennial, 1932.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e15 different sized black and white photograph prints from various dates and events. Subjects include visitors and employees around Mount Vernon estate, and a ceremony at Ann Pamela Cunningham's tomb. These photographs were all included in a folder of Walter Densmore's papers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photographic print showing a group of people standing in front of the Little Hatchet Tavern (now the Mount Vernon Inn) with sign and bus in the background. The assitant to the resident director, Walter Densmore, is seen second from left. Stamp on reverse reads \"Photographed by the official photographer Memphis City Beautiful Commission.\" 1955.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photographic print of the President of Ireland's visit to Mount Vernon, March 18, 1959. 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The bulk of this collection consists of correspondence to and from each Superintendent or Resident Director. Other types of material include reports, essays, memos, publications, clippings, official forms, logs or diaries of events, calendars, schedules, photographs, and ephemera. Subject matter includes a wide variety of topics and concerns for operating and maintaining an historic house. The Resident Directors oversaw almost all major projects and events around Mount Vernon such as building and grounds maintenance, restoration, fundraising, collection of historic artifacts, visitor engagement, and administrative functions. Dodge and Wall were both well known for their involvement in even the smallest details of the operation of Mount Vernon and this is reflected in the volume and scope of their files. Later Resident Directors began keeping chronological files which are also a great resource for understanding projects from specific years and periods of Mount Vernon's history. Both Charles Wall and John Castellani were employees of Mount Vernon before they were appointed Resident Director, and their files include material from previous job assignments. The majority of material reflects Charles Wall's tenure as Resident Director, the 1930s to 1970s, however, there is a substantial amount from the other directors as well. Several folders may extend into the term of James (Jim) Rees who served as Resident Director (later President) of Mount Vernon from 1994 to 2012. \nMost of the letters written by Superintendent Harrison Dodge were laminated or adhered to a tissue or paper backing, and bound together into a multiple volume set. These bound volumes, along with the original work diaries kept by Dodge, have been combined into a separate collection, the Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports. 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Researchers must complete the Washington Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. According to the policies of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, certain records in the archives may only be available for research 30 years after creation or file date. The library reserves the right to restrict access to items for preservation purposes.","This collection has been divided into 8 series. The first two series contain administrative and subject files that overlap through the terms of multiple Superintendents or Resident Directors. The next six series are in chronological order by service and are named for the corresponding man. Photographs and oversize material are filed at the end of the collection.","List of Series:\nSeries 1. Administrative Files\nSeries 2. Subject Files\nSeries 3. Harrison H. Dodge \nSeries 4. Charles C. Wall\nSeries 5. Harrison Symmes\nSeries 6. John A. Castellani\nSeries 7. John E. Harbour\nSeries 8. Neil W. Horstman","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","Alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically.","The position of Superintendent of Mount Vernon, also called \"Secretary\" in the earlier years of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, was created in 1860 when Colonel Upton Herbert was hired. A veteran of the Mexican War, Herbert was recommended by John Augustine Washington III as being especially suited to assisting the MVLA. Mr. Herbert and Sarah Tracy, Secretary to Ann Pamela Cunningham, were largely responsible for the care and maintenance of Mount Vernon during the Civil War when the Regent and most Vice Regents were unable to travel to the estate. When hiring a new Superintendent, J. McHenry Hollingsworth in 1872, the Council explained the responsibilities of the Superintendent more thoroughly saying he \"should act as general manager of the estate; that one of the most important features in the general instructions to be given him shall be, that he shall at all times consider the dignity and comfort of the Regent; that he shall always bear in mind the deep obligations of the Association to her; and that he has been appointed for the purpose of relieving her of the very arduous duties that are so oppressive to her; that he shall keep the accounts of expenditures and receipts, which are to be at all times open to the inspection of the Regent, Vice Regents, and Advisory Committee, with whom, in all matters of perplexity, he shall consult, and be guided by their decisions.\" His salary was to be $1500 per year.","After discovering decay in the foundations of the Mansion in 1885, the Vice Regents suspected negligence on the part of Hollingsworth. The Vice Regent from Georgia, Mrs. Eve questioned, \"Would it be too much to say that the first and greatest duty of the Superintendent is the preservation of the Mansion?