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Series 1  holds materials related to historical buildings in Arlington County.  Subseries 1, Carlin Hall , is arranged chronologically with undated material at the end arranged by subject matter. All folder titles were created by the archivist.  Subseries 2, Other Historic Buildings , is arranged alphabetically and labeled in the manner it was received; portions of folder titles in brackets ([]) have been added by the archivist for clarification.\n","Series 2, Historical Districts and Neighborhoods , is split into two subseries:  Subseries 1, Columbia Pike , and  Subseries 2, Buckingham Village . Both are arranged chronologically and any folders labeled by Gail Baker are put into quotes (\"\"); otherwise, the archivist created folder titles for this series. \n","Series 3  is arranged alphabetically by folder title and  Series 4  is arranged chronologically. Folder titles in these series were created by the archivist; folders labeled by Gail Baker are put into quotes (\"\").  Series 5  is arranged alphabetically, and folders are labeled in the manner they were received; portions of folder titles in brackets ([]) and dates after the comma have been added by the archivist for clarification.\n","Series 6-8  are arranged based on original folder structure. Folders labeled by Gail Baker are put into quotes (\"\"); otherwise, the archivist created folder titles for these series. \n","There are oversized materials in this collection, which have been moved to appropriate housing. Separation sheets have been added to mark their original placement. An asterisk (*) at the end of the folder title denotes oversize materials found in this location.\n","Gail Baker was born and raised in Arlington, Virginia. She grew up in Dominion Hills, attending McKinley Elementary School, Kenmore Middle School, and Washington-Lee High School. In 1994, Baker received a degree in Historic Preservation from Mary Washington College. Baker served on the Arlington County Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board from 1986-1996, serving as chairman for her final two terms. She helped establish Arlington County's first preservation advocacy group, the Arlington Heritage Alliance, and served as Chairman from 1998-2000. Baker successfully lobbied for the Arlington County Board to institute a Neighborhood Historic District program leading to the designation of Maywood, the county's first multi-property, multi-owner historic district. She wrote numerous guides, outreach pamphlets, and articles on preservation and planned and ran preservation training workshops for Arlington's Architectural Review Board. In addition, Baker prepared successful National Register nominations for Carlin Hall, Fairlington, Holmes Run Acres, and Lost River General Store.\n","The Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board (HALRB) was created under the Zoning Ordinance in 1976 to advise the Arlington County Board on historic preservation matters. HALRB consists of a 15-member board appointed for four-year terms by the Arlington County Board. The board nominates properties for local and national historic designation and reviews construction and development plans for locally designated Arlington historic districts.\n","The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)was created by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA) and is the United States' official list of buildings, sites, districts, structures, and objects worthy of preservation. Designation to the NRHP is evaluated under four categories of historical significance: event, person, architecture, and information potential-the majority of properties are considered significant under one or more of the first three categories. Designation on the National Register does not legally protect a site, but it does provide property owners tax incentives and the opportunity to apply for various grants. As of October 2018, Arlington County has 65 properties listed on the National Register.\n","Researchers can find related information in  RG 22, Arlington County Historical Boards and Commissions ,  RG 30, Historic Neighborhood and Building Reports ,  RG 120A Fairlington Historic District ,  RG 126 Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization Records ,  RG 130 Arlington County Planning Commission Records , and  RG 175 Records of Arlington Heritage Alliance .\n","RG 346 is a collection of Gail Baker's papers relating to her activities with the Arlington County preservation community. Materials date 1938-2002, with the bulk of the materials dating 1980-2000. The collection is 15.22 linear feet, not including oversize material.\n","Series 1  holds materials related to historical buildings in Arlington County. These materials include newspaper articles, historical maps and research, and HALRB official documentation and correspondence. Some files in this collection hold only one or two items, while others contain a swath of materials. Files on Arna Valley, Brown-Crossman, Doubleday, Lomax A.M.E. Zion Church, and Walker Chapel contain photographs. \n","In addition to Historic Landmark and National Register official forms and correspondence,  Subseries 1, Carlin Hall , holds photographs and photo negatives of Carlin Hall, as well as extensive research into the history of Carlin Hall. Gail Baker researched and wrote the National Register nomination for Carlin Hall as part of a preservation course at Mary Washington University (then Mary Washington College), which likely accounts for the expanded records on Carlin Hall in comparison to the other historical buildings in this collection, which are found in  Subseries 2, Other Historic Buildings .\n","Series 2  holds materials related to two historic districts: Columbia Pike and Buckingham Village.  Subseries 1, Columbia Pike  primarily holds studies of the district and revitalization plans, while  Subseries 2, Buckingham Village  primarily holds correspondence about renovation plans and architectural plans.\n","Series 3, Historical Sites Surveys and Reports  contains surveys and reports on various Arlington County neighborhoods and historic sites. The surveys and reports relate to the land use, history, and archeology of the sites.\n","Series 4, County Development and Preservation Plans  contains surveys and reports on County-wide development plans and initiatives. The reports either originate from an official Arlington County office or a County Task Force. Most materials in this series relate to County development projects and reports, but two County-wide preservation plans are also included.\n","Series 5, Administrative Materials and Regulations , contains a wide variety of materials related to the Historic Landmark Review Board's work. There are materials that relate to HALRB's outreach including events and pamphlets, as well as materials related to policies that affect historic preservation efforts such as zoning codes and demolition penalties. This series holds HALRB Annual Reports between 1986 and 1992, as well as materials related to the organizations budget, by-laws, and hiring. File 27, Photographic Records of Development Sites, 1985, 1988-1990, does not contain any photographs. Instead, the file holds Arlington County correspondence regarding County photo-documentation of development sites. File 12 contains a photo from the National Historic Preservation Week and a photo from the Boundary Stones Proclamation and File 15 contains three photographs of garden apartments form across the County.\n","Series 6, Newspapers , contains various newspaper clippings related to preservation and history in Arlington County. There are a few clippings on preservation and history in surrounding areas, as well. S eries 7, Neighborhood Historic District Program , contains Neighborhood Historic District documentation.\n","Series 8, Robert McAtee Research , contains newspaper clippings, photographs, and articles related to Robert McAtee's research into Arlington's history and particularly his research on Maywood and Cherrydale. 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Series 5  is arranged alphabetically, and folders are labeled in the manner they were received; portions of folder titles in brackets ([]) and dates after the comma have been added by the archivist for clarification.\n","Series 6-8  are arranged based on original folder structure. Folders labeled by Gail Baker are put into quotes (\"\"); otherwise, the archivist created folder titles for these series. \n","There are oversized materials in this collection, which have been moved to appropriate housing. Separation sheets have been added to mark their original placement. An asterisk (*) at the end of the folder title denotes oversize materials found in this location.\n"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eGail Baker was born and raised in Arlington, Virginia. She grew up in Dominion Hills, attending McKinley Elementary School, Kenmore Middle School, and Washington-Lee High School. In 1994, Baker received a degree in Historic Preservation from Mary Washington College. 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In addition, Baker prepared successful National Register nominations for Carlin Hall, Fairlington, Holmes Run Acres, and Lost River General Store.\n","The Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board (HALRB) was created under the Zoning Ordinance in 1976 to advise the Arlington County Board on historic preservation matters. HALRB consists of a 15-member board appointed for four-year terms by the Arlington County Board. The board nominates properties for local and national historic designation and reviews construction and development plans for locally designated Arlington historic districts.\n","The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)was created by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA) and is the United States' official list of buildings, sites, districts, structures, and objects worthy of preservation. Designation to the NRHP is evaluated under four categories of historical significance: event, person, architecture, and information potential-the majority of properties are considered significant under one or more of the first three categories. Designation on the National Register does not legally protect a site, but it does provide property owners tax incentives and the opportunity to apply for various grants. 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This series holds HALRB Annual Reports between 1986 and 1992, as well as materials related to the organizations budget, by-laws, and hiring. File 27, Photographic Records of Development Sites, 1985, 1988-1990, does not contain any photographs. Instead, the file holds Arlington County correspondence regarding County photo-documentation of development sites. File 12 contains a photo from the National Historic Preservation Week and a photo from the Boundary Stones Proclamation and File 15 contains three photographs of garden apartments form across the County.