Publications - History of Mount Vernon and George Washington

Access and use

Location of collection:
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
3600 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
Mount Vernon, VA 22121
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Reference services
Phone: (703) 780-3600
Preferred citation:

[Name and date of item], Publications - History of Mount Vernon and George Washington, [Series, Folder], Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington [hereafter Washington Library], Mount Vernon, Virginia

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Collection context

Summary

Extent:
to be updated Volumes
Creator:
Philibert, Estelle
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Name and date of item], Publications - History of Mount Vernon and George Washington, [Series, Folder], Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington [hereafter Washington Library], Mount Vernon, Virginia

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains publications concerning the history of Mount Vernon and George Washington that were not published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. The MVLA collaborated with other authors and publishers to produce many of these titles, however the Association was not the copyright holder. These items have been merged together into this collection but are from different sources or accessions. Most of the publications were either originally collected by the Library at Mount Vernon, or were previously owned by Vice Regents of the Association. Others were given as gifts to the MVLA.

A good number of brochures or booklets represented in this collection were produced by different businesses or organizations in the travel industry as information for tourists to Mount Vernon. Other publications were written by scholars or historians who researched at Mount Vernon and later donated their work to the Library. Several books were donated by Estelle Philibert, a local historian of Alexandria, Virginia, who discussed Washington and Mount Vernon in some of her works. These books can be cross-referenced through the Agent Link in Archives Space or through the Notes sections of each individual book.

Adventure Road, Amoco Motor Club magazine. "A Lasting Tribute to our Colonial Heritage," author unknown. p. 5-6

Article posted on cardboard, does not include the full article (first page only).

Antiques - "Mount Vernon Centennial" July 1953 by Helen Comstock. Vol. LXIV, No. 1

George Washington's Mount Vernon article, Antiques and Fine Arts, 6th anniversary edition, Vol. VI Issue 5, January-February 2006

Article about the opening of the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington. Written by Annie Groer.

The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, "The Preservation of Mount Vernon: A Record of a half century of patriotic work by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union," by Abby Gunn Baker. Vol. LXXIX, No. 4, Midwinter Number.

The Commonwealth, "The Story of Mt. Vernon" by James Wharton, April 1953.

Article featuring Mount Vernon by Jane Ford Lopez, February 1991. p. 49-53.

Catalog of products from Edwards Virginia Smokehouse with brief summary of their support in the restoration of the smokehouse at Mount Vernon. Volume 214.

History in Motion: Gum Springs Historical Society. Volume 4, Number 1. Spring 1996. "Thirteenth anniversary of the Mount Vernon Slave Memorial" by Dr. Judith Saunders Burton. Also includes reprinting of Dorothy Gilliam's Washington Post columns "Remembrance" and "Memorial" dated February 6, 1982 and February 28, 1983.

Article, "Shrine on the Potomac" by Henry F. and Katharine Pringle. Photographs by Bradley Smith. Includes images of Mount Vernon employees cleaning and caring for the Mansion (Holland family).

Bicentennial issue of the magazine with articles on Mount Vernon and George Washington.

Includes article "The Blameless Hero," by the American Macaulay, Illustrated with Rare Portraits and Prints. Washington anecdotes and imagery throughout. Vol. XVII. No. 8, Whole number 262.

The Iron Worker "The Story of Mt. Vernon" by James Wharton, Spring 1954 Vol. XVIII, No. 2. p. 1-13

The Ladies' Home Journal with article "In Washington's Garden: from recent photographs taken at Mount Vernon for the Journal by Leet Brothers, through the courtesy of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union."

Life Magazine Fall 1987, Volume 10 Number 10. Multiple articles on the Bicentennial.

Article by Worth E. Shoults. p. 602-628 with color illustrations.

The Saturday Evening Post article "How the Girls Save Mount Vernon" by Gerald Johnson. With color images, multiple pages.

Virginia Cavalcade, volume 48 Autumn 1999 number 4. Multiple articles concerning George Washington and Mount Vernon including "The satisfaction I feel in having my papers so properly arranged" by Dorothy Twohig; "Every thing trim, handsome, and thriving" by Dennis Pogue; "Written in my own hand" by John Riley; "And procure for themselves a few amenities" by Mary V. Thompson; "George Washington in Virginia Cavalcade: A Bibliography"

The Quarterly Journal of the White House Historical Association, Number 49, Spring 2018. Article on social secretaries includes information on Letitia Baldridge and the State Dinner at Mount Vernon.

Summary inserted in the front cover reads "Mrs. Ira A. Richardson's compilation of early pamphlets bound for reference during Council." Contents - Authenticated copy of the last will and testament of George Washington (1868), Some of the secret troubles of Washington when Commander-in-Chief by Pitkin, Christianity the key to the character of Washington by Slaughter (1886), The Maternal ancestry and nearest kin of Washington (1885), George Washington as an inventor and promoter of the useful arts (1891), and Washington's Rules for Civility and decent behavior ed. by J.M. Toner (1888).

Title "Mount Vernon, Arlington, and Woodlawn: History of these national shrines from the earliest titles of ownership to the present, with biographical sketches, portraits, and interesting reminiscences of the families, who founded them." Illustrated, Ben Franklin Press, Inc. Washington, D.C. First printing September 1922, Second printing, May 1923. Accession number 2019-A-018.

Booklet, "Mt. Vernon Avenue: A National Memorial Highway from Washington to Mt. Vernon, with some account of the natural and historical attractions along its proposed route." Illustrated, by John R. Reavis. Published under the auspices of the Mt. Vernon Avenue Association. Washington, D.C. 1888. Gibson Bros. Printers and Bookbinders.

Compiled by Polly Graham Latane and Joyce Graham. Cover desinged exclusively for Mount Vernon Shops, Mount Vernon, Virginia. 1932.

Arrangement:

The collection is broken down into these series: Series 1. Articles Series 2. Books Series 3. Booklets and Ephemera Series 4. Children's Books

Physical / technical requirements:

Fragile condition. Pages loose.

Indexed terms

Names:
Philibert, Estelle