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The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.","The collection is organized into five series, closely following the original breakdown of files by Christine Meadows with exceptions only for clarification or consistency purposes. Folders are organized in alphabetical order by folder title throughout the collection, and then chronologically. The series are as follows:","Series 1. Administration\nSeries 2. Collections Management\nSeries 3. Committees\nSeries 4. Research \nSeries 5. Subject Files","Christine Meadows (née Mary Christine Meadows) was born in Brunswick, Maryland on March 2, 1932 to Dr. Stanley Joseph and Katherine Gardner Meadows. Christine earned a bachelor of arts degree in history from Notre Dame College of Maryland and completed graduate coursework at William and Mary College before becoming an elementary school teacher in Frederick, Maryland. Her career at Mount Vernon began in 1960 when she was hired as a library assistant. In the library, Christine helped catalog and reorganize the library's collections including the books, manuscripts, files, pamphlets, prints, and drawings. She also began a decades-long devotion to researching all things pertaining to Washington and Mount Vernon. When the estate's curator, Helen Fede left her position in 1964, Christine was promoted to fill her place and continued in this role for the next 33 years. Her responsibilities included the acquisition of new Washington or period artifacts, care of the historical collections, supervision of the cleaning and maintenance in the Mansion and outbuildings, curating exhibits in the museum, and special research projects such as publications. Christine was well-known and respected in her field. During her tenure, the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association acquired valuable, original Washington pieces and the Mansion underwent a major paint analysis and update. Her extensive research and dedication to authenticity were particularly beneficial to the Association. She also worked closely with several committees including the Accession Committee, the Annual Report Committee, the Museum Committee, and the Household Committee. Her substantial knowledge on the Washingtons, the early American period, and the collections at Mount Vernon put her in high demand as a speaker and presenter on these topics. Upon announcing her retirement in 1997, the MVLA Board hosted a farewell dinner in her honor and the Council minutes noted \"The consensus of the evening was that Miss Meadows will always be remembered for her scholarship and knowledge, and with special affection for her humor and inspiration to scores of Vice Regents, but most importantly for her devotion to Mount Vernon and her dedication to preserving the collection and the institution, and the world of George Washington.\" She was named Curator Emerita of Mount Vernon, assisting with research for important projects and sharing her long institutional memory with staff. Christine Meadows passed away on January 19, 2013 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.","This collection was initially reviewed by a former employee or volunteer, Ani DiFazio, who listed and described the contents of each box of records. This first pass was used to reassess and better arrange the material to create more consistency while keeping the essence of the original order according to DiFazio's list. The summaries of file contents have been kept and are included in the scope note for individual folders in the ArchivesSpace finding aid online. Some duplicated and/or outdated information was weeded from the collection during final processing.","First pass and cursory finding aid created by Ani S. DiFazio, 2001. Final arrangement and description completed by volunteer Candace Cowan and Rebecca Baird, archivist, 2023.","-\tCollections departmental files (unprocessed)\n-\tPapers of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n-\tPapers of the Superintendent and Resident Director\n-\tMinutes of the Council and Annual Reports","The Papers of Christine Meadows contain the work files of the curator, representing daily administrative tasks as well as career-long research topics. The collection includes correspondence, reports, memos, inventory lists, research files with photocopied references, and remarks or presentations. The majority of the material reflects the years Ms. Meadows served as curator, 1960 to 1997, but several folders hold documents prior to her tenure as curator. She most likely inherited these files from the previous curator, Helen Fede, who is also named as a creator of this collection. The inclusive dates are 1869 to 1997.","Contains records on common day-to-day tasks, Mount Vernon procedures, monthly reports, and general correspondence or inquiries. Bulk dates 1980s-1990s.","Notes on handling a bomb threat, memo","Correspondence re gifts, trust, capital funding, annual support funding plan","Memos","Memo to Fire Marshall re unannounced fire drills, 1984","Memo","Pertaining to the care, provenance, storage, and display of historical collections. Includes appraisals for insurance, inventories, correspondence, museum storage and maintenance documents, and wish lists. Bulk dates 1960s-1990s.","Research, memos, budgets, minutes","Curatorial storage information, memos, photo storage information","Brochure and related materials from an appraiser","List of early collections given, purchased, loaned to the MVLA, Handwritten list of major acquisitions - objects, whether given or purchased, appraisal value","Insurance policies, correspondence, Fine Arts inventory Library Department, APC building, study materials 'Legal problems of museum administration,' list of insured objects on loan, schedule of loaned collections by lender, fine arts insurance values by structure, objects of fine art owned by and lent to MVLA, inventory of APC building","List of objects by building (1966), correspondence, \"Proposal for Permanent Room Assignments with Furniture from States,\" (1963), \"Inventory of Bedrooms,\"\" (1949), \"Association Headquarters,\" (1952), \"Association Headquarters Building\" by room (1952), \"Association Dormitory Building\" (1952), \"Association Headquarters Building,\" \"Association Dormitory Building\" with Valuations, \"Inventories of Bedrooms,\" List of objects by states","\"List of Furniture, gifts, pictures, plants, etc.\"\n\"Miscellaneous Pictures in storeroom of Museum\"\n\"Memorandum List for the Museum Committee - Articles that have been removed from exhibition\" January 1941\n\"Relics Removed from Exhibition\"\n\"Cupboard under sword case\" ca. 1951\n\"List of Articles in Storage on SEcond Floor of Gardener's House,\" June 1938\n\"Inventory of Articles Removed from Mansion Attic to Utility Building (Storage), December 1942","\"Curator's Storage Inventory,\" 1968, \"Bedspreads Now Used in the Mansion,\" \"Curator's Storage\" and \"Curator Office\" (1965)","Handwritten notebook of 19th and early 20th century references of objects with disposition and catalog number, where appropriate; Handwritten list of donations or money from the state of New York - list of objects and gifts; \"Inventory at Mount Vernon 1885-1886\"; List of objects by room, 1896; \"Inventory of Mansion May 1885\" and supporting lists; Handwritten lists of objects; \"List of 'original' objects at Mount Vernon\" ca. 1920; correspondence re furnishings; Inventory 1896","List of objects in table and wall cases (including placement of objects) after 1969","\"Inventory of Museum Storage\" 1963, 1965, List of objects by Museum location, 1965","\"Inventory of Contents\" (1977)","\"Store Room Inventory,\" 1981\nInventory of outbuildings (1981)","Handwritten notes of the Relics Committee (indication that notes were found amoung Mrs. Failing's papers, 1941); Handwritten notes (indication that notes were found among Miss Jennings' papers); 1889 handwritten notes re relics in various rooms; Typed inventory by room, 1896","Shop storage inventory lists (1964), \"Unlocated\" 1970 list, \"Furniture in Curatorial Storage available for Loan to Lloyd House\" list (undated), \"Dispositions made of Articles at Mount Vernon during Storage Housecleaning (1955), \"Tile Building Storage,\" 1964, Notes, photos","\"List of Mansion Furnishings\" (1958) with object list and descriptions and diagram of room arrangements.","Correspondence, vendor information","Correspondence, vendor information","Correspondence, items lists","Photos, memos, correspondence, vendor brochures, notes, post cards","Diagrams, vendor information, correspondence, photos","Vendor information, memos, correspondence","Samples, vendor materials, correspondence","Original 19th and early 20th century documents re relics on deposit","\"Schedule for Loaned Collections\" by lender, undated","Museum inventory and values, 1980","Christine Meadows worked as the staff liaison to several committees in the MVLA. Files in this series contain her reports and correspondence to members of these committees. Inclusive dates 1951-1993.","Exhibition area coordination committee minutes and chain maps, outdoor access meetings minutes","Report, notes","Reports, correspondence, wish list, memos, notes, budget","Meeting arrangements, supplies, house staff leave, clothing budgets, work schedules, menus","Diagrams, report to committee, list of objects, memos, vendor materials","Backstairs handrails; Minutes; Notes; Correspondence; Memos; Excerpts from articles, newspaper; photo; reports","Interpretive Sign Information request sheets, vendor information, inventory of all signs as of July 1989, budgetary information, excerpts from Writings, 20th century history on some outbuildings","Files kept by topic of research. Types of records include book excerpts and articles, correspondence, primary source citations and bibliographic references, exhibit label text, and memos. Bulk dates 1950s-1990s.","Excerpts from \"The American Home\"","Notes on Washington inventories, copies of articles, books, \"cumulative index\" 1937-1941","Notes and diagrams on identifying faking of objects","Excerpts from \"Journal of the Study of Architectural Historians,\" photos, notes, glossary of architectural terms, other related documents","Excerpts from Writings, Letter re travel arrangements, notes","Written by Meadows","Brief report, project description, letters","Letters, Booklet \"Keep of the Bastille\", 1887","Post cards with bed hangings depicted","\"Housing and Family Life of the Mount Vernon Negro\" 1954, 1962; Correspondence, excerpts; \"Report for the Chairman of Outbuildings Committee,\" 1952","Letters, copy of article on camera obscura","Notes, articles from magazines","Letters (1970s and early 1980s), Article/paper on the museum","Photos, \"Oriental Porcelains from Alexandria Collections,\" the Alexandria Association, 1979, handwritten notes, correspondence, news clippings, \"The Sailing Ship on Chinese Porcelain - A brief survey 1700-1850\", Worksheets - Chinese porcelain","Research on Christmas in the 18th century, mostly on food, table settings, designs; Memo re Christmas as Mount Vernon","Notes, excerpts, correspondence","Excerpts from Writings, Letters","List of Martha Washington purchases (based on letters, invoices, and Writings), Excerpts from letters, Writings","Notes, excerpts from \"Presence of the Past - A history of the Preservation Movement in the United States before Williamsburg","Copies of inventories (with indications of which objects were taken an used by MW), shows disposition of all goods in the estate","Antiques magazine on pineapples, 1945, letters, diaries, excerpts","Notes, articles, correspondence, excerpts from \"Writings\"","LIst of London merchants that GW did business with, 1948","Exhibit labels, correspondence with New York and Pennsylvania historical societies, photos of original prints, invoices, vendor proposals, designs, schedules, exhibit layouts, list of objects on exhibit, chronological account of written documents as pertains to GW","Voting information for 1st election, excerpts from publications, edits to vignettes in exhibit, exhibit signs, vendor materials","Materials in the Pack Lobby cases, exhibition proposal, memo, notes, excerpts","Materials in the Pack Lobby cases, exhibition proposal, memo, notes, excerpts","Memos, attendance trends","Correspondence","Letters","Copies of articles/pictures on fence","Excerpts from books/articles","Presidential Study Group documents, excerpts, handwritten notes, meeting notes","Mary Thompson memo re foodways at Mount Vernon, and memo re table setting/menu for television shooting research.","Letters, replies from membership","Notes, excerpts from \"Writings\"","Letter, promotional materials, materials on Hopewell Furnace","Photos, copies of articles/books/letters","Letters, invoices","Copy of Form, Function, and Meaning in the Use of Fabric Furnishings, Copy of Potomac Squire","Newspaper article on GW bed, excerpts from Writings, handwritten notes on card re inventory of Mount Vernon, letters/memos, list of objects as of 9/1980 (by catalogue number) an discussions of authenticity","Copy of Preservation Technical Notes - Reducing Visible and Ultraviolet Light Damage to Interior Wood Finishes, articles on aprons, 1988 Mount Vernon furniture conservation priority list","Family tree, pedigree, notes, memos, correspondence","Correspondence, notes, family tree","Family tree, correspondence, copies of letters, family marriage records, notes","Excerpts from Writings, notes, memo","Excerpts from letters, Analysis of character (Washington deemed an ISTJ: Introvert, Sensor, Thinker, Judger.","Letters, invoices, report, memos, photos, schematics; Article \"The Domestic Pageant: Society and the Great House in Early Virginia","Letters, invoices, report, memos, photos, schematics; Article \"The Domestic Pageant: Society and the Great House in Early Virginia","Notes, 1914 invoice, old reports, references","Correspondence, photos of Quincy bells","Memos, invoices, sample trim, diagrams, photos","Photocopied articles, picture of engravings, notes","Photocopies of source documents, re: bells, photos of Moffatt Ladd House, letters","Reliance testing in Mosca's Report","Diaries/letters, documentary evidence of bells","References to, notes","Huntington: The Great Experiment, letters, list of objects for loan to Huntington Library","Handwritten notes, excerpts from articles, books, pages from Christies Auction Catalogue, worksheet accession of Eliza Custis miniature","\"Comparison of Objects in the Mount Vernon Kitchen in 1799 and Today\" undated","Notes on \"Draft of Structure Report\", an historical account of condition and work done in Mansion, including a mech-electrical assessment of the Mansion and outbuildings. Includes some mention of HVAC; list of structural engineers to make Mansion evaluation; 1985 plans for Mansion conservation/maintenance; list of conservation contractors - \"Historic House Consortium Contractor Index\"; RFP by MVLA for structural investigation in 1988; Internal memo re ventilation in the Mansion; news clippings, memo on 18th century method for polishing silver","Memos, notes, vendor materials, timing, light operation manual","Handwritten notes on the repair/condition history of Mount Vernon, letters describing Mount Vernon, GW and MW","Memo listing historically used Mansion room names, copies of letters, excerpts from \"Writings\", copies of original documents re room measurements","Copies of articles/books","Letters re publications on the Centennial Exposition of 1876, Meadows' letters, handwritten notes, articles, information on Kenmore, New Jersey room chandelier","References to Mount Vernon spinet","Materials on preservation efforts, 1858 article on Mount Vernon by Benson Lossing re preservation efforts, notes, copy of 18th century letter, letter re fundraising","Handwritten notes, copy of articles re lace, shoes, and textiles, copy of MW letter","Memos, reports, letters re new museum facility (1991 and 1992)","Letters (1952, 1967, 1968, 1982)","Excerpts from Writings, minutes from selected MVLA Council, 1990 Garden House inventory","Meadows' slave quarters panel presentation, correspondence, memos, notes, excerpts from Writings, ledgers, \"Laboring Hands and the Transformation of Mount Vernon Plantation 1783-1799,\" \"Report of Physical Research and Recommendations for Spinning House,\" 1952","Correspondence, memo","Photos, notes, vendor pamphlet, articles","Inventory of GW paintings and prints, Mount Vernon \"wish list\" 1975, vendor documents, excerpts from \"Writings\"","\"Restoring the Mount Vernon Servants Hall,\" Pogue, 1998; selected reports/documents re servants hall; memos, notes","Copy \"Federal Period Inventories of Salem Merchants,\"","Letters, maps/diagrams","\"Descriptions of George Washington - A Chronological Compilation of Contemporary Pen Portraits and Other Pertinent References,\" tentative seminar schedule, handwritten notes, copies of Freeman indices, excerpts from various documents, publications","Excerpts from Writings","Correspondence, notes, article, early documents on Mount Vernon silverware","Bibliography of works on slavery and the slave trade","Materials on slaves, slave diets, etc.; Worksheets on Mount Vernon slaves; \"Slaves on the Mansion House Farm - 1799\" (1991)","Article","Correspondence, memos, excerpts from The Complete Domestic Distiller, articles","Materials pertaining to Survey of Extant Documented Ceramics and Glass","Correspondence, photo of portrait","Memo re tomb condition (1994), article re tomb \"Washington's Home and the Nation's Shrine,\" Names of marble and stone conservators","Excerpt from \"Children's Toys Throughout the Ages,\" Excerpt from 'Writings', Memos to Chairmen on Museum Shop.","Washington/Lafayette Yorktown Capitulation Watch material, other unowned watches, letters, photos; material re Franklin Mint 'Washington timepiece,' Tilden watch, Washington-Michaux watch, Greene watch","Memos re shutters and curtains used to control light in the Mansion, discussion of problems with HVAC discussed in report, Analysis of Temperature and Humidity Records in the Mansion, undated but probably ca. 1988, description of the New Room and its objects","Article on women in the preservation movement, notes, copy of letter, articles, lectures","General subject files kept on a variety of topics including publications, interpretation practices, licensing products, projects, and departmental information. Bulk dates 1980s-1990s.","Archaeological investigations in the vineyard enclosure, 1989; archaeological investigations in the blacksmith shop, 1987","Book/manuscript reviews; Memo - the holiday season at Mount Vernon","Notes for 1997 traveling exhibit, letters, memos, book reviews, answering public inquiries (late 1990s), list of recent accessions, suggested objects for special exhibit, list of upcoming major anniversaries, suggested seasonal scenarios","Newspaper clippings, vendor letters, information on GW breeches, priority list of GW/MW items that are no longer to be reproduced (!988)","Notes re Washingtons taste in decorative arts, outline for slides for interpretive training re furnishing plan 1990, copy of Interpreter's Handbook (1989), memos, interpreter materials, information sheets, Historic Trail booklet, self-guided tour, school essays, Mount Vernon teacher materials, copies of articles from Annual Reports pertaining to the out-of-doors, binder containing room-by-room information for interpreters","Notes re Washingtons taste in decorative arts, outline for slides for interpretive training re furnishing plan 1990, copy of Interpreter's Handbook (1989), memos, interpreter materials, information sheets, Historic Trail booklet, self-guided tour, school essays, Mount Vernon teacher materials, copies of articles from Annual Reports pertaining to the out-of-doors, binder containing room-by-room information for interpreters","Memos 1986-1989; Correspondence, RFPs, responses to RFPs for engineering design work","Map displaying the growth of Mount Vernon 1754-1786","Mount Vernon shooting list","Outbuildings interpretation, 1991 interpretation, handwritten notes","Copy of museum attendants' orientation for Heavy Visitation Orientation, undated and author unknown","Curator's observation of Mansion interpretation, 1982","1982 stable interpretation","Notes, copies of metal objects","NOtes, memos, designs","Note","Note","Notes, letters, lists of objects for reproductions","Memos, letters, resumes (lighting experts), Mansion electrical/lighting plans, lighting controls, lighting specifications, estimates, brochures, pamphlets, contracts, purchase order, invoices, weekly progress meeting notes","Memos, letters, resumes (lighting experts), Mansion electrical/lighting plans, lighting controls, lighting specifications, estimates, brochures, pamphlets, contracts, purchase order, invoices, weekly progress meeting notes","Memos, invoices, purchase orders, correspondence","?Carpet history, information, cost, invoices, correspondence","Memos of late 1970s, correspondence on museum, interpretation","Museum attendants' orientation","Letters, list of tools Mount Vernon would like to acquire, reports, memo produced by the M-WTCA Mount Vernon Committee.","Letters, list of tools Mount Vernon would like to acquire, reports, memo produced by the M-WTCA Mount Vernon Committee.","1985-1986 letters, bills, resume","Script of walking tour","A report \"Making Colonial Paints - The Experience at Mount Vernon,\" articles, clippings, brochure of artist materials","Invoices, letters, brochures for pigments/paint lines, paint analysis, Goethe's theory of colors, copies of other works/articles re color and paint, paint samples, specifications for restoration painting, APT Bulletin 1983","Invoices, letters, brochures for pigments/paint lines, paint analysis, Goethe's theory of colors, copies of other works/articles re color and paint, paint samples, specifications for restoration painting, APT Bulletin 1983","Invoices, letters, brochures for pigments/paint lines, paint analysis, Goethe's theory of colors, copies of other works/articles re color and paint, paint samples, specifications for restoration painting, APT Bulletin 1983","Article written by Meadows, on Washington household, \"The Epilogue: Dispersals and Retrievals\" chapter for china book","Correspondence, article, news clippins, text","Correspondence, photos, news clippings, lists/notes","Material can be reproduced for study or personal use upon written approval from library staff.","Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association","Meadows, Christine, 1932-2013","Fede, Helen Maggs","English \n.    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Christine earned a bachelor of arts degree in history from Notre Dame College of Maryland and completed graduate coursework at William and Mary College before becoming an elementary school teacher in Frederick, Maryland. Her career at Mount Vernon began in 1960 when she was hired as a library assistant. In the library, Christine helped catalog and reorganize the library's collections including the books, manuscripts, files, pamphlets, prints, and drawings. She also began a decades-long devotion to researching all things pertaining to Washington and Mount Vernon. When the estate's curator, Helen Fede left her position in 1964, Christine was promoted to fill her place and continued in this role for the next 33 years. 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Upon announcing her retirement in 1997, the MVLA Board hosted a farewell dinner in her honor and the Council minutes noted \"The consensus of the evening was that Miss Meadows will always be remembered for her scholarship and knowledge, and with special affection for her humor and inspiration to scores of Vice Regents, but most importantly for her devotion to Mount Vernon and her dedication to preserving the collection and the institution, and the world of George Washington.\" She was named Curator Emerita of Mount Vernon, assisting with research for important projects and sharing her long institutional memory with staff. Christine Meadows passed away on January 19, 2013 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Christine Meadows (née Mary Christine Meadows) was born in Brunswick, Maryland on March 2, 1932 to Dr. Stanley Joseph and Katherine Gardner Meadows. Christine earned a bachelor of arts degree in history from Notre Dame College of Maryland and completed graduate coursework at William and Mary College before becoming an elementary school teacher in Frederick, Maryland. Her career at Mount Vernon began in 1960 when she was hired as a library assistant. In the library, Christine helped catalog and reorganize the library's collections including the books, manuscripts, files, pamphlets, prints, and drawings. She also began a decades-long devotion to researching all things pertaining to Washington and Mount Vernon. When the estate's curator, Helen Fede left her position in 1964, Christine was promoted to fill her place and continued in this role for the next 33 years. Her responsibilities included the acquisition of new Washington or period artifacts, care of the historical collections, supervision of the cleaning and maintenance in the Mansion and outbuildings, curating exhibits in the museum, and special research projects such as publications. Christine was well-known and respected in her field. During her tenure, the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association acquired valuable, original Washington pieces and the Mansion underwent a major paint analysis and update. Her extensive research and dedication to authenticity were particularly beneficial to the Association. She also worked closely with several committees including the Accession Committee, the Annual Report Committee, the Museum Committee, and the Household Committee. Her substantial knowledge on the Washingtons, the early American period, and the collections at Mount Vernon put her in high demand as a speaker and presenter on these topics. Upon announcing her retirement in 1997, the MVLA Board hosted a farewell dinner in her honor and the Council minutes noted \"The consensus of the evening was that Miss Meadows will always be remembered for her scholarship and knowledge, and with special affection for her humor and inspiration to scores of Vice Regents, but most importantly for her devotion to Mount Vernon and her dedication to preserving the collection and the institution, and the world of George Washington.\" She was named Curator Emerita of Mount Vernon, assisting with research for important projects and sharing her long institutional memory with staff. Christine Meadows passed away on January 19, 2013 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Name and date of item], Papers of Christine Meadows, Curator, [Folder], Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon [hereafter Washington Library], Mount Vernon, Virginia \nSee the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Name and date of item], Papers of Christine Meadows, Curator, [Folder], Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon [hereafter Washington Library], Mount Vernon, Virginia \nSee the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection was initially reviewed by a former employee or volunteer, Ani DiFazio, who listed and described the contents of each box of records. This first pass was used to reassess and better arrange the material to create more consistency while keeping the essence of the original order according to DiFazio's list. The summaries of file contents have been kept and are included in the scope note for individual folders in the ArchivesSpace finding aid online. Some duplicated and/or outdated information was weeded from the collection during final processing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFirst pass and cursory finding aid created by Ani S. DiFazio, 2001. Final arrangement and description completed by volunteer Candace Cowan and Rebecca Baird, archivist, 2023.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["This collection was initially reviewed by a former employee or volunteer, Ani DiFazio, who listed and described the contents of each box of records. This first pass was used to reassess and better arrange the material to create more consistency while keeping the essence of the original order according to DiFazio's list. The summaries of file contents have been kept and are included in the scope note for individual folders in the ArchivesSpace finding aid online. Some duplicated and/or outdated information was weeded from the collection during final processing.","First pass and cursory finding aid created by Ani S. DiFazio, 2001. Final arrangement and description completed by volunteer Candace Cowan and Rebecca Baird, archivist, 2023."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e-\tCollections departmental files (unprocessed)\n-\tPapers of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n-\tPapers of the Superintendent and Resident Director\n-\tMinutes of the Council and Annual Reports\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["-\tCollections departmental files (unprocessed)\n-\tPapers of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n-\tPapers of the Superintendent and Resident Director\n-\tMinutes of the Council and Annual Reports"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Papers of Christine Meadows contain the work files of the curator, representing daily administrative tasks as well as career-long research topics. The collection includes correspondence, reports, memos, inventory lists, research files with photocopied references, and remarks or presentations. The majority of the material reflects the years Ms. Meadows served as curator, 1960 to 1997, but several folders hold documents prior to her tenure as curator. She most likely inherited these files from the previous curator, Helen Fede, who is also named as a creator of this collection. The inclusive dates are 1869 to 1997.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContains records on common day-to-day tasks, Mount Vernon procedures, monthly reports, and general correspondence or inquiries. Bulk dates 1980s-1990s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes on handling a bomb threat, memo\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence re gifts, trust, capital funding, annual support funding plan\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemo to Fire Marshall re unannounced fire drills, 1984\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemo\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePertaining to the care, provenance, storage, and display of historical collections. Includes appraisals for insurance, inventories, correspondence, museum storage and maintenance documents, and wish lists. Bulk dates 1960s-1990s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResearch, memos, budgets, minutes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCuratorial storage information, memos, photo storage information\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochure and related materials from an appraiser\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of early collections given, purchased, loaned to the MVLA, Handwritten list of major acquisitions - objects, whether given or purchased, appraisal value\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInsurance policies, correspondence, Fine Arts inventory Library Department, APC building, study materials 'Legal problems of museum administration,' list of insured objects on loan, schedule of loaned collections by lender, fine arts insurance values by structure, objects of fine art owned by and lent to MVLA, inventory of APC building\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of objects by building (1966), correspondence, \"Proposal for Permanent Room Assignments with Furniture from States,\" (1963), \"Inventory of Bedrooms,\"\" (1949), \"Association Headquarters,\" (1952), \"Association Headquarters Building\" by room (1952), \"Association Dormitory Building\" (1952), \"Association Headquarters Building,\" \"Association Dormitory Building\" with Valuations, \"Inventories of Bedrooms,\" List of objects by states\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"List of Furniture, gifts, pictures, plants, etc.\"\n\"Miscellaneous Pictures in storeroom of Museum\"\n\"Memorandum List for the Museum Committee - Articles that have been removed from exhibition\" January 1941\n\"Relics Removed from Exhibition\"\n\"Cupboard under sword case\" ca. 1951\n\"List of Articles in Storage on SEcond Floor of Gardener's House,\" June 1938\n\"Inventory of Articles Removed from Mansion Attic to Utility Building (Storage), December 1942\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Curator's Storage Inventory,\" 1968, \"Bedspreads Now Used in the Mansion,\" \"Curator's Storage\" and \"Curator Office\" (1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten notebook of 19th and early 20th century references of objects with disposition and catalog number, where appropriate; Handwritten list of donations or money from the state of New York - list of objects and gifts; \"Inventory at Mount Vernon 1885-1886\"; List of objects by room, 1896; \"Inventory of Mansion May 1885\" and supporting lists; Handwritten lists of objects; \"List of 'original' objects at Mount Vernon\" ca. 1920; correspondence re furnishings; Inventory 1896\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of objects in table and wall cases (including placement of objects) after 1969\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Inventory of Museum Storage\" 1963, 1965, List of objects by Museum location, 1965\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Inventory of Contents\" (1977)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Store Room Inventory,\" 1981\nInventory of outbuildings (1981)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten notes of the Relics Committee (indication that notes were found amoung Mrs. Failing's papers, 1941); Handwritten notes (indication that notes were found among Miss Jennings' papers); 1889 handwritten notes re relics in various rooms; Typed inventory by room, 1896\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShop storage inventory lists (1964), \"Unlocated\" 1970 list, \"Furniture in Curatorial Storage available for Loan to Lloyd House\" list (undated), \"Dispositions made of Articles at Mount Vernon during Storage Housecleaning (1955), \"Tile Building Storage,\" 1964, Notes, photos\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"List of Mansion Furnishings\" (1958) with object list and descriptions and diagram of room arrangements.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, vendor information\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, vendor information\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, items lists\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotos, memos, correspondence, vendor brochures, notes, post cards\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiagrams, vendor information, correspondence, photos\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVendor information, memos, correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSamples, vendor materials, correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginal 19th and early 20th century documents re relics on deposit\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Schedule for Loaned Collections\" by lender, undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMuseum inventory and values, 1980\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChristine Meadows worked as the staff liaison to several committees in the MVLA. Files in this series contain her reports and correspondence to members of these committees. Inclusive dates 1951-1993.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExhibition area coordination committee minutes and chain maps, outdoor access meetings minutes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport, notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports, correspondence, wish list, memos, notes, budget\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMeeting arrangements, supplies, house staff leave, clothing budgets, work schedules, menus\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiagrams, report to committee, list of objects, memos, vendor materials\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBackstairs handrails; Minutes; Notes; Correspondence; Memos; Excerpts from articles, newspaper; photo; reports\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInterpretive Sign Information request sheets, vendor information, inventory of all signs as of July 1989, budgetary information, excerpts from Writings, 20th century history on some outbuildings\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFiles kept by topic of research. Types of records include book excerpts and articles, correspondence, primary source citations and bibliographic references, exhibit label text, and memos. Bulk dates 1950s-1990s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from \"The American Home\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes on Washington inventories, copies of articles, books, \"cumulative index\" 1937-1941\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes and diagrams on identifying faking of objects\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from \"Journal of the Study of Architectural Historians,\" photos, notes, glossary of architectural terms, other related documents\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from Writings, Letter re travel arrangements, notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten by Meadows\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrief report, project description, letters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, Booklet \"Keep of the Bastille\", 1887\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePost cards with bed hangings depicted\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Housing and Family Life of the Mount Vernon Negro\" 1954, 1962; Correspondence, excerpts; \"Report for the Chairman of Outbuildings Committee,\" 1952\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, copy of article on camera obscura\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, articles from magazines\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters (1970s and early 1980s), Article/paper on the museum\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotos, \"Oriental Porcelains from Alexandria Collections,\" the Alexandria Association, 1979, handwritten notes, correspondence, news clippings, \"The Sailing Ship on Chinese Porcelain - A brief survey 1700-1850\", Worksheets - Chinese porcelain\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResearch on Christmas in the 18th century, mostly on food, table settings, designs; Memo re Christmas as Mount Vernon\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, excerpts, correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from Writings, Letters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of Martha Washington purchases (based on letters, invoices, and Writings), Excerpts from letters, Writings\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, excerpts from \"Presence of the Past - A history of the Preservation Movement in the United States before Williamsburg\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopies of inventories (with indications of which objects were taken an used by MW), shows disposition of all goods in the estate\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAntiques magazine on pineapples, 1945, letters, diaries, excerpts\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, articles, correspondence, excerpts from \"Writings\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLIst of London merchants that GW did business with, 1948\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExhibit labels, correspondence with New York and Pennsylvania historical societies, photos of original prints, invoices, vendor proposals, designs, schedules, exhibit layouts, list of objects on exhibit, chronological account of written documents as pertains to GW\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVoting information for 1st election, excerpts from publications, edits to vignettes in exhibit, exhibit signs, vendor materials\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterials in the Pack Lobby cases, exhibition proposal, memo, notes, excerpts\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterials in the Pack Lobby cases, exhibition proposal, memo, notes, excerpts\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, attendance trends\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopies of articles/pictures on fence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from books/articles\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePresidential Study Group documents, excerpts, handwritten notes, meeting notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMary Thompson memo re foodways at Mount Vernon, and memo re table setting/menu for television shooting research.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, replies from membership\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, excerpts from \"Writings\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter, promotional materials, materials on Hopewell Furnace\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotos, copies of articles/books/letters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, invoices\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of Form, Function, and Meaning in the Use of Fabric Furnishings, Copy of Potomac Squire\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper article on GW bed, excerpts from Writings, handwritten notes on card re inventory of Mount Vernon, letters/memos, list of objects as of 9/1980 (by catalogue number) an discussions of authenticity\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of Preservation Technical Notes - Reducing Visible and Ultraviolet Light Damage to Interior Wood Finishes, articles on aprons, 1988 Mount Vernon furniture conservation priority list\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFamily tree, pedigree, notes, memos, correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, notes, family tree\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFamily tree, correspondence, copies of letters, family marriage records, notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from Writings, notes, memo\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from letters, Analysis of character (Washington deemed an ISTJ: Introvert, Sensor, Thinker, Judger.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, invoices, report, memos, photos, schematics; Article \"The Domestic Pageant: Society and the Great House in Early Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, invoices, report, memos, photos, schematics; Article \"The Domestic Pageant: Society and the Great House in Early Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, 1914 invoice, old reports, references\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, photos of Quincy bells\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, invoices, sample trim, diagrams, photos\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopied articles, picture of engravings, notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopies of source documents, re: bells, photos of Moffatt Ladd House, letters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReliance testing in Mosca's Report\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiaries/letters, documentary evidence of bells\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReferences to, notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHuntington: The Great Experiment, letters, list of objects for loan to Huntington Library\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten notes, excerpts from articles, books, pages from Christies Auction Catalogue, worksheet accession of Eliza Custis miniature\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Comparison of Objects in the Mount Vernon Kitchen in 1799 and Today\" undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes on \"Draft of Structure Report\", an historical account of condition and work done in Mansion, including a mech-electrical assessment of the Mansion and outbuildings. Includes some mention of HVAC; list of structural engineers to make Mansion evaluation; 1985 plans for Mansion conservation/maintenance; list of conservation contractors - \"Historic House Consortium Contractor Index\"; RFP by MVLA for structural investigation in 1988; Internal memo re ventilation in the Mansion; news clippings, memo on 18th century method for polishing silver\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, notes, vendor materials, timing, light operation manual\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten notes on the repair/condition history of Mount Vernon, letters describing Mount Vernon, GW and MW\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemo listing historically used Mansion room names, copies of letters, excerpts from \"Writings\", copies of original documents re room measurements\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopies of articles/books\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters re publications on the Centennial Exposition of 1876, Meadows' letters, handwritten notes, articles, information on Kenmore, New Jersey room chandelier\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReferences to Mount Vernon spinet\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterials on preservation efforts, 1858 article on Mount Vernon by Benson Lossing re preservation efforts, notes, copy of 18th century letter, letter re fundraising\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten notes, copy of articles re lace, shoes, and textiles, copy of MW letter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, reports, letters re new museum facility (1991 and 1992)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters (1952, 1967, 1968, 1982)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from Writings, minutes from selected MVLA Council, 1990 Garden House inventory\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMeadows' slave quarters panel presentation, correspondence, memos, notes, excerpts from Writings, ledgers, \"Laboring Hands and the Transformation of Mount Vernon Plantation 1783-1799,\" \"Report of Physical Research and Recommendations for Spinning House,\" 1952\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, memo\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotos, notes, vendor pamphlet, articles\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInventory of GW paintings and prints, Mount Vernon \"wish list\" 1975, vendor documents, excerpts from \"Writings\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Restoring the Mount Vernon Servants Hall,\" Pogue, 1998; selected reports/documents re servants hall; memos, notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy \"Federal Period Inventories of Salem Merchants,\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, maps/diagrams\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Descriptions of George Washington - A Chronological Compilation of Contemporary Pen Portraits and Other Pertinent References,\" tentative seminar schedule, handwritten notes, copies of Freeman indices, excerpts from various documents, publications\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from Writings\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, notes, article, early documents on Mount Vernon silverware\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBibliography of works on slavery and the slave trade\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterials on slaves, slave diets, etc.; Worksheets on Mount Vernon slaves; \"Slaves on the Mansion House Farm - 1799\" (1991)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticle\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, memos, excerpts from The Complete Domestic Distiller, articles\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterials pertaining to Survey of Extant Documented Ceramics and Glass\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, photo of portrait\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemo re tomb condition (1994), article re tomb \"Washington's Home and the Nation's Shrine,\" Names of marble and stone conservators\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpt from \"Children's Toys Throughout the Ages,\" Excerpt from 'Writings', Memos to Chairmen on Museum Shop.