\" The Council went on to pass a resolution stating that the duty of the Superintendent is to examine all parts of the Mansion and report defects to the Regent, and concluded that he should \"not at any time be ignorant of the state of the mansion.\" Harrison H. Dodge was hired later that year and remains the longest serving Superintendent (or equivalent) of Mount Vernon at 52 years. Mr. Dodge's priority was cleaning, restoring, and preserving the house and grounds. He was also particularly interested in fire safety, advocating for the installation of electricity in the Mansion to prevent any accidents from candlelight or kerosene lamps.","After Dodge's death in 1937, his assistant Charles C. Wall became the new Superintendent and later changed the position's title to Resident Director. Wall described the Superintendent's job in a book he coauthored with Gerald W. Johnson entitled Mount Vernon: The Story of a Shrine, saying the position required someone \"not exactly a farmer, yet a man acquainted with soils, seasons, and the proper handling of growing plants.\" He went on to say the director should have traits of a theatrical producer, an accountant, an antiquarian, a historian, and an ambassador, with some knowledge of engineering, carpentry, masonry, and domestic service. Wall also spent almost his entire career at Mount Vernon, retiring in 1976 after 43 years of employment at Mount Vernon. He is credited with impeccable hospitality of numerous VIP guests, overseeing major building and restoration projects, such as the reconstruction of the Greenhouse, and guiding the Estate through the years of World War II and other periods when visitation was down. He wrote extensively on George Washington and Mount Vernon, including several publications as well as internal reports and essays.","The next two decades saw four different but distinguished Directors who all brought their own gifts and talents to the position. Harrison Symmes replaced Charles Wall as Resident Director in January 1977. A World War II veteran, Symmes had also served as an Ambassador to Jordan and as President of Windham College in Vermont. Although he resigned in 1979 after only 2 ½ years in the position, he was credited by his Assistant Director, John A. Castellani, as someone who \"opened the doors to a new era of reevaluation, exploration, and change.\" Mr. Castellani succeeded Symmes as Resident Director and stayed in that role until 1984. His focus was largely on fundraising as he successfully guided Mount Vernon through a Capital Campaign effort to build a new administration and research facility on the grounds, the Ann Pamela Cunningham Building. John E. Harbour served in the position from 1984 to 1987 after several previous directorships at historic sites and museums. Harbour worked to improve research access to historic collections and update interpretation of museum exhibits. He helped implement a reorganization plan at Mount Vernon, creating a Research Department and expanding the roles of other departments including Education, Curatorial, Library, and Development. Harbour also wrote the \"Report on the Recommended Improvements to the Museum, Museum Annex and Outbuildings\" in 1986. Several major accomplishments marked the tenure of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director from 1987 to 1994, including the Historic Structures Report, the first stages of the Pioneer Farm project, and the Piscataway Park Expansion.","The Superintendents and Resident Directors have continuously lived on the grounds at Mount Vernon. Harrison Dodge stayed on the second floor of the Office Dependency (now called the Servant's Hall), with his office on the ground floor. His family lived at their home in Georgetown and he often went home on the weekends. When the Administration Building (now the Frances P. Bolton Building) was constructed, he moved into quarters on the ground floor along with his assistant, James Young. A new residence was built in 1936 for Charles Cecil Wall after he had assumed the role of Assistant Superintendent, to accommodate him and his family. This house has remained the residence for each succeeding Resident Director or President, CEO, and has undergone multiple upgrades and renovations.","Digital copies of some items from this folder are available - DA_000207\n(17 pages from the folder: Equipment - Electrical, 1922-1935 concerning the updates done to the Mansion's electricity and a central versus isolated plant)","Items from this folder are available digitally - DA_000224\n(3 black and white photographs showing the installation of lights and equipment for the Sound and Light Show, 1975-1977)","This item is available digitally - DA_000263","Items available digitally - DA_000213\n(Letter from Buzz Aldrin thanking the MVLA for hosting a nice VIP visit for the Soviet cosmonauts, 1970; news clipping concerning the cosmonauts tour of the US)","Digital copies of 3 letters from this folder are available - DA_000204\n(3 letters concerning the replacement of the lights in the Mansion with electric lighting, 1916; Also, the visit of Thomas Edison to Mount Vernon to inspect the wiring and installation)","Monthly reports for June, July, and September 1916 are available digitally - DA_000206","Digital copies of this file are available - DA_000200","This collection was arranged following the organization in which the material was found. Previous re-foldering and alphabetical arrangement in filing cabinets had been done by former library staff to a large portion of the collection. All original folder titles were kept, although the meaning of some descriptors may be lost to the current audience – for example the sequence of \"P.R.