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eSeries 6, Newspapers\u003c/title\u003e, contains various newspaper clippings related to preservation and history in Arlington County. There are a few clippings on preservation and history in surrounding areas, as well. 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These materials include newspaper articles, historical maps and research, and HALRB official documentation and correspondence. Some files in this collection hold only one or two items, while others contain a swath of materials. Files on Arna Valley, Brown-Crossman, Doubleday, Lomax A.M.E. Zion Church, and Walker Chapel contain photographs. \n","In addition to Historic Landmark and National Register official forms and correspondence,  Subseries 1, Carlin Hall , holds photographs and photo negatives of Carlin Hall, as well as extensive research into the history of Carlin Hall. Gail Baker researched and wrote the National Register nomination for Carlin Hall as part of a preservation course at Mary Washington University (then Mary Washington College), which likely accounts for the expanded records on Carlin Hall in comparison to the other historical buildings in this collection, which are found in  Subseries 2, Other Historic Buildings .\n","Series 2  holds materials related to two historic districts: Columbia Pike and Buckingham Village.  Subseries 1, Columbia Pike  primarily holds studies of the district and revitalization plans, while  Subseries 2, Buckingham Village  primarily holds correspondence about renovation plans and architectural plans.\n","Series 3, Historical Sites Surveys and Reports  contains surveys and reports on various Arlington County neighborhoods and historic sites. The surveys and reports relate to the land use, history, and archeology of the sites.\n","Series 4, County Development and Preservation Plans  contains surveys and reports on County-wide development plans and initiatives. The reports either originate from an official Arlington County office or a County Task Force. Most materials in this series relate to County development projects and reports, but two County-wide preservation plans are also included.\n","Series 5, Administrative Materials and Regulations , contains a wide variety of materials related to the Historic Landmark Review Board's work. There are materials that relate to HALRB's outreach including events and pamphlets, as well as materials related to policies that affect historic preservation efforts such as zoning codes and demolition penalties. This series holds HALRB Annual Reports between 1986 and 1992, as well as materials related to the organizations budget, by-laws, and hiring. File 27, Photographic Records of Development Sites, 1985, 1988-1990, does not contain any photographs. Instead, the file holds Arlington County correspondence regarding County photo-documentation of development sites. File 12 contains a photo from the National Historic Preservation Week and a photo from the Boundary Stones Proclamation and File 15 contains three photographs of garden apartments form across the County.\n","Series 6, Newspapers , contains various newspaper clippings related to preservation and history in Arlington County. There are a few clippings on preservation and history in surrounding areas, as well. S eries 7, Neighborhood Historic District Program , contains Neighborhood Historic District documentation.\n","Series 8, Robert McAtee Research , contains newspaper clippings, photographs, and articles related to Robert McAtee's research into Arlington's history and particularly his research on Maywood and Cherrydale. 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Series 1  holds materials related to historical buildings in Arlington County.  Subseries 1, Carlin Hall , is arranged chronologically with undated material at the end arranged by subject matter. All folder titles were created by the archivist.  Subseries 2, Other Historic Buildings , is arranged alphabetically and labeled in the manner it was received; portions of folder titles in brackets ([]) have been added by the archivist for clarification.\n","Series 2, Historical Districts and Neighborhoods , is split into two subseries:  Subseries 1, Columbia Pike , and  Subseries 2, Buckingham Village . Both are arranged chronologically and any folders labeled by Gail Baker are put into quotes (\"\"); otherwise, the archivist created folder titles for this series. \n","Series 3  is arranged alphabetically by folder title and  Series 4  is arranged chronologically. Folder titles in these series were created by the archivist; folders labeled by Gail Baker are put into quotes (\"\").  Series 5  is arranged alphabetically, and folders are labeled in the manner they were received; portions of folder titles in brackets ([]) and dates after the comma have been added by the archivist for clarification.\n","Series 6-8  are arranged based on original folder structure. Folders labeled by Gail Baker are put into quotes (\"\"); otherwise, the archivist created folder titles for these series. \n","There are oversized materials in this collection, which have been moved to appropriate housing. Separation sheets have been added to mark their original placement. An asterisk (*) at the end of the folder title denotes oversize materials found in this location.\n","Gail Baker was born and raised in Arlington, Virginia. She grew up in Dominion Hills, attending McKinley Elementary School, Kenmore Middle School, and Washington-Lee High School. In 1994, Baker received a degree in Historic Preservation from Mary Washington College. Baker served on the Arlington County Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board from 1986-1996, serving as chairman for her final two terms. She helped establish Arlington County's first preservation advocacy group, the Arlington Heritage Alliance, and served as Chairman from 1998-2000. Baker successfully lobbied for the Arlington County Board to institute a Neighborhood Historic District program leading to the designation of Maywood, the county's first multi-property, multi-owner historic district. She wrote numerous guides, outreach pamphlets, and articles on preservation and planned and ran preservation training workshops for Arlington's Architectural Review Board. In addition, Baker prepared successful National Register nominations for Carlin Hall, Fairlington, Holmes Run Acres, and Lost River General Store.\n","The Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board (HALRB) was created under the Zoning Ordinance in 1976 to advise the Arlington County Board on historic preservation matters. HALRB consists of a 15-member board appointed for four-year terms by the Arlington County Board. The board nominates properties for local and national historic designation and reviews construction and development plans for locally designated Arlington historic districts.\n","The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)was created by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA) and is the United States' official list of buildings, sites, districts, structures, and objects worthy of preservation. Designation to the NRHP is evaluated under four categories of historical significance: event, person, architecture, and information potential-the majority of properties are considered significant under one or more of the first three categories. Designation on the National Register does not legally protect a site, but it does provide property owners tax incentives and the opportunity to apply for various grants. As of October 2018, Arlington County has 65 properties listed on the National Register.\n","Researchers can find related information in  RG 22, Arlington County Historical Boards and Commissions ,  RG 30, Historic Neighborhood and Building Reports ,  RG 120A Fairlington Historic District ,  RG 126 Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization Records ,  RG 130 Arlington County Planning Commission Records , and  RG 175 Records of Arlington Heritage Alliance .\n","RG 346 is a collection of Gail Baker's papers relating to her activities with the Arlington County preservation community. Materials date 1938-2002, with the bulk of the materials dating 1980-2000. The collection is 15.22 linear feet, not including oversize material.\n","Series 1  holds materials related to historical buildings in Arlington County. These materials include newspaper articles, historical maps and research, and HALRB official documentation and correspondence. Some files in this collection hold only one or two items, while others contain a swath of materials. Files on Arna Valley, Brown-Crossman, Doubleday, Lomax A.M.E. Zion Church, and Walker Chapel contain photographs. \n","In addition to Historic Landmark and National Register official forms and correspondence,  Subseries 1, Carlin Hall , holds photographs and photo negatives of Carlin Hall, as well as extensive research into the history of Carlin Hall. Gail Baker researched and wrote the National Register nomination for Carlin Hall as part of a preservation course at Mary Washington University (then Mary Washington College), which likely accounts for the expanded records on Carlin Hall in comparison to the other historical buildings in this collection, which are found in  Subseries 2, Other Historic Buildings .\n","Series 2  holds materials related to two historic districts: Columbia Pike and Buckingham Village.  Subseries 1, Columbia Pike  primarily holds studies of the district and revitalization plans, while  Subseries 2, Buckingham Village  primarily holds correspondence about renovation plans and architectural plans.\n","Series 3, Historical Sites Surveys and Reports  contains surveys and reports on various Arlington County neighborhoods and historic sites. The surveys and reports relate to the land use, history, and archeology of the sites.\n","Series 4, County Development and Preservation Plans  contains surveys and reports on County-wide development plans and initiatives. The reports either originate from an official Arlington County office or a County Task Force. Most materials in this series relate to County development projects and reports, but two County-wide preservation plans are also included.