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington/Lafayette Yorktown Capitulation Watch material, other unowned watches, letters, photos; material re Franklin Mint 'Washington timepiece,' Tilden watch, Washington-Michaux watch, Greene watch\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos re shutters and curtains used to control light in the Mansion, discussion of problems with HVAC discussed in report, Analysis of Temperature and Humidity Records in the Mansion, undated but probably ca. 1988, description of the New Room and its objects\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticle on women in the preservation movement, notes, copy of letter, articles, lectures\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeneral subject files kept on a variety of topics including publications, interpretation practices, licensing products, projects, and departmental information. Bulk dates 1980s-1990s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArchaeological investigations in the vineyard enclosure, 1989; archaeological investigations in the blacksmith shop, 1987\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBook/manuscript reviews; Memo - the holiday season at Mount Vernon\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes for 1997 traveling exhibit, letters, memos, book reviews, answering public inquiries (late 1990s), list of recent accessions, suggested objects for special exhibit, list of upcoming major anniversaries, suggested seasonal scenarios\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clippings, vendor letters, information on GW breeches, priority list of GW/MW items that are no longer to be reproduced (!988)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes re Washingtons taste in decorative arts, outline for slides for interpretive training re furnishing plan 1990, copy of Interpreter's Handbook (1989), memos, interpreter materials, information sheets, Historic Trail booklet, self-guided tour, school essays, Mount Vernon teacher materials, copies of articles from Annual Reports pertaining to the out-of-doors, binder containing room-by-room information for interpreters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes re Washingtons taste in decorative arts, outline for slides for interpretive training re furnishing plan 1990, copy of Interpreter's Handbook (1989), memos, interpreter materials, information sheets, Historic Trail booklet, self-guided tour, school essays, Mount Vernon teacher materials, copies of articles from Annual Reports pertaining to the out-of-doors, binder containing room-by-room information for interpreters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos 1986-1989; Correspondence, RFPs, responses to RFPs for engineering design work\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMap displaying the growth of Mount Vernon 1754-1786\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMount Vernon shooting list\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOutbuildings interpretation, 1991 interpretation, handwritten notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of museum attendants' orientation for Heavy Visitation Orientation, undated and author unknown\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCurator's observation of Mansion interpretation, 1982\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1982 stable interpretation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, copies of metal objects\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNOtes, memos, designs\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, letters, lists of objects for reproductions\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, letters, resumes (lighting experts), Mansion electrical/lighting plans, lighting controls, lighting specifications, estimates, brochures, pamphlets, contracts, purchase order, invoices, weekly progress meeting notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, letters, resumes (lighting experts), Mansion electrical/lighting plans, lighting controls, lighting specifications, estimates, brochures, pamphlets, contracts, purchase order, invoices, weekly progress meeting notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, invoices, purchase orders, correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e?Carpet history, information, cost, invoices, correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos of late 1970s, correspondence on museum, interpretation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMuseum attendants' orientation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, list of tools Mount Vernon would like to acquire, reports, memo produced by the M-WTCA Mount Vernon Committee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, list of tools Mount Vernon would like to acquire, reports, memo produced by the M-WTCA Mount Vernon Committee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1985-1986 letters, bills, resume\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScript of walking tour\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA report \"Making Colonial Paints - 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The collection includes correspondence, reports, memos, inventory lists, research files with photocopied references, and remarks or presentations. The majority of the material reflects the years Ms. Meadows served as curator, 1960 to 1997, but several folders hold documents prior to her tenure as curator. She most likely inherited these files from the previous curator, Helen Fede, who is also named as a creator of this collection. The inclusive dates are 1869 to 1997.","Contains records on common day-to-day tasks, Mount Vernon procedures, monthly reports, and general correspondence or inquiries. Bulk dates 1980s-1990s.","Notes on handling a bomb threat, memo","Correspondence re gifts, trust, capital funding, annual support funding plan","Memos","Memo to Fire Marshall re unannounced fire drills, 1984","Memo","Pertaining to the care, provenance, storage, and display of historical collections. Includes appraisals for insurance, inventories, correspondence, museum storage and maintenance documents, and wish lists. Bulk dates 1960s-1990s.","Research, memos, budgets, minutes","Curatorial storage information, memos, photo storage information","Brochure and related materials from an appraiser","List of early collections given, purchased, loaned to the MVLA, Handwritten list of major acquisitions - objects, whether given or purchased, appraisal value","Insurance policies, correspondence, Fine Arts inventory Library Department, APC building, study materials 'Legal problems of museum administration,' list of insured objects on loan, schedule of loaned collections by lender, fine arts insurance values by structure, objects of fine art owned by and lent to MVLA, inventory of APC building","List of objects by building (1966), correspondence, \"Proposal for Permanent Room Assignments with Furniture from States,\" (1963), \"Inventory of Bedrooms,\"\" (1949), \"Association Headquarters,\" (1952), \"Association Headquarters Building\" by room (1952), \"Association Dormitory Building\" (1952), \"Association Headquarters Building,\" \"Association Dormitory Building\" with Valuations, \"Inventories of Bedrooms,\" List of objects by states","\"List of Furniture, gifts, pictures, plants, etc.\"\n\"Miscellaneous Pictures in storeroom of Museum\"\n\"Memorandum List for the Museum Committee - Articles that have been removed from exhibition\" January 1941\n\"Relics Removed from Exhibition\"\n\"Cupboard under sword case\" ca. 1951\n\"List of Articles in Storage on SEcond Floor of Gardener's House,\" June 1938\n\"Inventory of Articles Removed from Mansion Attic to Utility Building (Storage), December 1942","\"Curator's Storage Inventory,\" 1968, \"Bedspreads Now Used in the Mansion,\" \"Curator's Storage\" and \"Curator Office\" (1965)","Handwritten notebook of 19th and early 20th century references of objects with disposition and catalog number, where appropriate; Handwritten list of donations or money from the state of New York - list of objects and gifts; \"Inventory at Mount Vernon 1885-1886\"; List of objects by room, 1896; \"Inventory of Mansion May 1885\" and supporting lists; Handwritten lists of objects; \"List of 'original' objects at Mount Vernon\" ca. 1920; correspondence re furnishings; Inventory 1896","List of objects in table and wall cases (including placement of objects) after 1969","\"Inventory of Museum Storage\" 1963, 1965, List of objects by Museum location, 1965","\"Inventory of Contents\" (1977)","\"Store Room Inventory,\" 1981\nInventory of outbuildings (1981)","Handwritten notes of the Relics Committee (indication that notes were found amoung Mrs. Failing's papers, 1941); Handwritten notes (indication that notes were found among Miss Jennings' papers); 1889 handwritten notes re relics in various rooms; Typed inventory by room, 1896","Shop storage inventory lists (1964), \"Unlocated\" 1970 list, \"Furniture in Curatorial Storage available for Loan to Lloyd House\" list (undated), \"Dispositions made of Articles at Mount Vernon during Storage Housecleaning (1955), \"Tile Building Storage,\" 1964, Notes, photos","\"List of Mansion Furnishings\" (1958) with object list and descriptions and diagram of room arrangements.","Correspondence, vendor information","Correspondence, vendor information","Correspondence, items lists","Photos, memos, correspondence, vendor brochures, notes, post cards","Diagrams, vendor information, correspondence, photos","Vendor information, memos, correspondence","Samples, vendor materials, correspondence","Original 19th and early 20th century documents re relics on deposit","\"Schedule for Loaned Collections\" by lender, undated","Museum inventory and values, 1980","Christine Meadows worked as the staff liaison to several committees in the MVLA. Files in this series contain her reports and correspondence to members of these committees. Inclusive dates 1951-1993.","Exhibition area coordination committee minutes and chain maps, outdoor access meetings minutes","Report, notes","Reports, correspondence, wish list, memos, notes, budget","Meeting arrangements, supplies, house staff leave, clothing budgets, work schedules, menus","Diagrams, report to committee, list of objects, memos, vendor materials","Backstairs handrails; Minutes; Notes; Correspondence; Memos; Excerpts from articles, newspaper; photo; reports","Interpretive Sign Information request sheets, vendor information, inventory of all signs as of July 1989, budgetary information, excerpts from Writings, 20th century history on some outbuildings","Files kept by topic of research. Types of records include book excerpts and articles, correspondence, primary source citations and bibliographic references, exhibit label text, and memos. Bulk dates 1950s-1990s.","Excerpts from \"The American Home\"","Notes on Washington inventories, copies of articles, books, \"cumulative index\" 1937-1941","Notes and diagrams on identifying faking of objects","Excerpts from \"Journal of the Study of Architectural Historians,\" photos, notes, glossary of architectural terms, other related documents","Excerpts from Writings, Letter re travel arrangements, notes","Written by Meadows","Brief report, project description, letters","Letters, Booklet \"Keep of the Bastille\", 1887","Post cards with bed hangings depicted","\"Housing and Family Life of the Mount Vernon Negro\" 1954, 1962; Correspondence, excerpts; \"Report for the Chairman of Outbuildings Committee,\" 1952","Letters, copy of article on camera obscura","Notes, articles from magazines","Letters (1970s and early 1980s), Article/paper on the museum","Photos, \"Oriental Porcelains from Alexandria Collections,\" the Alexandria Association, 1979, handwritten notes, correspondence, news clippings, \"The Sailing Ship on Chinese Porcelain - A brief survey 1700-1850\", Worksheets - Chinese porcelain","Research on Christmas in the 18th century, mostly on food, table settings, designs; Memo re Christmas as Mount Vernon","Notes, excerpts, correspondence","Excerpts from Writings, Letters","List of Martha Washington purchases (based on letters, invoices, and Writings), Excerpts from letters, Writings","Notes, excerpts from \"Presence of the Past - A history of the Preservation Movement in the United States before Williamsburg","Copies of inventories (with indications of which objects were taken an used by MW), shows disposition of all goods in the estate","Antiques magazine on pineapples, 1945, letters, diaries, excerpts","Notes, articles, correspondence, excerpts from \"Writings\"","LIst of London merchants that GW did business with, 1948","Exhibit labels, correspondence with New York and Pennsylvania historical societies, photos of original prints, invoices, vendor proposals, designs, schedules, exhibit layouts, list of objects on exhibit, chronological account of written documents as pertains to GW","Voting information for 1st election, excerpts from publications, edits to vignettes in exhibit, exhibit signs, vendor materials","Materials in the Pack Lobby cases, exhibition proposal, memo, notes, excerpts","Materials in the Pack Lobby cases, exhibition proposal, memo, notes, excerpts","Memos, attendance trends","Correspondence","Letters","Copies of articles/pictures on fence","Excerpts from books/articles","Presidential Study Group documents, excerpts, handwritten notes, meeting notes","Mary Thompson memo re foodways at Mount Vernon, and memo re table setting/menu for television shooting research.","Letters, replies from membership","Notes, excerpts from \"Writings\"","Letter, promotional materials, materials on Hopewell Furnace","Photos, copies of articles/books/letters","Letters, invoices","Copy of Form, Function, and Meaning in the Use of Fabric Furnishings, Copy of Potomac Squire","Newspaper article on GW bed, excerpts from Writings, handwritten notes on card re inventory of Mount Vernon, letters/memos, list of objects as of 9/1980 (by catalogue number) an discussions of authenticity","Copy of Preservation Technical Notes - Reducing Visible and Ultraviolet Light Damage to Interior Wood Finishes, articles on aprons, 1988 Mount Vernon furniture conservation priority list","Family tree, pedigree, notes, memos, correspondence","Correspondence, notes, family tree","Family tree, correspondence, copies of letters, family marriage records, notes","Excerpts from Writings, notes, memo","Excerpts from letters, Analysis of character (Washington deemed an ISTJ: Introvert, Sensor, Thinker, Judger.","Letters, invoices, report, memos, photos, schematics; Article \"The Domestic Pageant: Society and the Great House in Early Virginia","Letters, invoices, report, memos, photos, schematics; Article \"The Domestic Pageant: Society and the Great House in Early Virginia","Notes, 1914 invoice, old reports, references","Correspondence, photos of Quincy bells","Memos, invoices, sample trim, diagrams, photos","Photocopied articles, picture of engravings, notes","Photocopies of source documents, re: bells, photos of Moffatt Ladd House, letters","Reliance testing in Mosca's Report","Diaries/letters, documentary evidence of bells","References to, notes","Huntington: The Great Experiment, letters, list of objects for loan to Huntington Library","Handwritten notes, excerpts from articles, books, pages from Christies Auction Catalogue, worksheet accession of Eliza Custis miniature","\"Comparison of Objects in the Mount Vernon Kitchen in 1799 and Today\" undated","Notes on \"Draft of Structure Report\", an historical account of condition and work done in Mansion, including a mech-electrical assessment of the Mansion and outbuildings. Includes some mention of HVAC; list of structural engineers to make Mansion evaluation; 1985 plans for Mansion conservation/maintenance; list of conservation contractors - \"Historic House Consortium Contractor Index\"; RFP by MVLA for structural investigation in 1988; Internal memo re ventilation in the Mansion; news clippings, memo on 18th century method for polishing silver","Memos, notes, vendor materials, timing, light operation manual","Handwritten notes on the repair/condition history of Mount Vernon, letters describing Mount Vernon, GW and MW","Memo listing historically used Mansion room names, copies of letters, excerpts from \"Writings\", copies of original documents re room measurements","Copies of articles/books","Letters re publications on the Centennial Exposition of 1876, Meadows' letters, handwritten notes, articles, information on Kenmore, New Jersey room chandelier","References to Mount Vernon spinet","Materials on preservation efforts, 1858 article on Mount Vernon by Benson Lossing re preservation efforts, notes, copy of 18th century letter, letter re fundraising","Handwritten notes, copy of articles re lace, shoes, and textiles, copy of MW letter","Memos, reports, letters re new museum facility (1991 and 1992)","Letters (1952, 1967, 1968, 1982)","Excerpts from Writings, minutes from selected MVLA Council, 1990 Garden House inventory","Meadows' slave quarters panel presentation, correspondence, memos, notes, excerpts from Writings, ledgers, \"Laboring Hands and the Transformation of Mount Vernon Plantation 1783-1799,\" \"Report of Physical Research and Recommendations for Spinning House,\" 1952","Correspondence, memo","Photos, notes, vendor pamphlet, articles","Inventory of GW paintings and prints, Mount Vernon \"wish list\" 1975, vendor documents, excerpts from \"Writings\"","\"Restoring the Mount Vernon Servants Hall,\" Pogue, 1998; selected reports/documents re servants hall; memos, notes","Copy \"Federal Period Inventories of Salem Merchants,\"","Letters, maps/diagrams","\"Descriptions of George Washington - A Chronological Compilation of Contemporary Pen Portraits and Other Pertinent References,\" tentative seminar schedule, handwritten notes, copies of Freeman indices, excerpts from various documents, publications","Excerpts from Writings","Correspondence, notes, article, early documents on Mount Vernon silverware","Bibliography of works on slavery and the slave trade","Materials on slaves, slave diets, etc.; Worksheets on Mount Vernon slaves; \"Slaves on the Mansion House Farm - 1799\" (1991)","Article","Correspondence, memos, excerpts from The Complete Domestic Distiller, articles","Materials pertaining to Survey of Extant Documented Ceramics and Glass","Correspondence, photo of portrait","Memo re tomb condition (1994), article re tomb \"Washington's Home and the Nation's Shrine,\" Names of marble and stone conservators","Excerpt from \"Children's Toys Throughout the Ages,\" Excerpt from 'Writings', Memos to Chairmen on Museum Shop.","Washington/Lafayette Yorktown Capitulation Watch material, other unowned watches, letters, photos; material re Franklin Mint 'Washington timepiece,' Tilden watch, Washington-Michaux watch, Greene watch","Memos re shutters and curtains used to control light in the Mansion, discussion of problems with HVAC discussed in report, Analysis of Temperature and Humidity Records in the Mansion, undated but probably ca. 1988, description of the New Room and its objects","Article on women in the preservation movement, notes, copy of letter, articles, lectures","General subject files kept on a variety of topics including publications, interpretation practices, licensing products, projects, and departmental information. Bulk dates 1980s-1990s.","Archaeological investigations in the vineyard enclosure, 1989; archaeological investigations in the blacksmith shop, 1987","Book/manuscript reviews; Memo - the holiday season at Mount Vernon","Notes for 1997 traveling exhibit, letters, memos, book reviews, answering public inquiries (late 1990s), list of recent accessions, suggested objects for special exhibit, list of upcoming major anniversaries, suggested seasonal scenarios","Newspaper clippings, vendor letters, information on GW breeches, priority list of GW/MW items that are no longer to be reproduced (!988)","Notes re Washingtons taste in decorative arts, outline for slides for interpretive training re furnishing plan 1990, copy of Interpreter's Handbook (1989), memos, interpreter materials, information sheets, Historic Trail booklet, self-guided tour, school essays, Mount Vernon teacher materials, copies of articles from Annual Reports pertaining to the out-of-doors, binder containing room-by-room information for interpreters","Notes re Washingtons taste in decorative arts, outline for slides for interpretive training re furnishing plan 1990, copy of Interpreter's Handbook (1989), memos, interpreter materials, information sheets, Historic Trail booklet, self-guided tour, school essays, Mount Vernon teacher materials, copies of articles from Annual Reports pertaining to the out-of-doors, binder containing room-by-room information for interpreters","Memos 1986-1989; Correspondence, RFPs, responses to RFPs for engineering design work","Map displaying the growth of Mount Vernon 1754-1786","Mount Vernon shooting list","Outbuildings interpretation, 1991 interpretation, handwritten notes","Copy of museum attendants' orientation for Heavy Visitation Orientation, undated and author unknown","Curator's observation of Mansion interpretation, 1982","1982 stable interpretation","Notes, copies of metal objects","NOtes, memos, designs","Note","Note","Notes, letters, lists of objects for reproductions","Memos, letters, resumes (lighting experts), Mansion electrical/lighting plans, lighting controls, lighting specifications, estimates, brochures, pamphlets, contracts, purchase order, invoices, weekly progress meeting notes","Memos, letters, resumes (lighting experts), Mansion electrical/lighting plans, lighting controls, lighting specifications, estimates, brochures, pamphlets, contracts, purchase order, invoices, weekly progress meeting notes","Memos, invoices, purchase orders, correspondence","?Carpet history, information, cost, invoices, correspondence","Memos of late 1970s, correspondence on museum, interpretation","Museum attendants' orientation","Letters, list of tools Mount Vernon would like to acquire, reports, memo produced by the M-WTCA Mount Vernon Committee.","Letters, list of tools Mount Vernon would like to acquire, reports, memo produced by the M-WTCA Mount Vernon Committee.","1985-1986 letters, bills, resume","Script of walking tour","A report \"Making Colonial Paints - The Experience at Mount Vernon,\" articles, clippings, brochure of artist materials","Invoices, letters, brochures for pigments/paint lines, paint analysis, Goethe's theory of colors, copies of other works/articles re color and paint, paint samples, specifications for restoration painting, APT Bulletin 1983","Invoices, letters, brochures for pigments/paint lines, paint analysis, Goethe's theory of colors, copies of other works/articles re color and paint, paint samples, specifications for restoration painting, APT Bulletin 1983","Invoices, letters, brochures for pigments/paint lines, paint analysis, Goethe's theory of colors, copies of other works/articles re color and paint, paint samples, specifications for restoration painting, APT Bulletin 1983","Article written by Meadows, on Washington household, \"The Epilogue: Dispersals and Retrievals\" chapter for china book","Correspondence, article, news clippins, text","Correspondence, photos, news clippings, lists/notes"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMaterial can be reproduced for study or personal use upon written approval from library staff.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Material can be reproduced for study or personal use upon written approval from library staff."],"names_ssim":["Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association","Meadows, Christine, 1932-2013","Fede, Helen Maggs"],"corpname_ssim":["Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association"],"persname_ssim":["Meadows, Christine, 1932-2013","Fede, Helen Maggs"],"language_ssim":["English \n.    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The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.","The collection is organized into five series, closely following the original breakdown of files by Christine Meadows with exceptions only for clarification or consistency purposes. Folders are organized in alphabetical order by folder title throughout the collection, and then chronologically. The series are as follows:","Series 1. Administration\nSeries 2. Collections Management\nSeries 3. Committees\nSeries 4. Research \nSeries 5. Subject Files","Christine Meadows (née Mary Christine Meadows) was born in Brunswick, Maryland on March 2, 1932 to Dr. Stanley Joseph and Katherine Gardner Meadows. Christine earned a bachelor of arts degree in history from Notre Dame College of Maryland and completed graduate coursework at William and Mary College before becoming an elementary school teacher in Frederick, Maryland. Her career at Mount Vernon began in 1960 when she was hired as a library assistant. In the library, Christine helped catalog and reorganize the library's collections including the books, manuscripts, files, pamphlets, prints, and drawings. She also began a decades-long devotion to researching all things pertaining to Washington and Mount Vernon. When the estate's curator, Helen Fede left her position in 1964, Christine was promoted to fill her place and continued in this role for the next 33 years. Her responsibilities included the acquisition of new Washington or period artifacts, care of the historical collections, supervision of the cleaning and maintenance in the Mansion and outbuildings, curating exhibits in the museum, and special research projects such as publications. Christine was well-known and respected in her field. During her tenure, the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association acquired valuable, original Washington pieces and the Mansion underwent a major paint analysis and update. Her extensive research and dedication to authenticity were particularly beneficial to the Association. She also worked closely with several committees including the Accession Committee, the Annual Report Committee, the Museum Committee, and the Household Committee. Her substantial knowledge on the Washingtons, the early American period, and the collections at Mount Vernon put her in high demand as a speaker and presenter on these topics. Upon announcing her retirement in 1997, the MVLA Board hosted a farewell dinner in her honor and the Council minutes noted \"The consensus of the evening was that Miss Meadows will always be remembered for her scholarship and knowledge, and with special affection for her humor and inspiration to scores of Vice Regents, but most importantly for her devotion to Mount Vernon and her dedication to preserving the collection and the institution, and the world of George Washington.\" She was named Curator Emerita of Mount Vernon, assisting with research for important projects and sharing her long institutional memory with staff. Christine Meadows passed away on January 19, 2013 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.","This collection was initially reviewed by a former employee or volunteer, Ani DiFazio, who listed and described the contents of each box of records. This first pass was used to reassess and better arrange the material to create more consistency while keeping the essence of the original order according to DiFazio's list. The summaries of file contents have been kept and are included in the scope note for individual folders in the ArchivesSpace finding aid online. Some duplicated and/or outdated information was weeded from the collection during final processing.","First pass and cursory finding aid created by Ani S. DiFazio, 2001. Final arrangement and description completed by volunteer Candace Cowan and Rebecca Baird, archivist, 2023.","-\tCollections departmental files (unprocessed)\n-\tPapers of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n-\tPapers of the Superintendent and Resident Director\n-\tMinutes of the Council and Annual Reports","The Papers of Christine Meadows contain the work files of the curator, representing daily administrative tasks as well as career-long research topics. The collection includes correspondence, reports, memos, inventory lists, research files with photocopied references, and remarks or presentations. The majority of the material reflects the years Ms. Meadows served as curator, 1960 to 1997, but several folders hold documents prior to her tenure as curator. She most likely inherited these files from the previous curator, Helen Fede, who is also named as a creator of this collection. The inclusive dates are 1869 to 1997.","Contains records on common day-to-day tasks, Mount Vernon procedures, monthly reports, and general correspondence or inquiries. Bulk dates 1980s-1990s.","Notes on handling a bomb threat, memo","Correspondence re gifts, trust, capital funding, annual support funding plan","Memos","Memo to Fire Marshall re unannounced fire drills, 1984","Memo","Pertaining to the care, provenance, storage, and display of historical collections. Includes appraisals for insurance, inventories, correspondence, museum storage and maintenance documents, and wish lists. Bulk dates 1960s-1990s.","Research, memos, budgets, minutes","Curatorial storage information, memos, photo storage information","Brochure and related materials from an appraiser","List of early collections given, purchased, loaned to the MVLA, Handwritten list of major acquisitions - objects, whether given or purchased, appraisal value","Insurance policies, correspondence, Fine Arts inventory Library Department, APC building, study materials 'Legal problems of museum administration,' list of insured objects on loan, schedule of loaned collections by lender, fine arts insurance values by structure, objects of fine art owned by and lent to MVLA, inventory of APC building","List of objects by building (1966), correspondence, \"Proposal for Permanent Room Assignments with Furniture from States,\" (1963), \"Inventory of Bedrooms,\"\" (1949), \"Association Headquarters,\" (1952), \"Association Headquarters Building\" by room (1952), \"Association Dormitory Building\" (1952), \"Association Headquarters Building,\" \"Association Dormitory Building\" with Valuations, \"Inventories of Bedrooms,\" List of objects by states","\"List of Furniture, gifts, pictures, plants, etc.\"\n\"Miscellaneous Pictures in storeroom of Museum\"\n\"Memorandum List for the Museum Committee - Articles that have been removed from exhibition\" January 1941\n\"Relics Removed from Exhibition\"\n\"Cupboard under sword case\" ca. 1951\n\"List of Articles in Storage on SEcond Floor of Gardener's House,\" June 1938\n\"Inventory of Articles Removed from Mansion Attic to Utility Building (Storage), December 1942","\"Curator's Storage Inventory,\" 1968, \"Bedspreads Now Used in the Mansion,\" \"Curator's Storage\" and \"Curator Office\" (1965)","Handwritten notebook of 19th and early 20th century references of objects with disposition and catalog number, where appropriate; Handwritten list of donations or money from the state of New York - list of objects and gifts; \"Inventory at Mount Vernon 1885-1886\"; List of objects by room, 1896; \"Inventory of Mansion May 1885\" and supporting lists; Handwritten lists of objects; \"List of 'original' objects at Mount Vernon\" ca. 1920; correspondence re furnishings; Inventory 1896","List of objects in table and wall cases (including placement of objects) after 1969","\"Inventory of Museum Storage\" 1963, 1965, List of objects by Museum location, 1965","\"Inventory of Contents\" (1977)","\"Store Room Inventory,\" 1981\nInventory of outbuildings (1981)","Handwritten notes of the Relics Committee (indication that notes were found amoung Mrs. Failing's papers, 1941); Handwritten notes (indication that notes were found among Miss Jennings' papers); 1889 handwritten notes re relics in various rooms; Typed inventory by room, 1896","Shop storage inventory lists (1964), \"Unlocated\" 1970 list, \"Furniture in Curatorial Storage available for Loan to Lloyd House\" list (undated), \"Dispositions made of Articles at Mount Vernon during Storage Housecleaning (1955), \"Tile Building Storage,\" 1964, Notes, photos","\"List of Mansion Furnishings\" (1958) with object list and descriptions and diagram of room arrangements.","Correspondence, vendor information","Correspondence, vendor information","Correspondence, items lists","Photos, memos, correspondence, vendor brochures, notes, post cards","Diagrams, vendor information, correspondence, photos","Vendor information, memos, correspondence","Samples, vendor materials, correspondence","Original 19th and early 20th century documents re relics on deposit","\"Schedule for Loaned Collections\" by lender, undated","Museum inventory and values, 1980","Christine Meadows worked as the staff liaison to several committees in the MVLA. Files in this series contain her reports and correspondence to members of these committees. Inclusive dates 1951-1993.","Exhibition area coordination committee minutes and chain maps, outdoor access meetings minutes","Report, notes","Reports, correspondence, wish list, memos, notes, budget","Meeting arrangements, supplies, house staff leave, clothing budgets, work schedules, menus","Diagrams, report to committee, list of objects, memos, vendor materials","Backstairs handrails; Minutes; Notes; Correspondence; Memos; Excerpts from articles, newspaper; photo; reports","Interpretive Sign Information request sheets, vendor information, inventory of all signs as of July 1989, budgetary information, excerpts from Writings, 20th century history on some outbuildings","Files kept by topic of research. Types of records include book excerpts and articles, correspondence, primary source citations and bibliographic references, exhibit label text, and memos. Bulk dates 1950s-1990s.","Excerpts from \"The American Home\"","Notes on Washington inventories, copies of articles, books, \"cumulative index\" 1937-1941","Notes and diagrams on identifying faking of objects","Excerpts from \"Journal of the Study of Architectural Historians,\" photos, notes, glossary of architectural terms, other related documents","Excerpts from Writings, Letter re travel arrangements, notes","Written by Meadows","Brief report, project description, letters","Letters, Booklet \"Keep of the Bastille\", 1887","Post cards with bed hangings depicted","\"Housing and Family Life of the Mount Vernon Negro\" 1954, 1962; Correspondence, excerpts; \"Report for the Chairman of Outbuildings Committee,\" 1952","Letters, copy of article on camera obscura","Notes, articles from magazines","Letters (1970s and early 1980s), Article/paper on the museum","Photos, \"Oriental Porcelains from Alexandria Collections,\" the Alexandria Association, 1979, handwritten notes, correspondence, news clippings, \"The Sailing Ship on Chinese Porcelain - A brief survey 1700-1850\", Worksheets - Chinese porcelain","Research on Christmas in the 18th century, mostly on food, table settings, designs; Memo re Christmas as Mount Vernon","Notes, excerpts, correspondence","Excerpts from Writings, Letters","List of Martha Washington purchases (based on letters, invoices, and Writings), Excerpts from letters, Writings","Notes, excerpts from \"Presence of the Past - A history of the Preservation Movement in the United States before Williamsburg","Copies of inventories (with indications of which objects were taken an used by MW), shows disposition of all goods in the estate","Antiques magazine on pineapples, 1945, letters, diaries, excerpts","Notes, articles, correspondence, excerpts from \"Writings\"","LIst of London merchants that GW did business with, 1948","Exhibit labels, correspondence with New York and Pennsylvania historical societies, photos of original prints, invoices, vendor proposals, designs, schedules, exhibit layouts, list of objects on exhibit, chronological account of written documents as pertains to GW","Voting information for 1st election, excerpts from publications, edits to vignettes in exhibit, exhibit signs, vendor materials","Materials in the Pack Lobby cases, exhibition proposal, memo, notes, excerpts","Materials in the Pack Lobby cases, exhibition proposal, memo, notes, excerpts","Memos, attendance trends","Correspondence","Letters","Copies of articles/pictures on fence","Excerpts from books/articles","Presidential Study Group documents, excerpts, handwritten notes, meeting notes","Mary Thompson memo re foodways at Mount Vernon, and memo re table setting/menu for television shooting research.","Letters, replies from membership","Notes, excerpts from \"Writings\"","Letter, promotional materials, materials on Hopewell Furnace","Photos, copies of articles/books/letters","Letters, invoices","Copy of Form, Function, and Meaning in the Use of Fabric Furnishings, Copy of Potomac Squire","Newspaper article on GW bed, excerpts from Writings, handwritten notes on card re inventory of Mount Vernon, letters/memos, list of objects as of 9/1980 (by catalogue number) an discussions of authenticity","Copy of Preservation Technical Notes - Reducing Visible and Ultraviolet Light Damage to Interior Wood Finishes, articles on aprons, 1988 Mount Vernon furniture conservation priority list","Family tree, pedigree, notes, memos, correspondence","Correspondence, notes, family tree","Family tree, correspondence, copies of letters, family marriage records, notes","Excerpts from Writings, notes, memo","Excerpts from letters, Analysis of character (Washington deemed an ISTJ: Introvert, Sensor, Thinker, Judger.","Letters, invoices, report, memos, photos, schematics; Article \"The Domestic Pageant: Society and the Great House in Early Virginia","Letters, invoices, report, memos, photos, schematics; Article \"The Domestic Pageant: Society and the Great House in Early Virginia","Notes, 1914 invoice, old reports, references","Correspondence, photos of Quincy bells","Memos, invoices, sample trim, diagrams, photos","Photocopied articles, picture of engravings, notes","Photocopies of source documents, re: bells, photos of Moffatt Ladd House, letters","Reliance testing in Mosca's Report","Diaries/letters, documentary evidence of bells","References to, notes","Huntington: The Great Experiment, letters, list of objects for loan to Huntington Library","Handwritten notes, excerpts from articles, books, pages from Christies Auction Catalogue, worksheet accession of Eliza Custis miniature","\"Comparison of Objects in the Mount Vernon Kitchen in 1799 and Today\" undated","Notes on \"Draft of Structure Report\", an historical account of condition and work done in Mansion, including a mech-electrical assessment of the Mansion and outbuildings. Includes some mention of HVAC; list of structural engineers to make Mansion evaluation; 1985 plans for Mansion conservation/maintenance; list of conservation contractors - \"Historic House Consortium Contractor Index\"; RFP by MVLA for structural investigation in 1988; Internal memo re ventilation in the Mansion; news clippings, memo on 18th century method for polishing silver","Memos, notes, vendor materials, timing, light operation manual","Handwritten notes on the repair/condition history of Mount Vernon, letters describing Mount Vernon, GW and MW","Memo listing historically used Mansion room names, copies of letters, excerpts from \"Writings\", copies of original documents re room measurements","Copies of articles/books","Letters re publications on the Centennial Exposition of 1876, Meadows' letters, handwritten notes, articles, information on Kenmore, New Jersey room chandelier","References to Mount Vernon spinet","Materials on preservation efforts, 1858 article on Mount Vernon by Benson Lossing re preservation efforts, notes, copy of 18th century letter, letter re fundraising","Handwritten notes, copy of articles re lace, shoes, and textiles, copy of MW letter","Memos, reports, letters re new museum facility (1991 and 1992)","Letters (1952, 1967, 1968, 1982)","Excerpts from Writings, minutes from selected MVLA Council, 1990 Garden House inventory","Meadows' slave quarters panel presentation, correspondence, memos, notes, excerpts from Writings, ledgers, \"Laboring Hands and the Transformation of Mount Vernon Plantation 1783-1799,\" \"Report of Physical Research and Recommendations for Spinning House,\" 1952","Correspondence, memo","Photos, notes, vendor pamphlet, articles","Inventory of GW paintings and prints, Mount Vernon \"wish list\" 1975, vendor documents, excerpts from \"Writings\"","\"Restoring the Mount Vernon Servants Hall,\" Pogue, 1998; selected reports/documents re servants hall; memos, notes","Copy \"Federal Period Inventories of Salem Merchants,\"","Letters, maps/diagrams","\"Descriptions of George Washington - A Chronological Compilation of Contemporary Pen Portraits and Other Pertinent References,\" tentative seminar schedule, handwritten notes, copies of Freeman indices, excerpts from various documents, publications","Excerpts from Writings","Correspondence, notes, article, early documents on Mount Vernon silverware","Bibliography of works on slavery and the slave trade","Materials on slaves, slave diets, etc.; Worksheets on Mount Vernon slaves; \"Slaves on the Mansion House Farm - 1799\" (1991)","Article","Correspondence, memos, excerpts from The Complete Domestic Distiller, articles","Materials pertaining to Survey of Extant Documented Ceramics and Glass","Correspondence, photo of portrait","Memo re tomb condition (1994), article re tomb \"Washington's Home and the Nation's Shrine,\" Names of marble and stone conservators","Excerpt from \"Children's Toys Throughout the Ages,\" Excerpt from 'Writings', Memos to Chairmen on Museum Shop.","Washington/Lafayette Yorktown Capitulation Watch material, other unowned watches, letters, photos; material re Franklin Mint 'Washington timepiece,' Tilden watch, Washington-Michaux watch, Greene watch","Memos re shutters and curtains used to control light in the Mansion, discussion of problems with HVAC discussed in report, Analysis of Temperature and Humidity Records in the Mansion, undated but probably ca. 1988, description of the New Room and its objects","Article on women in the preservation movement, notes, copy of letter, articles, lectures","General subject files kept on a variety of topics including publications, interpretation practices, licensing products, projects, and departmental information. Bulk dates 1980s-1990s.","Archaeological investigations in the vineyard enclosure, 1989; archaeological investigations in the blacksmith shop, 1987","Book/manuscript reviews; Memo - the holiday season at Mount Vernon","Notes for 1997 traveling exhibit, letters, memos, book reviews, answering public inquiries (late 1990s), list of recent accessions, suggested objects for special exhibit, list of upcoming major anniversaries, suggested seasonal scenarios","Newspaper clippings, vendor letters, information on GW breeches, priority list of GW/MW items that are no longer to be reproduced (!988)","Notes re Washingtons taste in decorative arts, outline for slides for interpretive training re furnishing plan 1990, copy of Interpreter's Handbook (1989), memos, interpreter materials, information sheets, Historic Trail booklet, self-guided tour, school essays, Mount Vernon teacher materials, copies of articles from Annual Reports pertaining to the out-of-doors, binder containing room-by-room information for interpreters","Notes re Washingtons taste in decorative arts, outline for slides for interpretive training re furnishing plan 1990, copy of Interpreter's Handbook (1989), memos, interpreter materials, information sheets, Historic Trail booklet, self-guided tour, school essays, Mount Vernon teacher materials, copies of articles from Annual Reports pertaining to the out-of-doors, binder containing room-by-room information for interpreters","Memos 1986-1989; Correspondence, RFPs, responses to RFPs for engineering design work","Map displaying the growth of Mount Vernon 1754-1786","Mount Vernon shooting list","Outbuildings interpretation, 1991 interpretation, handwritten notes","Copy of museum attendants' orientation for Heavy Visitation Orientation, undated and author unknown","Curator's observation of Mansion interpretation, 1982","1982 stable interpretation","Notes, copies of metal objects","NOtes, memos, designs","Note","Note","Notes, letters, lists of objects for reproductions","Memos, letters, resumes (lighting experts), Mansion electrical/lighting plans, lighting controls, lighting specifications, estimates, brochures, pamphlets, contracts, purchase order, invoices, weekly progress meeting notes","Memos, letters, resumes (lighting experts), Mansion electrical/lighting plans, lighting controls, lighting specifications, estimates, brochures, pamphlets, contracts, purchase order, invoices, weekly progress meeting notes","Memos, invoices, purchase orders, correspondence","?Carpet history, information, cost, invoices, correspondence","Memos of late 1970s, correspondence on museum, interpretation","Museum attendants' orientation","Letters, list of tools Mount Vernon would like to acquire, reports, memo produced by the M-WTCA Mount Vernon Committee.","Letters, list of tools Mount Vernon would like to acquire, reports, memo produced by the M-WTCA Mount Vernon Committee.","1985-1986 letters, bills, resume","Script of walking tour","A report \"Making Colonial Paints - The Experience at Mount Vernon,\" articles, clippings, brochure of artist materials","Invoices, letters, brochures for pigments/paint lines, paint analysis, Goethe's theory of colors, copies of other works/articles re color and paint, paint samples, specifications for restoration painting, APT Bulletin 1983","Invoices, letters, brochures for pigments/paint lines, paint analysis, Goethe's theory of colors, copies of other works/articles re color and paint, paint samples, specifications for restoration painting, APT Bulletin 1983","Invoices, letters, brochures for pigments/paint lines, paint analysis, Goethe's theory of colors, copies of other works/articles re color and paint, paint samples, specifications for restoration painting, APT Bulletin 1983","Article written by Meadows, on Washington household, \"The Epilogue: Dispersals and Retrievals\" chapter for china book","Correspondence, article, news clippins, text","Correspondence, photos, news clippings, lists/notes","Material can be reproduced for study or personal use upon written approval from library staff.","Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association","Meadows, Christine, 1932-2013","Fede, Helen Maggs","English \n.    