Collections

Start Over Date range 1968 Places Reston (Va.) -- History Level Collection

Conklin and Rossant Reston project collection 12.75 Linear Feet 26 boxes

Conklin and Rossant
This collection includes items that relate to the construction and planning of Reston by Conklin and Rossant Architects. The collection begins with the initial plans done by Rossant before he and Conklin formed their architectural firm in 1967. The documents include plans, reports, correspondence and brochures about Reston. Also included are photographs, drawings, and negatives which were used in the construction of Reston.
  1. George Mason University

Edgar A. Prichard papers 14.25 Linear Feet 29 boxes

Prichard, Edgar A., 1920-2000
The Edgar A. Prichard papers include correspondence, legal, finance and other papers relating to Reston. The majority of the collection deals with property, dedications, deeds, sales and leases in Reston. The documents are primarily from Prichard's dealing with the Palindrome Corporation and Gulf Reston Incorporated.
  1. George Mason University

Francis C. Steinbauer Reston development and planning collection 1.75 Linear Feet 4 boxes

Steinbauer, Francis C.
The Francis Steinbauer Reston Development and Planning Collection contains materials pertaining to Reston history and development. The material covers Francis Steinbauer career with Reston and the state of Virginia. The collection includes photographs, sales information and manuals, master plans, reports, memoranda, and memorabilia.
  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

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

Reston Land Corporation records 13 Linear Feet 26 boxes

Reston Land Corporation
The Reston Land Corporation records document the development of Reston, Virginia, by Reston Land Corporation, a subsidiary of Mobil Oil Corporation. The records focus primarily on Reston Land Corporation's development projects and marketing programs from 1960 to 1990. Also in the collection are promotional material, media and 35mm slides from the Reston Land Corporation.
  1. George Mason University

Reston Museum collection 6 Linear Feet 12 boxes

Reston Museum
The Reston Museum collection is a collection of papers and images pertaining to the development of Reston, Virginia. The collection contains correspondence, reports, paperwork about the creation of Reston and papers from the Federal government. There also pamphlets from different housing developments in Reston and publications with articles about Reston from different magazines and newspapers. There are maps of Reston with slides and photographs. The collection is divided into eight series and is dated from 1962 to 2006.
  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 Nicoson papers 12 Linear Feet 25 boxes

Nicoson, William, 1932-2013
The William Nicoson papers contain material on Reston redevelopment, mostly promotional. The collection includes maps, charts, publications, slides, and newsclippings. The collection also includes information on federal housing agencies and documentation on new towns in the United States, France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
  1. George Mason University

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