\n","Series 5, Administrative Materials and Regulations , contains a wide variety of materials related to the Historic Landmark Review Board's work. There are materials that relate to HALRB's outreach including events and pamphlets, as well as materials related to policies that affect historic preservation efforts such as zoning codes and demolition penalties. This series holds HALRB Annual Reports between 1986 and 1992, as well as materials related to the organizations budget, by-laws, and hiring. File 27, Photographic Records of Development Sites, 1985, 1988-1990, does not contain any photographs. Instead, the file holds Arlington County correspondence regarding County photo-documentation of development sites. File 12 contains a photo from the National Historic Preservation Week and a photo from the Boundary Stones Proclamation and File 15 contains three photographs of garden apartments form across the County.\n","Series 6, Newspapers , contains various newspaper clippings related to preservation and history in Arlington County. There are a few clippings on preservation and history in surrounding areas, as well. S eries 7, Neighborhood Historic District Program , contains Neighborhood Historic District documentation.\n","Series 8, Robert McAtee Research , contains newspaper clippings, photographs, and articles related to Robert McAtee's research into Arlington's history and particularly his research on Maywood and Cherrydale. These materials were given to Gail Baker by Robert McAtee for her own research.\n","There are no restrictions.\n","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["RG 346\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Gail Baker Collected Materials, \n1938-2002"],"collection_title_tesim":["Gail Baker Collected Materials, \n1938-2002"],"collection_ssim":["Gail Baker Collected Materials, \n1938-2002"],"repository_ssm":["Arlington Public Library"],"repository_ssim":["Arlington Public Library"],"creator_ssm":["Baker, Gail\n"],"creator_ssim":["Baker, Gail\n"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Donated by Gail Baker between 1994 and 2018.\n"],"access_subjects_ssim":["Historic buildings","Neighborhoods -- United States."],"access_subjects_ssm":["Historic buildings","Neighborhoods -- United States."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["."],"extent_ssm":["19 boxes"],"extent_tesim":["19 boxes"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e The collection is open for research.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions\n"],"accessrestrict_tesim":[" The collection is open for research.\n"],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection has five series, with the first two series each split into two subseries. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eSeries 1\u003c/title\u003e holds materials related to historical buildings in Arlington County. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eSubseries 1, Carlin Hall\u003c/title\u003e, is arranged chronologically with undated material at the end arranged by subject matter. 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Both are arranged chronologically and any folders labeled by Gail Baker are put into quotes (\"\"); otherwise, the archivist created folder titles for this series. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eSeries 3\u003c/title\u003e is arranged alphabetically by folder title and \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eSeries 4\u003c/title\u003e is arranged chronologically. Folder titles in these series were created by the archivist; folders labeled by Gail Baker are put into quotes (\"\"). \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eSeries 5\u003c/title\u003e is arranged alphabetically, and folders are labeled in the manner they were received; portions of folder titles in brackets ([]) and dates after the comma have been added by the archivist for clarification.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eSeries 6-8\u003c/title\u003e are arranged based on original folder structure. Folders labeled by Gail Baker are put into quotes (\"\"); otherwise, the archivist created folder titles for these series. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere are oversized materials in this collection, which have been moved to appropriate housing. Separation sheets have been added to mark their original placement. An asterisk (*) at the end of the folder title denotes oversize materials found in this location.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement\n"],"arrangement_tesim":["This collection has five series, with the first two series each split into two subseries.  Series 1  holds materials related to historical buildings in Arlington County.  Subseries 1, Carlin Hall , is arranged chronologically with undated material at the end arranged by subject matter. All folder titles were created by the archivist.  Subseries 2, Other Historic Buildings , is arranged alphabetically and labeled in the manner it was received; portions of folder titles in brackets ([]) have been added by the archivist for clarification.\n","Series 2, Historical Districts and Neighborhoods , is split into two subseries:  Subseries 1, Columbia Pike , and  Subseries 2, Buckingham Village . Both are arranged chronologically and any folders labeled by Gail Baker are put into quotes (\"\"); otherwise, the archivist created folder titles for this series. \n","Series 3  is arranged alphabetically by folder title and  Series 4  is arranged chronologically. Folder titles in these series were created by the archivist; folders labeled by Gail Baker are put into quotes (\"\").  Series 5  is arranged alphabetically, and folders are labeled in the manner they were received; portions of folder titles in brackets ([]) and dates after the comma have been added by the archivist for clarification.\n","Series 6-8  are arranged based on original folder structure. Folders labeled by Gail Baker are put into quotes (\"\"); otherwise, the archivist created folder titles for these series. \n","There are oversized materials in this collection, which have been moved to appropriate housing. Separation sheets have been added to mark their original placement. An asterisk (*) at the end of the folder title denotes oversize materials found in this location.\n"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eGail Baker was born and raised in Arlington, Virginia. She grew up in Dominion Hills, attending McKinley Elementary School, Kenmore Middle School, and Washington-Lee High School. In 1994, Baker received a degree in Historic Preservation from Mary Washington College. Baker served on the Arlington County Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board from 1986-1996, serving as chairman for her final two terms. She helped establish Arlington County's first preservation advocacy group, the Arlington Heritage Alliance, and served as Chairman from 1998-2000. Baker successfully lobbied for the Arlington County Board to institute a Neighborhood Historic District program leading to the designation of Maywood, the county's first multi-property, multi-owner historic district. She wrote numerous guides, outreach pamphlets, and articles on preservation and planned and ran preservation training workshops for Arlington's Architectural Review Board. In addition, Baker prepared successful National Register nominations for Carlin Hall, Fairlington, Holmes Run Acres, and Lost River General Store.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board (HALRB) was created under the Zoning Ordinance in 1976 to advise the Arlington County Board on historic preservation matters. HALRB consists of a 15-member board appointed for four-year terms by the Arlington County Board. The board nominates properties for local and national historic designation and reviews construction and development plans for locally designated Arlington historic districts.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)was created by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA) and is the United States' official list of buildings, sites, districts, structures, and objects worthy of preservation. Designation to the NRHP is evaluated under four categories of historical significance: event, person, architecture, and information potential-the majority of properties are considered significant under one or more of the first three categories. Designation on the National Register does not legally protect a site, but it does provide property owners tax incentives and the opportunity to apply for various grants. As of October 2018, Arlington County has 65 properties listed on the National Register.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information \n"],"bioghist_tesim":["Gail Baker was born and raised in Arlington, Virginia. She grew up in Dominion Hills, attending McKinley Elementary School, Kenmore Middle School, and Washington-Lee High School. In 1994, Baker received a degree in Historic Preservation from Mary Washington College. Baker served on the Arlington County Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board from 1986-1996, serving as chairman for her final two terms. She helped establish Arlington County's first preservation advocacy group, the Arlington Heritage Alliance, and served as Chairman from 1998-2000. Baker successfully lobbied for the Arlington County Board to institute a Neighborhood Historic District program leading to the designation of Maywood, the county's first multi-property, multi-owner historic district. She wrote numerous guides, outreach pamphlets, and articles on preservation and planned and ran preservation training workshops for Arlington's Architectural Review Board. In addition, Baker prepared successful National Register nominations for Carlin Hall, Fairlington, Holmes Run Acres, and Lost River General Store.\n","The Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board (HALRB) was created under the Zoning Ordinance in 1976 to advise the Arlington County Board on historic preservation matters. HALRB consists of a 15-member board appointed for four-year terms by the Arlington County Board. The board nominates properties for local and national historic designation and reviews construction and development plans for locally designated Arlington historic districts.\n","The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)was created by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA) and is the United States' official list of buildings, sites, districts, structures, and objects worthy of preservation. Designation to the NRHP is evaluated under four categories of historical significance: event, person, architecture, and information potential-the majority of properties are considered significant under one or more of the first three categories. Designation on the National Register does not legally protect a site, but it does provide property owners tax incentives and the opportunity to apply for various grants. As of October 2018, Arlington County has 65 properties listed on the National Register.\n"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e Gail Baker Collected Materials, Collection # RG 346, Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History \u003c!