Eugene Scheel Research Collection ca. 1900-1999

Access and use

Location of collection:
Thomas Balch Library
Thomas Balch Library
208 West Market Street
Leesburg, Virginia 20176
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Alexandra S. Gressitt
Phone: (703) 737-7195
Fax: (703) 737-7195
Restrictions:

Collection open for research.

Terms of access:

Visual materials may require special handling.

Preferred citation:

Eugene Scheel Research Collection, ca. 1900-1999 (M 074), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.

Summary

Creator:
Eugene Scheel
Abstract:
The Eugene Scheel Research Collection is a mixed-media collection of articles by Scheel, publications used by him in his research and classes, reproduction photographs, and digital surrogates of photographs retained by their owners. Many images in the collection appeared in various of Scheel's publications. It is an open collection.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Eugene Scheel Research Collection, ca. 1900-1999 (M 074), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.

Background

Scope and content:

The Eugene Scheel Research Collection is a mixed-media collection of articles by Scheel, publications used by him in his research and classes, reproduction photographs, and digital surrogates of photographs retained by their owners. Many images in the collection appeared in various of Scheel's publications. It is an open collection.

The Roger Powell, Ezekial Mount house, Mountville Store, Crossroads School, and Middleburg School photographs are reproduction photographs; some have digital surrogates as well. The remaining images are digital surrogates only. See PastPerfect catalogue, vc_0031_0001-vc_0031_0014 for digital surrogates.

Used in "Sheriff and Storyteller, Roger Powell Kept Little-Known Pieces of the Past Alive," The Washington Post, 2 Sep 2001, p. T-03.

Ezekiel Mount House & Crossroads School used in Loudoun Discovered, volumes 3 and 5, respectively.

Used in "Well Driller Has Made His Mark All Over Loudoun," The Washington Post, 18 Apr 2009, p. T-8.

Used in "When Loudoun Schools Closed the Book on the Past," The Washington Post, 30 August 2009, p. T-7.

Biographical / historical:

Originally from the Bronx, New York, longtime Virginia resident Eugene Scheel is the creator of dozens of hand-drawn maps covering Virginia, other states and foreign nations, as well as the author of numerous books and articles on Virginia history. He writes a history column for The Washington Post, is a frequent contributor to The Portolan, a publication of the Washington Map Society, and has taught Loudoun school teachers "history-in-the-field" courses relating the local scene to its broader context for thirty-five years.

Scheel earned a Bachelor of Arts from Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts in Geography, a Master of Urban and Environmental Planning from the University of Virginia, and a Master of Arts from Georgetown University in American Literature. After spending eight years in the Marine Reserves, Scheel worked for Rand McNally and Company in Chicago and with the National Geographic Society before entering into private practice.

Acquisition information:
Eugene Scheel, Waterford, VA
Processing information:

Processed by Emily Hershman, 21 Jul 2008

Updated 17 Aug 2009 by Emily Hershman

Updated 28 Aug 2009 by Beth Schuster

Updated 19 June 2012 by Elizabeth Preston

Accruals:

2005.0192, 2007.0161, 2007.0199, 2009.0159, 2011.0272, 2012.0090

Physical / technical requirements:

Electronic media