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Reprocessed by Emily Martin between November 2009 and January 2010 with additions by Steven Harris-Scott in June 2010.","The Special Collections Research Center holds many other collections on the history and development of Reston, Virginia, as well as other collections that document United States and international planned communities.","The collection consists of a variety of materials relating to planned communities across the United States with a particular emphasis on the planned community of Reston, Virginia and international communities as well. The collection includes correspondence, reports, promotional material, community brochures, newspapers, videos, slides, photographs and architectural drawings and blueprints.","Series one is titled Reston and is divided into nine subseries. The information in this series contains correspondence, finance, plans, reports, meetings, publications, marketing, a scrapbook and general information. 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Some of the material is in the foreign language while others are printed in English. The series is dated from 1960 to 1990 and is contained in boxes 53-56.","Series four is titled Reports. The documents are reports from and about different communities, relating financial, environmental and other issues. There are also documents from the Federal government pertaining to the development of the communities. The series is dated from 1965 to 2001 and is contained in boxes 56-61.","Series five is titled Planed Community Archive Board. The series is small and contains the meeting minutes and other information from the board that created the planned community archive. The series dated from 1985 to 2001 and is contained in boxes 61-64.","Series six is titled Promotional Material. The series has promotional material from different planned communities such as pamphlets, flyers, articles and others. The series dated from 1966 to 1990 and is contained in boxes 64-66.","Series seven is titled Brochures. The series is comprised of different planned communities brochures, such as Arbor Glenn, Fairfield, Key West, Ridgewood and many others. The series dated in the 1990s and is contained in boxes 66-75.","Series eight is titled Newspapers. The series is comprised of copies of The Connection a newspaper from Reston. The Connection, the local newspaper has articles mostly about local events. For example there are articles about Reston Association elections, local residents and also the Washington Redskins. There are additional copies in series ten. The series is dated from 1981 to 1996 and is contained in boxes 76 to 106.","Series nine is titled Media and is divided into five subseries. The series contains photographs, slides, negatives, cassettes, CDs and videos relating to planned communities. The series is dated from 1960 to 2004 and contained in boxes 107-232.","Series ten is titled General Information. The information in this series covers a variety of topics relating to planned communities, such as the Department of Housing and Urban Development, newsclippings, Virginia government and other paperwork. The series is dated from 1960 to 2005 and is contained in boxes 233-246.","Series eleven is titled Oversize. This series contains photographs, brochures and posters related to planned communities such as Lake Anne Village Center, Beacon Hill and others. The majority of the series is comprised of architectural drawings, blueprints, floor plans, topography and designs for buildings, such as Reston First Village Center, Reston Town Center and two individual homes, one in Arlington, Virginia and the other in McLean, Virginia. 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Reprocessed by Emily Martin between November 2009 and January 2010 with additions by Steven Harris-Scott in June 2010.","The Special Collections Research Center holds many other collections on the history and development of Reston, Virginia, as well as other collections that document United States and international planned communities.","The collection consists of a variety of materials relating to planned communities across the United States with a particular emphasis on the planned community of Reston, Virginia and international communities as well. The collection includes correspondence, reports, promotional material, community brochures, newspapers, videos, slides, photographs and architectural drawings and blueprints.","Series one is titled Reston and is divided into nine subseries. The information in this series contains correspondence, finance, plans, reports, meetings, publications, marketing, a scrapbook and general information. 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Some of the material is in the foreign language while others are printed in English. The series is dated from 1960 to 1990 and is contained in boxes 53-56.","Series four is titled Reports. The documents are reports from and about different communities, relating financial, environmental and other issues. There are also documents from the Federal government pertaining to the development of the communities. The series is dated from 1965 to 2001 and is contained in boxes 56-61.","Series five is titled Planed Community Archive Board. The series is small and contains the meeting minutes and other information from the board that created the planned community archive. The series dated from 1985 to 2001 and is contained in boxes 61-64.","Series six is titled Promotional Material. The series has promotional material from different planned communities such as pamphlets, flyers, articles and others. The series dated from 1966 to 1990 and is contained in boxes 64-66.","Series seven is titled Brochures. The series is comprised of different planned communities brochures, such as Arbor Glenn, Fairfield, Key West, Ridgewood and many others. The series dated in the 1990s and is contained in boxes 66-75.","Series eight is titled Newspapers. The series is comprised of copies of The Connection a newspaper from Reston. The Connection, the local newspaper has articles mostly about local events. For example there are articles about Reston Association elections, local