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African-American Heritage Exhibit materials

0.25 Linear Feet
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This collection contains research materials gathered during 2001 for an African American heritage exhibit put on by Rockbridge Historical Society. It also contains a booklet from 125th anniversary of the First Baptist Church in Lexington, Va.

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African-American Heritage Exhibit materials 0.25 Linear Feet

George Mason University Office of University Relations newsclippings and press releases records

103.5 linear feet 207 boxes
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Collection contains newsclippings pertaining to George Mason University and the Northern Virginia geographic region, as well as press releases and associated research materials produced by the George Mason University Office of University Relations.
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George Mason University Office of University Relations newsclippings and press releases records 103.5 linear feet 207 boxes

Maxwell Harway papers

1.5 Linear Feet 2 boxes
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This collection contains materials pertaining to the long and varied career of Maxwell Harway, an economist with the United States Department of State and Department of Labor and a historian and critic of current affairs. Materials include reports and memoranda, newsclippings, business cards, and magazine articles.
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Maxwell Harway papers 1.5 Linear Feet 2 boxes

Nan Netherton Northern Virginia history collection

12 Linear Feet 20 boxes
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The Nan Netherton Northern Virginia history collection contains Netherton's research and notes from her book "Reston: A New Town in the Old Dominion: A Pictorial History" (1989), as well as "Arlington County in Virginia : A Pictorial History" (1987) and "Fairfax County in Virginia : A Pictorial History," coauthored with Ross Netherton. Within the collection there are outlines for chapters, the copies of all the illustrations for the book, and the sources that Nan Netherton used during the writing process. The collection also contains oral histories, reports, brochures, photographs, executive budgets, and newsletters on historic sites in Northern Virginia.
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Nan Netherton Northern Virginia history collection 12 Linear Feet 20 boxes

Reston Reflections oral history collection

56.5 Linear Feet 127 boxes
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The Reston Reflections are a collection of interviews done by the students at Langston Hughes Middle School. The students conducted interviews with residents of Reston to create an oral history of Reston. The project spans several years beginning in 1994 with the final interviews in 2009. Among those interviewed are some of Reston more prominent citizens such as Robert E. Simon, the founder of Reston, and Martha Pennino. The collection is divided into four series, the first contains the transcripts of the interviews, the second series is audiotapes from the interviews, the third is the interviews from 1996 that were originally separated from the majority of the collection and the fourth are the interviews from 2001, 2003 and 2009 that were also separated. The collection is large and contained within 128 boxes.
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Reston Reflections oral history collection 56.5 Linear Feet 127 boxes

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