http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/lubin.html Guide to the Carol R. Lubin papers, 1960-1981 Carol R. Lubin C0105 Emily Martin George Mason University Libraries 2006 By George Mason University Libraries. All rights reserved. Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Emily Martin, January 2010 Description is in English 2019-02-13 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Carol R. Lubin Papers, 1960-1981 A Collection in Special Collections and Archives C0105 Emily Martin George Mason University Libraries 2006 Special Collections and Archives Staff Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Descriptive Summary George Mason University. Special Collections and Archives. Carol Riegelman Lubin, 1909-2005 Carol R. Lubin papers 1960-1981 C0105 4 linear ft.; 8 boxes English The Carol R. Lubin papers is a collection of papers pertaining to Lubin's work as a consultant for social planning in Reston, Virginia. The collection contains correspondence, reports, and plans as well as papers from international communities in Israel, Poland and Great Britain. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Carol R. Lubin papers must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Preferred Citation

Carol R. Lubin papers, C0105, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Carol R. Lubin in August of 1995.

Processing Information

Processed in January 2010 by Emily Martin. The Carol R. Lubin Papers were originally attached to the larger Planned Community Collection currently in the Special Collections and Archives. In 2010 the documents from the Carol R. Lubin Papers were removed and organized into a separate collection still housed in the Special Collections and Archives at George Mason University Libraries.

Biographical Information

Carol Riegelman Lubin was born on September 23, 1909. She graduated from Smith College in 1930 and received a M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University in public law. She married Isador Lubin, an economist who worked closely with President Franklin D. Roosevelt on the New Deal, and they had two daughters. Lubin was associated professionally with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the International Labor Organization, Rutgers University, the New York Urban Coalition and the United Neighborhood Houses.

Lubin joined the Reston staff in September of 1961 in order to direct the community planning for the city in the areas of educational, cultural, recreational, social, and religious activities. As the consultant for social planning she developed conferences with social scientists, religious leaders, architects, foundation representatives, government officials, developers of the British new towns and community leaders in various voluntary agencies. Carol Lubin died on July 26, 2005.

Scope and Content

The Carol R. Lubin papers is a collection of papers pertaining to Dr. Lubin's work as a consultant for social planning in Reston, Virginia. The collection contains correspondence, reports, plans and papers from international communities in Israel, Poland and Great Britain.

Series one is titled correspondence. The series contains the correspondence to and from Carol R. Lubin. The correspondence pertains to Reston activities, committees, school, foundation for community programs, nature center and various other organizations. The series is dated from 1962 to 1969 and is contained in box 1.

Series two is titled reports and plans. The series contains the reports and plans for different projects in Reston. Some of the projects include, child care, education, low income housing and papers from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The series is dated from 1961 to 1969 and is contained in boxes 1-3.

Series three is titled international. The papers in this series are from different planned communities around the world. Most of the papers relate to Israel with additional information from Poland, Great Britain and Japan. The series is dated from 1965 to 1971 and is contained in boxes 3-5.

Series four is titled booklets. The information in this series includes office workbooks, Reston manual, promotional pamphlets and other information. The series is dated from 1960 to 1981 and is contained in boxes 5-6.

Series five is titled general information. The papers cover a variety of topics related to Dr. Lubin's career in Reston. Among the papers are addresses, maps, notes, press releases, newspaper articles and other papers. The series is dated from 1962 to 1971 and is contained in boxes 6-7.

Series six is titled oversize. The series is small and contains information related to Israel. Included in the series are drawings of different planned communities and a book about Israeli development. The series is dated from 1967 to 1968 and is contained in box 8.

Arrangement

Organized into six series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1962-1969 (Boxes 1) Series 2: Reports and Plans, 1961-1969 (Boxes 1-3) Series 3: International, 1965-1976 (Boxes 3-5) Series 4: Booklets, 1960-1981 (Boxes 5-6) Series 5: General Information, 1962-1971 (Boxes 6-7) Series 6: Oversize, 1967-1968 (Boxes 8) Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Special Collections and Archives holds many other collections on the history and development of Reston, Virginia, as well as other collections that document United States and international planned communities.

Index Terms Persons: Lubin, Carol Riegelman. Geographical Names: Reston (Va.). Subjects: Housing--Virginia--Reston. Planned communities--Virginia--Reston. Contents List Series 1: Correspondence, 1962-1969 (1 box)

The series contains the correspondence to and from Carol R. Lubin. The correspondence pertains to Reston activities, committees, school, foundation for community programs, nature center and various other organizations.