-- Add your institution's citation information --\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":[" Gail Baker Collected Materials, Collection # RG 346, Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History "],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers can find related information in \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=arlington/ViAr00022.xml\"\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"bold\"\u003eRG 22, Arlington County Historical Boards and Commissions\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e, \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=arlington/ViAr00349.xml\"\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"bold\"\u003eRG 30, Historic Neighborhood and Building Reports\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e, \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=arlington/ViAr0120A.xml\"\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"bold\"\u003eRG 120A Fairlington Historic District\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e, \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=arlington/ViAr00126.xml\"\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"bold\"\u003eRG 126 Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization Records\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e, \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=arlington/ViAr00130.xml\"\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"bold\"\u003eRG 130 Arlington County Planning Commission Records\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e, and \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=arlington/ViAr00175.xml\"\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"bold\"\u003eRG 175 Records of Arlington Heritage Alliance\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material\n"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Researchers can find related information in  RG 22, Arlington County Historical Boards and Commissions ,  RG 30, Historic Neighborhood and Building Reports ,  RG 120A Fairlington Historic District ,  RG 126 Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization Records ,  RG 130 Arlington County Planning Commission Records , and  RG 175 Records of Arlington Heritage Alliance .\n"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRG 346 is a collection of Gail Baker's papers relating to her activities with the Arlington County preservation community. Materials date 1938-2002, with the bulk of the materials dating 1980-2000. The collection is 15.22 linear feet, not including oversize material.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eSeries 1\u003c/title\u003e holds materials related to historical buildings in Arlington County. These materials include newspaper articles, historical maps and research, and HALRB official documentation and correspondence. Some files in this collection hold only one or two items, while others contain a swath of materials. Files on Arna Valley, Brown-Crossman, Doubleday, Lomax A.M.E. Zion Church, and Walker Chapel contain photographs. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition to Historic Landmark and National Register official forms and correspondence, \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eSubseries 1, Carlin Hall\u003c/title\u003e, holds photographs and photo negatives of Carlin Hall, as well as extensive research into the history of Carlin Hall. Gail Baker researched and wrote the National Register nomination for Carlin Hall as part of a preservation course at Mary Washington University (then Mary Washington College), which likely accounts for the expanded records on Carlin Hall in comparison to the other historical buildings in this collection, which are found in \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eSubseries 2, Other Historic Buildings\u003c/title\u003e.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eSeries 2\u003c/title\u003e holds materials related to two historic districts: Columbia Pike and Buckingham Village. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eSubseries 1, Columbia Pike\u003c/title\u003e primarily holds studies of the district and revitalization plans, while \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eSubseries 2, Buckingham Village\u003c/title\u003e primarily holds correspondence about renovation plans and architectural plans.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eSeries 3, Historical Sites Surveys and Reports\u003c/title\u003e contains surveys and reports on various Arlington County neighborhoods and historic sites. 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This series holds HALRB Annual Reports between 1986 and 1992, as well as materials related to the organizations budget, by-laws, and hiring. File 27, Photographic Records of Development Sites, 1985, 1988-1990, does not contain any photographs. Instead, the file holds Arlington County correspondence regarding County photo-documentation of development sites. File 12 contains a photo from the National Historic Preservation Week and a photo from the Boundary Stones Proclamation and File 15 contains three photographs of garden apartments form across the County.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eSeries 6, Newspapers\u003c/title\u003e, contains various newspaper clippings related to preservation and history in Arlington County. There are a few clippings on preservation and history in surrounding areas, as well. S\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eeries 7, Neighborhood Historic District Program\u003c/title\u003e, contains Neighborhood Historic District documentation.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eSeries 8, Robert McAtee Research\u003c/title\u003e, contains newspaper clippings, photographs, and articles related to Robert McAtee's research into Arlington's history and particularly his research on Maywood and Cherrydale. These materials were given to Gail Baker by Robert McAtee for her own research.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["RG 346 is a collection of Gail Baker's papers relating to her activities with the Arlington County preservation community. Materials date 1938-2002, with the bulk of the materials dating 1980-2000. The collection is 15.22 linear feet, not including oversize material.\n","Series 1  holds materials related to historical buildings in Arlington County. These materials include newspaper articles, historical maps and research, and HALRB official documentation and correspondence. Some files in this collection hold only one or two items, while others contain a swath of materials. Files on Arna Valley, Brown-Crossman, Doubleday, Lomax A.M.E. Zion Church, and Walker Chapel contain photographs. \n","In addition to Historic Landmark and National Register official forms and correspondence,  Subseries 1, Carlin Hall , holds photographs and photo negatives of Carlin Hall, as well as extensive research into the history of Carlin Hall. Gail Baker researched and wrote the National Register nomination for Carlin Hall as part of a preservation course at Mary Washington University (then Mary Washington College), which likely accounts for the expanded records on Carlin Hall in comparison to the other historical buildings in this collection, which are found in  Subseries 2, Other Historic Buildings .\n","Series 2  holds materials related to two historic districts: Columbia Pike and Buckingham Village.  Subseries 1, Columbia Pike  primarily holds studies of the district and revitalization plans, while  Subseries 2, Buckingham Village  primarily holds correspondence about renovation plans and architectural plans.\n","Series 3, Historical Sites Surveys and Reports  contains surveys and reports on various Arlington County neighborhoods and historic sites. The surveys and reports relate to the land use, history, and archeology of the sites.\n","Series 4, County Development and Preservation Plans  contains surveys and reports on County-wide development plans and initiatives. The reports either originate from an official Arlington County office or a County Task Force. Most materials in this series relate to County development projects and reports, but two County-wide preservation plans are also included.\n","Series 5, Administrative Materials and Regulations , contains a wide variety of materials related to the Historic Landmark Review Board's work. There are materials that relate to HALRB's outreach including events and pamphlets, as well as materials related to policies that affect historic preservation efforts such as zoning codes and demolition penalties. This series holds HALRB Annual Reports between 1986 and 1992, as well as materials related to the organizations budget, by-laws, and hiring. File 27, Photographic Records of Development Sites, 1985, 1988-1990, does not contain any photographs. Instead, the file holds Arlington County correspondence regarding County photo-documentation of development sites. File 12 contains a photo from the National Historic Preservation Week and a photo from the Boundary Stones Proclamation and File 15 contains three photographs of garden apartments form across the County.\n","Series 6, Newspapers , contains various newspaper clippings related to preservation and history in Arlington County. There are a few clippings on preservation and history in surrounding areas, as well. S eries 7, Neighborhood Historic District Program , contains Neighborhood Historic District documentation.\n","Series 8, Robert McAtee Research , contains newspaper clippings, photographs, and articles related to Robert McAtee's research into Arlington's history and particularly his research on Maywood and Cherrydale. These materials were given to Gail Baker by Robert McAtee for her own research.\n"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions\n"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions.\n"],"language_ssim":["English\n"],"total_component_count_is":255,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-20T18:33:52.551Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viar_ViAr00346"}},{"id":"viar_ViAr00307","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"George Melvin Richardson Collection, \n1951-2013","creator":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viar_ViAr00307#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Richardson, George Melvin, 1913-2015\n","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viar_ViAr00307#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eRG 307, the George Melvin Richardson Collection, is .63 linear feet and encompasses materials from 1951 to 2013, although the bulk of the materials date 1951-1975. Mr. Richardson was a great collector of newspaper clippings on the topics of Hoffman-Boston School and desegregation, which are included in this collection. In addition to some correspondence and papers from the Hoffman-Boston school there is a collection of photographs of the school and its sports activities. There are also collection materials on Arlington View in preparation for its neighborhood survey. \u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viar_ViAr00307#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"viar_ViAr00307","ead_ssi":"viar_ViAr00307","_root_":"viar_ViAr00307","_nest_parent_":"viar_ViAr00307","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/arlington/ViAr00307.xml","title_ssm":["George Melvin Richardson Collection, \n1951-2013"],"title_tesim":["George Melvin Richardson Collection, \n1951-2013"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["RG 307\n"],"text":["RG 307\n","George Melvin Richardson Collection, \n1951-2013","Arlington Public Schools (Arlington, Va.)","Public schools -- United States.","Segregation in education -- United States.","."," The collection is open for research.\n","The collection was divided into series by subject with the preponderance of files concerning Hoffman-Boston School and Arlington View, but also including desegregation and publications on education. There are many newspaper clippings, some without the source and/or date. When possible the article was reprinted from the  Washington Post  online archive with the dates identified. Photographs were divided between those of the Hoffman-Boston School and the Arlington View neighborhood. These images have been scanned.\n","George Melvin Richardson was born March 1, 1913, in Holdenville, Oklahoma. He came to Arlington County in 1954 to become principal of Hoffman-Boston (H-B) elementary and junior-senior high school and remained principal until Hoffman-Boston was closed in 1965. Mr. Richardson was then employed by the Montgomery County, Maryland, school system where he was assistant principal of Walt Whitman Middle School and later Assistant Principal of Churchill High School.\n","Mr. Richardson, his wife Oline, and son John lived in the neighborhood from which Hoffman-Boston drew its students, Arlington View (previously known as Johnson's Hill). He was Chairman of the Neighborhood Conservation Program for Arlington View and was instrumental in the publication of the first neighborhood conservation plan in Arlington County, which became the blueprint for other neighborhood plans.\n",".Mr. Richardson was appointed one of the 29 members of the committee to study integration in the public schools in Arlington County in 1954.  He was a member of Arlington Committee of 100 and later served on its executive board. \n","George Richardson completed an oral history for the Center for Local History in October, 2013.  It is Series 3, No. 263.  For more information on the Arlington Public School system, look at  RG 7, Arlington County Public Schools ,  RG 373, The Records of Hoffman-Boston High School , and  RG 69, Arlington County Public Schools: Desegregation Materials .  Information on an important Arlington African American family who invested and sold real estate, see  RG 196, Syphax Family Collection .\n","RG 307, the George Melvin Richardson Collection, is .63 linear feet and encompasses materials from 1951 to 2013, although the bulk of the materials date 1951-1975. Mr. Richardson was a great collector of newspaper clippings on the topics of Hoffman-Boston School and desegregation, which are included in this collection. In addition to some correspondence and papers from the Hoffman-Boston school there is a collection of photographs of the school and its sports activities. 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He and his wife owned the home until 1932 when it was sold to Allen Coe.\n","Byars also served in the Virginia state legislature as a senator. He ran against Carter Glass for United States Senator and lost. He also tried, unsuccessfully, to get appointed to Glass's Senate seat when Glass died in 1946.\n"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e J. Cloyd Byars Papers, Collection # RG 334, Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History \u003c!-- Add your institution's citation information --\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":[" J. Cloyd Byars Papers, Collection # RG 334, Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History "],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Department of Archives and Tourism, Sullivan County, Tennessee, holds some Byars' papers as well.  For a full listing of the papers that are held by Sullivan County, Tennessee, please see: \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"http://www.historicsullivan.com/archives_manuscripts_0081.htm\"\u003ehttp://www.historicsullivan.com/archives_manuscripts_0081.htm\u003c/extref\u003e.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso of interest is \"An Early History of Alcova Heights,\" by Elizabeth Cannon Kimball, \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eArlington Historical Magazine\u003c/title\u003e, Volume 5, Number 3, October 1975, pages 28-33.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material\n"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["The Department of Archives and Tourism, Sullivan County, Tennessee, holds some Byars' papers as well.  For a full listing of the papers that are held by Sullivan County, Tennessee, please see:  http://www.historicsullivan.com/archives_manuscripts_0081.htm .\n","Also of interest is \"An Early History of Alcova Heights,\" by Elizabeth Cannon Kimball,  Arlington Historical Magazine , Volume 5, Number 3, October 1975, pages 28-33.\n"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRG 334 is a mixture of Alcova transactions, other real estate interests in southwestern Virginia and Florida, correspondence, and politics. He was an avid newspaper reader and many files have newspaper clippings. He was interested in Virginia politics, and during World War II, interested in promoting peace.  \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe files include correspondence as early as 1911, but most of the files are from the 1920s through 1940s, when he was spending most of his time in Arlington and building Alcova. 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Jennie and Joseph moved to New York City after their marriage where they had two children, Alexander and Lucy.\n","Alice Griswold Olcott moved to Farmington, New Mexico, in 1919 to live with George Edward Bentley. The couple married on January 29, 1920 and they made their home raising cattle and farming in Farmington, excepting three years spent in Montana. George Bentley died unexpectedly of a heart attack on January 31, 1938. Alice G. remained in New Mexico for five years after George's death; she returned to Virginia in September 1943.\n","Margaret Thompson Olcott, like her mother, attended Mount Holyoke College and graduated in 1917. Margaret worked as an Assistant Librarian and later Economic Librarian for the Department of Agriculture from 1922 to at least 1943. On April 25, 1944, she married Charles W. Stetson. Margaret died in 1982 at the age of 90.\n","John Hedrick Olcott, born October 4, 1900 in Arlington, Virginia, graduated with a degree in civil engineering from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in 1923. John married Mary McAllister in 1929 and they had a son, John Hedrick Olcott, Jr., in 1940 and a daughter, Mary Olcott Greiner, in 1941. John was drafted into the US Army during World War II and served in Germany from 1943-1945. While John was deployed in Germany, Mary lived with John Jr. and Mary Jr. in Ocean City, NJ. After his return, the family lived in Arlington, Virginia. They moved to Salisbury, NC for a period in the 1950s before returning to Arlington, Virginia for the remainder of their lives. John died in 1977 and Mary in 1983.\n"],"custodhist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eDeborah Klaus found these items at an estate sale in Glencarlyn, Arlington, for 5608 South 1st Street.  The house at 5608 South 1st Street was put to auction in November 2018 after Mary Olcott Greiner-Broman passed away in September 2018.  Klaus donated the materials to the Arlington Public Library on November 7, 2018.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"custodhist_heading_ssm":["Custodial History\n"],"custodhist_tesim":["Deborah Klaus found these items at an estate sale in Glencarlyn, Arlington, for 5608 South 1st Street.  The house at 5608 South 1st Street was put to auction in November 2018 after Mary Olcott Greiner-Broman passed away in September 2018.  Klaus donated the materials to the Arlington Public Library on November 7, 2018.\n"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e Olcott Family Records, Collection # RG 364, Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History \u003c!-- Add your institution's citation information --\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":[" Olcott Family Records, Collection # RG 364, Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History "],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRG 364 contains materials related to Alice and Harry Olcott's family and measures 1.17 linear feet. Materials date 1879-2002, and the bulk of the material dates 1902-1950. Most of the materials relate to Alice Hedrick Olcott (often referred to as Mama), Alice Griswold Olcott, Margaret Thompson Olcott, and John Hedrick Olcott and his wife, Mary Stewart. References are made throughout all the materials to family members in the wider Olcott family. There are some materials that belong to or refer to people who were unable to be substantially identified or placed in the family tree (see Appendices A-C), particularly the 1879 letter in File 1 between Mary and Louise.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letters between Alice H. Olcott (Mama), Alice G. Olcott, and Margaret T. Olcott contain the most substantive information on the family, as there are multiple letters throughout a two-year period.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe collection contains a recipe book passed down to Mary Stewart Olcott by her mother, Mary McAllister (n\u0026#xE9;e Hanway). It also contains a lock of John H. Olcott Jr.'s hair from when he was 2 1/2 years old.