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Researchers must complete the Washington Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["This collection is open for research during scheduled appointments. Researchers must complete the Washington Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is organized into five series, closely following the original breakdown of files by Christine Meadows with exceptions only for clarification or consistency purposes. Folders are organized in alphabetical order by folder title throughout the collection, and then chronologically. The series are as follows:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1. Administration\nSeries 2. Collections Management\nSeries 3. Committees\nSeries 4. Research \nSeries 5. Subject Files\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection is organized into five series, closely following the original breakdown of files by Christine Meadows with exceptions only for clarification or consistency purposes. Folders are organized in alphabetical order by folder title throughout the collection, and then chronologically. The series are as follows:","Series 1. Administration\nSeries 2. Collections Management\nSeries 3. Committees\nSeries 4. Research \nSeries 5. Subject Files"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eChristine Meadows (née Mary Christine Meadows) was born in Brunswick, Maryland on March 2, 1932 to Dr. Stanley Joseph and Katherine Gardner Meadows. Christine earned a bachelor of arts degree in history from Notre Dame College of Maryland and completed graduate coursework at William and Mary College before becoming an elementary school teacher in Frederick, Maryland. Her career at Mount Vernon began in 1960 when she was hired as a library assistant. In the library, Christine helped catalog and reorganize the library's collections including the books, manuscripts, files, pamphlets, prints, and drawings. She also began a decades-long devotion to researching all things pertaining to Washington and Mount Vernon. When the estate's curator, Helen Fede left her position in 1964, Christine was promoted to fill her place and continued in this role for the next 33 years. Her responsibilities included the acquisition of new Washington or period artifacts, care of the historical collections, supervision of the cleaning and maintenance in the Mansion and outbuildings, curating exhibits in the museum, and special research projects such as publications. Christine was well-known and respected in her field. During her tenure, the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association acquired valuable, original Washington pieces and the Mansion underwent a major paint analysis and update. Her extensive research and dedication to authenticity were particularly beneficial to the Association. She also worked closely with several committees including the Accession Committee, the Annual Report Committee, the Museum Committee, and the Household Committee. Her substantial knowledge on the Washingtons, the early American period, and the collections at Mount Vernon put her in high demand as a speaker and presenter on these topics. Upon announcing her retirement in 1997, the MVLA Board hosted a farewell dinner in her honor and the Council minutes noted \"The consensus of the evening was that Miss Meadows will always be remembered for her scholarship and knowledge, and with special affection for her humor and inspiration to scores of Vice Regents, but most importantly for her devotion to Mount Vernon and her dedication to preserving the collection and the institution, and the world of George Washington.\" She was named Curator Emerita of Mount Vernon, assisting with research for important projects and sharing her long institutional memory with staff. Christine Meadows passed away on January 19, 2013 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Christine Meadows (née Mary Christine Meadows) was born in Brunswick, Maryland on March 2, 1932 to Dr. Stanley Joseph and Katherine Gardner Meadows. Christine earned a bachelor of arts degree in history from Notre Dame College of Maryland and completed graduate coursework at William and Mary College before becoming an elementary school teacher in Frederick, Maryland. Her career at Mount Vernon began in 1960 when she was hired as a library assistant. In the library, Christine helped catalog and reorganize the library's collections including the books, manuscripts, files, pamphlets, prints, and drawings. She also began a decades-long devotion to researching all things pertaining to Washington and Mount Vernon. When the estate's curator, Helen Fede left her position in 1964, Christine was promoted to fill her place and continued in this role for the next 33 years. Her responsibilities included the acquisition of new Washington or period artifacts, care of the historical collections, supervision of the cleaning and maintenance in the Mansion and outbuildings, curating exhibits in the museum, and special research projects such as publications. Christine was well-known and respected in her field. During her tenure, the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association acquired valuable, original Washington pieces and the Mansion underwent a major paint analysis and update. Her extensive research and dedication to authenticity were particularly beneficial to the Association. She also worked closely with several committees including the Accession Committee, the Annual Report Committee, the Museum Committee, and the Household Committee. Her substantial knowledge on the Washingtons, the early American period, and the collections at Mount Vernon put her in high demand as a speaker and presenter on these topics. Upon announcing her retirement in 1997, the MVLA Board hosted a farewell dinner in her honor and the Council minutes noted \"The consensus of the evening was that Miss Meadows will always be remembered for her scholarship and knowledge, and with special affection for her humor and inspiration to scores of Vice Regents, but most importantly for her devotion to Mount Vernon and her dedication to preserving the collection and the institution, and the world of George Washington.\" She was named Curator Emerita of Mount Vernon, assisting with research for important projects and sharing her long institutional memory with staff. Christine Meadows passed away on January 19, 2013 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Name and date of item], Papers of Christine Meadows, Curator, [Folder], Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon [hereafter Washington Library], Mount Vernon, Virginia \nSee the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Name and date of item], Papers of Christine Meadows, Curator, [Folder], Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon [hereafter Washington Library], Mount Vernon, Virginia \nSee the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection was initially reviewed by a former employee or volunteer, Ani DiFazio, who listed and described the contents of each box of records. This first pass was used to reassess and better arrange the material to create more consistency while keeping the essence of the original order according to DiFazio's list. The summaries of file contents have been kept and are included in the scope note for individual folders in the ArchivesSpace finding aid online. Some duplicated and/or outdated information was weeded from the collection during final processing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFirst pass and cursory finding aid created by Ani S. DiFazio, 2001. Final arrangement and description completed by volunteer Candace Cowan and Rebecca Baird, archivist, 2023.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["This collection was initially reviewed by a former employee or volunteer, Ani DiFazio, who listed and described the contents of each box of records. This first pass was used to reassess and better arrange the material to create more consistency while keeping the essence of the original order according to DiFazio's list. The summaries of file contents have been kept and are included in the scope note for individual folders in the ArchivesSpace finding aid online. Some duplicated and/or outdated information was weeded from the collection during final processing.","First pass and cursory finding aid created by Ani S. DiFazio, 2001. Final arrangement and description completed by volunteer Candace Cowan and Rebecca Baird, archivist, 2023."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e-\tCollections departmental files (unprocessed)\n-\tPapers of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n-\tPapers of the Superintendent and Resident Director\n-\tMinutes of the Council and Annual Reports\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["-\tCollections departmental files (unprocessed)\n-\tPapers of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n-\tPapers of the Superintendent and Resident Director\n-\tMinutes of the Council and Annual Reports"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Papers of Christine Meadows contain the work files of the curator, representing daily administrative tasks as well as career-long research topics. The collection includes correspondence, reports, memos, inventory lists, research files with photocopied references, and remarks or presentations. The majority of the material reflects the years Ms. Meadows served as curator, 1960 to 1997, but several folders hold documents prior to her tenure as curator. She most likely inherited these files from the previous curator, Helen Fede, who is also named as a creator of this collection. The inclusive dates are 1869 to 1997.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContains records on common day-to-day tasks, Mount Vernon procedures, monthly reports, and general correspondence or inquiries. Bulk dates 1980s-1990s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes on handling a bomb threat, memo\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence re gifts, trust, capital funding, annual support funding plan\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemo to Fire Marshall re unannounced fire drills, 1984\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemo\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePertaining to the care, provenance, storage, and display of historical collections. Includes appraisals for insurance, inventories, correspondence, museum storage and maintenance documents, and wish lists. Bulk dates 1960s-1990s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResearch, memos, budgets, minutes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCuratorial storage information, memos, photo storage information\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochure and related materials from an appraiser\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of early collections given, purchased, loaned to the MVLA, Handwritten list of major acquisitions - objects, whether given or purchased, appraisal value\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInsurance policies, correspondence, Fine Arts inventory Library Department, APC building, study materials 'Legal problems of museum administration,' list of insured objects on loan, schedule of loaned collections by lender, fine arts insurance values by structure, objects of fine art owned by and lent to MVLA, inventory of APC building\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of objects by building (1966), correspondence, \"Proposal for Permanent Room Assignments with Furniture from States,\" (1963), \"Inventory of Bedrooms,\"\" (1949), \"Association Headquarters,\" (1952), \"Association Headquarters Building\" by room (1952), \"Association Dormitory Building\" (1952), \"Association Headquarters Building,\" \"Association Dormitory Building\" with Valuations, \"Inventories of Bedrooms,\" List of objects by states\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"List of Furniture, gifts, pictures, plants, etc.\"\n\"Miscellaneous Pictures in storeroom of Museum\"\n\"Memorandum List for the Museum Committee - Articles that have been removed from exhibition\" January 1941\n\"Relics Removed from Exhibition\"\n\"Cupboard under sword case\" ca. 1951\n\"List of Articles in Storage on SEcond Floor of Gardener's House,\" June 1938\n\"Inventory of Articles Removed from Mansion Attic to Utility Building (Storage), December 1942\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Curator's Storage Inventory,\" 1968, \"Bedspreads Now Used in the Mansion,\" \"Curator's Storage\" and \"Curator Office\" (1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten notebook of 19th and early 20th century references of objects with disposition and catalog number, where appropriate; Handwritten list of donations or money from the state of New York - list of objects and gifts; \"Inventory at Mount Vernon 1885-1886\"; List of objects by room, 1896; \"Inventory of Mansion May 1885\" and supporting lists; Handwritten lists of objects; \"List of 'original' objects at Mount Vernon\" ca. 1920; correspondence re furnishings; Inventory 1896\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of objects in table and wall cases (including placement of objects) after 1969\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Inventory of Museum Storage\" 1963, 1965, List of objects by Museum location, 1965\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Inventory of Contents\" (1977)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Store Room Inventory,\" 1981\nInventory of outbuildings (1981)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten notes of the Relics Committee (indication that notes were found amoung Mrs. Failing's papers, 1941); Handwritten notes (indication that notes were found among Miss Jennings' papers); 1889 handwritten notes re relics in various rooms; Typed inventory by room, 1896\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShop storage inventory lists (1964), \"Unlocated\" 1970 list, \"Furniture in Curatorial Storage available for Loan to Lloyd House\" list (undated), \"Dispositions made of Articles at Mount Vernon during Storage Housecleaning (1955), \"Tile Building Storage,\" 1964, Notes, photos\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"List of Mansion Furnishings\" (1958) with object list and descriptions and diagram of room arrangements.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, vendor information\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, vendor information\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, items lists\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotos, memos, correspondence, vendor brochures, notes, post cards\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiagrams, vendor information, correspondence, photos\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVendor information, memos, correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSamples, vendor materials, correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginal 19th and early 20th century documents re relics on deposit\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Schedule for Loaned Collections\" by lender, undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMuseum inventory and values, 1980\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChristine Meadows worked as the staff liaison to several committees in the MVLA. Files in this series contain her reports and correspondence to members of these committees. Inclusive dates 1951-1993.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExhibition area coordination committee minutes and chain maps, outdoor access meetings minutes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport, notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports, correspondence, wish list, memos, notes, budget\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMeeting arrangements, supplies, house staff leave, clothing budgets, work schedules, menus\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiagrams, report to committee, list of objects, memos, vendor materials\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBackstairs handrails; Minutes; Notes; Correspondence; Memos; Excerpts from articles, newspaper; photo; reports\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInterpretive Sign Information request sheets, vendor information, inventory of all signs as of July 1989, budgetary information, excerpts from Writings, 20th century history on some outbuildings\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFiles kept by topic of research. Types of records include book excerpts and articles, correspondence, primary source citations and bibliographic references, exhibit label text, and memos. Bulk dates 1950s-1990s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from \"The American Home\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes on Washington inventories, copies of articles, books, \"cumulative index\" 1937-1941\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes and diagrams on identifying faking of objects\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from \"Journal of the Study of Architectural Historians,\" photos, notes, glossary of architectural terms, other related documents\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from Writings, Letter re travel arrangements, notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten by Meadows\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrief report, project description, letters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, Booklet \"Keep of the Bastille\", 1887\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePost cards with bed hangings depicted\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Housing and Family Life of the Mount Vernon Negro\" 1954, 1962; Correspondence, excerpts; \"Report for the Chairman of Outbuildings Committee,\" 1952\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, copy of article on camera obscura\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, articles from magazines\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters (1970s and early 1980s), Article/paper on the museum\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotos, \"Oriental Porcelains from Alexandria Collections,\" the Alexandria Association, 1979, handwritten notes, correspondence, news clippings, \"The Sailing Ship on Chinese Porcelain - A brief survey 1700-1850\", Worksheets - Chinese porcelain\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResearch on Christmas in the 18th century, mostly on food, table settings, designs; Memo re Christmas as Mount Vernon\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, excerpts, correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from Writings, Letters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of Martha Washington purchases (based on letters, invoices, and Writings), Excerpts from letters, Writings\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, excerpts from \"Presence of the Past - A history of the Preservation Movement in the United States before Williamsburg\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopies of inventories (with indications of which objects were taken an used by MW), shows disposition of all goods in the estate\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAntiques magazine on pineapples, 1945, letters, diaries, excerpts\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, articles, correspondence, excerpts from \"Writings\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLIst of London merchants that GW did business with, 1948\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExhibit labels, correspondence with New York and Pennsylvania historical societies, photos of original prints, invoices, vendor proposals, designs, schedules, exhibit layouts, list of objects on exhibit, chronological account of written documents as pertains to GW\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVoting information for 1st election, excerpts from publications, edits to vignettes in exhibit, exhibit signs, vendor materials\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterials in the Pack Lobby cases, exhibition proposal, memo, notes, excerpts\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterials in the Pack Lobby cases, exhibition proposal, memo, notes, excerpts\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, attendance trends\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopies of articles/pictures on fence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from books/articles\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePresidential Study Group documents, excerpts, handwritten notes, meeting notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMary Thompson memo re foodways at Mount Vernon, and memo re table setting/menu for television shooting research.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, replies from membership\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, excerpts from \"Writings\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter, promotional materials, materials on Hopewell Furnace\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotos, copies of articles/books/letters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, invoices\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of Form, Function, and Meaning in the Use of Fabric Furnishings, Copy of Potomac Squire\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper article on GW bed, excerpts from Writings, handwritten notes on card re inventory of Mount Vernon, letters/memos, list of objects as of 9/1980 (by catalogue number) an discussions of authenticity\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of Preservation Technical Notes - Reducing Visible and Ultraviolet Light Damage to Interior Wood Finishes, articles on aprons, 1988 Mount Vernon furniture conservation priority list\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFamily tree, pedigree, notes, memos, correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, notes, family tree\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFamily tree, correspondence, copies of letters, family marriage records, notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from Writings, notes, memo\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from letters, Analysis of character (Washington deemed an ISTJ: Introvert, Sensor, Thinker, Judger.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, invoices, report, memos, photos, schematics; Article \"The Domestic Pageant: Society and the Great House in Early Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, invoices, report, memos, photos, schematics; Article \"The Domestic Pageant: Society and the Great House in Early Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, 1914 invoice, old reports, references\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, photos of Quincy bells\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, invoices, sample trim, diagrams, photos\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopied articles, picture of engravings, notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopies of source documents, re: bells, photos of Moffatt Ladd House, letters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReliance testing in Mosca's Report\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiaries/letters, documentary evidence of bells\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReferences to, notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHuntington: The Great Experiment, letters, list of objects for loan to Huntington Library\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten notes, excerpts from articles, books, pages from Christies Auction Catalogue, worksheet accession of Eliza Custis miniature\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Comparison of Objects in the Mount Vernon Kitchen in 1799 and Today\" undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes on \"Draft of Structure Report\", an historical account of condition and work done in Mansion, including a mech-electrical assessment of the Mansion and outbuildings. Includes some mention of HVAC; list of structural engineers to make Mansion evaluation; 1985 plans for Mansion conservation/maintenance; list of conservation contractors - \"Historic House Consortium Contractor Index\"; RFP by MVLA for structural investigation in 1988; Internal memo re ventilation in the Mansion; news clippings, memo on 18th century method for polishing silver\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, notes, vendor materials, timing, light operation manual\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten notes on the repair/condition history of Mount Vernon, letters describing Mount Vernon, GW and MW\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemo listing historically used Mansion room names, copies of letters, excerpts from \"Writings\", copies of original documents re room measurements\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopies of articles/books\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters re publications on the Centennial Exposition of 1876, Meadows' letters, handwritten notes, articles, information on Kenmore, New Jersey room chandelier\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReferences to Mount Vernon spinet\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterials on preservation efforts, 1858 article on Mount Vernon by Benson Lossing re preservation efforts, notes, copy of 18th century letter, letter re fundraising\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten notes, copy of articles re lace, shoes, and textiles, copy of MW letter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, reports, letters re new museum facility (1991 and 1992)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters (1952, 1967, 1968, 1982)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from Writings, minutes from selected MVLA Council, 1990 Garden House inventory\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMeadows' slave quarters panel presentation, correspondence, memos, notes, excerpts from Writings, ledgers, \"Laboring Hands and the Transformation of Mount Vernon Plantation 1783-1799,\" \"Report of Physical Research and Recommendations for Spinning House,\" 1952\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, memo\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotos, notes, vendor pamphlet, articles\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInventory of GW paintings and prints, Mount Vernon \"wish list\" 1975, vendor documents, excerpts from \"Writings\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Restoring the Mount Vernon Servants Hall,\" Pogue, 1998; selected reports/documents re servants hall; memos, notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy \"Federal Period Inventories of Salem Merchants,\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, maps/diagrams\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Descriptions of George Washington - A Chronological Compilation of Contemporary Pen Portraits and Other Pertinent References,\" tentative seminar schedule, handwritten notes, copies of Freeman indices, excerpts from various documents, publications\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from Writings\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, notes, article, early documents on Mount Vernon silverware\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBibliography of works on slavery and the slave trade\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterials on slaves, slave diets, etc.; Worksheets on Mount Vernon slaves; \"Slaves on the Mansion House Farm - 1799\" (1991)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticle\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, memos, excerpts from The Complete Domestic Distiller, articles\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterials pertaining to Survey of Extant Documented Ceramics and Glass\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, photo of portrait\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemo re tomb condition (1994), article re tomb \"Washington's Home and the Nation's Shrine,\" Names of marble and stone conservators\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpt from \"Children's Toys Throughout the Ages,\" Excerpt from 'Writings', Memos to Chairmen on Museum Shop.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington/Lafayette Yorktown Capitulation Watch material, other unowned watches, letters, photos; material re Franklin Mint 'Washington timepiece,' Tilden watch, Washington-Michaux watch, Greene watch\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos re shutters and curtains used to control light in the Mansion, discussion of problems with HVAC discussed in report, Analysis of Temperature and Humidity Records in the Mansion, undated but probably ca. 1988, description of the New Room and its objects\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticle on women in the preservation movement, notes, copy of letter, articles, lectures\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeneral subject files kept on a variety of topics including publications, interpretation practices, licensing products, projects, and departmental information. Bulk dates 1980s-1990s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArchaeological investigations in the vineyard enclosure, 1989; archaeological investigations in the blacksmith shop, 1987\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBook/manuscript reviews; Memo - the holiday season at Mount Vernon\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes for 1997 traveling exhibit, letters, memos, book reviews, answering public inquiries (late 1990s), list of recent accessions, suggested objects for special exhibit, list of upcoming major anniversaries, suggested seasonal scenarios\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clippings, vendor letters, information on GW breeches, priority list of GW/MW items that are no longer to be reproduced (!988)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes re Washingtons taste in decorative arts, outline for slides for interpretive training re furnishing plan 1990, copy of Interpreter's Handbook (1989), memos, interpreter materials, information sheets, Historic Trail booklet, self-guided tour, school essays, Mount Vernon teacher materials, copies of articles from Annual Reports pertaining to the out-of-doors, binder containing room-by-room information for interpreters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes re Washingtons taste in decorative arts, outline for slides for interpretive training re furnishing plan 1990, copy of Interpreter's Handbook (1989), memos, interpreter materials, information sheets, Historic Trail booklet, self-guided tour, school essays, Mount Vernon teacher materials, copies of articles from Annual Reports pertaining to the out-of-doors, binder containing room-by-room information for interpreters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos 1986-1989; Correspondence, RFPs, responses to RFPs for engineering design work\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMap displaying the growth of Mount Vernon 1754-1786\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMount Vernon shooting list\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOutbuildings interpretation, 1991 interpretation, handwritten notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of museum attendants' orientation for Heavy Visitation Orientation, undated and author unknown\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCurator's observation of Mansion interpretation, 1982\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1982 stable interpretation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, copies of metal objects\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNOtes, memos, designs\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, letters, lists of objects for reproductions\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, letters, resumes (lighting experts), Mansion electrical/lighting plans, lighting controls, lighting specifications, estimates, brochures, pamphlets, contracts, purchase order, invoices, weekly progress meeting notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, letters, resumes (lighting experts), Mansion electrical/lighting plans, lighting controls, lighting specifications, estimates, brochures, pamphlets, contracts, purchase order, invoices, weekly progress meeting notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, invoices, purchase orders, correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e?Carpet history, information, cost, invoices, correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos of late 1970s, correspondence on museum, interpretation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMuseum attendants' orientation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, list of tools Mount Vernon would like to acquire, reports, memo produced by the M-WTCA Mount Vernon Committee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, list of tools Mount Vernon would like to acquire, reports, memo produced by the M-WTCA Mount Vernon Committee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1985-1986 letters, bills, resume\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScript of walking tour\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA report \"Making Colonial Paints - 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The collection includes correspondence, reports, memos, inventory lists, research files with photocopied references, and remarks or presentations. The majority of the material reflects the years Ms. Meadows served as curator, 1960 to 1997, but several folders hold documents prior to her tenure as curator. She most likely inherited these files from the previous curator, Helen Fede, who is also named as a creator of this collection. The inclusive dates are 1869 to 1997.","Contains records on common day-to-day tasks, Mount Vernon procedures, monthly reports, and general correspondence or inquiries. Bulk dates 1980s-1990s.","Notes on handling a bomb threat, memo","Correspondence re gifts, trust, capital funding, annual support funding plan","Memos","Memo to Fire Marshall re unannounced fire drills, 1984","Memo","Pertaining to the care, provenance, storage, and display of historical collections. Includes appraisals for insurance, inventories, correspondence, museum storage and maintenance documents, and wish lists. Bulk dates 1960s-1990s.","Research, memos, budgets, minutes","Curatorial storage information, memos, photo storage information","Brochure and related materials from an appraiser","List of early collections given, purchased, loaned to the MVLA, Handwritten list of major acquisitions - objects, whether given or purchased, appraisal value","Insurance policies, correspondence, Fine Arts inventory Library Department, APC building, study materials 'Legal problems of museum administration,' list of insured objects on loan, schedule of loaned collections by lender, fine arts insurance values by structure, objects of fine art owned by and lent to MVLA, inventory of APC building","List of objects by building (1966), correspondence, \"Proposal for Permanent Room Assignments with Furniture from States,\" (1963), \"Inventory of Bedrooms,\"\" (1949), \"Association Headquarters,\" (1952), \"Association Headquarters Building\" by room (1952), \"Association Dormitory Building\" (1952), \"Association Headquarters Building,\" \"Association Dormitory Building\" with Valuations, \"Inventories of Bedrooms,\" List of objects by states","\"List of Furniture, gifts, pictures, plants, etc.