residents and also the Washington Redskins. There are additional copies in series ten. The series is dated from 1981 to 1996 and is contained in boxes 76 to 106.","Series nine is titled Media and is divided into five subseries. The series contains photographs, slides, negatives, cassettes, CDs and videos relating to planned communities. The series is dated from 1960 to 2004 and contained in boxes 107-232.","Series ten is titled General Information. The information in this series covers a variety of topics relating to planned communities, such as the Department of Housing and Urban Development, newsclippings, Virginia government and other paperwork. The series is dated from 1960 to 2005 and is contained in boxes 233-246.","Series eleven is titled Oversize. This series contains photographs, brochures and posters related to planned communities such as Lake Anne Village Center, Beacon Hill and others. The majority of the series is comprised of architectural drawings, blueprints, floor plans, topography and designs for buildings, such as Reston First Village Center, Reston Town Center and two individual homes, one in Arlington, Virginia and the other in McLean, Virginia. 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The next major new town development was Reston, Virginia, in 1962. Since that time, at least thirty-eight planned communities have been developed throughout the United States. Thirteen of these communities were sponsored by the Federal New Communities Program of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (1970 - 1983). \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe records contained in this collection were assembled by the Planned Community Archives, Inc., of Reston, Virginia, and placed on deposit in Special Collections and Archives of Fenwick Library, George Mason University beginning in 1986. Each year since then has seen major additions to the collection. 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Thirteen of these communities were sponsored by the Federal New Communities Program of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (1970 - 1983).","The records contained in this collection were assembled by the Planned Community Archives, Inc., of Reston, Virginia, and placed on deposit in Special Collections and Archives of Fenwick Library, George Mason University beginning in 1986. Each year since then has seen major additions to the collection. After many years of housing and processing the collection, George Mason University Libraries accepted the Planned Community Archives collections as a donation by Planned Community Archives, Inc."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePlanned Community Archives, C0001, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Planned Community Archives, C0001, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProcessing completed by Special Collections Research Center staff. Reprocessed by Emily Martin between November 2009 and January 2010 with additions by Steven Harris-Scott in June 2010.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["Processing completed by Special Collections Research Center staff. 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The series is comprised of copies of The Connection a newspaper from Reston. The Connection, the local newspaper has articles mostly about local events. For example there are articles about Reston Association elections, local residents and also the Washington Redskins. There are additional copies in series ten. The series is dated from 1981 to 1996 and is contained in boxes 76 to 106. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries nine is titled Media and is divided into five subseries. The series contains photographs, slides, negatives, cassettes, CDs and videos relating to planned communities. The series is dated from 1960 to 2004 and contained in boxes 107-232. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries ten is titled General Information. The information in this series covers a variety of topics relating to planned communities, such as the Department of Housing and Urban Development, newsclippings, Virginia government and other paperwork. 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The series dated from 1970 to 1996 and is contained in boxes 42-53.","Series three is titled International Planned Communities. The material in this series relates to international planned communities in countries such as France, Great Britain, Israel, China and others. The materials are mostly promotional from the communities and other information regarding the development of the communities. Some of the material is in the foreign language while others are printed in English. The series is dated from 1960 to 1990 and is contained in boxes 53-56.","Series four is titled Reports. The documents are reports from and about different communities, relating financial, environmental and other issues. There are also documents from the Federal government pertaining to the development of the communities. The series is dated from 1965 to 2001 and is contained in boxes 56-61.","Series five is titled Planed Community Archive Board. The series is small and contains the meeting minutes and other information from the board that created the planned community archive. The series dated from 1985 to 2001 and is contained in boxes 61-64.","Series six is titled Promotional Material. The series has promotional material from different planned communities such as pamphlets, flyers, articles and others. The series dated from 1966 to 1990 and is contained in boxes 64-66.","Series seven is titled Brochures. The series is comprised of different planned communities brochures, such as Arbor Glenn, Fairfield, Key West, Ridgewood and many others. The series dated in the 1990s and is contained in boxes 66-75.","Series eight is titled Newspapers. The series is comprised of copies of The Connection a newspaper from Reston. The Connection, the local newspaper has articles mostly about local events. For example there are articles about Reston Association elections, local residents and also the Washington Redskins. There are additional copies in series ten. The series is dated