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere is a set of photograph negatives from 1940. Most of the negatives contain an image of a young boy who is likely John Jr. Olcott along with other unidentified family members. The truck in a few of the photos is labeled Conserco Inc., which was a company John Olcott worked for. There are also a few negatives of a gravestone marked Hanway, which was Mary Olcott's mother's maiden name. It is unclear if the unidentified family members are the Olcott family or the McAllister family, though they are likely the McAllister family since the photos were developed for H. S. McAllister (Mary Olcott's father, Hector McAllister). \n\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["RG 364 contains materials related to Alice and Harry Olcott's family and measures 1.17 linear feet. Materials date 1879-2002, and the bulk of the material dates 1902-1950. Most of the materials relate to Alice Hedrick Olcott (often referred to as Mama), Alice Griswold Olcott, Margaret Thompson Olcott, and John Hedrick Olcott and his wife, Mary Stewart. References are made throughout all the materials to family members in the wider Olcott family. There are some materials that belong to or refer to people who were unable to be substantially identified or placed in the family tree (see Appendices A-C), particularly the 1879 letter in File 1 between Mary and Louise.\n","The letters between Alice H. Olcott (Mama), Alice G. Olcott, and Margaret T. Olcott contain the most substantive information on the family, as there are multiple letters throughout a two-year period.\n","The collection contains a recipe book passed down to Mary Stewart Olcott by her mother, Mary McAllister (née Hanway). It also contains a lock of John H. Olcott Jr.'s hair from when he was 2 1/2 years old.\n","There is a set of photograph negatives from 1940. Most of the negatives contain an image of a young boy who is likely John Jr. Olcott along with other unidentified family members. The truck in a few of the photos is labeled Conserco Inc., which was a company John Olcott worked for. There are also a few negatives of a gravestone marked Hanway, which was Mary Olcott's mother's maiden name. It is unclear if the unidentified family members are the Olcott family or the McAllister family, though they are likely the McAllister family since the photos were developed for H. S. 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Due to the cooperative nature of the association, one parent may have been in charge of a certain aspect of the school's operation, such as budgets or the newsletter, and became in charge of those files. Once their child left the preschool, this duty would be handed off to another parent, who became responsible for the files. Most files are arranged in reverse chronological order, as Overlee had the files organized. Overall, original file titles are preserved in quotes (\" \"). The archivist has added information in brackets ([ ]) in folder titles where clarification was needed.\n","This collection is split into five series.  Series 1  contains files from cooperative preschool associations Overlee became member of.  Series 2  contains financial records. These are both labeled and arranged in the manner Overlee created. \n","Series 3 , called Administrative Files, contains the material Overlee originally referred to as their \"History\" files. At some point, the cooperative began to actively collect older documents from past members and saved materials they believed relevant to their past as cooperative preschool. The archivist arranged this series into three subseries: the original \"history file,\" files pertaining to events and student activities, and informational brochures and handbooks on Overlee Preschool and child rearing. These are labelled and the file items arranged in the manner Overlee formed.   \n","Series 4  contains the Overlee Preschool Association newsletter from 1969-1999. The original file schema was maintained. Newsletters were filed by month and in reverse chronological order by year. Files were arranged from September until June to match the school calendar year. No newsletters were published in summer months when school was not in session. More information on the editing process and maintenance of the Newsletter file can be found in the file Newsletter Editor Instructions in this series. Assorted newsletters found in a separate folder in the History section ( Series 3 ) have been moved to this Series in the \"Assorted Newsletters\" file. Copies of all of these \"assorted newsletters\" also exist in the other folders in Series 4. \n","Series 5  holds the Audio Visual Material materials, comprised of two videotapes (VHS), a few folders of loose photographs, photos mounted on photo boards, three photo albums, and two scrapbooks. Albums and scrapbooks were rehoused in files and photo sleeves. Digital images of the scrapbooks, Photo Album 3, and the photo boards before the archivist rehoused the contents can be found on the staff drive. Please ask a Center for Local History staff member for help to view these images. The archivist also took photocopies of the scrapbooks, Photo Album 3, and the photo boards before each were deconstructed, which are included in the corresponding folders. \n","On August 7, 1945, a group of Arlington parents met to organize their own cooperative preschool. World War II brought an influx of permanent residents to the county: the population doubled between 1940 and 1944. An unprecedented demand for day care and early childhood education centers emerged since the county public school system did not offer preschool or kindergarten. Mrs. Hazel Mahler decided to organize a new cooperative preschool when she discovered the nearby Rock Spring Cooperative was full, the waitlist long, and local private schools remained too expensive. She organized a meeting with local, interested parents at her home to discuss how they could provide reasonably-priced education for their young children. The parents decided to form their own cooperative preschool, named Overlee Preschool in honor of the nearby neighborhood, Overlee Knolls. As a cooperative preschool, parents made all the decisions regarding school policy, tuition, and classroom activities. Parents paid tuition, hired professional teachers, managed finances, served on the board of directors, acted as teaching assistants, and maintained the school facilities. \n","The founding parents secured three rooms for their preschool in the Resurrection Lutheran Church on Washington Boulevard and North Powhatan Street in Arlington. The school opened on October 8, 1945 and offered a morning session for nursery and kindergarten age children. In 1947, Overlee offered a separate kindergarten class for the first time, as well as a nursery class for children aged three and four. Overlee discontinued kindergarten classes in 1960 when Arlington County Public Schools began to offer kindergarten. Instead, Overlee offered a separate class for 3-year-olds (called the Bluebirds) and 4-year-olds (called the Redbirds). In 1980, Overlee introduced an additional class for 2-year-olds (called the Yellowbirds). Overlee classes emphasized social and emotional development over other specific skills (like reading or math) through play, activities involving art, music, and nature, and field trips.  \n","Overlee has occupied several different locations in Arlington since opening, all in local churches, though it has been nonsectarian throughout its existence. \n1)\tResurrection Lutheran Church, 6201 N Washington Blvd (1945-1947) \n2)\tTrinity Presbyterian Church, 5533 N 16th Street (April 1947-September 12, 1955) \n3)\tChrist Methodist Church, 5700 Lee Highway (September 13, 1955-1965) \n4)\tSt. Mark's United Methodist Church, 2425 N Glebe Rd (1965-1989) \n5)\tChurch of the Covenant, 2666 N Military Road (1989-present)\n","Researchers may find  RG 7, Arlington County Public Schools , of interest, which contains some documents related to public school Kindergarten ( Subgroup 1, Series 5, Files 50 and 51 ).   Record Group 9, Citizens Committee for School Improvement , may also be of interest since CCSI was involved with the establishment of the first kindergartens in Arlington County.\n","This collection contains materials from the Overlee Preschool Association, relating to operation of the preschool and Overlee's participation in educational organizations, like the Parent Cooperative Preschools International and the Northern Virginia Council of Parent Participation Nursery Schools, Inc. (also referred to as the Council of Cooperative Preschools of Northern Virginia and the Virginia Cooperative Preschool Council). The entire collection currently measures three linear feet. \n","The materials cover the years 1946 to 2013, but the bulk date from the 1970s to the 1990s. There are documents, including minutes, directories, bibliographies, workshop reports, surveys, and newsletters from the Parent Cooperative Preschool International and the Northern Virginia Council of Parent Participation Nursery Schools, Inc., both of which Overlee was a member of. Surveys conducted by the Council of Cooperative Preschools of Virginia provide statistics on the salaries, enrollment numbers, and class sizes at Overlee in comparison to other local cooperative preschools. The majority of the rest of the collection illustrates Overlee's operation. There are financial records, including budgets, treasurer's reports, and related correspondence, as well as field trip reports, class schedules, pamphlets, parent handbooks, and a small amount of early childhood education literature. \n","Cognizant of its history, at some point Overlee started and maintained a \"history file,\" which contains most of the cooperative's earliest extant records from the 1940s to 1960s, including early newsletters, a constitution, informational brochures, and documentation of Overlee's various facilities over the years. Other early records can be found in a scrapbook maintained from 1947 to the 1970s, which features informational brochures, photographs, and relevant newspaper clippings.\n","A significant collection of newsletters from the 1970s to 1990s remain, which parents wrote and used to communicate with one another. These monthly newsletters, titled variations of  Overlee Preschool, Overlee Preschool Association,  or  Overlee Preschool News  during the 1970s and 1980s, and finally  Bird's Eye View  from 1983-1990. The newsletters contain a calendar of events, updates from teachers, the President, and Director, information on upcoming events, like field trips, parent meetings, or conferences, tuition and fundraising, as well as occasional articles from parents on child rearing. \n","Lastly, the collection features a substantial audio-visual collection of photographs of children in the classroom with teachers and parent assistants, playing on playgrounds, and on field trips, as well as a videotape of Mrs. Sue Hewitt from the 1990s, who taught at Overlee from 1971-1997. \n","Images depicting children in RG 332 cannot be digitized until the photgraphs are 25 years old.  There are no other research restrictions on RG 332.