\"\n\"Miscellaneous Pictures in storeroom of Museum\"\n\"Memorandum List for the Museum Committee - Articles that have been removed from exhibition\" January 1941\n\"Relics Removed from Exhibition\"\n\"Cupboard under sword case\" ca. 1951\n\"List of Articles in Storage on SEcond Floor of Gardener's House,\" June 1938\n\"Inventory of Articles Removed from Mansion Attic to Utility Building (Storage), December 1942","\"Curator's Storage Inventory,\" 1968, \"Bedspreads Now Used in the Mansion,\" \"Curator's Storage\" and \"Curator Office\" (1965)","Handwritten notebook of 19th and early 20th century references of objects with disposition and catalog number, where appropriate; Handwritten list of donations or money from the state of New York - list of objects and gifts; \"Inventory at Mount Vernon 1885-1886\"; List of objects by room, 1896; \"Inventory of Mansion May 1885\" and supporting lists; Handwritten lists of objects; \"List of 'original' objects at Mount Vernon\" ca. 1920; correspondence re furnishings; Inventory 1896","List of objects in table and wall cases (including placement of objects) after 1969","\"Inventory of Museum Storage\" 1963, 1965, List of objects by Museum location, 1965","\"Inventory of Contents\" (1977)","\"Store Room Inventory,\" 1981\nInventory of outbuildings (1981)","Handwritten notes of the Relics Committee (indication that notes were found amoung Mrs. Failing's papers, 1941); Handwritten notes (indication that notes were found among Miss Jennings' papers); 1889 handwritten notes re relics in various rooms; Typed inventory by room, 1896","Shop storage inventory lists (1964), \"Unlocated\" 1970 list, \"Furniture in Curatorial Storage available for Loan to Lloyd House\" list (undated), \"Dispositions made of Articles at Mount Vernon during Storage Housecleaning (1955), \"Tile Building Storage,\" 1964, Notes, photos","\"List of Mansion Furnishings\" (1958) with object list and descriptions and diagram of room arrangements.","Correspondence, vendor information","Correspondence, vendor information","Correspondence, items lists","Photos, memos, correspondence, vendor brochures, notes, post cards","Diagrams, vendor information, correspondence, photos","Vendor information, memos, correspondence","Samples, vendor materials, correspondence","Original 19th and early 20th century documents re relics on deposit","\"Schedule for Loaned Collections\" by lender, undated","Museum inventory and values, 1980","Christine Meadows worked as the staff liaison to several committees in the MVLA. Files in this series contain her reports and correspondence to members of these committees. Inclusive dates 1951-1993.","Exhibition area coordination committee minutes and chain maps, outdoor access meetings minutes","Report, notes","Reports, correspondence, wish list, memos, notes, budget","Meeting arrangements, supplies, house staff leave, clothing budgets, work schedules, menus","Diagrams, report to committee, list of objects, memos, vendor materials","Backstairs handrails; Minutes; Notes; Correspondence; Memos; Excerpts from articles, newspaper; photo; reports","Interpretive Sign Information request sheets, vendor information, inventory of all signs as of July 1989, budgetary information, excerpts from Writings, 20th century history on some outbuildings","Files kept by topic of research. Types of records include book excerpts and articles, correspondence, primary source citations and bibliographic references, exhibit label text, and memos. Bulk dates 1950s-1990s.","Excerpts from \"The American Home\"","Notes on Washington inventories, copies of articles, books, \"cumulative index\" 1937-1941","Notes and diagrams on identifying faking of objects","Excerpts from \"Journal of the Study of Architectural Historians,\" photos, notes, glossary of architectural terms, other related documents","Excerpts from Writings, Letter re travel arrangements, notes","Written by Meadows","Brief report, project description, letters","Letters, Booklet \"Keep of the Bastille\", 1887","Post cards with bed hangings depicted","\"Housing and Family Life of the Mount Vernon Negro\" 1954, 1962; Correspondence, excerpts; \"Report for the Chairman of Outbuildings Committee,\" 1952","Letters, copy of article on camera obscura","Notes, articles from magazines","Letters (1970s and early 1980s), Article/paper on the museum","Photos, \"Oriental Porcelains from Alexandria Collections,\" the Alexandria Association, 1979, handwritten notes, correspondence, news clippings, \"The Sailing Ship on Chinese Porcelain - A brief survey 1700-1850\", Worksheets - Chinese porcelain","Research on Christmas in the 18th century, mostly on food, table settings, designs; Memo re Christmas as Mount Vernon","Notes, excerpts, correspondence","Excerpts from Writings, Letters","List of Martha Washington purchases (based on letters, invoices, and Writings), Excerpts from letters, Writings","Notes, excerpts from \"Presence of the Past - A history of the Preservation Movement in the United States before Williamsburg","Copies of inventories (with indications of which objects were taken an used by MW), shows disposition of all goods in the estate","Antiques magazine on pineapples, 1945, letters, diaries, excerpts","Notes, articles, correspondence, excerpts from \"Writings\"","LIst of London merchants that GW did business with, 1948","Exhibit labels, correspondence with New York and Pennsylvania historical societies, photos of original prints, invoices, vendor proposals, designs, schedules, exhibit layouts, list of objects on exhibit, chronological account of written documents as pertains to GW","Voting information for 1st election, excerpts from publications, edits to vignettes in exhibit, exhibit signs, vendor materials","Materials in the Pack Lobby cases, exhibition proposal, memo, notes, excerpts","Materials in the Pack Lobby cases, exhibition proposal, memo, notes, excerpts","Memos, attendance trends","Correspondence","Letters","Copies of articles/pictures on fence","Excerpts from books/articles","Presidential Study Group documents, excerpts, handwritten notes, meeting notes","Mary Thompson memo re foodways at Mount Vernon, and memo re table setting/menu for television shooting research.","Letters, replies from membership","Notes, excerpts from \"Writings\"","Letter, promotional materials, materials on Hopewell Furnace","Photos, copies of articles/books/letters","Letters, invoices","Copy of Form, Function, and Meaning in the Use of Fabric Furnishings, Copy of Potomac Squire","Newspaper article on GW bed, excerpts from Writings, handwritten notes on card re inventory of Mount Vernon, letters/memos, list of objects as of 9/1980 (by catalogue number) an discussions of authenticity","Copy of Preservation Technical Notes - Reducing Visible and Ultraviolet Light Damage to Interior Wood Finishes, articles on aprons, 1988 Mount Vernon furniture conservation priority list","Family tree, pedigree, notes, memos, correspondence","Correspondence, notes, family tree","Family tree, correspondence, copies of letters, family marriage records, notes","Excerpts from Writings, notes, memo","Excerpts from letters, Analysis of character (Washington deemed an ISTJ: Introvert, Sensor, Thinker, Judger.","Letters, invoices, report, memos, photos, schematics; Article \"The Domestic Pageant: Society and the Great House in Early Virginia","Letters, invoices, report, memos, photos, schematics; Article \"The Domestic Pageant: Society and the Great House in Early Virginia","Notes, 1914 invoice, old reports, references","Correspondence, photos of Quincy bells","Memos, invoices, sample trim, diagrams, photos","Photocopied articles, picture of engravings, notes","Photocopies of source documents, re: bells, photos of Moffatt Ladd House, letters","Reliance testing in Mosca's Report","Diaries/letters, documentary evidence of bells","References to, notes","Huntington: The Great Experiment, letters, list of objects for loan to Huntington Library","Handwritten notes, excerpts from articles, books, pages from Christies Auction Catalogue, worksheet accession of Eliza Custis miniature","\"Comparison of Objects in the Mount Vernon Kitchen in 1799 and Today\" undated","Notes on \"Draft of Structure Report\", an historical account of condition and work done in Mansion, including a mech-electrical assessment of the Mansion and outbuildings. Includes some mention of HVAC; list of structural engineers to make Mansion evaluation; 1985 plans for Mansion conservation/maintenance; list of conservation contractors - \"Historic House Consortium Contractor Index\"; RFP by MVLA for structural investigation in 1988; Internal memo re ventilation in the Mansion; news clippings, memo on 18th century method for polishing silver","Memos, notes, vendor materials, timing, light operation manual","Handwritten notes on the repair/condition history of Mount Vernon, letters describing Mount Vernon, GW and MW","Memo listing historically used Mansion room names, copies of letters, excerpts from \"Writings\", copies of original documents re room measurements","Copies of articles/books","Letters re publications on the Centennial Exposition of 1876, Meadows' letters, handwritten notes, articles, information on Kenmore, New Jersey room chandelier","References to Mount Vernon spinet","Materials on preservation efforts, 1858 article on Mount Vernon by Benson Lossing re preservation efforts, notes, copy of 18th century letter, letter re fundraising","Handwritten notes, copy of articles re lace, shoes, and textiles, copy of MW letter","Memos, reports, letters re new museum facility (1991 and 1992)","Letters (1952, 1967, 1968, 1982)","Excerpts from Writings, minutes from selected MVLA Council, 1990 Garden House inventory","Meadows' slave quarters panel presentation, correspondence, memos, notes, excerpts from Writings, ledgers, \"Laboring Hands and the Transformation of Mount Vernon Plantation 1783-1799,\" \"Report of Physical Research and Recommendations for Spinning House,\" 1952","Correspondence, memo","Photos, notes, vendor pamphlet, articles","Inventory of GW paintings and prints, Mount Vernon \"wish list\" 1975, vendor documents, excerpts from \"Writings\"","\"Restoring the Mount Vernon Servants Hall,\" Pogue, 1998; selected reports/documents re servants hall; memos, notes","Copy \"Federal Period Inventories of Salem Merchants,\"","Letters, maps/diagrams","\"Descriptions of George Washington - A Chronological Compilation of Contemporary Pen Portraits and Other Pertinent References,\" tentative seminar schedule, handwritten notes, copies of Freeman indices, excerpts from various documents, publications","Excerpts from Writings","Correspondence, notes, article, early documents on Mount Vernon silverware","Bibliography of works on slavery and the slave trade","Materials on slaves, slave diets, etc.; Worksheets on Mount Vernon slaves; \"Slaves on the Mansion House Farm - 1799\" (1991)","Article","Correspondence, memos, excerpts from The Complete Domestic Distiller, articles","Materials pertaining to Survey of Extant Documented Ceramics and Glass","Correspondence, photo of portrait","Memo re tomb condition (1994), article re tomb \"Washington's Home and the Nation's Shrine,\" Names of marble and stone conservators","Excerpt from \"Children's Toys Throughout the Ages,\" Excerpt from 'Writings', Memos to Chairmen on Museum Shop.","Washington/Lafayette Yorktown Capitulation Watch material, other unowned watches, letters, photos; material re Franklin Mint 'Washington timepiece,' Tilden watch, Washington-Michaux watch, Greene watch","Memos re shutters and curtains used to control light in the Mansion, discussion of problems with HVAC discussed in report, Analysis of Temperature and Humidity Records in the Mansion, undated but probably ca. 1988, description of the New Room and its objects","Article on women in the preservation movement, notes, copy of letter, articles, lectures","General subject files kept on a variety of topics including publications, interpretation practices, licensing products, projects, and departmental information. Bulk dates 1980s-1990s.","Archaeological investigations in the vineyard enclosure, 1989; archaeological investigations in the blacksmith shop, 1987","Book/manuscript reviews; Memo - the holiday season at Mount Vernon","Notes for 1997 traveling exhibit, letters, memos, book reviews, answering public inquiries (late 1990s), list of recent accessions, suggested objects for special exhibit, list of upcoming major anniversaries, suggested seasonal scenarios","Newspaper clippings, vendor letters, information on GW breeches, priority list of GW/MW items that are no longer to be reproduced (!988)","Notes re Washingtons taste in decorative arts, outline for slides for interpretive training re furnishing plan 1990, copy of Interpreter's Handbook (1989), memos, interpreter materials, information sheets, Historic Trail booklet, self-guided tour, school essays, Mount Vernon teacher materials, copies of articles from Annual Reports pertaining to the out-of-doors, binder containing room-by-room information for interpreters","Notes re Washingtons taste in decorative arts, outline for slides for interpretive training re furnishing plan 1990, copy of Interpreter's Handbook (1989), memos, interpreter materials, information sheets, Historic Trail booklet, self-guided tour, school essays, Mount Vernon teacher materials, copies of articles from Annual Reports pertaining to the out-of-doors, binder containing room-by-room information for interpreters","Memos 1986-1989; Correspondence, RFPs, responses to RFPs for engineering design work","Map displaying the growth of Mount Vernon 1754-1786","Mount Vernon shooting list","Outbuildings interpretation, 1991 interpretation, handwritten notes","Copy of museum attendants' orientation for Heavy Visitation Orientation, undated and author unknown","Curator's observation of Mansion interpretation, 1982","1982 stable interpretation","Notes, copies of metal objects","NOtes, memos, designs","Note","Note","Notes, letters, lists of objects for reproductions","Memos, letters, resumes (lighting experts), Mansion electrical/lighting plans, lighting controls, lighting specifications, estimates, brochures, pamphlets, contracts, purchase order, invoices, weekly progress meeting notes","Memos, letters, resumes (lighting experts), Mansion electrical/lighting plans, lighting controls, lighting specifications, estimates, brochures, pamphlets, contracts, purchase order, invoices, weekly progress meeting notes","Memos, invoices, purchase orders, correspondence","?Carpet history, information, cost, invoices, correspondence","Memos of late 1970s, correspondence on museum, interpretation","Museum attendants' orientation","Letters, list of tools Mount Vernon would like to acquire, reports, memo produced by the M-WTCA Mount Vernon Committee.","Letters, list of tools Mount Vernon would like to acquire, reports, memo produced by the M-WTCA Mount Vernon Committee.","1985-1986 letters, bills, resume","Script of walking tour","A report \"Making Colonial Paints - The Experience at Mount Vernon,\" articles, clippings, brochure of artist materials","Invoices, letters, brochures for pigments/paint lines, paint analysis, Goethe's theory of colors, copies of other works/articles re color and paint, paint samples, specifications for restoration painting, APT Bulletin 1983","Invoices, letters, brochures for pigments/paint lines, paint analysis, Goethe's theory of colors, copies of other works/articles re color and paint, paint samples, specifications for restoration painting, APT Bulletin 1983","Invoices, letters, brochures for pigments/paint lines, paint analysis, Goethe's theory of colors, copies of other works/articles re color and paint, paint samples, specifications for restoration painting, APT Bulletin 1983","Article written by Meadows, on Washington household, \"The Epilogue: Dispersals and Retrievals\" chapter for china book","Correspondence, article, news clippins, text","Correspondence, photos, news clippings, lists/notes"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMaterial can be reproduced for study or personal use upon written approval from library staff.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Material can be reproduced for study or personal use upon written approval from library staff."],"names_ssim":["Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association","Meadows, Christine, 1932-2013","Fede, Helen Maggs"],"corpname_ssim":["Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association"],"persname_ssim":["Meadows, Christine, 1932-2013","Fede, Helen Maggs"],"language_ssim":["English \n.    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Researchers must complete the Washington Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.","The collection is organized into five series, closely following the original breakdown of files by Christine Meadows with exceptions only for clarification or consistency purposes. Folders are organized in alphabetical order by folder title throughout the collection, and then chronologically. The series are as follows:","Series 1. Administration\nSeries 2. Collections Management\nSeries 3. Committees\nSeries 4. Research \nSeries 5. Subject Files","Christine Meadows (née Mary Christine Meadows) was born in Brunswick, Maryland on March 2, 1932 to Dr. Stanley Joseph and Katherine Gardner Meadows. Christine earned a bachelor of arts degree in history from Notre Dame College of Maryland and completed graduate coursework at William and Mary College before becoming an elementary school teacher in Frederick, Maryland. Her career at Mount Vernon began in 1960 when she was hired as a library assistant. In the library, Christine helped catalog and reorganize the library's collections including the books, manuscripts, files, pamphlets, prints, and drawings. She also began a decades-long devotion to researching all things pertaining to Washington and Mount Vernon. When the estate's curator, Helen Fede left her position in 1964, Christine was promoted to fill her place and continued in this role for the next 33 years. Her responsibilities included the acquisition of new Washington or period artifacts, care of the historical collections, supervision of the cleaning and maintenance in the Mansion and outbuildings, curating exhibits in the museum, and special research projects such as publications. Christine was well-known and respected in her field. During her tenure, the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association acquired valuable, original Washington pieces and the Mansion underwent a major paint analysis and update. Her extensive research and dedication to authenticity were particularly beneficial to the Association. She also worked closely with several committees including the Accession Committee, the Annual Report Committee, the Museum Committee, and the Household Committee. Her substantial knowledge on the Washingtons, the early American period, and the collections at Mount Vernon put her in high demand as a speaker and presenter on these topics. Upon announcing her retirement in 1997, the MVLA Board hosted a farewell dinner in her honor and the Council minutes noted \"The consensus of the evening was that Miss Meadows will always be remembered for her scholarship and knowledge, and with special affection for her humor and inspiration to scores of Vice Regents, but most importantly for her devotion to Mount Vernon and her dedication to preserving the collection and the institution, and the world of George Washington.\" She was named Curator Emerita of Mount Vernon, assisting with research for important projects and sharing her long institutional memory with staff. Christine Meadows passed away on January 19, 2013 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.","This collection was initially reviewed by a former employee or volunteer, Ani DiFazio, who listed and described the contents of each box of records. This first pass was used to reassess and better arrange the material to create more consistency while keeping the essence of the original order according to DiFazio's list. The summaries of file contents have been kept and are included in the scope note for individual folders in the ArchivesSpace finding aid online. Some duplicated and/or outdated information was weeded from the collection during final processing.","First pass and cursory finding aid created by Ani S. DiFazio, 2001. Final arrangement and description completed by volunteer Candace Cowan and Rebecca Baird, archivist, 2023.","-\tCollections departmental files (unprocessed)\n-\tPapers of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n-\tPapers of the Superintendent and Resident Director\n-\tMinutes of the Council and Annual Reports","The Papers of Christine Meadows contain the work files of the curator, representing daily administrative tasks as well as career-long research topics. The collection includes correspondence, reports, memos, inventory lists, research files with photocopied references, and remarks or presentations. The majority of the material reflects the years Ms. Meadows served as curator, 1960 to 1997, but several folders hold documents prior to her tenure as curator. She most likely inherited these files from the previous curator, Helen Fede, who is also named as a creator of this collection. The inclusive dates are 1869 to 1997.","Contains records on common day-to-day tasks, Mount Vernon procedures, monthly reports, and general correspondence or inquiries. Bulk dates 1980s-1990s.","Notes on handling a bomb threat, memo","Correspondence re gifts, trust, capital funding, annual support funding plan","Memos","Memo to Fire Marshall re unannounced fire drills, 1984","Memo","Pertaining to the care, provenance, storage, and display of historical collections. Includes appraisals for insurance, inventories, correspondence, museum storage and maintenance documents, and wish lists. Bulk dates 1960s-1990s.","Research, memos, budgets, minutes","Curatorial storage information, memos, photo storage information","Brochure and related materials from an appraiser","List of early collections given, purchased, loaned to the MVLA, Handwritten list of major acquisitions - objects, whether given or purchased, appraisal value","Insurance policies, correspondence, Fine Arts inventory Library Department, APC building, study materials 'Legal problems of museum administration,' list of insured objects on loan, schedule of loaned collections by lender, fine arts insurance values by structure, objects of fine art owned by and lent to MVLA, inventory of APC building","List of objects by building (1966), correspondence, \"Proposal for Permanent Room Assignments with Furniture from States,\" (1963), \"Inventory of Bedrooms,\"\" (1949), \"Association Headquarters,\" (1952), \"Association Headquarters Building\" by room (1952), \"Association Dormitory Building\" (1952), \"Association Headquarters Building,\" \"Association Dormitory Building\" with Valuations, \"Inventories of Bedrooms,\" List of objects by states","\"List of Furniture, gifts, pictures, plants, etc.\"\n\"Miscellaneous Pictures in storeroom of Museum\"\n\"Memorandum List for the Museum Committee - Articles that have been removed from exhibition\" January 1941\n\"Relics Removed from Exhibition\"\n\"Cupboard under sword case\" ca. 1951\n\"List of Articles in Storage on SEcond Floor of Gardener's House,\" June 1938\n\"Inventory of Articles Removed from Mansion Attic to Utility Building (Storage), December 1942","\"Curator's Storage Inventory,\" 1968, \"Bedspreads Now Used in the Mansion,\" \"Curator's Storage\" and \"Curator Office\" (1965)","Handwritten notebook of 19th and early 20th century references of objects with disposition and catalog number, where appropriate; Handwritten list of donations or money from the state of New York - list of objects and gifts; \"Inventory at Mount Vernon 1885-1886\"; List of objects by room, 1896; \"Inventory of Mansion May 1885\" and supporting lists; Handwritten lists of objects; \"List of 'original' objects at Mount Vernon\" ca. 1920; correspondence re furnishings; Inventory 1896","List of objects in table and wall cases (including placement of objects) after 1969","\"Inventory of Museum Storage\" 1963, 1965, List of objects by Museum location, 1965","\"Inventory of Contents\" (1977)","\"Store Room Inventory,\" 1981\nInventory of outbuildings (1981)","Handwritten notes of the Relics Committee (indication that notes were found amoung Mrs. Failing's papers, 1941); Handwritten notes (indication that notes were found among Miss Jennings' papers); 1889 handwritten notes re relics in various rooms; Typed inventory by room, 1896","Shop storage inventory lists (1964), \"Unlocated\" 1970 list, \"Furniture in Curatorial Storage available for Loan to Lloyd House\" list (undated), \"Dispositions made of Articles at Mount Vernon during Storage Housecleaning (1955), \"Tile Building Storage,\" 1964, Notes, photos","\"List of Mansion Furnishings\" (1958) with object list and descriptions and diagram of room arrangements.","Correspondence, vendor information","Correspondence, vendor information","Correspondence, items lists","Photos, memos, correspondence, vendor brochures, notes, post cards","Diagrams, vendor information, correspondence, photos","Vendor information, memos, correspondence","Samples, vendor materials, correspondence","Original 19th and early 20th century documents re relics on deposit","\"Schedule for Loaned Collections\" by lender, undated","Museum inventory and values, 1980","Christine Meadows worked as the staff liaison to several committees in the MVLA. Files in this series contain her reports and correspondence to members of these committees. Inclusive dates 1951-1993.","Exhibition area coordination committee minutes and chain maps, outdoor access meetings minutes","Report, notes","Reports, correspondence, wish list, memos, notes, budget","Meeting arrangements, supplies, house staff leave, clothing budgets, work schedules, menus","Diagrams, report to committee, list of objects, memos, vendor materials","Backstairs handrails; Minutes; Notes; Correspondence; Memos; Excerpts from articles, newspaper; photo; reports","Interpretive Sign Information request sheets, vendor information, inventory of all signs as of July 1989, budgetary information, excerpts from Writings, 20th century history on some outbuildings","Files kept by topic of research. Types of records include book excerpts and articles, correspondence, primary source citations and bibliographic references, exhibit label text, and memos. Bulk dates 1950s-1990s.","Excerpts from \"The American Home\"","Notes on Washington inventories, copies of articles, books, \"cumulative index\" 1937-1941","Notes and diagrams on identifying faking of objects","Excerpts from \"Journal of the Study of Architectural Historians,\" photos, notes, glossary of architectural terms, other related documents","Excerpts from Writings, Letter re travel arrangements, notes","Written by Meadows","Brief report, project description, letters","Letters, Booklet \"Keep of the Bastille\", 1887","Post cards with bed hangings depicted","\"Housing and Family Life of the Mount Vernon Negro\" 1954, 1962; Correspondence, excerpts; \"Report for the Chairman of Outbuildings Committee,\" 1952","Letters, copy of article on camera obscura","Notes, articles from magazines","Letters (1970s and early 1980s), Article/paper on the museum","Photos, \"Oriental Porcelains from Alexandria Collections,\" the Alexandria Association, 1979, handwritten notes, correspondence, news clippings, \"The Sailing Ship on Chinese Porcelain - A brief survey 1700-1850\", Worksheets - Chinese porcelain","Research on Christmas in the 18th century, mostly on food, table settings, designs; Memo re Christmas as Mount Vernon","Notes, excerpts, correspondence","Excerpts from Writings, Letters","List of Martha Washington purchases (based on letters, invoices, and Writings), Excerpts from letters, Writings","Notes, excerpts from \"Presence of the Past - A history of the Preservation Movement in the United States before Williamsburg","Copies of inventories (with indications of which objects were taken an used by MW), shows disposition of all goods in the estate","Antiques magazine on pineapples, 1945, letters, diaries, excerpts","Notes, articles, correspondence, excerpts from \"Writings\"","LIst of London merchants that GW did business with, 1948","Exhibit labels, correspondence with New York and Pennsylvania historical societies, photos of original prints, invoices, vendor proposals, designs, schedules, exhibit layouts, list of objects on exhibit, chronological account of written documents as pertains to GW","Voting information for 1st election, excerpts from publications, edits to vignettes in exhibit, exhibit signs, vendor materials","Materials in the Pack Lobby cases, exhibition proposal, memo, notes, excerpts","Materials in the Pack Lobby cases, exhibition proposal, memo, notes, excerpts","Memos, attendance trends","Correspondence","Letters","Copies of articles/pictures on fence","Excerpts from books/articles","Presidential Study Group documents, excerpts, handwritten notes, meeting notes","Mary Thompson memo re foodways at Mount Vernon, and memo re table setting/menu for television shooting research.","Letters, replies from membership","Notes, excerpts from \"Writings\"","Letter, promotional materials, materials on Hopewell Furnace","Photos, copies of articles/books/letters","Letters, invoices","Copy of Form, Function, and Meaning in the Use of Fabric Furnishings, Copy of Potomac Squire","Newspaper article on GW bed, excerpts from Writings, handwritten notes on card re inventory of Mount Vernon, letters/memos, list of objects as of 9/1980 (by catalogue number) an discussions of authenticity","Copy of Preservation Technical Notes - Reducing Visible and Ultraviolet Light Damage to Interior Wood Finishes, articles on aprons, 1988 Mount Vernon furniture conservation priority list","Family tree, pedigree, notes, memos, correspondence","Correspondence, notes, family tree","Family tree, correspondence, copies of letters, family marriage records, notes","Excerpts from Writings, notes, memo","Excerpts from letters, Analysis of character (Washington deemed an ISTJ: Introvert, Sensor, Thinker, Judger.","Letters, invoices, report, memos, photos, schematics; Article \"The Domestic Pageant: Society and the Great House in Early Virginia","Letters, invoices, report, memos, photos, schematics; Article \"The Domestic Pageant: Society and the Great House in Early Virginia","Notes, 1914 invoice, old reports, references","Correspondence, photos of Quincy bells","Memos, invoices, sample trim, diagrams, photos","Photocopied articles, picture of engravings, notes","Photocopies of source documents, re: bells, photos of Moffatt Ladd House, letters","Reliance testing in Mosca's Report","Diaries/letters, documentary evidence of bells","References to, notes","Huntington: The Great Experiment, letters, list of objects for loan to Huntington Library","Handwritten notes, excerpts from articles, books, pages from Christies Auction Catalogue, worksheet accession of Eliza Custis miniature","\"Comparison of Objects in the Mount Vernon Kitchen in 1799 and Today\" undated","Notes on \"Draft of Structure Report\", an historical account of condition and work done in Mansion, including a mech-electrical assessment of the Mansion and outbuildings. Includes some mention of HVAC; list of structural engineers to make Mansion evaluation; 1985 plans for Mansion conservation/maintenance; list of conservation contractors - \"Historic House Consortium Contractor Index\"; RFP by MVLA for structural investigation in 1988; Internal memo re ventilation in the Mansion; news clippings, memo on 18th century method for polishing silver","Memos, notes, vendor materials, timing, light operation manual","Handwritten notes on the repair/condition history of Mount Vernon, letters describing Mount Vernon, GW and MW","Memo listing historically used Mansion room names, copies of letters, excerpts from \"Writings\", copies of original documents re room measurements","Copies of articles/books","Letters re publications on the Centennial Exposition of 1876, Meadows' letters, handwritten notes, articles, information on Kenmore, New Jersey room chandelier","References to Mount Vernon spinet","Materials on preservation efforts, 1858 article on Mount Vernon by Benson Lossing re preservation efforts, notes, copy of 18th century letter, letter re fundraising","Handwritten notes, copy of articles re lace, shoes, and textiles, copy of MW letter","Memos, reports, letters re new museum facility (1991 and 1992)","Letters (1952, 1967, 1968, 1982)","Excerpts from Writings, minutes from selected MVLA Council, 1990 Garden House inventory","Meadows' slave quarters panel presentation, correspondence, memos, notes, excerpts from Writings, ledgers, \"Laboring Hands and the Transformation of Mount Vernon Plantation 1783-1799,\" \"Report of Physical Research and Recommendations for Spinning House,\" 1952","Correspondence, memo","Photos, notes, vendor pamphlet, articles","Inventory of GW paintings and prints, Mount Vernon \"wish list\" 1975, vendor documents, excerpts from \"Writings\"","\"Restoring the Mount Vernon Servants Hall,\" Pogue, 1998; selected reports/documents re servants hall; memos, notes","Copy \"Federal Period Inventories of Salem Merchants,\"","Letters, maps/diagrams","\"Descriptions of George Washington - A Chronological Compilation of Contemporary Pen Portraits and Other Pertinent References,\" tentative seminar schedule, handwritten notes, copies of Freeman indices, excerpts from various documents, publications","Excerpts from Writings","Correspondence, notes, article, early documents on Mount Vernon silverware","Bibliography of works on slavery and the slave trade","Materials on slaves, slave diets, etc.; Worksheets on Mount Vernon slaves; \"Slaves on the Mansion House Farm - 1799\" (1991)","Article","Correspondence, memos, excerpts from The Complete Domestic Distiller, articles","Materials pertaining to Survey of Extant Documented Ceramics and Glass","Correspondence, photo of portrait","Memo re tomb condition (1994), article re tomb \"Washington's Home and the Nation's Shrine,\" Names of marble and stone conservators","Excerpt from \"Children's Toys Throughout the Ages,\" Excerpt from 'Writings', Memos to Chairmen on Museum Shop.","Washington/Lafayette Yorktown Capitulation Watch material, other unowned watches, letters, photos; material re Franklin Mint 'Washington timepiece,' Tilden watch, Washington-Michaux watch, Greene watch","Memos re shutters and curtains used to control light in the Mansion, discussion of problems with HVAC discussed in report, Analysis of Temperature and Humidity Records in the Mansion, undated but probably ca. 1988, description of the New Room and its objects","Article on women in the preservation movement, notes, copy of letter, articles, lectures","General subject files kept on a variety of topics including publications, interpretation practices, licensing products, projects, and departmental information. Bulk dates 1980s-1990s.","Archaeological investigations in the vineyard enclosure, 1989; archaeological investigations in the blacksmith shop, 1987","Book/manuscript reviews; Memo - the holiday season at Mount Vernon","Notes for 1997 traveling exhibit, letters, memos, book reviews, answering public inquiries (late 1990s), list of recent accessions, suggested objects for special exhibit, list of upcoming major anniversaries, suggested seasonal scenarios","Newspaper clippings, vendor letters, information on GW breeches, priority list of GW/MW items that are no longer to be reproduced (!988)","Notes re Washingtons taste in decorative arts, outline for slides for interpretive training re furnishing plan 1990, copy of Interpreter's Handbook (1989), memos, interpreter materials, information sheets, Historic Trail booklet, self-guided tour, school essays, Mount Vernon teacher materials, copies of articles from Annual Reports pertaining to the out-of-doors, binder containing room-by-room information for interpreters","Notes re Washingtons taste in decorative arts, outline for slides for interpretive training re furnishing plan 1990, copy of Interpreter's Handbook (1989), memos, interpreter materials, information sheets, Historic Trail booklet, self-guided tour, school essays, Mount Vernon teacher materials, copies of articles from Annual Reports pertaining to the out-of-doors, binder containing room-by-room information for interpreters","Memos 1986-1989; Correspondence, RFPs, responses to RFPs for engineering design work","Map displaying the growth of Mount Vernon 1754-1786","Mount Vernon shooting list","Outbuildings interpretation, 1991 interpretation, handwritten notes","Copy of museum attendants' orientation for Heavy Visitation Orientation, undated and author unknown","Curator's observation of Mansion interpretation, 1982","1982 stable interpretation","Notes, copies of metal objects","NOtes, memos, designs","Note","Note","Notes, letters, lists of objects for reproductions","Memos, letters, resumes (lighting experts), Mansion electrical/lighting plans, lighting controls, lighting specifications, estimates, brochures, pamphlets, contracts, purchase order, invoices, weekly progress meeting notes","Memos, letters, resumes (lighting experts), Mansion electrical/lighting plans, lighting controls, lighting specifications, estimates, brochures, pamphlets, contracts, purchase order, invoices, weekly progress meeting notes","Memos, invoices, purchase orders, correspondence","?Carpet history, information, cost, invoices, correspondence","Memos of late 1970s, correspondence on museum, interpretation","Museum attendants' orientation","Letters, list of tools Mount Vernon would like to acquire, reports, memo produced by the M-WTCA Mount Vernon Committee.","Letters, list of tools Mount Vernon would like to acquire, reports, memo produced by the M-WTCA Mount Vernon Committee.","1985-1986 letters, bills, resume","Script of walking tour","A report \"Making Colonial Paints - The Experience at Mount Vernon,\" articles, clippings, brochure of artist materials","Invoices, letters, brochures for pigments/paint lines, paint analysis, Goethe's theory of colors, copies of other works/articles re color and paint, paint samples, specifications for restoration painting, APT Bulletin 1983","Invoices, letters, brochures for pigments/paint lines, paint analysis, Goethe's theory of colors, copies of other works/articles re color and paint, paint samples, specifications for restoration painting, APT Bulletin 1983","Invoices, letters, brochures for pigments/paint lines, paint analysis, Goethe's theory of colors, copies of other works/articles re color and paint, paint samples, specifications for restoration painting, APT Bulletin 1983","Article written by Meadows, on Washington household, \"The Epilogue: Dispersals and Retrievals\" chapter for china book","Correspondence, article, news clippins, text","Correspondence, photos, news clippings, lists/notes","Material can be reproduced for study or personal use upon written approval from library staff.","Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association","Meadows, Christine, 1932-2013","Fede, Helen Maggs","English \n.    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Researchers must complete the Washington Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["This collection is open for research during scheduled appointments. Researchers must complete the Washington Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is organized into five series, closely following the original breakdown of files by Christine Meadows with exceptions only for clarification or consistency purposes. Folders are organized in alphabetical order by folder title throughout the collection, and then chronologically. 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Christine earned a bachelor of arts degree in history from Notre Dame College of Maryland and completed graduate coursework at William and Mary College before becoming an elementary school teacher in Frederick, Maryland. Her career at Mount Vernon began in 1960 when she was hired as a library assistant. In the library, Christine helped catalog and reorganize the library's collections including the books, manuscripts, files, pamphlets, prints, and drawings. She also began a decades-long devotion to researching all things pertaining to Washington and Mount Vernon. When the estate's curator, Helen Fede left her position in 1964, Christine was promoted to fill her place and continued in this role for the next 33 years. Her responsibilities included the acquisition of new Washington or period artifacts, care of the historical collections, supervision of the cleaning and maintenance in the Mansion and outbuildings, curating exhibits in the museum, and special research projects such as publications. Christine was well-known and respected in her field. During her tenure, the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association acquired valuable, original Washington pieces and the Mansion underwent a major paint analysis and update. Her extensive research and dedication to authenticity were particularly beneficial to the Association. She also worked closely with several committees including the Accession Committee, the Annual Report Committee, the Museum Committee, and the Household Committee. Her substantial knowledge on the Washingtons, the early American period, and the collections at Mount Vernon put her in high demand as a speaker and presenter on these topics. Upon announcing her retirement in 1997, the MVLA Board hosted a farewell dinner in her honor and the Council minutes noted \"The consensus of the evening was that Miss Meadows will always be remembered for her scholarship and knowledge, and with special affection for her humor and inspiration to scores of Vice Regents, but most importantly for her devotion to Mount Vernon and her dedication to preserving the collection and the institution, and the world of George Washington.\" She was named Curator Emerita of Mount Vernon, assisting with research for important projects and sharing her long institutional memory with staff. Christine Meadows passed away on January 19, 2013 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Christine Meadows (née Mary Christine Meadows) was born in Brunswick, Maryland on March 2, 1932 to Dr. Stanley Joseph and Katherine Gardner Meadows. Christine earned a bachelor of arts degree in history from Notre Dame College of Maryland and completed graduate coursework at William and Mary College before becoming an elementary school teacher in Frederick, Maryland. Her career at Mount Vernon began in 1960 when she was hired as a library assistant. In the library, Christine helped catalog and reorganize the library's collections including the books, manuscripts, files, pamphlets, prints, and drawings. She also began a decades-long devotion to researching all things pertaining to Washington and Mount Vernon. When the estate's curator, Helen Fede left her position in 1964, Christine was promoted to fill her place and continued in this role for the next 33 years. Her responsibilities included the acquisition of new Washington or period artifacts, care of the historical collections, supervision of the cleaning and maintenance in the Mansion and outbuildings, curating exhibits in the museum, and special research projects such as publications. Christine was well-known and respected in her field. During her tenure, the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association acquired valuable, original Washington pieces and the Mansion underwent a major paint analysis and update. Her extensive research and dedication to authenticity were particularly beneficial to the Association. She also worked closely with several committees including the Accession Committee, the Annual Report Committee, the Museum Committee, and the Household Committee. Her substantial knowledge on the Washingtons, the early American period, and the collections at Mount Vernon put her in high demand as a speaker and presenter on these topics. Upon announcing her retirement in 1997, the MVLA Board hosted a farewell dinner in her honor and the Council minutes noted \"The consensus of the evening was that Miss Meadows will always be remembered for her scholarship and knowledge, and with special affection for her humor and inspiration to scores of Vice Regents, but most importantly for her devotion to Mount Vernon and her dedication to preserving the collection and the institution, and the world of George Washington.\" She was named Curator Emerita of Mount Vernon, assisting with research for important projects and sharing her long institutional memory with staff. Christine Meadows passed away on January 19, 2013 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Name and date of item], Papers of Christine Meadows, Curator, [Folder], Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon [hereafter Washington Library], Mount Vernon, Virginia \nSee the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Name and date of item], Papers of Christine Meadows, Curator, [Folder], Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon [hereafter Washington Library], Mount Vernon, Virginia \nSee the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection was initially reviewed by a former employee or volunteer, Ani DiFazio, who listed and described the contents of each box of records. This first pass was used to reassess and better arrange the material to create more consistency while keeping the essence of the original order according to DiFazio's list. The summaries of file contents have been kept and are included in the scope note for individual folders in the ArchivesSpace finding aid online. Some duplicated and/or outdated information was weeded from the collection during final processing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFirst pass and cursory finding aid created by Ani S. DiFazio, 2001. Final arrangement and description completed by volunteer Candace Cowan and Rebecca Baird, archivist, 2023.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["This collection was initially reviewed by a former employee or volunteer, Ani DiFazio, who listed and described the contents of each box of records. 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Final arrangement and description completed by volunteer Candace Cowan and Rebecca Baird, archivist, 2023."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e-\tCollections departmental files (unprocessed)\n-\tPapers of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n-\tPapers of the Superintendent and Resident Director\n-\tMinutes of the Council and Annual Reports\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["-\tCollections departmental files (unprocessed)\n-\tPapers of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n-\tPapers of the Superintendent and Resident Director\n-\tMinutes of the Council and Annual Reports"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Papers of Christine Meadows contain the work files of the curator, representing daily administrative tasks as well as career-long research topics. The collection includes correspondence, reports, memos, inventory lists, research files with photocopied references, and remarks or presentations. The majority of the material reflects the years Ms. Meadows served as curator, 1960 to 1997, but several folders hold documents prior to her tenure as curator. She most likely inherited these files from the previous curator, Helen Fede, who is also named as a creator of this collection. The inclusive dates are 1869 to 1997.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContains records on common day-to-day tasks, Mount Vernon procedures, monthly reports, and general correspondence or inquiries. Bulk dates 1980s-1990s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes on handling a bomb threat, memo\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence re gifts, trust, capital funding, annual support funding plan\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemo to Fire Marshall re unannounced fire drills, 1984\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemo\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePertaining to the care, provenance, storage, and display of historical collections. Includes appraisals for insurance, inventories, correspondence, museum storage and maintenance documents, and wish lists. Bulk dates 1960s-1990s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResearch, memos, budgets, minutes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCuratorial storage information, memos, photo storage information\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochure and related materials from an appraiser\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of early collections given, purchased, loaned to the MVLA, Handwritten list of major acquisitions - objects, whether given or purchased, appraisal value\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInsurance policies, correspondence, Fine Arts inventory Library Department, APC building, study materials 'Legal problems of museum administration,' list of insured objects on loan, schedule of loaned collections by lender, fine arts insurance values by structure, objects of fine art owned by and lent to MVLA, inventory of APC building\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of objects by building (1966), correspondence, \"Proposal for Permanent Room Assignments with Furniture from States,\" (1963), \"Inventory of Bedrooms,\"\" (1949), \"Association Headquarters,\" (1952), \"Association Headquarters Building\" by room (1952), \"Association Dormitory Building\" (1952), \"Association Headquarters Building,\" \"Association Dormitory Building\" with Valuations, \"Inventories of Bedrooms,\" List of objects by states\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"List of Furniture, gifts, pictures, plants, etc.\"\n\"Miscellaneous Pictures in storeroom of Museum\"\n\"Memorandum List for the Museum Committee - Articles that have been removed from exhibition\" January 1941\n\"Relics Removed from Exhibition\"\n\"Cupboard under sword case\" ca. 1951\n\"List of Articles in Storage on SEcond Floor of Gardener's House,\" June 1938\n\"Inventory of Articles Removed from Mansion Attic to Utility Building (Storage), December 1942\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Curator's Storage Inventory,\" 1968, \"Bedspreads Now Used in the Mansion,\" \"Curator's Storage\" and \"Curator Office\" (1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten notebook of 19th and early 20th century references of objects with disposition and catalog number, where appropriate; Handwritten list of donations or money from the state of New York - list of objects and gifts; \"Inventory at Mount Vernon 1885-1886\"; List of objects by room, 1896; \"Inventory of Mansion May 1885\" and supporting lists; Handwritten lists of objects; \"List of 'original' objects at Mount Vernon\" ca. 1920; correspondence re furnishings; Inventory 1896\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of objects in table and wall cases (including placement of objects) after 1969\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Inventory of Museum Storage\" 1963, 1965, List of objects by Museum location, 1965\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Inventory of Contents\" (1977)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Store Room Inventory,\" 1981\nInventory of outbuildings (1981)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten notes of the Relics Committee (indication that notes were found amoung Mrs. Failing's papers, 1941); Handwritten notes (indication that notes were found among Miss Jennings' papers); 1889 handwritten notes re relics in various rooms; Typed inventory by room, 1896\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShop storage inventory lists (1964), \"Unlocated\" 1970 list, \"Furniture in Curatorial Storage available for Loan to Lloyd House\" list (undated), \"Dispositions made of Articles at Mount Vernon during Storage Housecleaning (1955), \"Tile Building Storage,\" 1964, Notes, photos\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"List of Mansion Furnishings\" (1958) with object list and descriptions and diagram of room arrangements.