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Start Over Places Northern Virginia Subjects Planned communities -- Virginia -- Reston

Conklin and Rossant Reston project collection, 1960/1990 12.75 Linear Feet 26 boxes

Conklin and Rossant
This collection includes items that relate to the construction and planning of Reston by Conklin and Rossant Architects. The collection begins with the initial plans done by Rossant before he and Conklin formed their architectural firm in 1967. The documents include plans, reports, correspondence and brochures about Reston. Also included are photographs, drawings, and negatives which were used in the construction of Reston.
  1. George Mason University

G. Ridgley Loux papers, 1974/1993 11.75 Linear Feet 24 boxes

Loux, G. Ridgley
The G. Ridgley Loux papers contain records relating to commercial and residential development in Reston. The papers are from the Reston Community Association (RCA) Planning and Zoning Committee, Fairfax County Annual Plan Review Task Force, Reston Town Center Task Force, Fairfax Center Area Task Force, and other files on various issues relating to Reston projects.
  1. George Mason University

Marcia E. McDevitt papers 7.5 Linear Feet 16 boxes

McDevitt, Marcia E.
This collection consists of various documents, pamphlets, photographs, videos from Marcia E. McDevitt. The papers all relate to either Reston, Virginia, or Fairfax County, Virginia, and different programs and projects undertaken in the area. The collection is divided into seven series. The items are dated from 1972 to 2008 and contained in 16 boxes.
  1. George Mason University

Patrick Kane papers, 1967/2002 5 Linear Feet 10 boxes

Kane, Patrick F.
The Patrick Kane papers include items related to Patrick Kane's work as a community advisor for planned communities, particularly Reston. The papers include correspondence, plans for the Dulles Corridor Task Force, Reston information and articles from various publications. The collection is organized into one series titled Subject Files and is dated from 1967 to 2002.
  1. George Mason University

Peter McCandless papers, 1978/1992 16.75 Linear Feet 34 boxes

McCandless, Peter
The Peter McCandless papers contain material relating to Reston, Virginia. The majority of the documents are from the Reston Land Corporation and include correspondence, awards and gifts given to Reston, project reports, newsclippings, press releases, marketing and promotional material.
  1. George Mason University

Reston Museum collection, 1962/2006 6 Linear Feet 12 boxes

Reston Museum
The Reston Museum collection is a collection of papers and images pertaining to the development of Reston, Virginia. The collection contains correspondence, reports, paperwork about the creation of Reston and papers from the Federal government. There also pamphlets from different housing developments in Reston and publications with articles about Reston from different magazines and newspapers. There are maps of Reston with slides and photographs. The collection is divided into eight series and is dated from 1962 to 2006.
  1. George Mason University

Reston Reflections oral history collection, 1994/2008 56.5 Linear Feet 127 boxes

Langston Hughes Middle School (Reston, Va.)
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.
  1. George Mason University

Robert E. Simon, Jr. papers, 1960/2006 7.5 Linear Feet 15 boxes

Simon, Robert E., Jr. (Robert Edward), 1914-2015
The collection consists of newsclippings, promotional material and booklets relating to Reston. Also included are printed material, publications, scrapbooks, and his speeches and paperwork from various conferences he attended at different universities around the country.
  1. George Mason University

Steve Resz Reston documentary video collection, 2001/2006 0.5 Linear Feet (3 boxes)

Resz, Steve
This collection is comprised of materials from Steve Resz's documentary "Reston- Past, Present and Future". The bulk of the collection is comprised of videotapes that contain footage from Founder's Day, the Multicultural Festival and interviews with Robert Simon. This collection also includes production notes and voice over scripts related to the documentary.
  1. George Mason University

William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007 12 Linear Feet 25 boxes

Nicoson, William, 1932-2013
The William Nicoson papers contain material on Reston redevelopment, mostly promotional. The collection includes maps, charts, publications, slides, and newsclippings. The collection also includes information on federal housing agencies and documentation on new towns in the United States, France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
  1. George Mason University

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