\n","English\n"],"unitid_tesim":["RG 332\n"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Overlee Preschool Records, \n1946-2013"],"collection_title_tesim":["Overlee Preschool Records, \n1946-2013"],"collection_ssim":["Overlee Preschool Records, \n1946-2013"],"repository_ssm":["Arlington Public Library"],"repository_ssim":["Arlington Public Library"],"creator_ssm":["Overlee Preschool Association\n"],"creator_ssim":["Overlee Preschool Association\n"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Gift of Patricia Schnely, representative of Overlee Preschool, on February 14, 2017.\n"],"access_subjects_ssim":["Education, Preschool -- United States","Cooperative schools"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Education, Preschool -- United States","Cooperative schools"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["."],"extent_ssm":["6 boxes"],"extent_tesim":["6 boxes"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e The collection is open for research.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions\n"],"accessrestrict_tesim":[" The collection is open for research.\n"],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMost of these files have been accrued by multiple contributors over the years. 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These monthly newsletters, titled variations of  Overlee Preschool, Overlee Preschool Association,  or  Overlee Preschool News  during the 1970s and 1980s, and finally  Bird's Eye View  from 1983-1990. The newsletters contain a calendar of events, updates from teachers, the President, and Director, information on upcoming events, like field trips, parent meetings, or conferences, tuition and fundraising, as well as occasional articles from parents on child rearing. \n","Lastly, the collection features a substantial audio-visual collection of photographs of children in the classroom with teachers and parent assistants, playing on playgrounds, and on field trips, as well as a videotape of Mrs. Sue Hewitt from the 1990s, who taught at Overlee from 1971-1997. \n"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eImages depicting children in RG 332 cannot be digitized until the photgraphs are 25 years old.  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Due to the cooperative nature of the association, one parent may have been in charge of a certain aspect of the school's operation, such as budgets or the newsletter, and became in charge of those files. Once their child left the preschool, this duty would be handed off to another parent, who became responsible for the files. Most files are arranged in reverse chronological order, as Overlee had the files organized. Overall, original file titles are preserved in quotes (\" \"). The archivist has added information in brackets ([ ]) in folder titles where clarification was needed.\n","This collection is split into five series.  Series 1  contains files from cooperative preschool associations Overlee became member of.  Series 2  contains financial records. These are both labeled and arranged in the manner Overlee created. \n","Series 3 , called Administrative Files, contains the material Overlee originally referred to as their \"History\" files. At some point, the cooperative began to actively collect older documents from past members and saved materials they believed relevant to their past as cooperative preschool. The archivist arranged this series into three subseries: the original \"history file,\" files pertaining to events and student activities, and informational brochures and handbooks on Overlee Preschool and child rearing. These are labelled and the file items arranged in the manner Overlee formed.   \n","Series 4  contains the Overlee Preschool Association newsletter from 1969-1999. The original file schema was maintained. Newsletters were filed by month and in reverse chronological order by year. Files were arranged from September until June to match the school calendar year. No newsletters were published in summer months when school was not in session. More information on the editing process and maintenance of the Newsletter file can be found in the file Newsletter Editor Instructions in this series. Assorted newsletters found in a separate folder in the History section ( Series 3 ) have been moved to this Series in the \"Assorted Newsletters\" file. Copies of all of these \"assorted newsletters\" also exist in the other folders in Series 4. \n","Series 5  holds the Audio Visual Material materials, comprised of two videotapes (VHS), a few folders of loose photographs, photos mounted on photo boards, three photo albums, and two scrapbooks. Albums and scrapbooks were rehoused in files and photo sleeves. Digital images of the scrapbooks, Photo Album 3, and the photo boards before the archivist rehoused the contents can be found on the staff drive. Please ask a Center for Local History staff member for help to view these images. The archivist also took photocopies of the scrapbooks, Photo Album 3, and the photo boards before each were deconstructed, which are included in the corresponding folders. \n","On August 7, 1945, a group of Arlington parents met to organize their own cooperative preschool. World War II brought an influx of permanent residents to the county: the population doubled between 1940 and 1944. An unprecedented demand for day care and early childhood education centers emerged since the county public school system did not offer preschool or kindergarten. Mrs. Hazel Mahler decided to organize a new cooperative preschool when she discovered the nearby Rock Spring Cooperative was full, the waitlist long, and local private schools remained too expensive. She organized a meeting with local, interested parents at her home to discuss how they could provide reasonably-priced education for their young children. The parents decided to form their own cooperative preschool, named Overlee Preschool in honor of the nearby neighborhood, Overlee Knolls. As a cooperative preschool, parents made all the decisions regarding school policy, tuition, and classroom activities. Parents paid tuition, hired professional teachers, managed finances, served on the board of directors, acted as teaching assistants, and maintained the school facilities. \n","The founding parents secured three rooms for their preschool in the Resurrection Lutheran Church on Washington Boulevard and North Powhatan Street in Arlington. The school opened on October 8, 1945 and offered a morning session for nursery and kindergarten age children. In 1947, Overlee offered a separate kindergarten class for the first time, as well as a nursery class for children aged three and four. Overlee discontinued kindergarten classes in 1960 when Arlington County Public Schools began to offer kindergarten. 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Record Group 9, Citizens Committee for School Improvement , may also be of interest since CCSI was involved with the establishment of the first kindergartens in Arlington County.\n","This collection contains materials from the Overlee Preschool Association, relating to operation of the preschool and Overlee's participation in educational organizations, like the Parent Cooperative Preschools International and the Northern Virginia Council of Parent Participation Nursery Schools, Inc. (also referred to as the Council of Cooperative Preschools of Northern Virginia and the Virginia Cooperative Preschool Council). The entire collection currently measures three linear feet. \n","The materials cover the years 1946 to 2013, but the bulk date from the 1970s to the 1990s. There are documents, including minutes, directories, bibliographies, workshop reports, surveys, and newsletters from the Parent Cooperative Preschool International and the Northern Virginia Council of Parent Participation Nursery Schools, Inc., both of which Overlee was a member of. Surveys conducted by the Council of Cooperative Preschools of Virginia provide statistics on the salaries, enrollment numbers, and class sizes at Overlee in comparison to other local cooperative preschools. The majority of the rest of the collection illustrates Overlee's operation. 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Overlee classes emphasized social and emotional development over other specific skills (like reading or math) through play, activities involving art, music, and nature, and field trips.  \n","Overlee has occupied several different locations in Arlington since opening, all in local churches, though it has been nonsectarian throughout its existence. \n1)\tResurrection Lutheran Church, 6201 N Washington Blvd (1945-1947) \n2)\tTrinity Presbyterian Church, 5533 N 16th Street (April 1947-September 12, 1955) \n3)\tChrist Methodist Church, 5700 Lee Highway (September 13, 1955-1965) \n4)\tSt. Mark's United Methodist Church, 2425 N Glebe Rd (1965-1989) \n5)\tChurch of the Covenant, 2666 N Military Road (1989-present)\n"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e Overlee Preschool Records, Collection # RG 332, Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History \u003c!-- Add your institution's citation information --\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":[" Overlee Preschool Records, Collection # RG 332, Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History "],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers may find \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=arlington/ViAr00007.xml\"\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"bold\"\u003eRG 7, Arlington County Public Schools\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e, of interest, which contains some documents related to public school Kindergarten (\u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=arlington/ViAr00007.xml#subseries5\"\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"bold\"\u003eSubgroup 1, Series 5, Files 50 and 51\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e).  \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=arlington/ViAr00009.xml\"\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"bold\"\u003eRecord Group 9, Citizens Committee for School Improvement\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e, may also be of interest since CCSI was involved with the establishment of the first kindergartens in Arlington County.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Records\n"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Researchers may find  RG 7, Arlington County Public Schools , of interest, which contains some documents related to public school Kindergarten ( Subgroup 1, Series 5, Files 50 and 51 ).   