1 1 American Organization for Rehabilitation through Training (O.R.T.) Federation, 1969

1 2 Correspondence, 1963

444.12

1 3 Correspondence: Biographical Material, 1967

444.13

1 4 Day Care, 1967

444.14

1. Letter: Eleanor M. Hosley to Carol R. Lubin November 29, 1967

1 5 Employee Benefits, 1965

444.16

1 6 Federal Aid to Reston, 1963

444.17

1 7 Ford Foundation Presentation, 1966

444.18

1. Letter: Marshall Kaplan to Carol R. Lubin July 5, 1966

2. Reston Proposal Part I: Anonymous ca. 1965

1 8 Ford Foundation Presentation, 1966

444.19

1. Memorandum: Joan Wofford to Robert Simon, Carol Lubin, Bernie Norwitch, and Jane Wilhelm March 24, 1966

2. Reston Proposal Part II: Anonymous ca. 1965

1 9 From: David Best, 1970

1 10 Gulf Investment in Reston, 1967

445.1

1. Gulf Investment in Reston (Memo) May 5, 1967

1 11 Personal, 1960-1967

446.9

1 12 Pop Quiz for Reston Salesmen, 1966

447.9

1. Answers to Pop Quiz for Reston Salesman October 28,1966

1 13 Presentation to Magazine and Industrial Officials, 1964

447.11

1 14 Reston Activities/Commitments, 1967

446.8

1 15 Reston Virginia Foundation for Community Programs, Incorporated, 1967

448.14

1. Letter: T. Keith Glennan and Richard G. Henniger September 1, 1967

2. Memo: Linsenmeyer to Board of Trustees of Reston, VA Foundation for Community Programs, Inc. November 14, 1967

3. Memo: Reston Foundation for Community Programs, Inc. November 1967

1 16 Reston School, 1967

448.6

1 17 The Nature Center-Reston, Virginia, 1967

446.12

1. The Nature Center, Reston Virginia November 8, 1967

1 18 Weekly Legislative Digest, 1965

1 19 Zukowsky Manuscript, 1962

448.19

Series 2: Reports and Plans, 1961-1696 (2 boxes)

The series contains the reports and plans for different projects in Reston. Some of the projects include, child care, education, low income housing and papers from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

1 20 A Survey of Town House Buyers and Prospects-Reston, Virginia, 1965

448.17

1 21 Architectural Development Proposal, 1966

444.5

1. Architectural Development Proposal February 18, 1966

2. Report: Anonymous, Architectural Development Proposal February 18, 1966

1 22 Architectural Drawings-Whittlesey and Conklin, 1963

444.6

1 23 Child Care and Working Mothers, 1965

1 24 Community and Public Relations Division-May Monthly Report, 1965

444.11

2 1 Education in Media, 1960s

444.15

1. Project Proposal: Anonymous, "Education in Media" ca. 1965

2 2 Elementary School, Intermediate School-Reston, Virginia, 1964

448.16

2 3 First Exhibition-Reston Art Gallery, 1960s

448.2

2 4 Grant Application-Familiar Problems of Mother in a New Town, 1967

445.2

1. Letter: Mary Dublin Keyserling to Jane G. Wilhelm October 26, 1967

2 5 Grant Application-Reston Demonstration: Community Approach to Child Care, 1967

445.3

2 6 Housing and Urban Development (HUD), 1967

445.5

2 7 Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Low Cost Housing Research Project, 1967

445.6

1. Memorandum: Linsenmeyer, J.C. to Board of Trustees, Reston Foundation re: HUD Low Cost Housing Research Project, December 1, 1967

2 8 Housing and Urban Development (HUD)/Reston Housing Study-Phase Two Report, 1967

445.7

2 9 LAX Plywood Tree House and Other Play Equipment, 1966

445.11

2 10 Master Plan for Reston, Virginia Submitted to Fairfax County Planning Commission, 1962

446.13

1. Master Plans for Reston, Va. submitted, March 15, 1962

2. Press Release: Safire Public Relations, "Master plans for Reston, VA submitted to Fairfax County Planning Commission", March 15, 1962

2 11 "New Town: Prospects and Problems" by Robert E. Simon, Jr., 1960s

446.15

1. New Towns: Prospects and Problems, 1960s?

2. Paper: Robert E. Simon, "New Towns: Prospects and Problems", early-1960s

2 12 Option Agreement-Palindrome Corporation and Carol Lubin, 1964

446.18

2 13 Plan for a Democratic School for Inspectors, 1960s

2 14 Planning Memoranda on Reston-Report to Simon Enterprises, 1962

447.1

1. Memorandum: Arthur D. Little, Inc., January 1962

2. Memorandum: Arthur D. Little, Inc. (#2), January 1962

2 15 Proposed Children's Center, 1960s

444.9

2 16 Report Accompanying the Preliminary Master Plan for Reston, 1961

447.16

1. Report: Safire Public Relations, Inc, October 3, 1961

2 17 Report to Reston, Virginia Incorporated, 1965

447.17

1. Letter: Robert E. Simon, Jr. to the Stockholders of Reston, VA, Inc., January 1966

2. Report: George M. Sachs and Company, "Report to Reston, VA, Inc. (name changed from Palindrome Corporation)", September 30, 1965