\" folder titles in Series 4, Charles Wall's papers.","- Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports 1885-1976\n- Papers of James Rees\n- Financial Records of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Papers of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Publications of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Audio Visual Collection","This collection combines the papers and files of each Superintendent or Resident Director listed under \"Creators,\" as well as their office staff, assistants, and other Mount Vernon personnel. The bulk of this collection consists of correspondence to and from each Superintendent or Resident Director. Other types of material include reports, essays, memos, publications, clippings, official forms, logs or diaries of events, calendars, schedules, photographs, and ephemera. Subject matter includes a wide variety of topics and concerns for operating and maintaining an historic house. The Resident Directors oversaw almost all major projects and events around Mount Vernon such as building and grounds maintenance, restoration, fundraising, collection of historic artifacts, visitor engagement, and administrative functions. Dodge and Wall were both well known for their involvement in even the smallest details of the operation of Mount Vernon and this is reflected in the volume and scope of their files. Later Resident Directors began keeping chronological files which are also a great resource for understanding projects from specific years and periods of Mount Vernon's history. Both Charles Wall and John Castellani were employees of Mount Vernon before they were appointed Resident Director, and their files include material from previous job assignments. The majority of material reflects Charles Wall's tenure as Resident Director, the 1930s to 1970s, however, there is a substantial amount from the other directors as well. Several folders may extend into the term of James (Jim) Rees who served as Resident Director (later President) of Mount Vernon from 1994 to 2012. \nMost of the letters written by Superintendent Harrison Dodge were laminated or adhered to a tissue or paper backing, and bound together into a multiple volume set. These bound volumes, along with the original work diaries kept by Dodge, have been combined into a separate collection, the Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports. A finding aid for this collection is also available.","Includes items from his research on furnishing the greenhouse slave quarters.","Pen and ink drawing to show proposed drainage tunnels that were dug after a landslide in 1903. The tunnels were to prevent future erosion and landslides.","Letter from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to the Regent, Alice Richards, May 1, 1936. Mrs. Roosevelt confirms she will visit Mount Vernon for tea and handwrites a message about the President's attendance at the bottom.","1933 document titled \"How to See Mount Vernon in one day.\"","Letter from President Dwight Eisenhower to Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director, thanking him for his recent visit to Mount Vernon. June 23, 1958.","These photographs were removed from folders within the collection for preservation purposes. Removal slips have been placed in their exact location within the folder to mark their withdrawal. Folder titles in this section correspond to the files with withdrawn photographs.","6 color Polaroid photos of the emptying of the CO2 tanks in front of the Mansion.","5 small color photographs of gardens adhered to a page and labeled \"Views of the Mount Vernon Garden Replica, American Museum in Britain by Mrs. Labouisse, May 1968.\"","2 color snapshot photographs – 1 shows the author (?) feeding a bird","Black and white photograph of the Mount Vernon Board of Visitors, 1939. Image is labeled on the reverse.","Color photographs showing different views of the estate and Mansion rooms, ca. 1984","Black and white photographs of Rosemont, Ann Pamela Cunningham's home, a portrait of Cunningham, and her grave.","Two slides and two transparencies of images from the Garden Book","Black and white photograph of a with wrought iron bench. The letter \"C\" has been written at the center bottom of the image.","Black and white photograph of the well house with a woman inside by the well, circa 1895. Reverse side says that it was taken by photographer Francis B. Johnston.","3 black and white photographs taken in September 1925 of the historic home of Menokin, Virginia","Black and white photographs of the view from Mount Vernon and the Maryland shore, ca. 1960s.","Small black and white or sepia photograph showing the memorial tablet placed at Pohick Church, undated","Group of black and white photographs all stamped \"International News Photo\" on the reverse, showing people touring the Mansion and grounds of Mount Vernon. Many of the tourists are military personnel in uniform, 1940-1944.","Small black and white photograph of people in costume for the Fourth of July at Mount Vernon","Color photographs showing trees cut for lumber and the making of shingles, 1973","Black and white photograph of MVLA Regent, Mrs. Guy with other ceremony participants, laying the wreath on the slave memorial, 1983","3 black and white photographs of the Sound and Light construction, taken by Robert Fisher, October 1975","Black and white and color prints, as well as negatives and transparencies, of the Texas Gate, the Texas Gate plaques, and its \"historic bricks\" given in honor of donor support.","3 color 8 x 10 photos showing a memorial tree planting by Ambassador Brewster at Washington Old Hall in Newcastle, UK. Also, 1 color slide showing a man at Mount Vernon beside the tree seedling, 1977-1978","3 black and white 8 x 10 photographs taken during President Kennedy's party for the President of Pakistan at Mount Vernon, 1961","Small black and white photograph of two men, one guest and one guard, in front of Washington's tomb. Writing beneath the image reads \"Col. William G. Edens and Guard at Washington's tomb, Mount Vernon, VA., May 1936.