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. The collection is divided into nines series in 28 document cases and is dated from 1962 to 1981.

Series one contains correspondence dated from 1962 to 1969. The correspondence is mostly memoranda between Edgar A. Prichard and other corporations concerning different buildings, primarily residential buildings, in Reston. The series is relatively small and is contained in boxes 1 and 2.

Series two consists of information on different project in Reston. The information in this series involves building projects such as the First Village Center, Lake Anne Nursery, the swim and tennis club and other projects in Reston. The series is dated from 1965 to 1969 and is contained in boxes 3 and 4.

Series three is a collection of deeds of dedications and rededications from Reston. The dedications are from resubdivisions, amendments, roads and other places in Reston. The series is dated from 1962 to 1969. The series is contained within three boxes 5 through 6.

Series four contains financial papers. The series has tax, loans, foreclosures and apartment financing information relating to the development of Reston in the 1960s. The series is dated from 1964 to 1968 and contained within boxes 6 through 9.

Series five consists of paperwork from different organizations in Reston such as the Reston Home Owners Association and the Palindrome Corporation. The series is dated from 1962 to 1968 and is contained within boxes 9 through 12.

Series six consists mostly of information on different court cases that Edgar A. Prichard was working on behalf of Reston. There are several files involving Gulf Reston, Incorporated vs. Board of Supervisors Stipulations in the 1970s and the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The series is dated from 1965 to 1978 and is stored in boxes 12 through 16.

Series seven contains contracts with different organizations, such as the Catholic Church in Fairfax, Motoral, Eugene Simpson and Brothers, Incorporated on the Lakeview Contract and various others. The series is dated from 1964 to 1968 and is stored in boxes 16 through 19.

Series eight contains paperwork from various sales throughout Reston, including lots, homes and space from different corporations. Also in the series are documents from repurchased area. The series is dated from 1964 to 1971 and is stored in boxes 19 through 23.

Series nine has a variety of different documents covering a variety of topics. Some of those topics include restriction files, parking, telephone numbers, advertisements and resubdivisions. The series is dated from 1962 to 1981 and is stored in boxes 24 through 29.