from 1981 to 1996 and is contained in boxes 76 to 106.","Series nine is titled Media and is divided into five subseries. The series contains photographs, slides, negatives, cassettes, CDs and videos relating to planned communities. The series is dated from 1960 to 2004 and contained in boxes 107-232.","Series ten is titled General Information. The information in this series covers a variety of topics relating to planned communities, such as the Department of Housing and Urban Development, newsclippings, Virginia government and other paperwork. The series is dated from 1960 to 2005 and is contained in boxes 233-246.","Series eleven is titled Oversize. This series contains photographs, brochures and posters related to planned communities such as Lake Anne Village Center, Beacon Hill and others. The majority of the series is comprised of architectural drawings, blueprints, floor plans, topography and designs for buildings, such as Reston First Village Center, Reston Town Center and two individual homes, one in Arlington, Virginia and the other in McLean, Virginia. The series is dated from 1960 to 2004 and is contained in boxes 247-351 with additional plans in 3 mapcases."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)"],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_70cec0c4afedbb7445e50aa301bab120\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe collection consists of a variety of materials relating to planned communities across the United States with a particular emphasis on the planned community of Reston, Virginia, and international communities as well. 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Robert E. Simon, Jr. was the founder of Reston, he purchased the land with the proceeds from the sale of Carnegie Hall in New York City in 1961. Construction began in 1963 with the building of Lake Anne.","The Reston Museum opened in 1997 by the Reston Historic Trust. It is run by volunteers and located in the Lake Anne Village Historic District. The museum has permanent exhibits devoted to community life in Reston and rotating exhibits of works from students of all ages in Reston.","Processed by Emily Martin in January 2010 . EAD markup completed by Emily Martin in January 2010.","The Special Collections Research Center holds many other collections on the history and development of Reston, Virginia, as well as other collections that document United States and international planned communities.","The Reston Museum Collection is a collection of papers and images pertaining to the development of Reston, Virginia. The collection contains correspondence, reports, paperwork about the creation of Reston and papers from the Federal government. There also pamphlets from different housing developments in Reston and publications with articles about Reston from different magazines and newspapers. There are maps of Reston with slides and photographs.","Series one is titled correspondence. The series contains mostly memorandums from different groups in Reston, including the Reston Association, Gulf Reston Incorporated and personnel correspondence. The series is dated from 1962 to 1984 and contained in boxes 1-3.","Series two is titled reports and plans. The series is comprised of reports about on going projects and construction in Reston. There are also geological surveys, statistics and financial information pertaining Reston's growth. The series is dated from 1962 to 2000 and contained in boxes 3-7.","Series three is titled pamphlets. The series has brochures and pamphlets from different housing developments and neighborhoods in Reston. There are also brochures about different community projects and buildings in development. The series is dated from 1964 to 2004 and contained in boxes 7-8.","Series four is titled publications. The series contains different magazines and newspaper articles written about Reston and articles that were published in Reston publications. Some of the publications include Newsweek, The Restonian, The Washingtonian and The Reston Letter. The series is dated from 1963 to 2005 and contained in boxes 8-9.","Series five is titled images. This a small series that contains slides and photographs. The slides are a variety of photos of a Reston Town Center model and the photographs incorporated the early years in Reston. The series is dated from 1960s-1980s and is contained in box 9.","Series six is titled maps. The series has a collection of maps from Reston. They include preliminary plans and master plan for Reston among others. The series is dated from 1970 to 1989 and is contained box 10.","Series seven is titled general information. This series covers a variety of information pertaining to Reston. Included in the series are notebooks documenting the attendance and costs of the museum, profiles and association minutes. The series is dated from 1968 to 2006 and is contained in boxes 10-11.","Series eight is titled oversize. This a small series that contains an award for the bicentennial committee in Reston and a brochure. The series is dated from 1980 to 1991 and contained in box 12.","The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)","The Reston Museum collection is a collection of papers and images pertaining to the development of Reston, Virginia. 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It is run by volunteers and located in the Lake Anne Village Historic District. The museum has permanent exhibits devoted to community life in Reston and rotating exhibits of works from students of all ages in Reston."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eReston Museum collection, C0175, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Reston Museum collection, C0175, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProcessed by Emily Martin in January 2010 . EAD markup completed by Emily Martin in January 2010.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["Processed by Emily Martin in January 2010 . 