\"","3 small black and white photographs of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, 1956 – subject referred to in letter","Black and white print with two photographs – one image shows painters working on the exterior of the Mansion, the other image shows a newly painted Mansion exterior.","One black and white photo and three black and white postcards showing the exterior of Mount Vernon. The postcards have a caption commemorating GW's Bicentennial, 1932.","15 different sized black and white photograph prints from various dates and events. Subjects include visitors and employees around Mount Vernon estate, and a ceremony at Ann Pamela Cunningham's tomb. These photographs were all included in a folder of Walter Densmore's papers.","Black and white photographic print showing a group of people standing in front of the Little Hatchet Tavern (now the Mount Vernon Inn) with sign and bus in the background. The assitant to the resident director, Walter Densmore, is seen second from left. Stamp on reverse reads \"Photographed by the official photographer Memphis City Beautiful Commission.\" 1955.","Black and white photographic print of the President of Ireland's visit to Mount Vernon, March 18, 1959. Standing on the east lawn with Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director.","Black and white photographic print of the dedication ceremony for a marker or memorial for Ann Pamela Cunningham at the site of Rosemont plantation in Laurens County, South Carolina. Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director appears second to the left. August 15, 1959","Black and white portrait photographs (3) of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director","2 black and white photographs showing Vice Regents and attendees at the Vaughan Party, May 1989","These photographs were loose in a box and were not part of, or removed from, another folder in the collection.","Pen and ink drawing of the proposed tunnels for prevention of landslides","Color photograph print reproduction with some hand coloring. Matted with the seal of the State of Virginia, signed by the governor and photographer Frank Dementi, \"To Mr. Charles C. Wall, From the People of Virginia\"","Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association","Memphis (Tenn.). 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Mr. Herbert and Sarah Tracy, Secretary to Ann Pamela Cunningham, were largely responsible for the care and maintenance of Mount Vernon during the Civil War when the Regent and most Vice Regents were unable to travel to the estate. When hiring a new Superintendent, J. McHenry Hollingsworth in 1872, the Council explained the responsibilities of the Superintendent more thoroughly saying he \"should act as general manager of the estate; that one of the most important features in the general instructions to be given him shall be, that he shall at all times consider the dignity and comfort of the Regent; that he shall always bear in mind the deep obligations of the Association to her; and that he has been appointed for the purpose of relieving her of the very arduous duties that are so oppressive to her; that he shall keep the accounts of expenditures and receipts, which are to be at all times open to the inspection of the Regent, Vice Regents, and Advisory Committee, with whom, in all matters of perplexity, he shall consult, and be guided by their decisions.\" His salary was to be $1500 per year. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter discovering decay in the foundations of the Mansion in 1885, the Vice Regents suspected negligence on the part of Hollingsworth. The Vice Regent from Georgia, Mrs. Eve questioned, \"Would it be too much to say that the first and greatest duty of the Superintendent is the preservation of the Mansion?\" The Council went on to pass a resolution stating that the duty of the Superintendent is to examine all parts of the Mansion and report defects to the Regent, and concluded that he should \"not at any time be ignorant of the state of the mansion.\" Harrison H. Dodge was hired later that year and remains the longest serving Superintendent (or equivalent) of Mount Vernon at 52 years. Mr. Dodge's priority was cleaning, restoring, and preserving the house and grounds. He was also particularly interested in fire safety, advocating for the installation of electricity in the Mansion to prevent any accidents from candlelight or kerosene lamps.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter Dodge's death in 1937, his assistant Charles C. Wall became the new Superintendent and later changed the position's title to Resident Director. 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His focus was largely on fundraising as he successfully guided Mount Vernon through a Capital Campaign effort to build a new administration and research facility on the grounds, the Ann Pamela Cunningham Building. John E. Harbour served in the position from 1984 to 1987 after several previous directorships at historic sites and museums. Harbour worked to improve research access to historic collections and update interpretation of museum exhibits. He helped implement a reorganization plan at Mount Vernon, creating a Research Department and expanding the roles of other departments including Education, Curatorial, Library, and Development. Harbour also wrote the \"Report on the Recommended Improvements to the Museum, Museum Annex and Outbuildings\" in 1986. Several major accomplishments marked the tenure of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director from 1987 to 1994, including the Historic Structures Report, the first stages of the Pioneer Farm project, and the Piscataway Park Expansion.