PUBLIC "-//Fairfax County Public Library//TEXT (US::ViF::vif00041::A Guide to the Donie Rieger Papers)//EN" "vif00041.xml" A Guide to the Donie Rieger Papers, 1977-1986 Donie Rieger Papers MSS 06-11 © 2024 Fairfax County Public Library. All rights reserved. Machine-readable finding aid created by Ross Landis, March 24, 2024 Description is in English A Guide to the Donie Rieger Papers, 1977-1986 A Collection in The Fairfax County Public Library MSS 06-11

Virginia Room, Fairfax County Public Library Descriptive Summary Fairfax County Public Library The Donie Rieger Papers, 1977-1986 MSS 06-11 0.5 linear feet English The Donie Rieger Papers contains 0.5 linear feet spanning the years 1977-1986 and consists of correspondence, memorandum, photocopies, notes, and job applications. Rieger, Donie (1912-1996) Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Donie Rieger Papers, MSS 06-11, Virginia Room, Fairfax County Public Library

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 Historical and Biographical Information

Donie Carmack Rieger was born in Todd County, Kentucky on May 11, 1912, and grew up in Louisville. After graduating from the University of Louisville, she wrote and edited for The Courier Journal. During World War II, she served as the newspaper’s Washington correspondent after she and her husband, Charles J. Rieger, moved to Washington D.C. In 1950, the couple moved to McLean, Virginia where they continued to live for the next four decades.

Donie Rieger first became involved with the Fairfax County History Commission in 1972. She served as its Chairman from 1978-1979. While on the commission, she initiated an oral history program, sought the preservation of Georgetown Pike and Langley Fork, and helped activate the county’s archaeological program. She was also influential in the efforts of bringing an archives and records management program to Fairfax County. Rieger resigned from the Commission in 1987. She died on June 19, 1996.

 Scope and Content

The Donie Rieger Papers contains 0.5 linear feet spanning the years 1977-1986 and consists of correspondence, memorandum, photocopies, notes, and job applications. Most of the materials pertain to Rieger’s work as a member of the Fairfax County History Commission. The Road Orders Project file contains photocopies of Middle Turnpike Road Orders from 1831-1839. The Archaeological Budget file contains papers relating to the establishment of a Fairfax County archaeological program and includes job applications.

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Job applications containing PPI have been restricted

 Index Terms Archaeology - Virginia - Fairfax County Fairfax County History Commission Rieger, Donie (1912-1996) Container List Correspondence, 1977-1978 Correspondence, 1979 Correspondence, 1980 Correspondence, 1981-1983 Road Orders Project, 1985-1986 Archaeology Budget, 1977-1979 Preliminary Draft, The Photographic Archives of Fairfax County, Virginia - Portrait Section, 1977