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, vendor information\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, vendor information\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, items lists\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotos, memos, correspondence, vendor brochures, notes, post cards\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiagrams, vendor information, correspondence, photos\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVendor information, memos, correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSamples, vendor materials, correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginal 19th and early 20th century documents re relics on deposit\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Schedule for Loaned Collections\" by lender, undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMuseum inventory and values, 1980\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChristine Meadows worked as the staff liaison to several committees in the MVLA. Files in this series contain her reports and correspondence to members of these committees. Inclusive dates 1951-1993.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExhibition area coordination committee minutes and chain maps, outdoor access meetings minutes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport, notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports, correspondence, wish list, memos, notes, budget\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMeeting arrangements, supplies, house staff leave, clothing budgets, work schedules, menus\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiagrams, report to committee, list of objects, memos, vendor materials\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBackstairs handrails; Minutes; Notes; Correspondence; Memos; Excerpts from articles, newspaper; photo; reports\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInterpretive Sign Information request sheets, vendor information, inventory of all signs as of July 1989, budgetary information, excerpts from Writings, 20th century history on some outbuildings\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFiles kept by topic of research. Types of records include book excerpts and articles, correspondence, primary source citations and bibliographic references, exhibit label text, and memos. Bulk dates 1950s-1990s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from \"The American Home\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes on Washington inventories, copies of articles, books, \"cumulative index\" 1937-1941\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes and diagrams on identifying faking of objects\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from \"Journal of the Study of Architectural Historians,\" photos, notes, glossary of architectural terms, other related documents\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from Writings, Letter re travel arrangements, notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten by Meadows\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrief report, project description, letters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, Booklet \"Keep of the Bastille\", 1887\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePost cards with bed hangings depicted\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Housing and Family Life of the Mount Vernon Negro\" 1954, 1962; Correspondence, excerpts; \"Report for the Chairman of Outbuildings Committee,\" 1952\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, copy of article on camera obscura\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, articles from magazines\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters (1970s and early 1980s), Article/paper on the museum\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotos, \"Oriental Porcelains from Alexandria Collections,\" the Alexandria Association, 1979, handwritten notes, correspondence, news clippings, \"The Sailing Ship on Chinese Porcelain - A brief survey 1700-1850\", Worksheets - Chinese porcelain\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResearch on Christmas in the 18th century, mostly on food, table settings, designs; Memo re Christmas as Mount Vernon\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, excerpts, correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from Writings, Letters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of Martha Washington purchases (based on letters, invoices, and Writings), Excerpts from letters, Writings\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, excerpts from \"Presence of the Past - A history of the Preservation Movement in the United States before Williamsburg\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopies of inventories (with indications of which objects were taken an used by MW), shows disposition of all goods in the estate\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAntiques magazine on pineapples, 1945, letters, diaries, excerpts\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, articles, correspondence, excerpts from \"Writings\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLIst of London merchants that GW did business with, 1948\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExhibit labels, correspondence with New York and Pennsylvania historical societies, photos of original prints, invoices, vendor proposals, designs, schedules, exhibit layouts, list of objects on exhibit, chronological account of written documents as pertains to GW\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVoting information for 1st election, excerpts from publications, edits to vignettes in exhibit, exhibit signs, vendor materials\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterials in the Pack Lobby cases, exhibition proposal, memo, notes, excerpts\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterials in the Pack Lobby cases, exhibition proposal, memo, notes, excerpts\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, attendance trends\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopies of articles/pictures on fence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from books/articles\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePresidential Study Group documents, excerpts, handwritten notes, meeting notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMary Thompson memo re foodways at Mount Vernon, and memo re table setting/menu for television shooting research.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, replies from membership\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, excerpts from \"Writings\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter, promotional materials, materials on Hopewell Furnace\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotos, copies of articles/books/letters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, invoices\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of Form, Function, and Meaning in the Use of Fabric Furnishings, Copy of Potomac Squire\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper article on GW bed, excerpts from Writings, handwritten notes on card re inventory of Mount Vernon, letters/memos, list of objects as of 9/1980 (by catalogue number) an discussions of authenticity\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of Preservation Technical Notes - Reducing Visible and Ultraviolet Light Damage to Interior Wood Finishes, articles on aprons, 1988 Mount Vernon furniture conservation priority list\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFamily tree, pedigree, notes, memos, correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, notes, family tree\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFamily tree, correspondence, copies of letters, family marriage records, notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from Writings, notes, memo\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from letters, Analysis of character (Washington deemed an ISTJ: Introvert, Sensor, Thinker, Judger.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, invoices, report, memos, photos, schematics; Article \"The Domestic Pageant: Society and the Great House in Early Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, invoices, report, memos, photos, schematics; Article \"The Domestic Pageant: Society and the Great House in Early Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, 1914 invoice, old reports, references\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, photos of Quincy bells\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, invoices, sample trim, diagrams, photos\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopied articles, picture of engravings, notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopies of source documents, re: bells, photos of Moffatt Ladd House, letters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReliance testing in Mosca's Report\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiaries/letters, documentary evidence of bells\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReferences to, notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHuntington: The Great Experiment, letters, list of objects for loan to Huntington Library\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten notes, excerpts from articles, books, pages from Christies Auction Catalogue, worksheet accession of Eliza Custis miniature\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Comparison of Objects in the Mount Vernon Kitchen in 1799 and Today\" undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes on \"Draft of Structure Report\", an historical account of condition and work done in Mansion, including a mech-electrical assessment of the Mansion and outbuildings. Includes some mention of HVAC; list of structural engineers to make Mansion evaluation; 1985 plans for Mansion conservation/maintenance; list of conservation contractors - \"Historic House Consortium Contractor Index\"; RFP by MVLA for structural investigation in 1988; Internal memo re ventilation in the Mansion; news clippings, memo on 18th century method for polishing silver\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, notes, vendor materials, timing, light operation manual\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten notes on the repair/condition history of Mount Vernon, letters describing Mount Vernon, GW and MW\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemo listing historically used Mansion room names, copies of letters, excerpts from \"Writings\", copies of original documents re room measurements\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopies of articles/books\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters re publications on the Centennial Exposition of 1876, Meadows' letters, handwritten notes, articles, information on Kenmore, New Jersey room chandelier\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReferences to Mount Vernon spinet\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterials on preservation efforts, 1858 article on Mount Vernon by Benson Lossing re preservation efforts, notes, copy of 18th century letter, letter re fundraising\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten notes, copy of articles re lace, shoes, and textiles, copy of MW letter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, reports, letters re new museum facility (1991 and 1992)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters (1952, 1967, 1968, 1982)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from Writings, minutes from selected MVLA Council, 1990 Garden House inventory\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMeadows' slave quarters panel presentation, correspondence, memos, notes, excerpts from Writings, ledgers, \"Laboring Hands and the Transformation of Mount Vernon Plantation 1783-1799,\" \"Report of Physical Research and Recommendations for Spinning House,\" 1952\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, memo\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotos, notes, vendor pamphlet, articles\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInventory of GW paintings and prints, Mount Vernon \"wish list\" 1975, vendor documents, excerpts from \"Writings\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Restoring the Mount Vernon Servants Hall,\" Pogue, 1998; selected reports/documents re servants hall; memos, notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy \"Federal Period Inventories of Salem Merchants,\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, maps/diagrams\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Descriptions of George Washington - A Chronological Compilation of Contemporary Pen Portraits and Other Pertinent References,\" tentative seminar schedule, handwritten notes, copies of Freeman indices, excerpts from various documents, publications\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from Writings\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, notes, article, early documents on Mount Vernon silverware\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBibliography of works on slavery and the slave trade\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterials on slaves, slave diets, etc.; Worksheets on Mount Vernon slaves; \"Slaves on the Mansion House Farm - 1799\" (1991)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticle\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, memos, excerpts from The Complete Domestic Distiller, articles\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterials pertaining to Survey of Extant Documented Ceramics and Glass\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, photo of portrait\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemo re tomb condition (1994), article re tomb \"Washington's Home and the Nation's Shrine,\" Names of marble and stone conservators\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpt from \"Children's Toys Throughout the Ages,\" Excerpt from 'Writings', Memos to Chairmen on Museum Shop.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington/Lafayette Yorktown Capitulation Watch material, other unowned watches, letters, photos; material re Franklin Mint 'Washington timepiece,' Tilden watch, Washington-Michaux watch, Greene watch\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos re shutters and curtains used to control light in the Mansion, discussion of problems with HVAC discussed in report, Analysis of Temperature and Humidity Records in the Mansion, undated but probably ca. 1988, description of the New Room and its objects\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticle on women in the preservation movement, notes, copy of letter, articles, lectures\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeneral subject files kept on a variety of topics including publications, interpretation practices, licensing products, projects, and departmental information. Bulk dates 1980s-1990s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArchaeological investigations in the vineyard enclosure, 1989; archaeological investigations in the blacksmith shop, 1987\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBook/manuscript reviews; Memo - the holiday season at Mount Vernon\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes for 1997 traveling exhibit, letters, memos, book reviews, answering public inquiries (late 1990s), list of recent accessions, suggested objects for special exhibit, list of upcoming major anniversaries, suggested seasonal scenarios\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clippings, vendor letters, information on GW breeches, priority list of GW/MW items that are no longer to be reproduced (!988)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes re Washingtons taste in decorative arts, outline for slides for interpretive training re furnishing plan 1990, copy of Interpreter's Handbook (1989), memos, interpreter materials, information sheets, Historic Trail booklet, self-guided tour, school essays, Mount Vernon teacher materials, copies of articles from Annual Reports pertaining to the out-of-doors, binder containing room-by-room information for interpreters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes re Washingtons taste in decorative arts, outline for slides for interpretive training re furnishing plan 1990, copy of Interpreter's Handbook (1989), memos, interpreter materials, information sheets, Historic Trail booklet, self-guided tour, school essays, Mount Vernon teacher materials, copies of articles from Annual Reports pertaining to the out-of-doors, binder containing room-by-room information for interpreters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos 1986-1989; Correspondence, RFPs, responses to RFPs for engineering design work\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMap displaying the growth of Mount Vernon 1754-1786\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMount Vernon shooting list\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOutbuildings interpretation, 1991 interpretation, handwritten notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of museum attendants' orientation for Heavy Visitation Orientation, undated and author unknown\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCurator's observation of Mansion interpretation, 1982\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1982 stable interpretation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, copies of metal objects\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNOtes, memos, designs\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, letters, lists of objects for reproductions\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, letters, resumes (lighting experts), Mansion electrical/lighting plans, lighting controls, lighting specifications, estimates, brochures, pamphlets, contracts, purchase order, invoices, weekly progress meeting notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, letters, resumes (lighting experts), Mansion electrical/lighting plans, lighting controls, lighting specifications, estimates, brochures, pamphlets, contracts, purchase order, invoices, weekly progress meeting notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, invoices, purchase orders, correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e?Carpet history, information, cost, invoices, correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos of late 1970s, correspondence on museum, interpretation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMuseum attendants' orientation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, list of tools Mount Vernon would like to acquire, reports, memo produced by the M-WTCA Mount Vernon Committee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, list of tools Mount Vernon would like to acquire, reports, memo produced by the M-WTCA Mount Vernon Committee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1985-1986 letters, bills, resume\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScript of walking tour\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA report \"Making Colonial Paints - 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The collection includes correspondence, reports, memos, inventory lists, research files with photocopied references, and remarks or presentations. The majority of the material reflects the years Ms. Meadows served as curator, 1960 to 1997, but several folders hold documents prior to her tenure as curator. She most likely inherited these files from the previous curator, Helen Fede, who is also named as a creator of this collection. The inclusive dates are 1869 to 1997.","Contains records on common day-to-day tasks, Mount Vernon procedures, monthly reports, and general correspondence or inquiries. Bulk dates 1980s-1990s.","Notes on handling a bomb threat, memo","Correspondence re gifts, trust, capital funding, annual support funding plan","Memos","Memo to Fire Marshall re unannounced fire drills, 1984","Memo","Pertaining to the care, provenance, storage, and display of historical collections. Includes appraisals for insurance, inventories, correspondence, museum storage and maintenance documents, and wish lists. Bulk dates 1960s-1990s.","Research, memos, budgets, minutes","Curatorial storage information, memos, photo storage information","Brochure and related materials from an appraiser","List of early collections given, purchased, loaned to the MVLA, Handwritten list of major acquisitions - objects, whether given or purchased, appraisal value","Insurance policies, correspondence, Fine Arts inventory Library Department, APC building, study materials 'Legal problems of museum administration,' list of insured objects on loan, schedule of loaned collections by lender, fine arts insurance values by structure, objects of fine art owned by and lent to MVLA, inventory of APC building","List of objects by building (1966), correspondence, \"Proposal for Permanent Room Assignments with Furniture from States,\" (1963), \"Inventory of Bedrooms,\"\" (1949), \"Association Headquarters,\" (1952), \"Association Headquarters Building\" by room (1952), \"Association Dormitory Building\" (1952), \"Association Headquarters Building,\" \"Association Dormitory Building\" with Valuations, \"Inventories of Bedrooms,\" List of objects by states","\"List of Furniture, gifts, pictures, plants, etc.\"\n\"Miscellaneous Pictures in storeroom of Museum\"\n\"Memorandum List for the Museum Committee - Articles that have been removed from exhibition\" January 1941\n\"Relics Removed from Exhibition\"\n\"Cupboard under sword case\" ca. 1951\n\"List of Articles in Storage on SEcond Floor of Gardener's House,\" June 1938\n\"Inventory of Articles Removed from Mansion Attic to Utility Building (Storage), December 1942","\"Curator's Storage Inventory,\" 1968, \"Bedspreads Now Used in the Mansion,\" \"Curator's Storage\" and \"Curator Office\" (1965)","Handwritten notebook of 19th and early 20th century references of objects with disposition and catalog number, where appropriate; Handwritten list of donations or money from the state of New York - list of objects and gifts; \"Inventory at Mount Vernon 1885-1886\"; List of objects by room, 1896; \"Inventory of Mansion May 1885\" and supporting lists; Handwritten lists of objects; \"List of 'original' objects at Mount Vernon\" ca. 1920; correspondence re furnishings; Inventory 1896","List of objects in table and wall cases (including placement of objects) after 1969","\"Inventory of Museum Storage\" 1963, 1965, List of objects by Museum location, 1965","\"Inventory of Contents\" (1977)","\"Store Room Inventory,\" 1981\nInventory of outbuildings (1981)","Handwritten notes of the Relics Committee (indication that notes were found amoung Mrs. Failing's papers, 1941); Handwritten notes (indication that notes were found among Miss Jennings' papers); 1889 handwritten notes re relics in various rooms; Typed inventory by room, 1896","Shop storage inventory lists (1964), \"Unlocated\" 1970 list, \"Furniture in Curatorial Storage available for Loan to Lloyd House\" list (undated), \"Dispositions made of Articles at Mount Vernon during Storage Housecleaning (1955), \"Tile Building Storage,\" 1964, Notes, photos","\"List of Mansion Furnishings\" (1958) with object list and descriptions and diagram of room arrangements.","Correspondence, vendor information","Correspondence, vendor information","Correspondence, items lists","Photos, memos, correspondence, vendor brochures, notes, post cards","Diagrams, vendor information, correspondence, photos","Vendor information, memos, correspondence","Samples, vendor materials, correspondence","Original 19th and early 20th century documents re relics on deposit","\"Schedule for Loaned Collections\" by lender, undated","Museum inventory and values, 1980","Christine Meadows worked as the staff liaison to several committees in the MVLA. Files in this series contain her reports and correspondence to members of these committees. Inclusive dates 1951-1993.","Exhibition area coordination committee minutes and chain maps, outdoor access meetings minutes","Report, notes","Reports, correspondence, wish list, memos, notes, budget","Meeting arrangements, supplies, house staff leave, clothing budgets, work schedules, menus","Diagrams, report to committee, list of objects, memos, vendor materials","Backstairs handrails; Minutes; Notes; Correspondence; Memos; Excerpts from articles, newspaper; photo; reports","Interpretive Sign Information request sheets, vendor information, inventory of all signs as of July 1989, budgetary information, excerpts from Writings, 20th century history on some outbuildings","Files kept by topic of research. Types of records include book excerpts and articles, correspondence, primary source citations and bibliographic references, exhibit label text, and memos. Bulk dates 1950s-1990s.","Excerpts from \"The American Home\"","Notes on Washington inventories, copies of articles, books, \"cumulative index\" 1937-1941","Notes and diagrams on identifying faking of objects","Excerpts from \"Journal of the Study of Architectural Historians,\" photos, notes, glossary of architectural terms, other related documents","Excerpts from Writings, Letter re travel arrangements, notes","Written by Meadows","Brief report, project description, letters","Letters, Booklet \"Keep of the Bastille\", 1887","Post cards with bed hangings depicted","\"Housing and Family Life of the Mount Vernon Negro\" 1954, 1962; Correspondence, excerpts; \"Report for the Chairman of Outbuildings Committee,\" 1952","Letters, copy of article on camera obscura","Notes, articles from magazines","Letters (1970s and early 1980s), Article/paper on the museum","Photos, \"Oriental Porcelains from Alexandria Collections,\" the Alexandria Association, 1979, handwritten notes, correspondence, news clippings, \"The Sailing Ship on Chinese Porcelain - A brief survey 1700-1850\", Worksheets - Chinese porcelain","Research on Christmas in the 18th century, mostly on food, table settings, designs; Memo re Christmas as Mount Vernon","Notes, excerpts, correspondence","Excerpts from Writings, Letters","List of Martha Washington purchases (based on letters, invoices, and Writings), Excerpts from letters, Writings","Notes, excerpts from \"Presence of the Past - A history of the Preservation Movement in the United States before Williamsburg","Copies of inventories (with indications of which objects were taken an used by MW), shows disposition of all goods in the estate","Antiques magazine on pineapples, 1945, letters, diaries, excerpts","Notes, articles, correspondence, excerpts from \"Writings\"","LIst of London merchants that GW did business with, 1948","Exhibit labels, correspondence with New York and Pennsylvania historical societies, photos of original prints, invoices, vendor proposals, designs, schedules, exhibit layouts, list of objects on exhibit, chronological account of written documents as pertains to GW","Voting information for 1st election, excerpts from publications, edits to vignettes in exhibit, exhibit signs, vendor materials","Materials in the Pack Lobby cases, exhibition proposal, memo, notes, excerpts","Materials in the Pack Lobby cases, exhibition proposal, memo, notes, excerpts","Memos, attendance trends","Correspondence","Letters","Copies of articles/pictures on fence","Excerpts from books/articles","Presidential Study Group documents, excerpts, handwritten notes, meeting notes","Mary Thompson memo re foodways at Mount Vernon, and memo re table setting/menu for television shooting research.","Letters, replies from membership","Notes, excerpts from \"Writings\"","Letter, promotional materials, materials on Hopewell Furnace","Photos, copies of articles/books/letters","Letters, invoices","Copy of Form, Function, and Meaning in the Use of Fabric Furnishings, Copy of Potomac Squire","Newspaper article on GW bed, excerpts from Writings, handwritten notes on card re inventory of Mount Vernon, letters/memos, list of objects as of 9/1980 (by catalogue number) an discussions of authenticity","Copy of Preservation Technical Notes - Reducing Visible and Ultraviolet Light Damage to Interior Wood Finishes, articles on aprons, 1988 Mount Vernon furniture conservation priority list","Family tree, pedigree, notes, memos, correspondence","Correspondence, notes, family tree","Family tree, correspondence, copies of letters, family marriage records, notes","Excerpts from Writings, notes, memo","Excerpts from letters, Analysis of character (Washington deemed an ISTJ: Introvert, Sensor, Thinker, Judger.","Letters, invoices, report, memos, photos, schematics; Article \"The Domestic Pageant: Society and the Great House in Early Virginia","Letters, invoices, report, memos, photos, schematics; Article \"The Domestic Pageant: Society and the Great House in Early Virginia","Notes, 1914 invoice, old reports, references","Correspondence, photos of Quincy bells","Memos, invoices, sample trim, diagrams, photos","Photocopied articles, picture of engravings, notes","Photocopies of source documents, re: bells, photos of Moffatt Ladd House, letters","Reliance testing in Mosca's Report","Diaries/letters, documentary evidence of bells","References to, notes","Huntington: The Great Experiment, letters, list of objects for loan to Huntington Library","Handwritten notes, excerpts from articles, books, pages from Christies Auction Catalogue, worksheet accession of Eliza Custis miniature","\"Comparison of Objects in the Mount Vernon Kitchen in 1799 and Today\" undated","Notes on \"Draft of Structure Report\", an historical account of condition and work done in Mansion, including a mech-electrical assessment of the Mansion and outbuildings. Includes some mention of HVAC; list of structural engineers to make Mansion evaluation; 1985 plans for Mansion conservation/maintenance; list of conservation contractors - \"Historic House Consortium Contractor Index\"; RFP by MVLA for structural investigation in 1988; Internal memo re ventilation in the Mansion; news clippings, memo on 18th century method for polishing silver","Memos, notes, vendor materials, timing, light operation manual","Handwritten notes on the repair/condition history of Mount Vernon, letters describing Mount Vernon, GW and MW","Memo listing historically used Mansion room names, copies of letters, excerpts from \"Writings\", copies of original documents re room measurements","Copies of articles/books","Letters re publications on the Centennial Exposition of 1876, Meadows' letters, handwritten notes, articles, information on Kenmore, New Jersey room chandelier","References to Mount Vernon spinet","Materials on preservation efforts, 1858 article on Mount Vernon by Benson Lossing re preservation efforts, notes, copy of 18th century letter, letter re fundraising","Handwritten notes, copy of articles re lace, shoes, and textiles, copy of MW letter","Memos, reports, letters re new museum facility (1991 and 1992)","Letters (1952, 1967, 1968, 1982)","Excerpts from Writings, minutes from selected MVLA Council, 1990 Garden House inventory","Meadows' slave quarters panel presentation, correspondence, memos, notes, excerpts from Writings, ledgers, \"Laboring Hands and the Transformation of Mount Vernon Plantation 1783-1799,\" \"Report of Physical Research and Recommendations for Spinning House,\" 1952","Correspondence, memo","Photos, notes, vendor pamphlet, articles","Inventory of GW paintings and prints, Mount Vernon \"wish list\" 1975, vendor documents, excerpts from \"Writings\"","\"Restoring the Mount Vernon Servants Hall,\" Pogue, 1998; selected reports/documents re servants hall; memos, notes","Copy \"Federal Period Inventories of Salem Merchants,\"","Letters, maps/diagrams","\"Descriptions of George Washington - A Chronological Compilation of Contemporary Pen Portraits and Other Pertinent References,\" tentative seminar schedule, handwritten notes, copies of Freeman indices, excerpts from various documents, publications","Excerpts from Writings","Correspondence, notes, article, early documents on Mount Vernon silverware","Bibliography of works on slavery and the slave trade","Materials on slaves, slave diets, etc.; Worksheets on Mount Vernon slaves; \"Slaves on the Mansion House Farm - 1799\" (1991)","Article","Correspondence, memos, excerpts from The Complete Domestic Distiller, articles","Materials pertaining to Survey of Extant Documented Ceramics and Glass","Correspondence, photo of portrait","Memo re tomb condition (1994), article re tomb \"Washington's Home and the Nation's Shrine,\" Names of marble and stone conservators","Excerpt from \"Children's Toys Throughout the Ages,\" Excerpt from 'Writings', Memos to Chairmen on Museum Shop.","Washington/Lafayette Yorktown Capitulation Watch material, other unowned watches, letters, photos; material re Franklin Mint 'Washington timepiece,' Tilden watch, Washington-Michaux watch, Greene watch","Memos re shutters and curtains used to control light in the Mansion, discussion of problems with HVAC discussed in report, Analysis of Temperature and Humidity Records in the Mansion, undated but probably ca. 1988, description of the New Room and its objects","Article on women in the preservation movement, notes, copy of letter, articles, lectures","General subject files kept on a variety of topics including publications, interpretation practices, licensing products, projects, and departmental information. Bulk dates 1980s-1990s.","Archaeological investigations in the vineyard enclosure, 1989; archaeological investigations in the blacksmith shop, 1987","Book/manuscript reviews; Memo - the holiday season at Mount Vernon","Notes for 1997 traveling exhibit, letters, memos, book reviews, answering public inquiries (late 1990s), list of recent accessions, suggested objects for special exhibit, list of upcoming major anniversaries, suggested seasonal scenarios","Newspaper clippings, vendor letters, information on GW breeches, priority list of GW/MW items that are no longer to be reproduced (!988)","Notes re Washingtons taste in decorative arts, outline for slides for interpretive training re furnishing plan 1990, copy of Interpreter's Handbook (1989), memos, interpreter materials, information sheets, Historic Trail booklet, self-guided tour, school essays, Mount Vernon teacher materials, copies of articles from Annual Reports pertaining to the out-of-doors, binder containing room-by-room information for interpreters","Notes re Washingtons taste in decorative arts, outline for slides for interpretive training re furnishing plan 1990, copy of Interpreter's Handbook (1989), memos, interpreter materials, information sheets, Historic Trail booklet, self-guided tour, school essays, Mount Vernon teacher materials, copies of articles from Annual Reports pertaining to the out-of-doors, binder containing room-by-room information for interpreters","Memos 1986-1989; Correspondence, RFPs, responses to RFPs for engineering design work","Map displaying the growth of Mount Vernon 1754-1786","Mount Vernon shooting list","Outbuildings interpretation, 1991 interpretation, handwritten notes","Copy of museum attendants' orientation for Heavy Visitation Orientation, undated and author unknown","Curator's observation of Mansion interpretation, 1982","1982 stable interpretation","Notes, copies of metal objects","NOtes, memos, designs","Note","Note","Notes, letters, lists of objects for reproductions","Memos, letters, resumes (lighting experts), Mansion electrical/lighting plans, lighting controls, lighting specifications, estimates, brochures, pamphlets, contracts, purchase order, invoices, weekly progress meeting notes","Memos, letters, resumes (lighting experts), Mansion electrical/lighting plans, lighting controls, lighting specifications, estimates, brochures, pamphlets, contracts, purchase order, invoices, weekly progress meeting notes","Memos, invoices, purchase orders, correspondence","?Carpet history, information, cost, invoices, correspondence","Memos of late 1970s, correspondence on museum, interpretation","Museum attendants' orientation","Letters, list of tools Mount Vernon would like to acquire, reports, memo produced by the M-WTCA Mount Vernon Committee.","Letters, list of tools Mount Vernon would like to acquire, reports, memo produced by the M-WTCA Mount Vernon Committee.","1985-1986 letters, bills, resume","Script of walking tour","A report \"Making Colonial Paints - The Experience at Mount Vernon,\" articles, clippings, brochure of artist materials","Invoices, letters, brochures for pigments/paint lines, paint analysis, Goethe's theory of colors, copies of other works/articles re color and paint, paint samples, specifications for restoration painting, APT Bulletin 1983","Invoices, letters, brochures for pigments/paint lines, paint analysis, Goethe's theory of colors, copies of other works/articles re color and paint, paint samples, specifications for restoration painting, APT Bulletin 1983","Invoices, letters, brochures for pigments/paint lines, paint analysis, Goethe's theory of colors, copies of other works/articles re color and paint, paint samples, specifications for restoration painting, APT Bulletin 1983","Article written by Meadows, on Washington household, \"The Epilogue: Dispersals and Retrievals\" chapter for china book","Correspondence, article, news clippins, text","Correspondence, photos, news clippings, lists/notes"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMaterial can be reproduced for study or personal use upon written approval from library staff.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Material can be reproduced for study or personal use upon written approval from library staff."],"names_ssim":["Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association","Meadows, Christine, 1932-2013","Fede, Helen Maggs"],"corpname_ssim":["Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association"],"persname_ssim":["Meadows, Christine, 1932-2013","Fede, Helen Maggs"],"language_ssim":["English \n.    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The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.","The collection is organized into five series, closely following the original breakdown of files by Christine Meadows with exceptions only for clarification or consistency purposes. Folders are organized in alphabetical order by folder title throughout the collection, and then chronologically. The series are as follows:","Series 1. Administration\nSeries 2. Collections Management\nSeries 3. Committees\nSeries 4. Research \nSeries 5. Subject Files","Christine Meadows (née Mary Christine Meadows) was born in Brunswick, Maryland on March 2, 1932 to Dr. Stanley Joseph and Katherine Gardner Meadows. Christine earned a bachelor of arts degree in history from Notre Dame College of Maryland and completed graduate coursework at William and Mary College before becoming an elementary school teacher in Frederick, Maryland. Her career at Mount Vernon began in 1960 when she was hired as a library assistant. In the library, Christine helped catalog and reorganize the library's collections including the books, manuscripts, files, pamphlets, prints, and drawings. She also began a decades-long devotion to researching all things pertaining to Washington and Mount Vernon. When the estate's curator, Helen Fede left her position in 1964, Christine was promoted to fill her place and continued in this role for the next 33 years. Her responsibilities included the acquisition of new Washington or period artifacts, care of the historical collections, supervision of the cleaning and maintenance in the Mansion and outbuildings, curating exhibits in the museum, and special research projects such as publications. Christine was well-known and respected in her field. During her tenure, the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association acquired valuable, original Washington pieces and the Mansion underwent a major paint analysis and update. Her extensive research and dedication to authenticity were particularly beneficial to the Association. She also worked closely with several committees including the Accession Committee, the Annual Report Committee, the Museum Committee, and the Household Committee. Her substantial knowledge on the Washingtons, the early American period, and the collections at Mount Vernon put her in high demand as a speaker and presenter on these topics. Upon announcing her retirement in 1997, the MVLA Board hosted a farewell dinner in her honor and the Council minutes noted \"The consensus of the evening was that Miss Meadows will always be remembered for her scholarship and knowledge, and with special affection for her humor and inspiration to scores of Vice Regents, but most importantly for her devotion to Mount Vernon and her dedication to preserving the collection and the institution, and the world of George Washington.\" She was named Curator Emerita of Mount Vernon, assisting with research for important projects and sharing her long institutional memory with staff. Christine Meadows passed away on January 19, 2013 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.","This collection was initially reviewed by a former employee or volunteer, Ani DiFazio, who listed and described the contents of each box of records. This first pass was used to reassess and better arrange the material to create more consistency while keeping the essence of the original order according to DiFazio's list. The summaries of file contents have been kept and are included in the scope note for individual folders in the ArchivesSpace finding aid online. Some duplicated and/or outdated information was weeded from the collection during final processing.","First pass and cursory finding aid created by Ani S. DiFazio, 2001. Final arrangement and description completed by volunteer Candace Cowan and Rebecca Baird, archivist, 2023.","-\tCollections departmental files (unprocessed)\n-\tPapers of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n-\tPapers of the Superintendent and Resident Director\n-\tMinutes of the Council and Annual Reports","The Papers of Christine Meadows contain the work files of the curator, representing daily administrative tasks as well as career-long research topics. The collection includes correspondence, reports, memos, inventory lists, research files with photocopied references, and remarks or presentations. The majority of the material reflects the years Ms. Meadows served as curator, 1960 to 1997, but several folders hold documents prior to her tenure as curator. She most likely inherited these files from the previous curator, Helen Fede, who is also named as a creator of this collection. The inclusive dates are 1869 to 1997.","Contains records on common day-to-day tasks, Mount Vernon procedures, monthly reports, and general correspondence or inquiries. Bulk dates 1980s-1990s.","Notes on handling a bomb threat, memo","Correspondence re gifts, trust, capital funding, annual support funding plan","Memos","Memo to Fire Marshall re unannounced fire drills, 1984","Memo","Pertaining to the care, provenance, storage, and display of historical collections. Includes appraisals for insurance, inventories, correspondence, museum storage and maintenance documents, and wish lists. Bulk dates 1960s-1990s.","Research, memos, budgets, minutes","Curatorial storage information, memos, photo storage information","Brochure and related materials from an appraiser","List of early collections given, purchased, loaned to the MVLA, Handwritten list of major acquisitions - objects, whether given or purchased, appraisal value","Insurance policies, correspondence, Fine Arts inventory Library Department, APC building, study materials 'Legal problems of museum administration,' list of insured objects on loan, schedule of loaned collections by lender, fine arts insurance values by structure, objects of fine art owned by and lent to MVLA, inventory of APC building","List of objects by building (1966), correspondence, \"Proposal for Permanent Room Assignments with Furniture from States,\" (1963), \"Inventory of Bedrooms,\"\" (1949), \"Association Headquarters,\" (1952), \"Association Headquarters Building\" by room (1952), \"Association Dormitory Building\" (1952), \"Association Headquarters Building,\" \"Association Dormitory Building\" with Valuations, \"Inventories of Bedrooms,\" List of objects by states","\"List of Furniture, gifts, pictures, plants, etc.