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Superintendents and Resident Directors have continuously lived on the grounds at Mount Vernon. Harrison Dodge stayed on the second floor of the Office Dependency (now called the Servant's Hall), with his office on the ground floor. His family lived at their home in Georgetown and he often went home on the weekends. When the Administration Building (now the Frances P. Bolton Building) was constructed, he moved into quarters on the ground floor along with his assistant, James Young. A new residence was built in 1936 for Charles Cecil Wall after he had assumed the role of Assistant Superintendent, to accommodate him and his family. 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McHenry Hollingsworth in 1872, the Council explained the responsibilities of the Superintendent more thoroughly saying he \"should act as general manager of the estate; that one of the most important features in the general instructions to be given him shall be, that he shall at all times consider the dignity and comfort of the Regent; that he shall always bear in mind the deep obligations of the Association to her; and that he has been appointed for the purpose of relieving her of the very arduous duties that are so oppressive to her; that he shall keep the accounts of expenditures and receipts, which are to be at all times open to the inspection of the Regent, Vice Regents, and Advisory Committee, with whom, in all matters of perplexity, he shall consult, and be guided by their decisions.\" His salary was to be $1500 per year.","After discovering decay in the foundations of the Mansion in 1885, the Vice Regents suspected negligence on the part of Hollingsworth. The Vice Regent from Georgia, Mrs. Eve questioned, \"Would it be too much to say that the first and greatest duty of the Superintendent is the preservation of the Mansion?\" The Council went on to pass a resolution stating that the duty of the Superintendent is to examine all parts of the Mansion and report defects to the Regent, and concluded that he should \"not at any time be ignorant of the state of the mansion.\" Harrison H. Dodge was hired later that year and remains the longest serving Superintendent (or equivalent) of Mount Vernon at 52 years. Mr. Dodge's priority was cleaning, restoring, and preserving the house and grounds. He was also particularly interested in fire safety, advocating for the installation of electricity in the Mansion to prevent any accidents from candlelight or kerosene lamps.","After Dodge's death in 1937, his assistant Charles C. Wall became the new Superintendent and later changed the position's title to Resident Director. Wall described the Superintendent's job in a book he coauthored with Gerald W. Johnson entitled Mount Vernon: The Story of a Shrine, saying the position required someone \"not exactly a farmer, yet a man acquainted with soils, seasons, and the proper handling of growing plants.\" He went on to say the director should have traits of a theatrical producer, an accountant, an antiquarian, a historian, and an ambassador, with some knowledge of engineering, carpentry, masonry, and domestic service. Wall also spent almost his entire career at Mount Vernon, retiring in 1976 after 43 years of employment at Mount Vernon. He is credited with impeccable hospitality of numerous VIP guests, overseeing major building and restoration projects, such as the reconstruction of the Greenhouse, and guiding the Estate through the years of World War II and other periods when visitation was down. He wrote extensively on George Washington and Mount Vernon, including several publications as well as internal reports and essays.","The next two decades saw four different but distinguished Directors who all brought their own gifts and talents to the position. Harrison Symmes replaced Charles Wall as Resident Director in January 1977. A World War II veteran, Symmes had also served as an Ambassador to Jordan and as President of Windham College in Vermont. Although he resigned in 1979 after only 2 ½ years in the position, he was credited by his Assistant Director, John A. Castellani, as someone who \"opened the doors to a new era of reevaluation, exploration, and change.\" Mr. Castellani succeeded Symmes as Resident Director and stayed in that role until 1984. His focus was largely on fundraising as he successfully guided Mount Vernon through a Capital Campaign effort to build a new administration and research facility on the grounds, the Ann Pamela Cunningham Building. John E. Harbour served in the position from 1984 to 1987 after several previous directorships at historic sites and museums. Harbour worked to improve research access to historic collections and update interpretation of museum exhibits. He helped implement a reorganization plan at Mount Vernon, creating a Research Department and expanding the roles of other departments including Education, Curatorial, Library, and Development. Harbour also wrote the \"Report on the Recommended Improvements to the Museum, Museum Annex and Outbuildings\" in 1986. Several major accomplishments marked the tenure of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director from 1987 to 1994, including the Historic Structures Report, the first stages of the Pioneer Farm project, and the Piscataway Park Expansion.","The Superintendents and Resident Directors have continuously lived on the grounds at Mount Vernon. Harrison Dodge stayed on the second floor of the Office Dependency (now called the Servant's Hall), with his office on the ground floor. His family lived at their home in Georgetown and he often went home on the weekends. When the Administration Building (now the Frances P. Bolton Building) was constructed, he moved into quarters on the ground floor along with his assistant, James Young. A new residence was built in 1936 for Charles Cecil Wall after he had assumed the role of Assistant Superintendent, to accommodate him and his family. This house has remained the residence for each succeeding Resident Director or President, CEO, and has undergone multiple upgrades and renovations."