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The collection contains correspondence, reports, paperwork about the creation of Reston and papers from the Federal government. There also pamphlets from different housing developments in Reston and publications with articles about Reston from different magazines and newspapers. There are maps of Reston with slides and photographs.","Series one is titled correspondence. The series contains mostly memorandums from different groups in Reston, including the Reston Association, Gulf Reston Incorporated and personnel correspondence. The series is dated from 1962 to 1984 and contained in boxes 1-3.","Series two is titled reports and plans. The series is comprised of reports about on going projects and construction in Reston. There are also geological surveys, statistics and financial information pertaining Reston's growth. The series is dated from 1962 to 2000 and contained in boxes 3-7.","Series three is titled pamphlets. The series has brochures and pamphlets from different housing developments and neighborhoods in Reston. There are also brochures about different community projects and buildings in development. The series is dated from 1964 to 2004 and contained in boxes 7-8.","Series four is titled publications. The series contains different magazines and newspaper articles written about Reston and articles that were published in Reston publications. Some of the publications include Newsweek, The Restonian, The Washingtonian and The Reston Letter. The series is dated from 1963 to 2005 and contained in boxes 8-9.","Series five is titled images. This a small series that contains slides and photographs. The slides are a variety of photos of a Reston Town Center model and the photographs incorporated the early years in Reston. The series is dated from 1960s-1980s and is contained in box 9.","Series six is titled maps. The series has a collection of maps from Reston. They include preliminary plans and master plan for Reston among others. The series is dated from 1970 to 1989 and is contained box 10.","Series seven is titled general information. This series covers a variety of information pertaining to Reston. Included in the series are notebooks documenting the attendance and costs of the museum, profiles and association minutes. The series is dated from 1968 to 2006 and is contained in boxes 10-11.","Series eight is titled oversize. This a small series that contains an award for the bicentennial committee in Reston and a brochure. 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He served as a research analyst for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The department was created in 1937 under the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 and was later becomes a cabinet-level agency in 1965. HUD's mission is to increase home ownership, support community development, and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination.","He has written books on Soviet and French New Towns and edited two joint publications with the Soviets on new towns. He holds a Masters in Public Administration Harvard University and a PhD in Public Policy from George Mason University. Since retirement, he has worked as a consultant, served as chairman of the board of trustees for the Annandale United Methodist Church, and served as treasurer of the Virginia Poet's Society and the Planning for Peace Foundation.","The Underhill papers were originally attached to the larger Planned Community Collection currently in the Special Collections and Archives. In 2008 the papers from Reston Players were removed and organized into a separate collection. The old box and folder numbers for each folder are also included as part of the new arrangement.","Processed in November 2008 by Emily Martin. EAD markup completed in December 2008 by Emily Martin. Series 5 was processed in February 2012 by Kate Grauvogel.","The Special Collections Research Center also holds other papers on the development of new towns, particularly Reston, Virginia. Also of related interest are the papers of .","The Underhill papers include reports, correspondence, financial documents, plans, publications, and general information on new planned communities. Also included is a series of oversized maps from different new towns including Flower Mound, St. Charles and Roosevelt Island. The collection is comprised of Jack Underhill's personal papers that he accumulated while employed with the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The papers document the Federal New Communities Program which sponsored the development of 13 new towns. It also documents Underhill's research interests in private new towns and international urban planning. The collection covers the period of time from the 1963 to 1997.","Series 1 is correspondence which is dated from 1970 to 1983. The correspondence is primarily related to New Community Development Corporation. The correspondence is also broken down into months and years that they were received.","Series 2 is compiled of reports that are dated from 1967 to 1990. The information on the reports is about different planned communities in progress. Some of the reports in this series were submitted to Congress. Also included in the series are two boxes of microfiche.","Series 3 is plans involving various planned community projects that dates from 1969 to 1992. 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The series is small and contains the meeting minutes and other information from the board that created the planned community archive. The series dated from 1985 to 2001 and is contained in boxes 61-64.","Series six is titled Promotional Material. The series has promotional material from different planned communities such as pamphlets, flyers, articles and others. The series dated from 1966 to 1990 and is contained in boxes 64-66.","Series seven is titled Brochures. The series is comprised of different planned communities brochures, such as Arbor Glenn, Fairfield, Key West, Ridgewood and many others. The series dated in the 1990s and is contained in boxes 66-75.","Series eight is titled Newspapers. The series is comprised of copies of The Connection a newspaper from Reston. The Connection, the local newspaper has articles mostly about local events. For example there are articles about Reston Association elections, local residents and also the Washington Redskins. 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