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League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area records 39 Linear Feet 88 boxes

League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area
The League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area Records contains materials from the League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area's (LWVFA) activities and efforts, including organizational documents and correspondence, studies on local and national issues, information on political issues and candidate positions, meeting minutes, newsletters, photographs, audiovisual materials, and memorabilia.
  1. George Mason University

Military oral history collection 12 cubic feet

Virginia Military Institute. Adams Center for Military History

This oral history collection spans the World War II era through recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. One interview (Frank Buckles) covers World War I service. The majority of the interviews were conducted by VMI cadets taking courses in military history. The interview files and recordings are housed in the VMI Archives.

  1. Virginia Military Institute Archives

Reston Reflections oral history collection 56.5 Linear Feet 127 boxes

Langston Hughes Middle School (Reston, Va.)
The Reston Reflections are a collection of interviews done by the students at Langston Hughes Middle School. The students conducted interviews with residents of Reston to create an oral history of Reston. The project spans several years beginning in 1994 with the final interviews in 2009. Among those interviewed are some of Reston more prominent citizens such as Robert E. Simon, the founder of Reston, and Martha Pennino. The collection is divided into four series, the first contains the transcripts of the interviews, the second series is audiotapes from the interviews, the third is the interviews from 1996 that were originally separated from the majority of the collection and the fourth are the interviews from 2001, 2003 and 2009 that were also separated. The collection is large and contained within 128 boxes.
  1. George Mason University

Robert E. Simon, Jr. papers 7.5 Linear Feet 15 boxes

Simon, Robert E., Jr. (Robert Edward), 1914-2015
The collection consists of newsclippings, promotional material and booklets relating to Reston. Also included are printed material, publications, scrapbooks, and his speeches and paperwork from various conferences he attended at different universities around the country.
  1. George Mason University

William H. Dabney collection 1.5 cubic feet 2 boxes

Dabney, William H. (William Howard), 1934-2012

This collection consists of items related to William H. Dabney, including:

  • Oral history interviews
  • Printed material
  • Articles and clippings
  • Citations for military awards
  • Photographs
  • Military papers
  • Incoming correspondence
This collection also includes information about Dabney's role in the Battle of Khe Sanh, Vietnam, defense of Hill 881S.

  1. Virginia Military Institute Archives

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