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eDigital copies of some items from this folder are available - DA_000207\n(17 pages from the folder: Equipment - Electrical, 1922-1935 concerning the updates done to the Mansion's electricity and a central versus isolated plant)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItems from this folder are available digitally - DA_000224\n(3 black and white photographs showing the installation of lights and equipment for the Sound and Light Show, 1975-1977)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis item is available digitally - DA_000263\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItems available digitally - DA_000213\n(Letter from Buzz Aldrin thanking the MVLA for hosting a nice VIP visit for the Soviet cosmonauts, 1970; news clipping concerning the cosmonauts tour of the US)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDigital copies of 3 letters from this folder are available - DA_000204\n(3 letters concerning the replacement of the lights in the Mansion with electric lighting, 1916; Also, the visit of Thomas Edison to Mount Vernon to inspect the wiring and installation)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMonthly reports for June, July, and September 1916 are available digitally - DA_000206\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDigital copies of this file are available - DA_000200\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["General","General","General","General","General","General","General"],"odd_tesim":["Digital copies of some items from this folder are available - DA_000207\n(17 pages from the folder: Equipment - Electrical, 1922-1935 concerning the updates done to the Mansion's electricity and a central versus isolated plant)","Items from this folder are available digitally - DA_000224\n(3 black and white photographs showing the installation of lights and equipment for the Sound and Light Show, 1975-1977)","This item is available digitally - DA_000263","Items available digitally - DA_000213\n(Letter from Buzz Aldrin thanking the MVLA for hosting a nice VIP visit for the Soviet cosmonauts, 1970; news clipping concerning the cosmonauts tour of the US)","Digital copies of 3 letters from this folder are available - DA_000204\n(3 letters concerning the replacement of the lights in the Mansion with electric lighting, 1916; Also, the visit of Thomas Edison to Mount Vernon to inspect the wiring and installation)","Monthly reports for June, July, and September 1916 are available digitally - DA_000206","Digital copies of this file are available - DA_000200"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Name and date of item], The Papers of the Superintendent and Resident Director, [Series, Folder], Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, Fred W. 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All original folder titles were kept, although the meaning of some descriptors may be lost to the current audience – for example the sequence of \"P.R.\" folder titles in Series 4, Charles Wall's papers.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["This collection was arranged following the organization in which the material was found. Previous re-foldering and alphabetical arrangement in filing cabinets had been done by former library staff to a large portion of the collection. All original folder titles were kept, although the meaning of some descriptors may be lost to the current audience – for example the sequence of \"P.R.\" folder titles in Series 4, Charles Wall's papers."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e- Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports 1885-1976\n- Papers of James Rees\n- Financial Records of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Papers of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Publications of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Audio Visual Collection\u003c/p\u003e  "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["- Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports 1885-1976\n- Papers of James Rees\n- Financial Records of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Papers of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Publications of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n- Audio Visual Collection"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection combines the papers and files of each Superintendent or Resident Director listed under \"Creators,\" as well as their office staff, assistants, and other Mount Vernon personnel. The bulk of this collection consists of correspondence to and from each Superintendent or Resident Director. Other types of material include reports, essays, memos, publications, clippings, official forms, logs or diaries of events, calendars, schedules, photographs, and ephemera. Subject matter includes a wide variety of topics and concerns for operating and maintaining an historic house. The Resident Directors oversaw almost all major projects and events around Mount Vernon such as building and grounds maintenance, restoration, fundraising, collection of historic artifacts, visitor engagement, and administrative functions. Dodge and Wall were both well known for their involvement in even the smallest details of the operation of Mount Vernon and this is reflected in the volume and scope of their files. Later Resident Directors began keeping