\"\n\"Miscellaneous Pictures in storeroom of Museum\"\n\"Memorandum List for the Museum Committee - Articles that have been removed from exhibition\" January 1941\n\"Relics Removed from Exhibition\"\n\"Cupboard under sword case\" ca. 1951\n\"List of Articles in Storage on SEcond Floor of Gardener's House,\" June 1938\n\"Inventory of Articles Removed from Mansion Attic to Utility Building (Storage), December 1942","\"Curator's Storage Inventory,\" 1968, \"Bedspreads Now Used in the Mansion,\" \"Curator's Storage\" and \"Curator Office\" (1965)","Handwritten notebook of 19th and early 20th century references of objects with disposition and catalog number, where appropriate; Handwritten list of donations or money from the state of New York - list of objects and gifts; \"Inventory at Mount Vernon 1885-1886\"; List of objects by room, 1896; \"Inventory of Mansion May 1885\" and supporting lists; Handwritten lists of objects; \"List of 'original' objects at Mount Vernon\" ca. 1920; correspondence re furnishings; Inventory 1896","List of objects in table and wall cases (including placement of objects) after 1969","\"Inventory of Museum Storage\" 1963, 1965, List of objects by Museum location, 1965","\"Inventory of Contents\" (1977)","\"Store Room Inventory,\" 1981\nInventory of outbuildings (1981)","Handwritten notes of the Relics Committee (indication that notes were found amoung Mrs. Failing's papers, 1941); Handwritten notes (indication that notes were found among Miss Jennings' papers); 1889 handwritten notes re relics in various rooms; Typed inventory by room, 1896","Shop storage inventory lists (1964), \"Unlocated\" 1970 list, \"Furniture in Curatorial Storage available for Loan to Lloyd House\" list (undated), \"Dispositions made of Articles at Mount Vernon during Storage Housecleaning (1955), \"Tile Building Storage,\" 1964, Notes, photos","\"List of Mansion Furnishings\" (1958) with object list and descriptions and diagram of room arrangements.","Correspondence, vendor information","Correspondence, vendor information","Correspondence, items lists","Photos, memos, correspondence, vendor brochures, notes, post cards","Diagrams, vendor information, correspondence, photos","Vendor information, memos, correspondence","Samples, vendor materials, correspondence","Original 19th and early 20th century documents re relics on deposit","\"Schedule for Loaned Collections\" by lender, undated","Museum inventory and values, 1980","Christine Meadows worked as the staff liaison to several committees in the MVLA. Files in this series contain her reports and correspondence to members of these committees. Inclusive dates 1951-1993.","Exhibition area coordination committee minutes and chain maps, outdoor access meetings minutes","Report, notes","Reports, correspondence, wish list, memos, notes, budget","Meeting arrangements, supplies, house staff leave, clothing budgets, work schedules, menus","Diagrams, report to committee, list of objects, memos, vendor materials","Backstairs handrails; Minutes; Notes; Correspondence; Memos; Excerpts from articles, newspaper; photo; reports","Interpretive Sign Information request sheets, vendor information, inventory of all signs as of July 1989, budgetary information, excerpts from Writings, 20th century history on some outbuildings","Files kept by topic of research. Types of records include book excerpts and articles, correspondence, primary source citations and bibliographic references, exhibit label text, and memos. Bulk dates 1950s-1990s.","Excerpts from \"The American Home\"","Notes on Washington inventories, copies of articles, books, \"cumulative index\" 1937-1941","Notes and diagrams on identifying faking of objects","Excerpts from \"Journal of the Study of Architectural Historians,\" photos, notes, glossary of architectural terms, other related documents","Excerpts from Writings, Letter re travel arrangements, notes","Written by Meadows","Brief report, project description, letters","Letters, Booklet \"Keep of the Bastille\", 1887","Post cards with bed hangings depicted","\"Housing and Family Life of the Mount Vernon Negro\" 1954, 1962; Correspondence, excerpts; \"Report for the Chairman of Outbuildings Committee,\" 1952","Letters, copy of article on camera obscura","Notes, articles from magazines","Letters (1970s and early 1980s), Article/paper on the museum","Photos, \"Oriental Porcelains from Alexandria Collections,\" the Alexandria Association, 1979, handwritten notes, correspondence, news clippings, \"The Sailing Ship on Chinese Porcelain - A brief survey 1700-1850\", Worksheets - Chinese porcelain","Research on Christmas in the 18th century, mostly on food, table settings, designs; Memo re Christmas as Mount Vernon","Notes, excerpts, correspondence","Excerpts from Writings, Letters","List of Martha Washington purchases (based on letters, invoices, and Writings), Excerpts from letters, Writings","Notes, excerpts from \"Presence of the Past - A history of the Preservation Movement in the United States before Williamsburg","Copies of inventories (with indications of which objects were taken an used by MW), shows disposition of all goods in the estate","Antiques magazine on pineapples, 1945, letters, diaries, excerpts","Notes, articles, correspondence, excerpts from \"Writings\"","LIst of London merchants that GW did business with, 1948","Exhibit labels, correspondence with New York and Pennsylvania historical societies, photos of original prints, invoices, vendor proposals, designs, schedules, exhibit layouts, list of objects on exhibit, chronological account of written documents as pertains to GW","Voting information for 1st election, excerpts from publications, edits to vignettes in exhibit, exhibit signs, vendor materials","Materials in the Pack Lobby cases, exhibition proposal, memo, notes, excerpts","Materials in the Pack Lobby cases, exhibition proposal, memo, notes, excerpts","Memos, attendance trends","Correspondence","Letters","Copies of articles/pictures on fence","Excerpts from books/articles","Presidential Study Group documents, excerpts, handwritten notes, meeting notes","Mary Thompson memo re foodways at Mount Vernon, and memo re table setting/menu for television shooting research.","Letters, replies from membership","Notes, excerpts from \"Writings\"","Letter, promotional materials, materials on Hopewell Furnace","Photos, copies of articles/books/letters","Letters, invoices","Copy of Form, Function, and Meaning in the Use of Fabric Furnishings, Copy of Potomac Squire","Newspaper article on GW bed, excerpts from Writings, handwritten notes on card re inventory of Mount Vernon, letters/memos, list of objects as of 9/1980 (by catalogue number) an discussions of authenticity","Copy of Preservation Technical Notes - Reducing Visible and Ultraviolet Light Damage to Interior Wood Finishes, articles on aprons, 1988 Mount Vernon furniture conservation priority list","Family tree, pedigree, notes, memos, correspondence","Correspondence, notes, family tree","Family tree, correspondence, copies of letters, family marriage records, notes","Excerpts from Writings, notes, memo","Excerpts from letters, Analysis of character (Washington deemed an ISTJ: Introvert, Sensor, Thinker, Judger.","Letters, invoices, report, memos, photos, schematics; Article \"The Domestic Pageant: Society and the Great House in Early Virginia","Letters, invoices, report, memos, photos, schematics; Article \"The Domestic Pageant: Society and the Great House in Early Virginia","Notes, 1914 invoice, old reports, references","Correspondence, photos of Quincy bells","Memos, invoices, sample trim, diagrams, photos","Photocopied articles, picture of engravings, notes","Photocopies of source documents, re: bells, photos of Moffatt Ladd House, letters","Reliance testing in Mosca's Report","Diaries/letters, documentary evidence of bells","References to, notes","Huntington: The Great Experiment, letters, list of objects for loan to Huntington Library","Handwritten notes, excerpts from articles, books, pages from Christies Auction Catalogue, worksheet accession of Eliza Custis miniature","\"Comparison of Objects in the Mount Vernon Kitchen in 1799 and Today\" undated","Notes on \"Draft of Structure Report\", an historical account of condition and work done in Mansion, including a mech-electrical assessment of the Mansion and outbuildings. Includes some mention of HVAC; list of structural engineers to make Mansion evaluation; 1985 plans for Mansion conservation/maintenance; list of conservation contractors - \"Historic House Consortium Contractor Index\"; RFP by MVLA for structural investigation in 1988; Internal memo re ventilation in the Mansion; news clippings, memo on 18th century method for polishing silver","Memos, notes, vendor materials, timing, light operation manual","Handwritten notes on the repair/condition history of Mount Vernon, letters describing Mount Vernon, GW and MW","Memo listing historically used Mansion room names, copies of letters, excerpts from \"Writings\", copies of original documents re room measurements","Copies of articles/books","Letters re publications on the Centennial Exposition of 1876, Meadows' letters, handwritten notes, articles, information on Kenmore, New Jersey room chandelier","References to Mount Vernon spinet","Materials on preservation efforts, 1858 article on Mount Vernon by Benson Lossing re preservation efforts, notes, copy of 18th century letter, letter re fundraising","Handwritten notes, copy of articles re lace, shoes, and textiles, copy of MW letter","Memos, reports, letters re new museum facility (1991 and 1992)","Letters (1952, 1967, 1968, 1982)","Excerpts from Writings, minutes from selected MVLA Council, 1990 Garden House inventory","Meadows' slave quarters panel presentation, correspondence, memos, notes, excerpts from Writings, ledgers, \"Laboring Hands and the Transformation of Mount Vernon Plantation 1783-1799,\" \"Report of Physical Research and Recommendations for Spinning House,\" 1952","Correspondence, memo","Photos, notes, vendor pamphlet, articles","Inventory of GW paintings and prints, Mount Vernon \"wish list\" 1975, vendor documents, excerpts from \"Writings\"","\"Restoring the Mount Vernon Servants Hall,\" Pogue, 1998; selected reports/documents re servants hall; memos, notes","Copy \"Federal Period Inventories of Salem Merchants,\"","Letters, maps/diagrams","\"Descriptions of George Washington - A Chronological Compilation of Contemporary Pen Portraits and Other Pertinent References,\" tentative seminar schedule, handwritten notes, copies of Freeman indices, excerpts from various documents, publications","Excerpts from Writings","Correspondence, notes, article, early documents on Mount Vernon silverware","Bibliography of works on slavery and the slave trade","Materials on slaves, slave diets, etc.; Worksheets on Mount Vernon slaves; \"Slaves on the Mansion House Farm - 1799\" (1991)","Article","Correspondence, memos, excerpts from The Complete Domestic Distiller, articles","Materials pertaining to Survey of Extant Documented Ceramics and Glass","Correspondence, photo of portrait","Memo re tomb condition (1994), article re tomb \"Washington's Home and the Nation's Shrine,\" Names of marble and stone conservators","Excerpt from \"Children's Toys Throughout the Ages,\" Excerpt from 'Writings', Memos to Chairmen on Museum Shop.","Washington/Lafayette Yorktown Capitulation Watch material, other unowned watches, letters, photos; material re Franklin Mint 'Washington timepiece,' Tilden watch, Washington-Michaux watch, Greene watch","Memos re shutters and curtains used to control light in the Mansion, discussion of problems with HVAC discussed in report, Analysis of Temperature and Humidity Records in the Mansion, undated but probably ca. 1988, description of the New Room and its objects","Article on women in the preservation movement, notes, copy of letter, articles, lectures","General subject files kept on a variety of topics including publications, interpretation practices, licensing products, projects, and departmental information. Bulk dates 1980s-1990s.","Archaeological investigations in the vineyard enclosure, 1989; archaeological investigations in the blacksmith shop, 1987","Book/manuscript reviews; Memo - the holiday season at Mount Vernon","Notes for 1997 traveling exhibit, letters, memos, book reviews, answering public inquiries (late 1990s), list of recent accessions, suggested objects for special exhibit, list of upcoming major anniversaries, suggested seasonal scenarios","Newspaper clippings, vendor letters, information on GW breeches, priority list of GW/MW items that are no longer to be reproduced (!988)","Notes re Washingtons taste in decorative arts, outline for slides for interpretive training re furnishing plan 1990, copy of Interpreter's Handbook (1989), memos, interpreter materials, information sheets, Historic Trail booklet, self-guided tour, school essays, Mount Vernon teacher materials, copies of articles from Annual Reports pertaining to the out-of-doors, binder containing room-by-room information for interpreters","Notes re Washingtons taste in decorative arts, outline for slides for interpretive training re furnishing plan 1990, copy of Interpreter's Handbook (1989), memos, interpreter materials, information sheets, Historic Trail booklet, self-guided tour, school essays, Mount Vernon teacher materials, copies of articles from Annual Reports pertaining to the out-of-doors, binder containing room-by-room information for interpreters","Memos 1986-1989; Correspondence, RFPs, responses to RFPs for engineering design work","Map displaying the growth of Mount Vernon 1754-1786","Mount Vernon shooting list","Outbuildings interpretation, 1991 interpretation, handwritten notes","Copy of museum attendants' orientation for Heavy Visitation Orientation, undated and author unknown","Curator's observation of Mansion interpretation, 1982","1982 stable interpretation","Notes, copies of metal objects","NOtes, memos, designs","Note","Note","Notes, letters, lists of objects for reproductions","Memos, letters, resumes (lighting experts), Mansion electrical/lighting plans, lighting controls, lighting specifications, estimates, brochures, pamphlets, contracts, purchase order, invoices, weekly progress meeting notes","Memos, letters, resumes (lighting experts), Mansion electrical/lighting plans, lighting controls, lighting specifications, estimates, brochures, pamphlets, contracts, purchase order, invoices, weekly progress meeting notes","Memos, invoices, purchase orders, correspondence","?Carpet history, information, cost, invoices, correspondence","Memos of late 1970s, correspondence on museum, interpretation","Museum attendants' orientation","Letters, list of tools Mount Vernon would like to acquire, reports, memo produced by the M-WTCA Mount Vernon Committee.","Letters, list of tools Mount Vernon would like to acquire, reports, memo produced by the M-WTCA Mount Vernon Committee.","1985-1986 letters, bills, resume","Script of walking tour","A report \"Making Colonial Paints - The Experience at Mount Vernon,\" articles, clippings, brochure of artist materials","Invoices, letters, brochures for pigments/paint lines, paint analysis, Goethe's theory of colors, copies of other works/articles re color and paint, paint samples, specifications for restoration painting, APT Bulletin 1983","Invoices, letters, brochures for pigments/paint lines, paint analysis, Goethe's theory of colors, copies of other works/articles re color and paint, paint samples, specifications for restoration painting, APT Bulletin 1983","Invoices, letters, brochures for pigments/paint lines, paint analysis, Goethe's theory of colors, copies of other works/articles re color and paint, paint samples, specifications for restoration painting, APT Bulletin 1983","Article written by Meadows, on Washington household, \"The Epilogue: Dispersals and Retrievals\" chapter for china book","Correspondence, article, news clippins, text","Correspondence, photos, news clippings, lists/notes","Material can be reproduced for study or personal use upon written approval from library staff.","Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association","Meadows, Christine, 1932-2013","Fede, Helen Maggs","English \n.    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Researchers must complete the Washington Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["This collection is open for research during scheduled appointments. Researchers must complete the Washington Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is organized into five series, closely following the original breakdown of files by Christine Meadows with exceptions only for clarification or consistency purposes. Folders are organized in alphabetical order by folder title throughout the collection, and then chronologically. 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Christine earned a bachelor of arts degree in history from Notre Dame College of Maryland and completed graduate coursework at William and Mary College before becoming an elementary school teacher in Frederick, Maryland. Her career at Mount Vernon began in 1960 when she was hired as a library assistant. In the library, Christine helped catalog and reorganize the library's collections including the books, manuscripts, files, pamphlets, prints, and drawings. She also began a decades-long devotion to researching all things pertaining to Washington and Mount Vernon. When the estate's curator, Helen Fede left her position in 1964, Christine was promoted to fill her place and continued in this role for the next 33 years. Her responsibilities included the acquisition of new Washington or period artifacts, care of the historical collections, supervision of the cleaning and maintenance in the Mansion and outbuildings, curating exhibits in the museum, and special research projects such as publications. Christine was well-known and respected in her field. During her tenure, the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association acquired valuable, original Washington pieces and the Mansion underwent a major paint analysis and update. Her extensive research and dedication to authenticity were particularly beneficial to the Association. She also worked closely with several committees including the Accession Committee, the Annual Report Committee, the Museum Committee, and the Household Committee. Her substantial knowledge on the Washingtons, the early American period, and the collections at Mount Vernon put her in high demand as a speaker and presenter on these topics. Upon announcing her retirement in 1997, the MVLA Board hosted a farewell dinner in her honor and the Council minutes noted \"The consensus of the evening was that Miss Meadows will always be remembered for her scholarship and knowledge, and with special affection for her humor and inspiration to scores of Vice Regents, but most importantly for her devotion to Mount Vernon and her dedication to preserving the collection and the institution, and the world of George Washington.\" She was named Curator Emerita of Mount Vernon, assisting with research for important projects and sharing her long institutional memory with staff. Christine Meadows passed away on January 19, 2013 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Christine Meadows (née Mary Christine Meadows) was born in Brunswick, Maryland on March 2, 1932 to Dr. Stanley Joseph and Katherine Gardner Meadows. Christine earned a bachelor of arts degree in history from Notre Dame College of Maryland and completed graduate coursework at William and Mary College before becoming an elementary school teacher in Frederick, Maryland. Her career at Mount Vernon began in 1960 when she was hired as a library assistant. In the library, Christine helped catalog and reorganize the library's collections including the books, manuscripts, files, pamphlets, prints, and drawings. She also began a decades-long devotion to researching all things pertaining to Washington and Mount Vernon. When the estate's curator, Helen Fede left her position in 1964, Christine was promoted to fill her place and continued in this role for the next 33 years. Her responsibilities included the acquisition of new Washington or period artifacts, care of the historical collections, supervision of the cleaning and maintenance in the Mansion and outbuildings, curating exhibits in the museum, and special research projects such as publications. Christine was well-known and respected in her field. During her tenure, the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association acquired valuable, original Washington pieces and the Mansion underwent a major paint analysis and update. Her extensive research and dedication to authenticity were particularly beneficial to the Association. She also worked closely with several committees including the Accession Committee, the Annual Report Committee, the Museum Committee, and the Household Committee. Her substantial knowledge on the Washingtons, the early American period, and the collections at Mount Vernon put her in high demand as a speaker and presenter on these topics. Upon announcing her retirement in 1997, the MVLA Board hosted a farewell dinner in her honor and the Council minutes noted \"The consensus of the evening was that Miss Meadows will always be remembered for her scholarship and knowledge, and with special affection for her humor and inspiration to scores of Vice Regents, but most importantly for her devotion to Mount Vernon and her dedication to preserving the collection and the institution, and the world of George Washington.\" She was named Curator Emerita of Mount Vernon, assisting with research for important projects and sharing her long institutional memory with staff. Christine Meadows passed away on January 19, 2013 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Name and date of item], Papers of Christine Meadows, Curator, [Folder], Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon [hereafter Washington Library], Mount Vernon, Virginia \nSee the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Name and date of item], Papers of Christine Meadows, Curator, [Folder], Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon [hereafter Washington Library], Mount Vernon, Virginia \nSee the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection was initially reviewed by a former employee or volunteer, Ani DiFazio, who listed and described the contents of each box of records. 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Final arrangement and description completed by volunteer Candace Cowan and Rebecca Baird, archivist, 2023."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e-\tCollections departmental files (unprocessed)\n-\tPapers of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n-\tPapers of the Superintendent and Resident Director\n-\tMinutes of the Council and Annual Reports\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["-\tCollections departmental files (unprocessed)\n-\tPapers of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n-\tPapers of the Superintendent and Resident Director\n-\tMinutes of the Council and Annual Reports"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Papers of Christine Meadows contain the work files of the curator, representing daily administrative tasks as well as career-long research topics. The collection includes correspondence, reports, memos, inventory lists, research files with photocopied references, and remarks or presentations. The majority of the material reflects the years Ms. Meadows served as curator, 1960 to 1997, but several folders hold documents prior to her tenure as curator. She most likely inherited these files from the previous curator, Helen Fede, who is also named as a creator of this collection. The inclusive dates are 1869 to 1997.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContains records on common day-to-day tasks, Mount Vernon procedures, monthly reports, and general correspondence or inquiries. Bulk dates 1980s-1990s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes on handling a bomb threat, memo\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence re gifts, trust, capital funding, annual support funding plan\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemo to Fire Marshall re unannounced fire drills, 1984\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemo\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePertaining to the care, provenance, storage, and display of historical collections. 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Bulk dates 1960s-1990s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResearch, memos, budgets, minutes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCuratorial storage information, memos, photo storage information\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochure and related materials from an appraiser\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of early collections given, purchased, loaned to the MVLA, Handwritten list of major acquisitions - objects, whether given or purchased, appraisal value\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInsurance policies, correspondence, Fine Arts inventory Library Department, APC building, study materials 'Legal problems of museum administration,' list of insured objects on loan, schedule of loaned collections by lender, fine arts insurance values by structure, objects of fine art owned by and lent to MVLA, inventory of APC building\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of objects by building (1966), correspondence, \"Proposal for Permanent Room Assignments with Furniture from States,\" (1963), \"Inventory of Bedrooms,\"\" (1949), \"Association Headquarters,\" (1952), \"Association Headquarters Building\" by room (1952), \"Association Dormitory Building\" (1952), \"Association Headquarters Building,\" \"Association Dormitory Building\" with Valuations, \"Inventories of Bedrooms,\" List of objects by states\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"List of Furniture, gifts, pictures, plants, etc.\"\n\"Miscellaneous Pictures in storeroom of Museum\"\n\"Memorandum List for the Museum Committee - Articles that have been removed from exhibition\" January 1941\n\"Relics Removed from Exhibition\"\n\"Cupboard under sword case\" ca. 1951\n\"List of Articles in Storage on SEcond Floor of Gardener's House,\" June 1938\n\"Inventory of Articles Removed from Mansion Attic to Utility Building (Storage), December 1942\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Curator's Storage Inventory,\" 1968, \"Bedspreads Now Used in the Mansion,\" \"Curator's Storage\" and \"Curator Office\" (1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten notebook of 19th and early 20th century references of objects with disposition and catalog number, where appropriate; Handwritten list of donations or money from the state of New York - list of objects and gifts; \"Inventory at Mount Vernon 1885-1886\"; List of objects by room, 1896; \"Inventory of Mansion May 1885\" and supporting lists; Handwritten lists of objects; \"List of 'original' objects at Mount Vernon\" ca. 1920; correspondence re furnishings; Inventory 1896\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of objects in table and wall cases (including placement of objects) after 1969\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Inventory of Museum Storage\" 1963, 1965, List of objects by Museum location, 1965\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Inventory of Contents\" (1977)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Store Room Inventory,\" 1981\nInventory of outbuildings (1981)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten notes of the Relics Committee (indication that notes were found amoung Mrs. Failing's papers, 1941); Handwritten notes (indication that notes were found among Miss Jennings' papers); 1889 handwritten notes re relics in various rooms; Typed inventory by room, 1896\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShop storage inventory lists (1964), \"Unlocated\" 1970 list, \"Furniture in Curatorial Storage available for Loan to Lloyd House\" list (undated), \"Dispositions made of Articles at Mount Vernon during Storage Housecleaning (1955), \"Tile Building Storage,\" 1964, Notes, photos\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"List of Mansion Furnishings\" (1958) with object list and descriptions and diagram of room arrangements.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, vendor information\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, vendor information\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, items lists\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotos, memos, correspondence, vendor brochures, notes, post cards\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiagrams, vendor information, correspondence, photos\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVendor information, memos, correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSamples, vendor materials, correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginal 19th and early 20th century documents re relics on deposit\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Schedule for Loaned Collections\" by lender, undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMuseum inventory and values, 1980\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChristine Meadows worked as the staff liaison to several committees in the MVLA. Files in this series contain her reports and correspondence to members of these committees. Inclusive dates 1951-1993.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExhibition area coordination committee minutes and chain maps, outdoor access meetings minutes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport, notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports, correspondence, wish list, memos, notes, budget\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMeeting arrangements, supplies, house staff leave, clothing budgets, work schedules, menus\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiagrams, report to committee, list of objects, memos, vendor materials\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBackstairs handrails; Minutes; Notes; Correspondence; Memos; Excerpts from articles, newspaper; photo; reports\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInterpretive Sign Information request sheets, vendor information, inventory of all signs as of July 1989, budgetary information, excerpts from Writings, 20th century history on some outbuildings\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFiles kept by topic of research. Types of records include book excerpts and articles, correspondence, primary source citations and bibliographic references, exhibit label text, and memos. Bulk dates 1950s-1990s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from \"The American Home\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes on Washington inventories, copies of articles, books, \"cumulative index\" 1937-1941\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes and diagrams on identifying faking of objects\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from \"Journal of the Study of Architectural Historians,\" photos, notes, glossary of architectural terms, other related documents\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from Writings, Letter re travel arrangements, notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten by Meadows\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrief report, project description, letters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, Booklet \"Keep of the Bastille\", 1887\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePost cards with bed hangings depicted\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Housing and Family Life of the Mount Vernon Negro\" 1954, 1962; Correspondence, excerpts; \"Report for the Chairman of Outbuildings Committee,\" 1952\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, copy of article on camera obscura\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, articles from magazines\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters (1970s and early 1980s), Article/paper on the museum\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotos, \"Oriental Porcelains from Alexandria Collections,\" the Alexandria Association, 1979, handwritten notes, correspondence, news clippings, \"The Sailing Ship on Chinese Porcelain - A brief survey 1700-1850\", Worksheets - Chinese porcelain\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResearch on Christmas in the 18th century, mostly on food, table settings, designs; Memo re Christmas as Mount Vernon\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, excerpts, correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from Writings, Letters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of Martha Washington purchases (based on letters, invoices, and Writings), Excerpts from letters, Writings\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, excerpts from \"Presence of the Past - A history of the Preservation Movement in the United States before Williamsburg\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopies of inventories (with indications of which objects were taken an used by MW), shows disposition of all goods in the estate\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAntiques magazine on pineapples, 1945, letters, diaries, excerpts\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, articles, correspondence, excerpts from \"Writings\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLIst of London merchants that GW did business with, 1948\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExhibit labels, correspondence with New York and Pennsylvania historical societies, photos of original prints, invoices, vendor proposals, designs, schedules, exhibit layouts, list of objects on exhibit, chronological account of written documents as pertains to GW\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVoting information for 1st election, excerpts from publications, edits to vignettes in exhibit, exhibit signs, vendor materials\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterials in the Pack Lobby cases, exhibition proposal, memo, notes, excerpts\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterials in the Pack Lobby cases, exhibition proposal, memo, notes, excerpts\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, attendance trends\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopies of articles/pictures on fence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from books/articles\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePresidential Study Group documents, excerpts, handwritten notes, meeting notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMary Thompson memo re foodways at Mount Vernon, and memo re table setting/menu for television shooting research.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, replies from membership\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, excerpts from \"Writings\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter, promotional materials, materials on Hopewell Furnace\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotos, copies of articles/books/letters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, invoices\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of Form, Function, and Meaning in the Use of Fabric Furnishings, Copy of Potomac Squire\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper article on GW bed, excerpts from Writings, handwritten notes on card re inventory of Mount Vernon, letters/memos, list of objects as of 9/1980 (by catalogue number) an discussions of authenticity\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of Preservation Technical Notes - Reducing Visible and Ultraviolet Light Damage to Interior Wood Finishes, articles on aprons, 1988 Mount Vernon furniture conservation priority list\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFamily tree, pedigree, notes, memos, correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, notes, family tree\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFamily tree, correspondence, copies of letters, family marriage records, notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from Writings, notes, memo\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from letters, Analysis of character (Washington deemed an ISTJ: Introvert, Sensor, Thinker, Judger.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, invoices, report, memos, photos, schematics; Article \"The Domestic Pageant: Society and the Great House in Early Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, invoices, report, memos, photos, schematics; Article \"The Domestic Pageant: Society and the Great House in Early Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, 1914 invoice, old reports, references\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, photos of Quincy bells\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, invoices, sample trim, diagrams, photos\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopied articles, picture of engravings, notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopies of source documents, re: bells, photos of Moffatt Ladd House, letters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReliance testing in Mosca's Report\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiaries/letters, documentary evidence of bells\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReferences to, notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHuntington: The Great Experiment, letters, list of objects for loan to Huntington Library\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten notes, excerpts from articles, books, pages from Christies Auction Catalogue, worksheet accession of Eliza Custis miniature\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Comparison of Objects in the Mount Vernon Kitchen in 1799 and Today\" undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes on \"Draft of Structure Report\", an historical account of condition and work done in Mansion, including a mech-electrical assessment of the Mansion and outbuildings. Includes some mention of HVAC; list of structural engineers to make Mansion evaluation; 1985 plans for Mansion conservation/maintenance; list of conservation contractors - \"Historic House Consortium Contractor Index\"; RFP by MVLA for structural investigation in 1988; Internal memo re ventilation in the Mansion; news clippings, memo on 18th century method for polishing silver\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, notes, vendor materials, timing, light operation manual\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten notes on the repair/condition history of Mount Vernon, letters describing Mount Vernon, GW and MW\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemo listing historically used Mansion room names, copies of letters, excerpts from \"Writings\", copies of original documents re room measurements\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopies of articles/books\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters re publications on the Centennial Exposition of 1876, Meadows' letters, handwritten notes, articles, information on Kenmore, New Jersey room chandelier\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReferences to Mount Vernon spinet\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterials on preservation efforts, 1858 article on Mount Vernon by Benson Lossing re preservation efforts, notes, copy of 18th century letter, letter re fundraising\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten notes, copy of articles re lace, shoes, and textiles, copy of MW letter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, reports, letters re new museum facility (1991 and 1992)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters (1952, 1967, 1968, 1982)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from Writings, minutes from selected MVLA Council, 1990 Garden House inventory\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMeadows' slave quarters panel presentation, correspondence, memos, notes, excerpts from Writings, ledgers, \"Laboring Hands and the Transformation of Mount Vernon Plantation 1783-1799,\" \"Report of Physical Research and Recommendations for Spinning House,\" 1952\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, memo\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotos, notes, vendor pamphlet, articles\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInventory of GW paintings and prints, Mount Vernon \"wish list\" 1975, vendor documents, excerpts from \"Writings\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Restoring the Mount Vernon Servants Hall,\" Pogue, 1998; selected reports/documents re servants hall; memos, notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy \"Federal Period Inventories of Salem Merchants,\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, maps/diagrams\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Descriptions of George Washington - A Chronological Compilation of Contemporary Pen Portraits and Other Pertinent References,\" tentative seminar schedule, handwritten notes, copies of Freeman indices, excerpts from various documents, publications\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from Writings\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, notes, article, early documents on Mount Vernon silverware\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBibliography of works on slavery and the slave trade\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterials on slaves, slave diets, etc.; Worksheets on Mount Vernon slaves; \"Slaves on the Mansion House Farm - 1799\" (1991)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticle\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, memos, excerpts from The Complete Domestic Distiller, articles\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterials pertaining to Survey of Extant Documented Ceramics and Glass\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, photo of portrait\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemo re tomb condition (1994), article re tomb \"Washington's Home and the Nation's Shrine,\" Names of marble and stone conservators\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpt from \"Children's Toys Throughout the Ages,\" Excerpt from 'Writings', Memos to Chairmen on Museum Shop.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington/Lafayette Yorktown Capitulation Watch material, other unowned watches, letters, photos; material re Franklin Mint 'Washington timepiece,' Tilden watch, Washington-Michaux watch, Greene watch\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos re shutters and curtains used to control light in the Mansion, discussion of problems with HVAC discussed in report, Analysis of Temperature and Humidity Records in the Mansion, undated but probably ca. 1988, description of the New Room and its objects\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticle on women in the preservation movement, notes, copy of letter, articles, lectures\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeneral subject files kept on a variety of topics including publications, interpretation practices, licensing products, projects, and departmental information. Bulk dates 1980s-1990s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArchaeological investigations in the vineyard enclosure, 1989; archaeological investigations in the blacksmith shop, 1987\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBook/manuscript reviews; Memo - the holiday season at Mount Vernon\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes for 1997 traveling exhibit, letters, memos, book reviews, answering public inquiries (late 1990s), list of recent accessions, suggested objects for special exhibit, list of upcoming major anniversaries, suggested seasonal scenarios\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clippings, vendor letters, information on GW breeches, priority list of GW/MW items that are no longer to be reproduced (!988)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes re Washingtons taste in decorative arts, outline for slides for interpretive training re furnishing plan 1990, copy of Interpreter's Handbook (1989), memos, interpreter materials, information sheets, Historic Trail booklet, self-guided tour, school essays, Mount Vernon teacher materials, copies of articles from Annual Reports pertaining to the out-of-doors, binder containing room-by-room information for interpreters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes re Washingtons taste in decorative arts, outline for slides for interpretive training re furnishing plan 1990, copy of Interpreter's Handbook (1989), memos, interpreter materials, information sheets, Historic Trail booklet, self-guided tour, school essays, Mount Vernon teacher materials, copies of articles from Annual Reports pertaining to the out-of-doors, binder containing room-by-room information for interpreters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos 1986-1989; Correspondence, RFPs, responses to RFPs for engineering design work\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMap displaying the growth of Mount Vernon 1754-1786\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMount Vernon shooting list\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOutbuildings interpretation, 1991 interpretation, handwritten notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of museum attendants' orientation for Heavy Visitation Orientation, undated and author unknown\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCurator's observation of Mansion interpretation, 1982\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1982 stable interpretation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, copies of metal objects\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNOtes, memos, designs\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, letters, lists of objects for reproductions\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, letters, resumes (lighting experts), Mansion electrical/lighting plans, lighting controls, lighting specifications, estimates, brochures, pamphlets, contracts, purchase order, invoices, weekly progress meeting notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, letters, resumes (lighting experts), Mansion electrical/lighting plans, lighting controls, lighting specifications, estimates, brochures, pamphlets, contracts, purchase order, invoices, weekly progress meeting notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, invoices, purchase orders, correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e?Carpet history, information, cost, invoices, correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos of late 1970s, correspondence on museum, interpretation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMuseum attendants' orientation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, list of tools Mount Vernon would like to acquire, reports, memo produced by the M-WTCA Mount Vernon Committee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, list of tools Mount Vernon would like to acquire, reports, memo produced by the M-WTCA Mount Vernon Committee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1985-1986 letters, bills, resume\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScript of walking tour\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA report \"Making Colonial Paints - 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The collection includes correspondence, reports, memos, inventory lists, research files with photocopied references, and remarks or presentations. The majority of the material reflects the years Ms. Meadows served as curator, 1960 to 1997, but several folders hold documents prior to her tenure as curator. She most likely inherited these files from the previous curator, Helen Fede, who is also named as a creator of this collection. The inclusive dates are 1869 to 1997.","Contains records on common day-to-day tasks, Mount Vernon procedures, monthly reports, and general correspondence or inquiries. Bulk dates 1980s-1990s.","Notes on handling a bomb threat, memo","Correspondence re gifts, trust, capital funding, annual support funding plan","Memos","Memo to Fire Marshall re unannounced fire drills, 1984","Memo","Pertaining to the care, provenance, storage, and display of historical collections. Includes appraisals for insurance, inventories, correspondence, museum storage and maintenance documents, and wish lists. Bulk dates 1960s-1990s.","Research, memos, budgets, minutes","Curatorial storage information, memos, photo storage information","Brochure and related materials from an appraiser","List of early collections given, purchased, loaned to the MVLA, Handwritten list of major acquisitions - objects, whether given or purchased, appraisal value","Insurance policies, correspondence, Fine Arts inventory Library Department, APC building, study materials 'Legal problems of museum administration,' list of insured objects on loan, schedule of loaned collections by lender, fine arts insurance values by structure, objects of fine art owned by and lent to MVLA, inventory of APC building","List of objects by building (1966), correspondence, \"Proposal for Permanent Room Assignments with Furniture from States,\" (1963), \"Inventory of Bedrooms,\"\" (1949), \"Association Headquarters,\" (1952), \"Association Headquarters Building\" by room (1952), \"Association Dormitory Building\" (1952), \"Association Headquarters Building,\" \"Association Dormitory Building\" with Valuations, \"Inventories of Bedrooms,\" List of objects by states","\"List of Furniture, gifts, pictures, plants, etc.