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Gulf Oil Corporation Reston records 0.5 Linear Feet 1 box

Gulf Oil Corporation
This collection of papers documents the investment of $4 million from the Gulf Oil Corporation for the purpose of developing Reston, Virginia. All of the records are dated September 11, 1963. The collection is small and all 14 folders are contained within a single document case.
  1. George Mason University

Jack Underhill papers 28.25 Linear Feet 72 boxes

Underhill, Jack A.
The Underhill papers include reports, correspondence, financial documents, plans, publications, and general information on new planned communities. Also included is a series of oversized maps from different new towns including Flower Mound, St. Charles and Roosevelt Island. The collection is comprised of Jack Underhill's personal papers that he accumulated while employed with the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The papers document the Federal New Communities Program which sponsored the development of 13 new towns. It also documents Underhill's research interests in private new towns and international urban planning. The collection covers the period of time from the 1963 to 1997.
  1. George Mason University

Marcia E. McDevitt papers 7.5 Linear Feet (16 boxes)

McDevitt, Marcia E.
This collection consists of various documents, pamphlets, photographs, videos from Marcia E. McDevitt. The papers all relate to either Reston, Virginia, or Fairfax County, Virginia, and different programs and projects undertaken in the area. The collection is divided into seven series. The items are dated from 1972 to 2008 and contained in 16 boxes.
  1. George Mason University

Martha Pennino papers 12.5 Linear Feet 25 boxes

Pennino, Martha, 1918-2004
The Martha Pennino papers document Martha Pennino's career on Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. Within the collection there are photographs, information from different projects that Pennino worked on during her career, and memorabilia that she collected during and after her career. The collection is dated from the early 1960s to 2005.
  1. George Mason University

Nan Netherton Northern Virginia history collection 12 Linear Feet 20 boxes

Netherton, Nan
The Nan Netherton Northern Virginia history collection contains Netherton's research and notes from her book "Reston: A New Town in the Old Dominion: A Pictorial History" (1989), as well as "Arlington County in Virginia : A Pictorial History" (1987) and "Fairfax County in Virginia : A Pictorial History," coauthored with Ross Netherton. Within the collection there are outlines for chapters, the copies of all the illustrations for the book, and the sources that Nan Netherton used during the writing process. The collection also contains oral histories, reports, brochures, photographs, executive budgets, and newsletters on historic sites in Northern Virginia.
  1. George Mason University

Patrick Kane papers 5 Linear Feet 10 boxes

Kane, Patrick F.
The Patrick Kane papers include items related to Patrick Kane's work as a community advisor for planned communities, particularly Reston. The papers include correspondence, plans for the Dulles Corridor Task Force, Reston information and articles from various publications. The collection is organized into one series titled Subject Files and is dated from 1967 to 2002.
  1. George Mason University

Paul Grinberg Reston collection 0.5 Linear Feet 1 box

Grinberg, Paul
The Paul Grinberg Reston collection is comprised of one document case. The documents in the collection consist mostly of marketing and business reports on Reston from 1962 to 1968.
  1. George Mason University

Peter McCandless papers 16.75 Linear Feet 34 boxes

McCandless, Peter
The Peter McCandless papers contain material relating to Reston, Virginia. The majority of the documents are from the Reston Land Corporation and include correspondence, awards and gifts given to Reston, project reports, newsclippings, press releases, marketing and promotional material.
  1. George Mason University

Philip Clark papers 0.25 Linear Feet 1 box

Clark, Philip
The Philip Clark papers contain information related to the American Planning Association conference and awards. Also included is information on Reston, Virginia and awards Reston won. The collection is in one series titled subject files which is organized in alphabetical order. The collection is dated from 2001-2004.
  1. George Mason University

Planned Community Archives collection 175.5 Linear Feet 457 boxes

Planned Community Archives
The collection consists of a variety of materials relating to planned communities across the United States with a particular emphasis on the planned community of Reston, Virginia, and international communities as well. The collection includes correspondence, reports, promotional material, community brochures, newspapers, videotapes, slides, photographs and architectural drawings and blueprints. The collection is divided into 11 series in 351 boxes and 3 mapcases and is dated from 1960 to 2009.
  1. George Mason University

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