chronological files which are also a great resource for understanding projects from specific years and periods of Mount Vernon's history. Both Charles Wall and John Castellani were employees of Mount Vernon before they were appointed Resident Director, and their files include material from previous job assignments. The majority of material reflects Charles Wall's tenure as Resident Director, the 1930s to 1970s, however, there is a substantial amount from the other directors as well. Several folders may extend into the term of James (Jim) Rees who served as Resident Director (later President) of Mount Vernon from 1994 to 2012. \nMost of the letters written by Superintendent Harrison Dodge were laminated or adhered to a tissue or paper backing, and bound together into a multiple volume set. These bound volumes, along with the original work diaries kept by Dodge, have been combined into a separate collection, the Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports. A finding aid for this collection is also available.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eIncludes items from his research on furnishing the greenhouse slave quarters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePen and ink drawing to show proposed drainage tunnels that were dug after a landslide in 1903. The tunnels were to prevent future erosion and landslides.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to the Regent, Alice Richards, May 1, 1936. Mrs. Roosevelt confirms she will visit Mount Vernon for tea and handwrites a message about the President's attendance at the bottom.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1933 document titled \"How to See Mount Vernon in one day.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from President Dwight Eisenhower to Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director, thanking him for his recent visit to Mount Vernon. June 23, 1958.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese photographs were removed from folders within the collection for preservation purposes. 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Image is labeled on the reverse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eColor photographs showing different views of the estate and Mansion rooms, ca. 1984\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photographs of Rosemont, Ann Pamela Cunningham's home, a portrait of Cunningham, and her grave.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo slides and two transparencies of images from the Garden Book\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photograph of a with wrought iron bench. The letter \"C\" has been written at the center bottom of the image.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photograph of the well house with a woman inside by the well, circa 1895. Reverse side says that it was taken by photographer Francis B. 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Many of the tourists are military personnel in uniform, 1940-1944.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSmall black and white photograph of people in costume for the Fourth of July at Mount Vernon\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eColor photographs showing trees cut for lumber and the making of shingles, 1973\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photograph of MVLA Regent, Mrs. Guy with other ceremony participants, laying the wreath on the slave memorial, 1983\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 black and white photographs of the Sound and Light construction, taken by Robert Fisher, October 1975\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white and color prints, as well as negatives and transparencies, of the Texas Gate, the Texas Gate plaques, and its \"historic bricks\" given in honor of donor support.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 color 8 x 10 photos showing a memorial tree planting by Ambassador Brewster at Washington Old Hall in Newcastle, UK. Also, 1 color slide showing a man at Mount Vernon beside the tree seedling, 1977-1978\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 black and white 8 x 10 photographs taken during President Kennedy's party for the President of Pakistan at Mount Vernon, 1961\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSmall black and white photograph of two men, one guest and one guard, in front of Washington's tomb. Writing beneath the image reads \"Col. William G. Edens and Guard at Washington's tomb, Mount Vernon, VA., May 1936.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 small black and white photographs of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, 1956 – subject referred to in letter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white print with two photographs – one image shows painters working on the exterior of the Mansion, the other image shows a newly painted Mansion exterior.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne black and white photo and three black and white postcards showing the exterior of Mount Vernon. The postcards have a caption commemorating GW's Bicentennial, 1932.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e15 different sized black and white photograph prints from various dates and events. Subjects include visitors and employees around Mount Vernon estate, and a ceremony at Ann Pamela Cunningham's tomb. These photographs were all included in a folder of Walter Densmore's papers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photographic print showing a group of people standing in front of the Little Hatchet Tavern (now the Mount Vernon Inn) with sign and bus in the background. The assitant to the resident director, Walter Densmore, is seen second from left. Stamp on reverse reads \"Photographed by the official photographer Memphis City Beautiful Commission.