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There are documents, including minutes, directories, bibliographies, workshop reports, surveys, and newsletters from the Parent Cooperative Preschool International and the Northern Virginia Council of Parent Participation Nursery Schools, Inc., both of which Overlee was a member of. Surveys conducted by the Council of Cooperative Preschools of Virginia provide statistics on the salaries, enrollment numbers, and class sizes at Overlee in comparison to other local cooperative preschools. The majority of the rest of the collection illustrates Overlee's operation. There are financial records, including budgets, treasurer's reports, and related correspondence, as well as field trip reports, class schedules, pamphlets, parent handbooks, and a small amount of early childhood education literature. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCognizant of its history, at some point Overlee started and maintained a \"history file,\" which contains most of the cooperative's earliest extant records from the 1940s to 1960s, including early newsletters, a constitution, informational brochures, and documentation of Overlee's various facilities over the years. Other early records can be found in a scrapbook maintained from 1947 to the 1970s, which features informational brochures, photographs, and relevant newspaper clippings.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA significant collection of newsletters from the 1970s to 1990s remain, which parents wrote and used to communicate with one another. These monthly newsletters, titled variations of \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eOverlee Preschool, Overlee Preschool Association,\u003c/title\u003e or \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eOverlee Preschool News\u003c/title\u003e during the 1970s and 1980s, and finally \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eBird's Eye View\u003c/title\u003e from 1983-1990. 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(also referred to as the Council of Cooperative Preschools of Northern Virginia and the Virginia Cooperative Preschool Council). The entire collection currently measures three linear feet. \n","The materials cover the years 1946 to 2013, but the bulk date from the 1970s to the 1990s. There are documents, including minutes, directories, bibliographies, workshop reports, surveys, and newsletters from the Parent Cooperative Preschool International and the Northern Virginia Council of Parent Participation Nursery Schools, Inc., both of which Overlee was a member of. Surveys conducted by the Council of Cooperative Preschools of Virginia provide statistics on the salaries, enrollment numbers, and class sizes at Overlee in comparison to other local cooperative preschools. The majority of the rest of the collection illustrates Overlee's operation. There are financial records, including budgets, treasurer's reports, and related correspondence, as well as field trip reports, class schedules, pamphlets, parent handbooks, and a small amount of early childhood education literature. \n","Cognizant of its history, at some point Overlee started and maintained a \"history file,\" which contains most of the cooperative's earliest extant records from the 1940s to 1960s, including early newsletters, a constitution, informational brochures, and documentation of Overlee's various facilities over the years. Other early records can be found in a scrapbook maintained from 1947 to the 1970s, which features informational brochures, photographs, and relevant newspaper clippings.\n","A significant collection of newsletters from the 1970s to 1990s remain, which parents wrote and used to communicate with one another. These monthly newsletters, titled variations of  Overlee Preschool, Overlee Preschool Association,  or  Overlee Preschool News  during the 1970s and 1980s, and finally  Bird's Eye View  from 1983-1990. The newsletters contain a calendar of events, updates from teachers, the President, and Director, information on upcoming events, like field trips, parent meetings, or conferences, tuition and fundraising, as well as occasional articles from parents on child rearing. \n","Lastly, the collection features a substantial audio-visual collection of photographs of children in the classroom with teachers and parent assistants, playing on playgrounds, and on field trips, as well as a videotape of Mrs. Sue Hewitt from the 1990s, who taught at Overlee from 1971-1997. \n"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eImages depicting children in RG 332 cannot be digitized until the photgraphs are 25 years old.  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Researchers interested in the African American community in Arlington should consult  RG 18, The Personal Papers of Barbara Marx  which contains materials on school integration,  RG 48, The Records of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Arlington Branch ,  RG 196, Syphax Family Collection ,  RG 328, Lomax AME Zion Church Records , and  RG 348, Dorothea Hamm Papers .\n","Digital scans of the photographs in this collection can be found  here .\n","RG 11 holds the personal and collected material of Edmond Fleet; it measures approximately 3 linear feet and covers the period from 1812 to 1984, although the bulk of the collection dates 1920-1980. There are 105 photographs in this collection.\n","Most of the materials arranged in this collection were generated and collected as a result of Edmond C. Fleet's involvement and membership in numerous Arlington County organizations. Thus, the bulk of the collection consists of scattered records of the following institutions: the Mt. Zion Baptist Church; the Arlington County Civic League; the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, Stevens Lodge 1435; the Improved, Benevolent, and Protective Order of the Elks, Arlington Lodge 384, and the Veterans Memorial YMCA. Genealogical researchers will find lists of family names in the various dues registers of the lodges and church. Family names are also listed in the Odd Fellows, Stevens Lodge cemetery plots and the baptismal records of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church.\n","In addition to these records, researchers will find clippings and photographs which highlight social activities in the African American community in Arlington County. There are also a limited number of clippings which document the early history of the District of Columbia (1812 1860s). Of particular interest are newspaper clippings from  The Virginia Arrow , a local African American newspaper which began publishing in 1946. This newspaper includes community events and issues, and features advertisements for local businesses owned by African Americans. Series 8, File 6, has copies of articles Fleet wrote for this newspaper.  Series 8, File 9 , contains a World War II ration book.\n","Series 8  also has photographs of Fleet's family and social activities, including a Chuck Robb fundraising event from the late 1970s at Fleet's home. Lady Bird Johnson was an attendee and is featured in several color photographs. There are also images of a tour of an unknown European city. The photographs in  Series 7  show Fleet's bakery staff and creations for military and government parties and events.\n","There are no restrictions.\n","Fleet, Edmond C. 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Zion Baptist Church; the Arlington County Civic League; the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, Stevens Lodge 1435; the Improved, Benevolent, and Protective Order of the Elks, Arlington Lodge 384, and the Veterans Memorial YMCA. Genealogical researchers will find lists of family names in the various dues registers of the lodges and church. Family names are also listed in the Odd Fellows, Stevens Lodge cemetery plots and the baptismal records of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church.\n","In addition to these records, researchers will find clippings and photographs which highlight social activities in the African American community in Arlington County. There are also a limited number of clippings which document the early history of the District of Columbia (1812 1860s). Of particular interest are newspaper clippings from  The Virginia Arrow , a local African American newspaper which began publishing in 1946. This newspaper includes community events and issues, and features advertisements for local businesses owned by African Americans. Series 8, File 6, has copies of articles Fleet wrote for this newspaper.  Series 8, File 9 , contains a World War II ration book.\n","Series 8  also has photographs of Fleet's family and social activities, including a Chuck Robb fundraising event from the late 1970s at Fleet's home. Lady Bird Johnson was an attendee and is featured in several color photographs. There are also images of a tour of an unknown European city. The photographs in  Series 7  show Fleet's bakery staff and creations for military and government parties and events.\n"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions\n"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions.\n"],"names_ssim":["Fleet, Edmond C. 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Researchers interested in the African American community in Arlington should consult  RG 18, The Personal Papers of Barbara Marx  which contains materials on school integration,  RG 48, The Records of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Arlington Branch ,  RG 196, Syphax Family Collection ,  RG 328, Lomax AME Zion Church Records , and  RG 348, Dorothea Hamm Papers .\n","Digital scans of the photographs in this collection can be found  here .\n","RG 11 holds the personal and collected material of Edmond Fleet; it measures approximately 3 linear feet and covers the period from 1812 to 1984, although the bulk of the collection dates 1920-1980. There are 105 photographs in this collection.\n","Most of the materials arranged in this collection were generated and collected as a result of Edmond C. Fleet's involvement and membership in numerous Arlington County organizations. Thus, the bulk of the collection consists of scattered records of the following institutions: the Mt. Zion Baptist Church; the Arlington County Civic League; the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, Stevens Lodge 1435; the Improved, Benevolent, and Protective Order of the Elks, Arlington Lodge 384, and the Veterans Memorial YMCA. Genealogical researchers will find lists of family names in the various dues registers of the lodges and church. Family names are also listed in the Odd Fellows, Stevens Lodge cemetery plots and the baptismal records of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church.\n","In addition to these records, researchers will find clippings and photographs which highlight social activities in the African American community in Arlington County. There are also a limited number of clippings which document the early history of the District of Columbia (1812 1860s). 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