\"\n\"Miscellaneous Pictures in storeroom of Museum\"\n\"Memorandum List for the Museum Committee - Articles that have been removed from exhibition\" January 1941\n\"Relics Removed from Exhibition\"\n\"Cupboard under sword case\" ca. 1951\n\"List of Articles in Storage on SEcond Floor of Gardener's House,\" June 1938\n\"Inventory of Articles Removed from Mansion Attic to Utility Building (Storage), December 1942","\"Curator's Storage Inventory,\" 1968, \"Bedspreads Now Used in the Mansion,\" \"Curator's Storage\" and \"Curator Office\" (1965)","Handwritten notebook of 19th and early 20th century references of objects with disposition and catalog number, where appropriate; Handwritten list of donations or money from the state of New York - list of objects and gifts; \"Inventory at Mount Vernon 1885-1886\"; List of objects by room, 1896; \"Inventory of Mansion May 1885\" and supporting lists; Handwritten lists of objects; \"List of 'original' objects at Mount Vernon\" ca. 1920; correspondence re furnishings; Inventory 1896","List of objects in table and wall cases (including placement of objects) after 1969","\"Inventory of Museum Storage\" 1963, 1965, List of objects by Museum location, 1965","\"Inventory of Contents\" (1977)","\"Store Room Inventory,\" 1981\nInventory of outbuildings (1981)","Handwritten notes of the Relics Committee (indication that notes were found amoung Mrs. Failing's papers, 1941); Handwritten notes (indication that notes were found among Miss Jennings' papers); 1889 handwritten notes re relics in various rooms; Typed inventory by room, 1896","Shop storage inventory lists (1964), \"Unlocated\" 1970 list, \"Furniture in Curatorial Storage available for Loan to Lloyd House\" list (undated), \"Dispositions made of Articles at Mount Vernon during Storage Housecleaning (1955), \"Tile Building Storage,\" 1964, Notes, photos","\"List of Mansion Furnishings\" (1958) with object list and descriptions and diagram of room arrangements.","Correspondence, vendor information","Correspondence, vendor information","Correspondence, items lists","Photos, memos, correspondence, vendor brochures, notes, post cards","Diagrams, vendor information, correspondence, photos","Vendor information, memos, correspondence","Samples, vendor materials, correspondence","Original 19th and early 20th century documents re relics on deposit","\"Schedule for Loaned Collections\" by lender, undated","Museum inventory and values, 1980","Christine Meadows worked as the staff liaison to several committees in the MVLA. Files in this series contain her reports and correspondence to members of these committees. Inclusive dates 1951-1993.","Exhibition area coordination committee minutes and chain maps, outdoor access meetings minutes","Report, notes","Reports, correspondence, wish list, memos, notes, budget","Meeting arrangements, supplies, house staff leave, clothing budgets, work schedules, menus","Diagrams, report to committee, list of objects, memos, vendor materials","Backstairs handrails; Minutes; Notes; Correspondence; Memos; Excerpts from articles, newspaper; photo; reports","Interpretive Sign Information request sheets, vendor information, inventory of all signs as of July 1989, budgetary information, excerpts from Writings, 20th century history on some outbuildings","Files kept by topic of research. Types of records include book excerpts and articles, correspondence, primary source citations and bibliographic references, exhibit label text, and memos. Bulk dates 1950s-1990s.","Excerpts from \"The American Home\"","Notes on Washington inventories, copies of articles, books, \"cumulative index\" 1937-1941","Notes and diagrams on identifying faking of objects","Excerpts from \"Journal of the Study of Architectural Historians,\" photos, notes, glossary of architectural terms, other related documents","Excerpts from Writings, Letter re travel arrangements, notes","Written by Meadows","Brief report, project description, letters","Letters, Booklet \"Keep of the Bastille\", 1887","Post cards with bed hangings depicted","\"Housing and Family Life of the Mount Vernon Negro\" 1954, 1962; Correspondence, excerpts; \"Report for the Chairman of Outbuildings Committee,\" 1952","Letters, copy of article on camera obscura","Notes, articles from magazines","Letters (1970s and early 1980s), Article/paper on the museum","Photos, \"Oriental Porcelains from Alexandria Collections,\" the Alexandria Association, 1979, handwritten notes, correspondence, news clippings, \"The Sailing Ship on Chinese Porcelain - A brief survey 1700-1850\", Worksheets - Chinese porcelain","Research on Christmas in the 18th century, mostly on food, table settings, designs; Memo re Christmas as Mount Vernon","Notes, excerpts, correspondence","Excerpts from Writings, Letters","List of Martha Washington purchases (based on letters, invoices, and Writings), Excerpts from letters, Writings","Notes, excerpts from \"Presence of the Past - A history of the Preservation Movement in the United States before Williamsburg","Copies of inventories (with indications of which objects were taken an used by MW), shows disposition of all goods in the estate","Antiques magazine on pineapples, 1945, letters, diaries, excerpts","Notes, articles, correspondence, excerpts from \"Writings\"","LIst of London merchants that GW did business with, 1948","Exhibit labels, correspondence with New York and Pennsylvania historical societies, photos of original prints, invoices, vendor proposals, designs, schedules, exhibit layouts, list of objects on exhibit, chronological account of written documents as pertains to GW","Voting information for 1st election, excerpts from publications, edits to vignettes in exhibit, exhibit signs, vendor materials","Materials in the Pack Lobby cases, exhibition proposal, memo, notes, excerpts","Materials in the Pack Lobby cases, exhibition proposal, memo, notes, excerpts","Memos, attendance trends","Correspondence","Letters","Copies of articles/pictures on fence","Excerpts from books/articles","Presidential Study Group documents, excerpts, handwritten notes, meeting notes","Mary Thompson memo re foodways at Mount Vernon, and memo re table setting/menu for television shooting research.","Letters, replies from membership","Notes, excerpts from \"Writings\"","Letter, promotional materials, materials on Hopewell Furnace","Photos, copies of articles/books/letters","Letters, invoices","Copy of Form, Function, and Meaning in the Use of Fabric Furnishings, Copy of Potomac Squire","Newspaper article on GW bed, excerpts from Writings, handwritten notes on card re inventory of Mount Vernon, letters/memos, list of objects as of 9/1980 (by catalogue number) an discussions of authenticity","Copy of Preservation Technical Notes - Reducing Visible and Ultraviolet Light Damage to Interior Wood Finishes, articles on aprons, 1988 Mount Vernon furniture conservation priority list","Family tree, pedigree, notes, memos, correspondence","Correspondence, notes, family tree","Family tree, correspondence, copies of letters, family marriage records, notes","Excerpts from Writings, notes, memo","Excerpts from letters, Analysis of character (Washington deemed an ISTJ: Introvert, Sensor, Thinker, Judger.","Letters, invoices, report, memos, photos, schematics; Article \"The Domestic Pageant: Society and the Great House in Early Virginia","Letters, invoices, report, memos, photos, schematics; Article \"The Domestic Pageant: Society and the Great House in Early Virginia","Notes, 1914 invoice, old reports, references","Correspondence, photos of Quincy bells","Memos, invoices, sample trim, diagrams, photos","Photocopied articles, picture of engravings, notes","Photocopies of source documents, re: bells, photos of Moffatt Ladd House, letters","Reliance testing in Mosca's Report","Diaries/letters, documentary evidence of bells","References to, notes","Huntington: The Great Experiment, letters, list of objects for loan to Huntington Library","Handwritten notes, excerpts from articles, books, pages from Christies Auction Catalogue, worksheet accession of Eliza Custis miniature","\"Comparison of Objects in the Mount Vernon Kitchen in 1799 and Today\" undated","Notes on \"Draft of Structure Report\", an historical account of condition and work done in Mansion, including a mech-electrical assessment of the Mansion and outbuildings. Includes some mention of HVAC; list of structural engineers to make Mansion evaluation; 1985 plans for Mansion conservation/maintenance; list of conservation contractors - \"Historic House Consortium Contractor Index\"; RFP by MVLA for structural investigation in 1988; Internal memo re ventilation in the Mansion; news clippings, memo on 18th century method for polishing silver","Memos, notes, vendor materials, timing, light operation manual","Handwritten notes on the repair/condition history of Mount Vernon, letters describing Mount Vernon, GW and MW","Memo listing historically used Mansion room names, copies of letters, excerpts from \"Writings\", copies of original documents re room measurements","Copies of articles/books","Letters re publications on the Centennial Exposition of 1876, Meadows' letters, handwritten notes, articles, information on Kenmore, New Jersey room chandelier","References to Mount Vernon spinet","Materials on preservation efforts, 1858 article on Mount Vernon by Benson Lossing re preservation efforts, notes, copy of 18th century letter, letter re fundraising","Handwritten notes, copy of articles re lace, shoes, and textiles, copy of MW letter","Memos, reports, letters re new museum facility (1991 and 1992)","Letters (1952, 1967, 1968, 1982)","Excerpts from Writings, minutes from selected MVLA Council, 1990 Garden House inventory","Meadows' slave quarters panel presentation, correspondence, memos, notes, excerpts from Writings, ledgers, \"Laboring Hands and the Transformation of Mount Vernon Plantation 1783-1799,\" \"Report of Physical Research and Recommendations for Spinning House,\" 1952","Correspondence, memo","Photos, notes, vendor pamphlet, articles","Inventory of GW paintings and prints, Mount Vernon \"wish list\" 1975, vendor documents, excerpts from \"Writings\"","\"Restoring the Mount Vernon Servants Hall,\" Pogue, 1998; selected reports/documents re servants hall; memos, notes","Copy \"Federal Period Inventories of Salem Merchants,\"","Letters, maps/diagrams","\"Descriptions of George Washington - A Chronological Compilation of Contemporary Pen Portraits and Other Pertinent References,\" tentative seminar schedule, handwritten notes, copies of Freeman indices, excerpts from various documents, publications","Excerpts from Writings","Correspondence, notes, article, early documents on Mount Vernon silverware","Bibliography of works on slavery and the slave trade","Materials on slaves, slave diets, etc.; Worksheets on Mount Vernon slaves; \"Slaves on the Mansion House Farm - 1799\" (1991)","Article","Correspondence, memos, excerpts from The Complete Domestic Distiller, articles","Materials pertaining to Survey of Extant Documented Ceramics and Glass","Correspondence, photo of portrait","Memo re tomb condition (1994), article re tomb \"Washington's Home and the Nation's Shrine,\" Names of marble and stone conservators","Excerpt from \"Children's Toys Throughout the Ages,\" Excerpt from 'Writings', Memos to Chairmen on Museum Shop.","Washington/Lafayette Yorktown Capitulation Watch material, other unowned watches, letters, photos; material re Franklin Mint 'Washington timepiece,' Tilden watch, Washington-Michaux watch, Greene watch","Memos re shutters and curtains used to control light in the Mansion, discussion of problems with HVAC discussed in report, Analysis of Temperature and Humidity Records in the Mansion, undated but probably ca. 1988, description of the New Room and its objects","Article on women in the preservation movement, notes, copy of letter, articles, lectures","General subject files kept on a variety of topics including publications, interpretation practices, licensing products, projects, and departmental information. Bulk dates 1980s-1990s.","Archaeological investigations in the vineyard enclosure, 1989; archaeological investigations in the blacksmith shop, 1987","Book/manuscript reviews; Memo - the holiday season at Mount Vernon","Notes for 1997 traveling exhibit, letters, memos, book reviews, answering public inquiries (late 1990s), list of recent accessions, suggested objects for special exhibit, list of upcoming major anniversaries, suggested seasonal scenarios","Newspaper clippings, vendor letters, information on GW breeches, priority list of GW/MW items that are no longer to be reproduced (!988)","Notes re Washingtons taste in decorative arts, outline for slides for interpretive training re furnishing plan 1990, copy of Interpreter's Handbook (1989), memos, interpreter materials, information sheets, Historic Trail booklet, self-guided tour, school essays, Mount Vernon teacher materials, copies of articles from Annual Reports pertaining to the out-of-doors, binder containing room-by-room information for interpreters","Notes re Washingtons taste in decorative arts, outline for slides for interpretive training re furnishing plan 1990, copy of Interpreter's Handbook (1989), memos, interpreter materials, information sheets, Historic Trail booklet, self-guided tour, school essays, Mount Vernon teacher materials, copies of articles from Annual Reports pertaining to the out-of-doors, binder containing room-by-room information for interpreters","Memos 1986-1989; Correspondence, RFPs, responses to RFPs for engineering design work","Map displaying the growth of Mount Vernon 1754-1786","Mount Vernon shooting list","Outbuildings interpretation, 1991 interpretation, handwritten notes","Copy of museum attendants' orientation for Heavy Visitation Orientation, undated and author unknown","Curator's observation of Mansion interpretation, 1982","1982 stable interpretation","Notes, copies of metal objects","NOtes, memos, designs","Note","Note","Notes, letters, lists of objects for reproductions","Memos, letters, resumes (lighting experts), Mansion electrical/lighting plans, lighting controls, lighting specifications, estimates, brochures, pamphlets, contracts, purchase order, invoices, weekly progress meeting notes","Memos, letters, resumes (lighting experts), Mansion electrical/lighting plans, lighting controls, lighting specifications, estimates, brochures, pamphlets, contracts, purchase order, invoices, weekly progress meeting notes","Memos, invoices, purchase orders, correspondence","?Carpet history, information, cost, invoices, correspondence","Memos of late 1970s, correspondence on museum, interpretation","Museum attendants' orientation","Letters, list of tools Mount Vernon would like to acquire, reports, memo produced by the M-WTCA Mount Vernon Committee.","Letters, list of tools Mount Vernon would like to acquire, reports, memo produced by the M-WTCA Mount Vernon Committee.","1985-1986 letters, bills, resume","Script of walking tour","A report \"Making Colonial Paints - The Experience at Mount Vernon,\" articles, clippings, brochure of artist materials","Invoices, letters, brochures for pigments/paint lines, paint analysis, Goethe's theory of colors, copies of other works/articles re color and paint, paint samples, specifications for restoration painting, APT Bulletin 1983","Invoices, letters, brochures for pigments/paint lines, paint analysis, Goethe's theory of colors, copies of other works/articles re color and paint, paint samples, specifications for restoration painting, APT Bulletin 1983","Invoices, letters, brochures for pigments/paint lines, paint analysis, Goethe's theory of colors, copies of other works/articles re color and paint, paint samples, specifications for restoration painting, APT Bulletin 1983","Article written by Meadows, on Washington household, \"The Epilogue: Dispersals and Retrievals\" chapter for china book","Correspondence, article, news clippins, text","Correspondence, photos, news clippings, lists/notes"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMaterial can be reproduced for study or personal use upon written approval from library staff.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Material can be reproduced for study or personal use upon written approval from library staff."],"names_ssim":["Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association","Meadows, Christine, 1932-2013","Fede, Helen Maggs"],"corpname_ssim":["Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association"],"persname_ssim":["Meadows, Christine, 1932-2013","Fede, Helen Maggs"],"language_ssim":["English \n.    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The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.","The collection is organized into five series, closely following the original breakdown of files by Christine Meadows with exceptions only for clarification or consistency purposes. Folders are organized in alphabetical order by folder title throughout the collection, and then chronologically. The series are as follows:","Series 1. Administration\nSeries 2. Collections Management\nSeries 3. Committees\nSeries 4. Research \nSeries 5. Subject Files","Christine Meadows (née Mary Christine Meadows) was born in Brunswick, Maryland on March 2, 1932 to Dr. Stanley Joseph and Katherine Gardner Meadows. Christine earned a bachelor of arts degree in history from Notre Dame College of Maryland and completed graduate coursework at William and Mary College before becoming an elementary school teacher in Frederick, Maryland. Her career at Mount Vernon began in 1960 when she was hired as a library assistant. In the library, Christine helped catalog and reorganize the library's collections including the books, manuscripts, files, pamphlets, prints, and drawings. She also began a decades-long devotion to researching all things pertaining to Washington and Mount Vernon. When the estate's curator, Helen Fede left her position in 1964, Christine was promoted to fill her place and continued in this role for the next 33 years. Her responsibilities included the acquisition of new Washington or period artifacts, care of the historical collections, supervision of the cleaning and maintenance in the Mansion and outbuildings, curating exhibits in the museum, and special research projects such as publications. Christine was well-known and respected in her field. During her tenure, the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association acquired valuable, original Washington pieces and the Mansion underwent a major paint analysis and update. Her extensive research and dedication to authenticity were particularly beneficial to the Association. She also worked closely with several committees including the Accession Committee, the Annual Report Committee, the Museum Committee, and the Household Committee. Her substantial knowledge on the Washingtons, the early American period, and the collections at Mount Vernon put her in high demand as a speaker and presenter on these topics. Upon announcing her retirement in 1997, the MVLA Board hosted a farewell dinner in her honor and the Council minutes noted \"The consensus of the evening was that Miss Meadows will always be remembered for her scholarship and knowledge, and with special affection for her humor and inspiration to scores of Vice Regents, but most importantly for her devotion to Mount Vernon and her dedication to preserving the collection and the institution, and the world of George Washington.\" She was named Curator Emerita of Mount Vernon, assisting with research for important projects and sharing her long institutional memory with staff. Christine Meadows passed away on January 19, 2013 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.","This collection was initially reviewed by a former employee or volunteer, Ani DiFazio, who listed and described the contents of each box of records. This first pass was used to reassess and better arrange the material to create more consistency while keeping the essence of the original order according to DiFazio's list. The summaries of file contents have been kept and are included in the scope note for individual folders in the ArchivesSpace finding aid online. Some duplicated and/or outdated information was weeded from the collection during final processing.","First pass and cursory finding aid created by Ani S. DiFazio, 2001. Final arrangement and description completed by volunteer Candace Cowan and Rebecca Baird, archivist, 2023.","-\tCollections departmental files (unprocessed)\n-\tPapers of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n-\tPapers of the Superintendent and Resident Director\n-\tMinutes of the Council and Annual Reports","The Papers of Christine Meadows contain the work files of the curator, representing daily administrative tasks as well as career-long research topics. The collection includes correspondence, reports, memos, inventory lists, research files with photocopied references, and remarks or presentations. The majority of the material reflects the years Ms. Meadows served as curator, 1960 to 1997, but several folders hold documents prior to her tenure as curator. She most likely inherited these files from the previous curator, Helen Fede, who is also named as a creator of this collection. The inclusive dates are 1869 to 1997.","Contains records on common day-to-day tasks, Mount Vernon procedures, monthly reports, and general correspondence or inquiries. Bulk dates 1980s-1990s.","Notes on handling a bomb threat, memo","Correspondence re gifts, trust, capital funding, annual support funding plan","Memos","Memo to Fire Marshall re unannounced fire drills, 1984","Memo","Pertaining to the care, provenance, storage, and display of historical collections. Includes appraisals for insurance, inventories, correspondence, museum storage and maintenance documents, and wish lists. Bulk dates 1960s-1990s.","Research, memos, budgets, minutes","Curatorial storage information, memos, photo storage information","Brochure and related materials from an appraiser","List of early collections given, purchased, loaned to the MVLA, Handwritten list of major acquisitions - objects, whether given or purchased, appraisal value","Insurance policies, correspondence, Fine Arts inventory Library Department, APC building, study materials 'Legal problems of museum administration,' list of insured objects on loan, schedule of loaned collections by lender, fine arts insurance values by structure, objects of fine art owned by and lent to MVLA, inventory of APC building","List of objects by building (1966), correspondence, \"Proposal for Permanent Room Assignments with Furniture from States,\" (1963), \"Inventory of Bedrooms,\"\" (1949), \"Association Headquarters,\" (1952), \"Association Headquarters Building\" by room (1952), \"Association Dormitory Building\" (1952), \"Association Headquarters Building,\" \"Association Dormitory Building\" with Valuations, \"Inventories of Bedrooms,\" List of objects by states","\"List of Furniture, gifts, pictures, plants, etc.\"\n\"Miscellaneous Pictures in storeroom of Museum\"\n\"Memorandum List for the Museum Committee - Articles that have been removed from exhibition\" January 1941\n\"Relics Removed from Exhibition\"\n\"Cupboard under sword case\" ca. 1951\n\"List of Articles in Storage on SEcond Floor of Gardener's House,\" June 1938\n\"Inventory of Articles Removed from Mansion Attic to Utility Building (Storage), December 1942","\"Curator's Storage Inventory,\" 1968, \"Bedspreads Now Used in the Mansion,\" \"Curator's Storage\" and \"Curator Office\" (1965)","Handwritten notebook of 19th and early 20th century references of objects with disposition and catalog number, where appropriate; Handwritten list of donations or money from the state of New York - list of objects and gifts; \"Inventory at Mount Vernon 1885-1886\"; List of objects by room, 1896; \"Inventory of Mansion May 1885\" and supporting lists; Handwritten lists of objects; \"List of 'original' objects at Mount Vernon\" ca. 1920; correspondence re furnishings; Inventory 1896","List of objects in table and wall cases (including placement of objects) after 1969","\"Inventory of Museum Storage\" 1963, 1965, List of objects by Museum location, 1965","\"Inventory of Contents\" (1977)","\"Store Room Inventory,\" 1981\nInventory of outbuildings (1981)","Handwritten notes of the Relics Committee (indication that notes were found amoung Mrs. Failing's papers, 1941); Handwritten notes (indication that notes were found among Miss Jennings' papers); 1889 handwritten notes re relics in various rooms; Typed inventory by room, 1896","Shop storage inventory lists (1964), \"Unlocated\" 1970 list, \"Furniture in Curatorial Storage available for Loan to Lloyd House\" list (undated), \"Dispositions made of Articles at Mount Vernon during Storage Housecleaning (1955), \"Tile Building Storage,\" 1964, Notes, photos","\"List of Mansion Furnishings\" (1958) with object list and descriptions and diagram of room arrangements.","Correspondence, vendor information","Correspondence, vendor information","Correspondence, items lists","Photos, memos, correspondence, vendor brochures, notes, post cards","Diagrams, vendor information, correspondence, photos","Vendor information, memos, correspondence","Samples, vendor materials, correspondence","Original 19th and early 20th century documents re relics on deposit","\"Schedule for Loaned Collections\" by lender, undated","Museum inventory and values, 1980","Christine Meadows worked as the staff liaison to several committees in the MVLA. Files in this series contain her reports and correspondence to members of these committees. Inclusive dates 1951-1993.","Exhibition area coordination committee minutes and chain maps, outdoor access meetings minutes","Report, notes","Reports, correspondence, wish list, memos, notes, budget","Meeting arrangements, supplies, house staff leave, clothing budgets, work schedules, menus","Diagrams, report to committee, list of objects, memos, vendor materials","Backstairs handrails; Minutes; Notes; Correspondence; Memos; Excerpts from articles, newspaper; photo; reports","Interpretive Sign Information request sheets, vendor information, inventory of all signs as of July 1989, budgetary information, excerpts from Writings, 20th century history on some outbuildings","Files kept by topic of research. Types of records include book excerpts and articles, correspondence, primary source citations and bibliographic references, exhibit label text, and memos. Bulk dates 1950s-1990s.","Excerpts from \"The American Home\"","Notes on Washington inventories, copies of articles, books, \"cumulative index\" 1937-1941","Notes and diagrams on identifying faking of objects","Excerpts from \"Journal of the Study of Architectural Historians,\" photos, notes, glossary of architectural terms, other related documents","Excerpts from Writings, Letter re travel arrangements, notes","Written by Meadows","Brief report, project description, letters","Letters, Booklet \"Keep of the Bastille\", 1887","Post cards with bed hangings depicted","\"Housing and Family Life of the Mount Vernon Negro\" 1954, 1962; Correspondence, excerpts; \"Report for the Chairman of Outbuildings Committee,\" 1952","Letters, copy of article on camera obscura","Notes, articles from magazines","Letters (1970s and early 1980s), Article/paper on the museum","Photos, \"Oriental Porcelains from Alexandria Collections,\" the Alexandria Association, 1979, handwritten notes, correspondence, news clippings, \"The Sailing Ship on Chinese Porcelain - A brief survey 1700-1850\", Worksheets - Chinese porcelain","Research on Christmas in the 18th century, mostly on food, table settings, designs; Memo re Christmas as Mount Vernon","Notes, excerpts, correspondence","Excerpts from Writings, Letters","List of Martha Washington purchases (based on letters, invoices, and Writings), Excerpts from letters, Writings","Notes, excerpts from \"Presence of the Past - A history of the Preservation Movement in the United States before Williamsburg","Copies of inventories (with indications of which objects were taken an used by MW), shows disposition of all goods in the estate","Antiques magazine on pineapples, 1945, letters, diaries, excerpts","Notes, articles, correspondence, excerpts from \"Writings\"","LIst of London merchants that GW did business with, 1948","Exhibit labels, correspondence with New York and Pennsylvania historical societies, photos of original prints, invoices, vendor proposals, designs, schedules, exhibit layouts, list of objects on exhibit, chronological account of written documents as pertains to GW","Voting information for 1st election, excerpts from publications, edits to vignettes in exhibit, exhibit signs, vendor materials","Materials in the Pack Lobby cases, exhibition proposal, memo, notes, excerpts","Materials in the Pack Lobby cases, exhibition proposal, memo, notes, excerpts","Memos, attendance trends","Correspondence","Letters","Copies of articles/pictures on fence","Excerpts from books/articles","Presidential Study Group documents, excerpts, handwritten notes, meeting notes","Mary Thompson memo re foodways at Mount Vernon, and memo re table setting/menu for television shooting research.","Letters, replies from membership","Notes, excerpts from \"Writings\"","Letter, promotional materials, materials on Hopewell Furnace","Photos, copies of articles/books/letters","Letters, invoices","Copy of Form, Function, and Meaning in the Use of Fabric Furnishings, Copy of Potomac Squire","Newspaper article on GW bed, excerpts from Writings, handwritten notes on card re inventory of Mount Vernon, letters/memos, list of objects as of 9/1980 (by catalogue number) an discussions of authenticity","Copy of Preservation Technical Notes - Reducing Visible and Ultraviolet Light Damage to Interior Wood Finishes, articles on aprons, 1988 Mount Vernon furniture conservation priority list","Family tree, pedigree, notes, memos, correspondence","Correspondence, notes, family tree","Family tree, correspondence, copies of letters, family marriage records, notes","Excerpts from Writings, notes, memo","Excerpts from letters, Analysis of character (Washington deemed an ISTJ: Introvert, Sensor, Thinker, Judger.","Letters, invoices, report, memos, photos, schematics; Article \"The Domestic Pageant: Society and the Great House in Early Virginia","Letters, invoices, report, memos, photos, schematics; Article \"The Domestic Pageant: Society and the Great House in Early Virginia","Notes, 1914 invoice, old reports, references","Correspondence, photos of Quincy bells","Memos, invoices, sample trim, diagrams, photos","Photocopied articles, picture of engravings, notes","Photocopies of source documents, re: bells, photos of Moffatt Ladd House, letters","Reliance testing in Mosca's Report","Diaries/letters, documentary evidence of bells","References to, notes","Huntington: The Great Experiment, letters, list of objects for loan to Huntington Library","Handwritten notes, excerpts from articles, books, pages from Christies Auction Catalogue, worksheet accession of Eliza Custis miniature","\"Comparison of Objects in the Mount Vernon Kitchen in 1799 and Today\" undated","Notes on \"Draft of Structure Report\", an historical account of condition and work done in Mansion, including a mech-electrical assessment of the Mansion and outbuildings. Includes some mention of HVAC; list of structural engineers to make Mansion evaluation; 1985 plans for Mansion conservation/maintenance; list of conservation contractors - \"Historic House Consortium Contractor Index\"; RFP by MVLA for structural investigation in 1988; Internal memo re ventilation in the Mansion; news clippings, memo on 18th century method for polishing silver","Memos, notes, vendor materials, timing, light operation manual","Handwritten notes on the repair/condition history of Mount Vernon, letters describing Mount Vernon, GW and MW","Memo listing historically used Mansion room names, copies of letters, excerpts from \"Writings\", copies of original documents re room measurements","Copies of articles/books","Letters re publications on the Centennial Exposition of 1876, Meadows' letters, handwritten notes, articles, information on Kenmore, New Jersey room chandelier","References to Mount Vernon spinet","Materials on preservation efforts, 1858 article on Mount Vernon by Benson Lossing re preservation efforts, notes, copy of 18th century letter, letter re fundraising","Handwritten notes, copy of articles re lace, shoes, and textiles, copy of MW letter","Memos, reports, letters re new museum facility (1991 and 1992)","Letters (1952, 1967, 1968, 1982)","Excerpts from Writings, minutes from selected MVLA Council, 1990 Garden House inventory","Meadows' slave quarters panel presentation, correspondence, memos, notes, excerpts from Writings, ledgers, \"Laboring Hands and the Transformation of Mount Vernon Plantation 1783-1799,\" \"Report of Physical Research and Recommendations for Spinning House,\" 1952","Correspondence, memo","Photos, notes, vendor pamphlet, articles","Inventory of GW paintings and prints, Mount Vernon \"wish list\" 1975, vendor documents, excerpts from \"Writings\"","\"Restoring the Mount Vernon Servants Hall,\" Pogue, 1998; selected reports/documents re servants hall; memos, notes","Copy \"Federal Period Inventories of Salem Merchants,\"","Letters, maps/diagrams","\"Descriptions of George Washington - A Chronological Compilation of Contemporary Pen Portraits and Other Pertinent References,\" tentative seminar schedule, handwritten notes, copies of Freeman indices, excerpts from various documents, publications","Excerpts from Writings","Correspondence, notes, article, early documents on Mount Vernon silverware","Bibliography of works on slavery and the slave trade","Materials on slaves, slave diets, etc.; Worksheets on Mount Vernon slaves; \"Slaves on the Mansion House Farm - 1799\" (1991)","Article","Correspondence, memos, excerpts from The Complete Domestic Distiller, articles","Materials pertaining to Survey of Extant Documented Ceramics and Glass","Correspondence, photo of portrait","Memo re tomb condition (1994), article re tomb \"Washington's Home and the Nation's Shrine,\" Names of marble and stone conservators","Excerpt from \"Children's Toys Throughout the Ages,\" Excerpt from 'Writings', Memos to Chairmen on Museum Shop.","Washington/Lafayette Yorktown Capitulation Watch material, other unowned watches, letters, photos; material re Franklin Mint 'Washington timepiece,' Tilden watch, Washington-Michaux watch, Greene watch","Memos re shutters and curtains used to control light in the Mansion, discussion of problems with HVAC discussed in report, Analysis of Temperature and Humidity Records in the Mansion, undated but probably ca. 1988, description of the New Room and its objects","Article on women in the preservation movement, notes, copy of letter, articles, lectures","General subject files kept on a variety of topics including publications, interpretation practices, licensing products, projects, and departmental information. Bulk dates 1980s-1990s.","Archaeological investigations in the vineyard enclosure, 1989; archaeological investigations in the blacksmith shop, 1987","Book/manuscript reviews; Memo - the holiday season at Mount Vernon","Notes for 1997 traveling exhibit, letters, memos, book reviews, answering public inquiries (late 1990s), list of recent accessions, suggested objects for special exhibit, list of upcoming major anniversaries, suggested seasonal scenarios","Newspaper clippings, vendor letters, information on GW breeches, priority list of GW/MW items that are no longer to be reproduced (!988)","Notes re Washingtons taste in decorative arts, outline for slides for interpretive training re furnishing plan 1990, copy of Interpreter's Handbook (1989), memos, interpreter materials, information sheets, Historic Trail booklet, self-guided tour, school essays, Mount Vernon teacher materials, copies of articles from Annual Reports pertaining to the out-of-doors, binder containing room-by-room information for interpreters","Notes re Washingtons taste in decorative arts, outline for slides for interpretive training re furnishing plan 1990, copy of Interpreter's Handbook (1989), memos, interpreter materials, information sheets, Historic Trail booklet, self-guided tour, school essays, Mount Vernon teacher materials, copies of articles from Annual Reports pertaining to the out-of-doors, binder containing room-by-room information for interpreters","Memos 1986-1989; Correspondence, RFPs, responses to RFPs for engineering design work","Map displaying the growth of Mount Vernon 1754-1786","Mount Vernon shooting list","Outbuildings interpretation, 1991 interpretation, handwritten notes","Copy of museum attendants' orientation for Heavy Visitation Orientation, undated and author unknown","Curator's observation of Mansion interpretation, 1982","1982 stable interpretation","Notes, copies of metal objects","NOtes, memos, designs","Note","Note","Notes, letters, lists of objects for reproductions","Memos, letters, resumes (lighting experts), Mansion electrical/lighting plans, lighting controls, lighting specifications, estimates, brochures, pamphlets, contracts, purchase order, invoices, weekly progress meeting notes","Memos, letters, resumes (lighting experts), Mansion electrical/lighting plans, lighting controls, lighting specifications, estimates, brochures, pamphlets, contracts, purchase order, invoices, weekly progress meeting notes","Memos, invoices, purchase orders, correspondence","?Carpet history, information, cost, invoices, correspondence","Memos of late 1970s, correspondence on museum, interpretation","Museum attendants' orientation","Letters, list of tools Mount Vernon would like to acquire, reports, memo produced by the M-WTCA Mount Vernon Committee.","Letters, list of tools Mount Vernon would like to acquire, reports, memo produced by the M-WTCA Mount Vernon Committee.","1985-1986 letters, bills, resume","Script of walking tour","A report \"Making Colonial Paints - The Experience at Mount Vernon,\" articles, clippings, brochure of artist materials","Invoices, letters, brochures for pigments/paint lines, paint analysis, Goethe's theory of colors, copies of other works/articles re color and paint, paint samples, specifications for restoration painting, APT Bulletin 1983","Invoices, letters, brochures for pigments/paint lines, paint analysis, Goethe's theory of colors, copies of other works/articles re color and paint, paint samples, specifications for restoration painting, APT Bulletin 1983","Invoices, letters, brochures for pigments/paint lines, paint analysis, Goethe's theory of colors, copies of other works/articles re color and paint, paint samples, specifications for restoration painting, APT Bulletin 1983","Article written by Meadows, on Washington household, \"The Epilogue: Dispersals and Retrievals\" chapter for china book","Correspondence, article, news clippins, text","Correspondence, photos, news clippings, lists/notes","Material can be reproduced for study or personal use upon written approval from library staff.","Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association","Meadows, Christine, 1932-2013","Fede, Helen Maggs","English \n.    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Researchers must complete the Washington Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["This collection is open for research during scheduled appointments. Researchers must complete the Washington Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is organized into five series, closely following the original breakdown of files by Christine Meadows with exceptions only for clarification or consistency purposes. Folders are organized in alphabetical order by folder title throughout the collection, and then chronologically. 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Christine earned a bachelor of arts degree in history from Notre Dame College of Maryland and completed graduate coursework at William and Mary College before becoming an elementary school teacher in Frederick, Maryland. Her career at Mount Vernon began in 1960 when she was hired as a library assistant. In the library, Christine helped catalog and reorganize the library's collections including the books, manuscripts, files, pamphlets, prints, and drawings. She also began a decades-long devotion to researching all things pertaining to Washington and Mount Vernon. When the estate's curator, Helen Fede left her position in 1964, Christine was promoted to fill her place and continued in this role for the next 33 years. Her responsibilities included the acquisition of new Washington or period artifacts, care of the historical collections, supervision of the cleaning and maintenance in the Mansion and outbuildings, curating exhibits in the museum, and special research projects such as publications. Christine was well-known and respected in her field. During her tenure, the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association acquired valuable, original Washington pieces and the Mansion underwent a major paint analysis and update. Her extensive research and dedication to authenticity were particularly beneficial to the Association. She also worked closely with several committees including the Accession Committee, the Annual Report Committee, the Museum Committee, and the Household Committee. Her substantial knowledge on the Washingtons, the early American period, and the collections at Mount Vernon put her in high demand as a speaker and presenter on these topics. Upon announcing her retirement in 1997, the MVLA Board hosted a farewell dinner in her honor and the Council minutes noted \"The consensus of the evening was that Miss Meadows will always be remembered for her scholarship and knowledge, and with special affection for her humor and inspiration to scores of Vice Regents, but most importantly for her devotion to Mount Vernon and her dedication to preserving the collection and the institution, and the world of George Washington.\" She was named Curator Emerita of Mount Vernon, assisting with research for important projects and sharing her long institutional memory with staff. Christine Meadows passed away on January 19, 2013 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Christine Meadows (née Mary Christine Meadows) was born in Brunswick, Maryland on March 2, 1932 to Dr. Stanley Joseph and Katherine Gardner Meadows. Christine earned a bachelor of arts degree in history from Notre Dame College of Maryland and completed graduate coursework at William and Mary College before becoming an elementary school teacher in Frederick, Maryland. Her career at Mount Vernon began in 1960 when she was hired as a library assistant. In the library, Christine helped catalog and reorganize the library's collections including the books, manuscripts, files, pamphlets, prints, and drawings. She also began a decades-long devotion to researching all things pertaining to Washington and Mount Vernon. When the estate's curator, Helen Fede left her position in 1964, Christine was promoted to fill her place and continued in this role for the next 33 years. Her responsibilities included the acquisition of new Washington or period artifacts, care of the historical collections, supervision of the cleaning and maintenance in the Mansion and outbuildings, curating exhibits in the museum, and special research projects such as publications. Christine was well-known and respected in her field. During her tenure, the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association acquired valuable, original Washington pieces and the Mansion underwent a major paint analysis and update. Her extensive research and dedication to authenticity were particularly beneficial to the Association. She also worked closely with several committees including the Accession Committee, the Annual Report Committee, the Museum Committee, and the Household Committee. Her substantial knowledge on the Washingtons, the early American period, and the collections at Mount Vernon put her in high demand as a speaker and presenter on these topics. Upon announcing her retirement in 1997, the MVLA Board hosted a farewell dinner in her honor and the Council minutes noted \"The consensus of the evening was that Miss Meadows will always be remembered for her scholarship and knowledge, and with special affection for her humor and inspiration to scores of Vice Regents, but most importantly for her devotion to Mount Vernon and her dedication to preserving the collection and the institution, and the world of George Washington.