\" 1955.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photographic print of the President of Ireland's visit to Mount Vernon, March 18, 1959. Standing on the east lawn with Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photographic print of the dedication ceremony for a marker or memorial for Ann Pamela Cunningham at the site of Rosemont plantation in Laurens County, South Carolina. Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director appears second to the left. August 15, 1959\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white portrait photographs (3) of Neil W. Horstman, Resident Director\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 black and white photographs showing Vice Regents and attendees at the Vaughan Party, May 1989\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese photographs were loose in a box and were not part of, or removed from, another folder in the collection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePen and ink drawing of the proposed tunnels for prevention of landslides\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eColor photograph print reproduction with some hand coloring. Matted with the seal of the State of Virginia, signed by the governor and photographer Frank Dementi, \"To Mr. Charles C. 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The bulk of this collection consists of correspondence to and from each Superintendent or Resident Director. Other types of material include reports, essays, memos, publications, clippings, official forms, logs or diaries of events, calendars, schedules, photographs, and ephemera. Subject matter includes a wide variety of topics and concerns for operating and maintaining an historic house. The Resident Directors oversaw almost all major projects and events around Mount Vernon such as building and grounds maintenance, restoration, fundraising, collection of historic artifacts, visitor engagement, and administrative functions. Dodge and Wall were both well known for their involvement in even the smallest details of the operation of Mount Vernon and this is reflected in the volume and scope of their files. Later Resident Directors began keeping chronological files which are also a great resource for understanding projects from specific years and periods of Mount Vernon's history. Both Charles Wall and John Castellani were employees of Mount Vernon before they were appointed Resident Director, and their files include material from previous job assignments. The majority of material reflects Charles Wall's tenure as Resident Director, the 1930s to 1970s, however, there is a substantial amount from the other directors as well. Several folders may extend into the term of James (Jim) Rees who served as Resident Director (later President) of Mount Vernon from 1994 to 2012. \nMost of the letters written by Superintendent Harrison Dodge were laminated or adhered to a tissue or paper backing, and bound together into a multiple volume set. These bound volumes, along with the original work diaries kept by Dodge, have been combined into a separate collection, the Bound Volumes of Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports. A finding aid for this collection is also available.","Includes items from his research on furnishing the greenhouse slave quarters.","Pen and ink drawing to show proposed drainage tunnels that were dug after a landslide in 1903. The tunnels were to prevent future erosion and landslides.","Letter from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to the Regent, Alice Richards, May 1, 1936. Mrs. Roosevelt confirms she will visit Mount Vernon for tea and handwrites a message about the President's attendance at the bottom.","1933 document titled \"How to See Mount Vernon in one day.\"","Letter from President Dwight Eisenhower to Walter Densmore, assistant to the resident director, thanking him for his recent visit to Mount Vernon. June 23, 1958.","These photographs were removed from folders within the collection for preservation purposes. Removal slips have been placed in their exact location within the folder to mark their withdrawal. Folder titles in this section correspond to the files with withdrawn photographs.","6 color Polaroid photos of the emptying of the CO2 tanks in front of the Mansion.","5 small color photographs of gardens adhered to a page and labeled \"Views of the Mount Vernon Garden Replica, American Museum in Britain by Mrs. Labouisse, May 1968.\"","2 color snapshot photographs – 1 shows the author (?) feeding a bird","Black and white photograph of the Mount Vernon Board of Visitors, 1939. Image is labeled on the reverse.","Color photographs showing different views of the estate and Mansion rooms, ca. 1984","Black and white photographs of Rosemont, Ann Pamela Cunningham's home, a portrait of Cunningham, and her grave.","Two slides and two transparencies of images from the Garden Book","Black and white photograph of a with wrought iron bench. The letter \"C\" has been written at the center bottom of the image.","Black and white photograph of the well house with a woman inside by the well, circa 1895. Reverse side says that it was taken by photographer Francis B. Johnston.","3 black and white photographs taken in September 1925 of the historic home of Menokin, Virginia","Black and white photographs of the view from Mount Vernon and the Maryland shore, ca. 1960s.","Small black and white or sepia photograph showing the memorial tablet placed at Pohick Church, undated","Group of black and white photographs all stamped \"International News Photo\" on the reverse, showing people touring the Mansion and grounds of Mount Vernon. 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