Reston Community Association Planning and Zoning Committee records

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669

Summary

Extent:
13 linear feet 25 boxes
Creator:
John T. Dockery
Abstract:
The collection documents the time that John Dockery served on the Reston Community Association Planning and Zoning Committee. John Dockery worked on the committee from the 1970s into the 1980s. Most of the documents are dated in the 1970s with a few in the 1960s, 1980s and 1990s. The documents are memos, blueprints, maps and other paperwork involved in the running of the committee.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

The collection documents the time that John Dockery served on the Reston Community Association Planning and Zoning Committee. John Dockery worked on the committee from the 1970s into the 1990s. Most of the documents are dated in the 1970s with a few in the 1960s, 1980s and 1990s. The documents include memos, blueprints, maps and other paperwork involved in the running of the committee.

The documents are organized into two series. The series one consists of subject files arranged in alphabetical order. Documents with the same title are then organized into chronological order. The documents all relate to the Reston Community Association Planning and Zoning Committee.

Series two consists of documents arranged in chronological order. Some of the documents titles are similar to series one while others are merely titled with the project number. All of these documents relate to planning and zoning projects in Reston.

Biographical / historical:

Reston is a planned community in Northern Virginia. Robert E. Simon, Jr. was the founder of Reston, and he purchased the land with the proceeds from the sale of Carnegie Hall in New York City in 1961. Construction began in 1963 with the building of Lake Anne. Simon wanted Reston to be a place where individuals could remain their entire lives, thus many different types of housing were constructed. In 1968 the Reston Community Association (RCA) was created to take responsibility for community programs. John Dockery served on the Reston Community Association Planning and Zoning Committee from the 1970s to the early 1980s. During that time the Reston Community Association was incorporated with the Reston Homeowners Association under the name Reston Association.

Acquisition information:
Donated in 2004 by John Dockery.
Arrangement:

Organized into one series.

  • Series 1: Subject Files, 1961-1980 (Boxes 1-11)
  • Series 2: Chronological Files, 1965-1997 (12-25)