\" She was named Curator Emerita of Mount Vernon, assisting with research for important projects and sharing her long institutional memory with staff. Christine Meadows passed away on January 19, 2013 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Name and date of item], Papers of Christine Meadows, Curator, [Folder], Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon [hereafter Washington Library], Mount Vernon, Virginia \nSee the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Name and date of item], Papers of Christine Meadows, Curator, [Folder], Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon [hereafter Washington Library], Mount Vernon, Virginia \nSee the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection was initially reviewed by a former employee or volunteer, Ani DiFazio, who listed and described the contents of each box of records. 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Final arrangement and description completed by volunteer Candace Cowan and Rebecca Baird, archivist, 2023."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e-\tCollections departmental files (unprocessed)\n-\tPapers of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n-\tPapers of the Superintendent and Resident Director\n-\tMinutes of the Council and Annual Reports\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["-\tCollections departmental files (unprocessed)\n-\tPapers of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association\n-\tPapers of the Superintendent and Resident Director\n-\tMinutes of the Council and Annual Reports"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Papers of Christine Meadows contain the work files of the curator, representing daily administrative tasks as well as career-long research topics. The collection includes correspondence, reports, memos, inventory lists, research files with photocopied references, and remarks or presentations. The majority of the material reflects the years Ms. Meadows served as curator, 1960 to 1997, but several folders hold documents prior to her tenure as curator. She most likely inherited these files from the previous curator, Helen Fede, who is also named as a creator of this collection. The inclusive dates are 1869 to 1997.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContains records on common day-to-day tasks, Mount Vernon procedures, monthly reports, and general correspondence or inquiries. Bulk dates 1980s-1990s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes on handling a bomb threat, memo\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence re gifts, trust, capital funding, annual support funding plan\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemo to Fire Marshall re unannounced fire drills, 1984\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemo\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePertaining to the care, provenance, storage, and display of historical collections. 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Bulk dates 1960s-1990s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResearch, memos, budgets, minutes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCuratorial storage information, memos, photo storage information\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochure and related materials from an appraiser\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of early collections given, purchased, loaned to the MVLA, Handwritten list of major acquisitions - objects, whether given or purchased, appraisal value\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInsurance policies, correspondence, Fine Arts inventory Library Department, APC building, study materials 'Legal problems of museum administration,' list of insured objects on loan, schedule of loaned collections by lender, fine arts insurance values by structure, objects of fine art owned by and lent to MVLA, inventory of APC building\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of objects by building (1966), correspondence, \"Proposal for Permanent Room Assignments with Furniture from States,\" (1963), \"Inventory of Bedrooms,\"\" (1949), \"Association Headquarters,\" (1952), \"Association Headquarters Building\" by room (1952), \"Association Dormitory Building\" (1952), \"Association Headquarters Building,\" \"Association Dormitory Building\" with Valuations, \"Inventories of Bedrooms,\" List of objects by states\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"List of Furniture, gifts, pictures, plants, etc.\"\n\"Miscellaneous Pictures in storeroom of Museum\"\n\"Memorandum List for the Museum Committee - Articles that have been removed from exhibition\" January 1941\n\"Relics Removed from Exhibition\"\n\"Cupboard under sword case\" ca. 1951\n\"List of Articles in Storage on SEcond Floor of Gardener's House,\" June 1938\n\"Inventory of Articles Removed from Mansion Attic to Utility Building (Storage), December 1942\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Curator's Storage Inventory,\" 1968, \"Bedspreads Now Used in the Mansion,\" \"Curator's Storage\" and \"Curator Office\" (1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten notebook of 19th and early 20th century references of objects with disposition and catalog number, where appropriate; Handwritten list of donations or money from the state of New York - list of objects and gifts; \"Inventory at Mount Vernon 1885-1886\"; List of objects by room, 1896; \"Inventory of Mansion May 1885\" and supporting lists; Handwritten lists of objects; \"List of 'original' objects at Mount Vernon\" ca. 1920; correspondence re furnishings; Inventory 1896\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of objects in table and wall cases (including placement of objects) after 1969\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Inventory of Museum Storage\" 1963, 1965, List of objects by Museum location, 1965\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Inventory of Contents\" (1977)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Store Room Inventory,\" 1981\nInventory of outbuildings (1981)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten notes of the Relics Committee (indication that notes were found amoung Mrs. Failing's papers, 1941); Handwritten notes (indication that notes were found among Miss Jennings' papers); 1889 handwritten notes re relics in various rooms; Typed inventory by room, 1896\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShop storage inventory lists (1964), \"Unlocated\" 1970 list, \"Furniture in Curatorial Storage available for Loan to Lloyd House\" list (undated), \"Dispositions made of Articles at Mount Vernon during Storage Housecleaning (1955), \"Tile Building Storage,\" 1964, Notes, photos\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"List of Mansion Furnishings\" (1958) with object list and descriptions and diagram of room arrangements.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, vendor information\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, vendor information\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, items lists\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotos, memos, correspondence, vendor brochures, notes, post cards\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiagrams, vendor information, correspondence, photos\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVendor information, memos, correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSamples, vendor materials, correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginal 19th and early 20th century documents re relics on deposit\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Schedule for Loaned Collections\" by lender, undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMuseum inventory and values, 1980\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChristine Meadows worked as the staff liaison to several committees in the MVLA. Files in this series contain her reports and correspondence to members of these committees. Inclusive dates 1951-1993.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExhibition area coordination committee minutes and chain maps, outdoor access meetings minutes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport, notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports, correspondence, wish list, memos, notes, budget\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMeeting arrangements, supplies, house staff leave, clothing budgets, work schedules, menus\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiagrams, report to committee, list of objects, memos, vendor materials\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBackstairs handrails; Minutes; Notes; Correspondence; Memos; Excerpts from articles, newspaper; photo; reports\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInterpretive Sign Information request sheets, vendor information, inventory of all signs as of July 1989, budgetary information, excerpts from Writings, 20th century history on some outbuildings\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFiles kept by topic of research. Types of records include book excerpts and articles, correspondence, primary source citations and bibliographic references, exhibit label text, and memos. Bulk dates 1950s-1990s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from \"The American Home\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes on Washington inventories, copies of articles, books, \"cumulative index\" 1937-1941\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes and diagrams on identifying faking of objects\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from \"Journal of the Study of Architectural Historians,\" photos, notes, glossary of architectural terms, other related documents\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from Writings, Letter re travel arrangements, notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten by Meadows\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrief report, project description, letters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, Booklet \"Keep of the Bastille\", 1887\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePost cards with bed hangings depicted\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Housing and Family Life of the Mount Vernon Negro\" 1954, 1962; Correspondence, excerpts; \"Report for the Chairman of Outbuildings Committee,\" 1952\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, copy of article on camera obscura\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, articles from magazines\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters (1970s and early 1980s), Article/paper on the museum\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotos, \"Oriental Porcelains from Alexandria Collections,\" the Alexandria Association, 1979, handwritten notes, correspondence, news clippings, \"The Sailing Ship on Chinese Porcelain - A brief survey 1700-1850\", Worksheets - Chinese porcelain\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResearch on Christmas in the 18th century, mostly on food, table settings, designs; Memo re Christmas as Mount Vernon\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, excerpts, correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from Writings, Letters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of Martha Washington purchases (based on letters, invoices, and Writings), Excerpts from letters, Writings\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, excerpts from \"Presence of the Past - A history of the Preservation Movement in the United States before Williamsburg\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopies of inventories (with indications of which objects were taken an used by MW), shows disposition of all goods in the estate\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAntiques magazine on pineapples, 1945, letters, diaries, excerpts\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, articles, correspondence, excerpts from \"Writings\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLIst of London merchants that GW did business with, 1948\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExhibit labels, correspondence with New York and Pennsylvania historical societies, photos of original prints, invoices, vendor proposals, designs, schedules, exhibit layouts, list of objects on exhibit, chronological account of written documents as pertains to GW\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVoting information for 1st election, excerpts from publications, edits to vignettes in exhibit, exhibit signs, vendor materials\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterials in the Pack Lobby cases, exhibition proposal, memo, notes, excerpts\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterials in the Pack Lobby cases, exhibition proposal, memo, notes, excerpts\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, attendance trends\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopies of articles/pictures on fence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from books/articles\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePresidential Study Group documents, excerpts, handwritten notes, meeting notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMary Thompson memo re foodways at Mount Vernon, and memo re table setting/menu for television shooting research.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, replies from membership\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, excerpts from \"Writings\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter, promotional materials, materials on Hopewell Furnace\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotos, copies of articles/books/letters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, invoices\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of Form, Function, and Meaning in the Use of Fabric Furnishings, Copy of Potomac Squire\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper article on GW bed, excerpts from Writings, handwritten notes on card re inventory of Mount Vernon, letters/memos, list of objects as of 9/1980 (by catalogue number) an discussions of authenticity\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of Preservation Technical Notes - Reducing Visible and Ultraviolet Light Damage to Interior Wood Finishes, articles on aprons, 1988 Mount Vernon furniture conservation priority list\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFamily tree, pedigree, notes, memos, correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, notes, family tree\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFamily tree, correspondence, copies of letters, family marriage records, notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from Writings, notes, memo\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from letters, Analysis of character (Washington deemed an ISTJ: Introvert, Sensor, Thinker, Judger.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, invoices, report, memos, photos, schematics; Article \"The Domestic Pageant: Society and the Great House in Early Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, invoices, report, memos, photos, schematics; Article \"The Domestic Pageant: Society and the Great House in Early Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, 1914 invoice, old reports, references\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, photos of Quincy bells\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, invoices, sample trim, diagrams, photos\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopied articles, picture of engravings, notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopies of source documents, re: bells, photos of Moffatt Ladd House, letters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReliance testing in Mosca's Report\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiaries/letters, documentary evidence of bells\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReferences to, notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHuntington: The Great Experiment, letters, list of objects for loan to Huntington Library\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten notes, excerpts from articles, books, pages from Christies Auction Catalogue, worksheet accession of Eliza Custis miniature\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Comparison of Objects in the Mount Vernon Kitchen in 1799 and Today\" undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes on \"Draft of Structure Report\", an historical account of condition and work done in Mansion, including a mech-electrical assessment of the Mansion and outbuildings. Includes some mention of HVAC; list of structural engineers to make Mansion evaluation; 1985 plans for Mansion conservation/maintenance; list of conservation contractors - \"Historic House Consortium Contractor Index\"; RFP by MVLA for structural investigation in 1988; Internal memo re ventilation in the Mansion; news clippings, memo on 18th century method for polishing silver\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, notes, vendor materials, timing, light operation manual\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten notes on the repair/condition history of Mount Vernon, letters describing Mount Vernon, GW and MW\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemo listing historically used Mansion room names, copies of letters, excerpts from \"Writings\", copies of original documents re room measurements\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopies of articles/books\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters re publications on the Centennial Exposition of 1876, Meadows' letters, handwritten notes, articles, information on Kenmore, New Jersey room chandelier\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReferences to Mount Vernon spinet\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterials on preservation efforts, 1858 article on Mount Vernon by Benson Lossing re preservation efforts, notes, copy of 18th century letter, letter re fundraising\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten notes, copy of articles re lace, shoes, and textiles, copy of MW letter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, reports, letters re new museum facility (1991 and 1992)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters (1952, 1967, 1968, 1982)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from Writings, minutes from selected MVLA Council, 1990 Garden House inventory\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMeadows' slave quarters panel presentation, correspondence, memos, notes, excerpts from Writings, ledgers, \"Laboring Hands and the Transformation of Mount Vernon Plantation 1783-1799,\" \"Report of Physical Research and Recommendations for Spinning House,\" 1952\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, memo\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotos, notes, vendor pamphlet, articles\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInventory of GW paintings and prints, Mount Vernon \"wish list\" 1975, vendor documents, excerpts from \"Writings\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Restoring the Mount Vernon Servants Hall,\" Pogue, 1998; selected reports/documents re servants hall; memos, notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy \"Federal Period Inventories of Salem Merchants,\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, maps/diagrams\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Descriptions of George Washington - A Chronological Compilation of Contemporary Pen Portraits and Other Pertinent References,\" tentative seminar schedule, handwritten notes, copies of Freeman indices, excerpts from various documents, publications\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpts from Writings\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, notes, article, early documents on Mount Vernon silverware\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBibliography of works on slavery and the slave trade\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterials on slaves, slave diets, etc.; Worksheets on Mount Vernon slaves; \"Slaves on the Mansion House Farm - 1799\" (1991)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticle\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, memos, excerpts from The Complete Domestic Distiller, articles\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterials pertaining to Survey of Extant Documented Ceramics and Glass\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, photo of portrait\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemo re tomb condition (1994), article re tomb \"Washington's Home and the Nation's Shrine,\" Names of marble and stone conservators\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExcerpt from \"Children's Toys Throughout the Ages,\" Excerpt from 'Writings', Memos to Chairmen on Museum Shop.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington/Lafayette Yorktown Capitulation Watch material, other unowned watches, letters, photos; material re Franklin Mint 'Washington timepiece,' Tilden watch, Washington-Michaux watch, Greene watch\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos re shutters and curtains used to control light in the Mansion, discussion of problems with HVAC discussed in report, Analysis of Temperature and Humidity Records in the Mansion, undated but probably ca. 1988, description of the New Room and its objects\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticle on women in the preservation movement, notes, copy of letter, articles, lectures\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeneral subject files kept on a variety of topics including publications, interpretation practices, licensing products, projects, and departmental information. Bulk dates 1980s-1990s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArchaeological investigations in the vineyard enclosure, 1989; archaeological investigations in the blacksmith shop, 1987\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBook/manuscript reviews; Memo - the holiday season at Mount Vernon\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes for 1997 traveling exhibit, letters, memos, book reviews, answering public inquiries (late 1990s), list of recent accessions, suggested objects for special exhibit, list of upcoming major anniversaries, suggested seasonal scenarios\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clippings, vendor letters, information on GW breeches, priority list of GW/MW items that are no longer to be reproduced (!988)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes re Washingtons taste in decorative arts, outline for slides for interpretive training re furnishing plan 1990, copy of Interpreter's Handbook (1989), memos, interpreter materials, information sheets, Historic Trail booklet, self-guided tour, school essays, Mount Vernon teacher materials, copies of articles from Annual Reports pertaining to the out-of-doors, binder containing room-by-room information for interpreters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes re Washingtons taste in decorative arts, outline for slides for interpretive training re furnishing plan 1990, copy of Interpreter's Handbook (1989), memos, interpreter materials, information sheets, Historic Trail booklet, self-guided tour, school essays, Mount Vernon teacher materials, copies of articles from Annual Reports pertaining to the out-of-doors, binder containing room-by-room information for interpreters\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos 1986-1989; Correspondence, RFPs, responses to RFPs for engineering design work\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMap displaying the growth of Mount Vernon 1754-1786\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMount Vernon shooting list\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOutbuildings interpretation, 1991 interpretation, handwritten notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of museum attendants' orientation for Heavy Visitation Orientation, undated and author unknown\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCurator's observation of Mansion interpretation, 1982\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1982 stable interpretation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, copies of metal objects\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNOtes, memos, designs\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes, letters, lists of objects for reproductions\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, letters, resumes (lighting experts), Mansion electrical/lighting plans, lighting controls, lighting specifications, estimates, brochures, pamphlets, contracts, purchase order, invoices, weekly progress meeting notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, letters, resumes (lighting experts), Mansion electrical/lighting plans, lighting controls, lighting specifications, estimates, brochures, pamphlets, contracts, purchase order, invoices, weekly progress meeting notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos, invoices, purchase orders, correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e?Carpet history, information, cost, invoices, correspondence\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemos of late 1970s, correspondence on museum, interpretation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMuseum attendants' orientation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, list of tools Mount Vernon would like to acquire, reports, memo produced by the M-WTCA Mount Vernon Committee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, list of tools Mount Vernon would like to acquire, reports, memo produced by the M-WTCA Mount Vernon Committee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1985-1986 letters, bills, resume\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScript of walking tour\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA report \"Making Colonial Paints - 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The collection includes correspondence, reports, memos, inventory lists, research files with photocopied references, and remarks or presentations. The majority of the material reflects the years Ms. Meadows served as curator, 1960 to 1997, but several folders hold documents prior to her tenure as curator. She most likely inherited these files from the previous curator, Helen Fede, who is also named as a creator of this collection. The inclusive dates are 1869 to 1997.","Contains records on common day-to-day tasks, Mount Vernon procedures, monthly reports, and general correspondence or inquiries. Bulk dates 1980s-1990s.","Notes on handling a bomb threat, memo","Correspondence re gifts, trust, capital funding, annual support funding plan","Memos","Memo to Fire Marshall re unannounced fire drills, 1984","Memo","Pertaining to the care, provenance, storage, and display of historical collections. Includes appraisals for insurance, inventories, correspondence, museum storage and maintenance documents, and wish lists. Bulk dates 1960s-1990s.","Research, memos, budgets, minutes","Curatorial storage information, memos, photo storage information","Brochure and related materials from an appraiser","List of early collections given, purchased, loaned to the MVLA, Handwritten list of major acquisitions - objects, whether given or purchased, appraisal value","Insurance policies, correspondence, Fine Arts inventory Library Department, APC building, study materials 'Legal problems of museum administration,' list of insured objects on loan, schedule of loaned collections by lender, fine arts insurance values by structure, objects of fine art owned by and lent to MVLA, inventory of APC building","List of objects by building (1966), correspondence, \"Proposal for Permanent Room Assignments with Furniture from States,\" (1963), \"Inventory of Bedrooms,\"\" (1949), \"Association Headquarters,\" (1952), \"Association Headquarters Building\" by room (1952), \"Association Dormitory Building\" (1952), \"Association Headquarters Building,\" \"Association Dormitory Building\" with Valuations, \"Inventories of Bedrooms,\" List of objects by states","\"List of Furniture, gifts, pictures, plants, etc.\"\n\"Miscellaneous Pictures in storeroom of Museum\"\n\"Memorandum List for the Museum Committee - Articles that have been removed from exhibition\" January 1941\n\"Relics Removed from Exhibition\"\n\"Cupboard under sword case\" ca. 1951\n\"List of Articles in Storage on SEcond Floor of Gardener's House,\" June 1938\n\"Inventory of Articles Removed from Mansion Attic to Utility Building (Storage), December 1942","\"Curator's Storage Inventory,\" 1968, \"Bedspreads Now Used in the Mansion,\" \"Curator's Storage\" and \"Curator Office\" (1965)","Handwritten notebook of 19th and early 20th century references of objects with disposition and catalog number, where appropriate; Handwritten list of donations or money from the state of New York - list of objects and gifts; \"Inventory at Mount Vernon 1885-1886\"; List of objects by room, 1896; \"Inventory of Mansion May 1885\" and supporting lists; Handwritten lists of objects; \"List of 'original' objects at Mount Vernon\" ca. 1920; correspondence re furnishings; Inventory 1896","List of objects in table and wall cases (including placement of objects) after 1969","\"Inventory of Museum Storage\" 1963, 1965, List of objects by Museum location, 1965","\"Inventory of Contents\" (1977)","\"Store Room Inventory,\" 1981\nInventory of outbuildings (1981)","Handwritten notes of the Relics Committee (indication that notes were found amoung Mrs. Failing's papers, 1941); Handwritten notes (indication that notes were found among Miss Jennings' papers); 1889 handwritten notes re relics in various rooms; Typed inventory by room, 1896","Shop storage inventory lists (1964), \"Unlocated\" 1970 list, \"Furniture in Curatorial Storage available for Loan to Lloyd House\" list (undated), \"Dispositions made of Articles at Mount Vernon during Storage Housecleaning (1955), \"Tile Building Storage,\" 1964, Notes, photos","\"List of Mansion Furnishings\" (1958) with object list and descriptions and diagram of room arrangements.","Correspondence, vendor information","Correspondence, vendor information","Correspondence, items lists","Photos, memos, correspondence, vendor brochures, notes, post cards","Diagrams, vendor information, correspondence, photos","Vendor information, memos, correspondence","Samples, vendor materials, correspondence","Original 19th and early 20th century documents re relics on deposit","\"Schedule for Loaned Collections\" by lender, undated","Museum inventory and values, 1980","Christine Meadows worked as the staff liaison to several committees in the MVLA. Files in this series contain her reports and correspondence to members of these committees. Inclusive dates 1951-1993.","Exhibition area coordination committee minutes and chain maps, outdoor access meetings minutes","Report, notes","Reports, correspondence, wish list, memos, notes, budget","Meeting arrangements, supplies, house staff leave, clothing budgets, work schedules, menus","Diagrams, report to committee, list of objects, memos, vendor materials","Backstairs handrails; Minutes; Notes; Correspondence; Memos; Excerpts from articles, newspaper; photo; reports","Interpretive Sign Information request sheets, vendor information, inventory of all signs as of July 1989, budgetary information, excerpts from Writings, 20th century history on some outbuildings","Files kept by topic of research. Types of records include book excerpts and articles, correspondence, primary source citations and bibliographic references, exhibit label text, and memos. Bulk dates 1950s-1990s.","Excerpts from \"The American Home\"","Notes on Washington inventories, copies of articles, books, \"cumulative index\" 1937-1941","Notes and diagrams on identifying faking of objects","Excerpts from \"Journal of the Study of Architectural Historians,\" photos, notes, glossary of architectural terms, other related documents","Excerpts from Writings, Letter re travel arrangements, notes","Written by Meadows","Brief report, project description, letters","Letters, Booklet \"Keep of the Bastille\", 1887","Post cards with bed hangings depicted","\"Housing and Family Life of the Mount Vernon Negro\" 1954, 1962; Correspondence, excerpts; \"Report for the Chairman of Outbuildings Committee,\" 1952","Letters, copy of article on camera obscura","Notes, articles from magazines","Letters (1970s and early 1980s), Article/paper on the museum","Photos, \"Oriental Porcelains from Alexandria Collections,\" the Alexandria Association, 1979, handwritten notes, correspondence, news clippings, \"The Sailing Ship on Chinese Porcelain - A brief survey 1700-1850\", Worksheets - Chinese porcelain","Research on Christmas in the 18th century, mostly on food, table settings, designs; Memo re Christmas as Mount Vernon","Notes, excerpts, correspondence","Excerpts from Writings, Letters","List of Martha Washington purchases (based on letters, invoices, and Writings), Excerpts from letters, Writings","Notes, excerpts from \"Presence of the Past - A history of the Preservation Movement in the United States before Williamsburg","Copies of inventories (with indications of which objects were taken an used by MW), shows disposition of all goods in the estate","Antiques magazine on pineapples, 1945, letters, diaries, excerpts","Notes, articles, correspondence, excerpts from \"Writings\"","LIst of London merchants that GW did business with, 1948","Exhibit labels, correspondence with New York and Pennsylvania historical societies, photos of original prints, invoices, vendor proposals, designs, schedules, exhibit layouts, list of objects on exhibit, chronological account of written documents as pertains to GW","Voting information for 1st election, excerpts from publications, edits to vignettes in exhibit, exhibit signs, vendor materials","Materials in the Pack Lobby cases, exhibition proposal, memo, notes, excerpts","Materials in the Pack Lobby cases, exhibition proposal, memo, notes, excerpts","Memos, attendance trends","Correspondence","Letters","Copies of articles/pictures on fence","Excerpts from books/articles","Presidential Study Group documents, excerpts, handwritten notes, meeting notes","Mary Thompson memo re foodways at Mount Vernon, and memo re table setting/menu for television shooting research.","Letters, replies from membership","Notes, excerpts from \"Writings\"","Letter, promotional materials, materials on Hopewell Furnace","Photos, copies of articles/books/letters","Letters, invoices","Copy of Form, Function, and Meaning in the Use of Fabric Furnishings, Copy of Potomac Squire","Newspaper article on GW bed, excerpts from Writings, handwritten notes on card re inventory of Mount Vernon, letters/memos, list of objects as of 9/1980 (by catalogue number) an discussions of authenticity","Copy of Preservation Technical Notes - Reducing Visible and Ultraviolet Light Damage to Interior Wood Finishes, articles on aprons, 1988 Mount Vernon furniture conservation priority list","Family tree, pedigree, notes, memos, correspondence","Correspondence, notes, family tree","Family tree, correspondence, copies of letters, family marriage records, notes","Excerpts from Writings, notes, memo","Excerpts from letters, Analysis of character (Washington deemed an ISTJ: Introvert, Sensor, Thinker, Judger.","Letters, invoices, report, memos, photos, schematics; Article \"The Domestic Pageant: Society and the Great House in Early Virginia","Letters, invoices, report, memos, photos, schematics; Article \"The Domestic Pageant: Society and the Great House in Early Virginia","Notes, 1914 invoice, old reports, references","Correspondence, photos of Quincy bells","Memos, invoices, sample trim, diagrams, photos","Photocopied articles, picture of engravings, notes","Photocopies of source documents, re: bells, photos of Moffatt Ladd House, letters","Reliance testing in Mosca's Report","Diaries/letters, documentary evidence of bells","References to, notes","Huntington: The Great Experiment, letters, list of objects for loan to Huntington Library","Handwritten notes, excerpts from articles, books, pages from Christies Auction Catalogue, worksheet accession of Eliza Custis miniature","\"Comparison of Objects in the Mount Vernon Kitchen in 1799 and Today\" undated","Notes on \"Draft of Structure Report\", an historical account of condition and work done in Mansion, including a mech-electrical assessment of the Mansion and outbuildings. Includes some mention of HVAC; list of structural engineers to make Mansion evaluation; 1985 plans for Mansion conservation/maintenance; list of conservation contractors - \"Historic House Consortium Contractor Index\"; RFP by MVLA for structural investigation in 1988; Internal memo re ventilation in the Mansion; news clippings, memo on 18th century method for polishing silver","Memos, notes, vendor materials, timing, light operation manual","Handwritten notes on the repair/condition history of Mount Vernon, letters describing Mount Vernon, GW and MW","Memo listing historically used Mansion room names, copies of letters, excerpts from \"Writings\", copies of original documents re room measurements","Copies of articles/books","Letters re publications on the Centennial Exposition of 1876, Meadows' letters, handwritten notes, articles, information on Kenmore, New Jersey room chandelier","References to Mount Vernon spinet","Materials on preservation efforts, 1858 article on Mount Vernon by Benson Lossing re preservation efforts, notes, copy of 18th century letter, letter re fundraising","Handwritten notes, copy of articles re lace, shoes, and textiles, copy of MW letter","Memos, reports, letters re new museum facility (1991 and 1992)","Letters (1952, 1967, 1968, 1982)","Excerpts from Writings, minutes from selected MVLA Council, 1990 Garden House inventory","Meadows' slave quarters panel presentation, correspondence, memos, notes, excerpts from Writings, ledgers, \"Laboring Hands and the Transformation of Mount Vernon Plantation 1783-1799,\" \"Report of Physical Research and Recommendations for Spinning House,\" 1952","Correspondence, memo","Photos, notes, vendor pamphlet, articles","Inventory of GW paintings and prints, Mount Vernon \"wish list\" 1975, vendor documents, excerpts from \"Writings\"","\"Restoring the Mount Vernon Servants Hall,\" Pogue, 1998; selected reports/documents re servants hall; memos, notes","Copy \"Federal Period Inventories of Salem Merchants,\"","Letters, maps/diagrams","\"Descriptions of George Washington - A Chronological Compilation of Contemporary Pen Portraits and Other Pertinent References,\" tentative seminar schedule, handwritten notes, copies of Freeman indices, excerpts from various documents, publications","Excerpts from Writings","Correspondence, notes, article, early documents on Mount Vernon silverware","Bibliography of works on slavery and the slave trade","Materials on slaves, slave diets, etc.; Worksheets on Mount Vernon slaves; \"Slaves on the Mansion House Farm - 1799\" (1991)","Article","Correspondence, memos, excerpts from The Complete Domestic Distiller, articles","Materials pertaining to Survey of Extant Documented Ceramics and Glass","Correspondence, photo of portrait","Memo re tomb condition (1994), article re tomb \"Washington's Home and the Nation's Shrine,\" Names of marble and stone conservators","Excerpt from \"Children's Toys Throughout the Ages,\" Excerpt from 'Writings', Memos to Chairmen on Museum Shop.","Washington/Lafayette Yorktown Capitulation Watch material, other unowned watches, letters, photos; material re Franklin Mint 'Washington timepiece,' Tilden watch, Washington-Michaux watch, Greene watch","Memos re shutters and curtains used to control light in the Mansion, discussion of problems with HVAC discussed in report, Analysis of Temperature and Humidity Records in the Mansion, undated but probably ca. 1988, description of the New Room and its objects","Article on women in the preservation movement, notes, copy of letter, articles, lectures","General subject files kept on a variety of topics including publications, interpretation practices, licensing products, projects, and departmental information. Bulk dates 1980s-1990s.","Archaeological investigations in the vineyard enclosure, 1989; archaeological investigations in the blacksmith shop, 1987","Book/manuscript reviews; Memo - the holiday season at Mount Vernon","Notes for 1997 traveling exhibit, letters, memos, book reviews, answering public inquiries (late 1990s), list of recent accessions, suggested objects for special exhibit, list of upcoming major anniversaries, suggested seasonal scenarios","Newspaper clippings, vendor letters, information on GW breeches, priority list of GW/MW items that are no longer to be reproduced (!988)","Notes re Washingtons taste in decorative arts, outline for slides for interpretive training re furnishing plan 1990, copy of Interpreter's Handbook (1989), memos, interpreter materials, information sheets, Historic Trail booklet, self-guided tour, school essays, Mount Vernon teacher materials, copies of articles from Annual Reports pertaining to the out-of-doors, binder containing room-by-room information for interpreters","Notes re Washingtons taste in decorative arts, outline for slides for interpretive training re furnishing plan 1990, copy of Interpreter's Handbook (1989), memos, interpreter materials, information sheets, Historic Trail booklet, self-guided tour, school essays, Mount Vernon teacher materials, copies of articles from Annual Reports pertaining to the out-of-doors, binder containing room-by-room information for interpreters","Memos 1986-1989; Correspondence, RFPs, responses to RFPs for engineering design work","Map displaying the growth of Mount Vernon 1754-1786","Mount Vernon shooting list","Outbuildings interpretation, 1991 interpretation, handwritten notes","Copy of museum attendants' orientation for Heavy Visitation Orientation, undated and author unknown","Curator's observation of Mansion interpretation, 1982","1982 stable interpretation","Notes, copies of metal objects","NOtes, memos, designs","Note","Note","Notes, letters, lists of objects for reproductions","Memos, letters, resumes (lighting experts), Mansion electrical/lighting plans, lighting controls, lighting specifications, estimates, brochures, pamphlets, contracts, purchase order, invoices, weekly progress meeting notes","Memos, letters, resumes (lighting experts), Mansion electrical/lighting plans, lighting controls, lighting specifications, estimates, brochures, pamphlets, contracts, purchase order, invoices, weekly progress meeting notes","Memos, invoices, purchase orders, correspondence","?Carpet history, information, cost, invoices, correspondence","Memos of late 1970s, correspondence on museum, interpretation","Museum attendants' orientation","Letters, list of tools Mount Vernon would like to acquire, reports, memo produced by the M-WTCA Mount Vernon Committee.","Letters, list of tools Mount Vernon would like to acquire, reports, memo produced by the M-WTCA Mount Vernon Committee.","1985-1986 letters, bills, resume","Script of walking tour","A report \"Making Colonial Paints - The Experience at Mount Vernon,\" articles, clippings, brochure of artist materials","Invoices, letters, brochures for pigments/paint lines, paint analysis, Goethe's theory of colors, copies of other works/articles re color and paint, paint samples, specifications for restoration painting, APT Bulletin 1983","Invoices, letters, brochures for pigments/paint lines, paint analysis, Goethe's theory of colors, copies of other works/articles re color and paint, paint samples, specifications for restoration painting, APT Bulletin 1983","Invoices, letters, brochures for pigments/paint lines, paint analysis, Goethe's theory of colors, copies of other works/articles re color and paint, paint samples, specifications for restoration painting, APT Bulletin 1983","Article written by Meadows, on Washington household, \"The Epilogue: Dispersals and Retrievals\" chapter for china book","Correspondence, article, news clippins, text","Correspondence, photos, news clippings, lists/notes"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMaterial can be reproduced for study or personal use upon written approval from library staff.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Material can be reproduced for study or personal use upon written approval from library staff."],"names_ssim":["Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association","Meadows, Christine, 1932-2013","Fede, Helen Maggs"],"corpname_ssim":["Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association"],"persname_ssim":["Meadows, Christine, 1932-2013","Fede, Helen Maggs"],"language_ssim":["English \n.    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