2 18 Reston Day Care Center, 1969

448.5

2 19 Reston Low Income Housing Demonstration Program, 1969

445.13

1. Report: Norman Rowland, Reston Low Income Housing Demonstration Program, April 1969

3 1 Reston Outline, 1967

448.11

3 2 Reston Outline, 1967

448.12

3 3 Reston Studies Working Paper No. 9 Tables Developed for Reston Market Potential Studies, 1965

448.13

3 4 Simon Enterprises, Developers Reston, Virginia, 1962

448.1

1. Reston, Virginia (Planning Report), May 1962

3 5 Some Proposals for Research in Reston, 1963

447.14

1. Paper: Herbert Gans, "Some Proposals for Research in Reston", June 22, 1963

3 6 The Reston Community-Fairfax County Revenue and Expense Analysis, 1962

447.18

Series 3: International, 1965-1976 (2 boxes)

he papers in this series are from different planned communities around the world. Most of the papers relate to Israel with additional information from Poland, Great Britain and Japan.

3 7 Lubin Trips to Israel, Finland, Denmark, Poland and Switzerland, 1965

447.8

3 8 England-Public Housing, 1969

3 9 Israel-A Tour Guide, 1969-1970

3 10 Israel-Address by David Horowitz (Bank of Israel Governor), 1967

3 11 Israel-Addresses, 1960s

3 12 Israel-Agriculture Report, 1976

3 13 Agricultural and Rural Development in Israel, 1974

3 14 Israel-Arad Development Project, 1966

449.1

1. Report: State of Israel Ministry of Housing, Arad Development Project, ca. 1966

3 15 Israel-Building Centre, 1970s

3 16 Israel-Department of Social Welfare, 1970

3 17 Israel-Department of Social Welfare, 1970

3 18 Israel-Department of Social Welfare, 1970

3 19 Israel-Department of Social Welfare, 1971

3 20 Israel-Development, 1968

3 21 Israel-Development of Negev Towns, 1960s

449.2

3 22 Israel-First World Congress of Engineers and Architects, 1967

3 23 Israel-First World Congress of Engineers and Architects, 1967

3 24 Israel-First World Congress of Engineers and Architects , 1967

449.3

4 1 Israel-First World Congress of Engineers and Architects-Development Patterns in Emerging Countries, 1967

449.4

4 2 Israel-First World Congress of Engineers and Architects-Housing and Architecture, 1967

449.5

1. Presentation: Abba Elhanani, Architectural Problems of Large Scale Building, 1967

2. Presentation: Pierre Drouin, Art and Science of Urban Renovation, 1967

4 3 Israel-Hebrew University-Excavations, 1971

4 4 Israel-Housing for Integration, 1965

4 5 Israel-Jaffa Community, 1960s

4 6 Israel-Jerusalem, The Southern Project, 1975

4 7 Israel-Kibbutz Gezer, 1972

4 8 Israel-Map, 1967

4 9 Israel-Maps, 1967

4 10 Israel-Mental Health, 1970

4 11 Israel-Moshav Settlement, 1975

449.7

1. Article: Raanan Wietz, "Integrative Planning for Israel's Rural Cooperatives (Moshavim): A New Model", 1975

2. Booklet: The Jewish Agency Settlement Department, The Moshav in Israel, June 1971

4 12 Israel-New Immigrants in Safad, 1974

4 13 Israel-New Towns, 1960s

449.9

4 14 Israel-Notes, 1960s

449.10

4 15 Israel-School Menu, 1969-1970

4 16 Israel-Settlement Committee Tour, 1973

449.12

4 17 Israel-Social Welfare, 1970

4 18 Israel-Social Welfare Law, 1970

4 19 Israel-The Arava, 1960s

4 20 Israel-The Industrial Village, 1974

449.6

1. Report: Jewish Agency Settlement Department, "The Industrial Village", July 1974

4 21 Israel-The Jerusalem Post, 1967

4 22 Israel-The Jewish Agency, The Settlement Department, 1969

4 23 Israel-The Mountainous Galilee Proposed Plan for Accelerated Development, 1974

449.8

4 24 Israel-The Rural Development Program, 1976

449.11

4 25 Israel-Twenty Years Housing , 1967

449.13

4 26 Poland-Band Shell Architectural Drawings, 1960s

447.7

4 27 Poland-Band Shell Architectural Drawings, 1960s

447.6

5 1 Poland, 1967

447.3

5 2 Poland, 1966

447.4

1. Letter: Mrs. Carol R. Lubin to Professor Boleslaw Malisz, October 25, 1966

5 3 Poland, 1965

447.5

5 4 Japan Travel Bureau (JTB), 1969

Series 4: Booklets, 1960-1981 (1 box)

The information in this series includes office workbooks, Reston manual, promotional pamphlets and other information.

5 5 A Guide to Reston, Virginia, 1960s

445.4

5 6 CETA Administration manual, 1981

444.8

5 7 Committee for Economic Development, 1970

5 8 "Let There Be Commitment" a Housing, Planning and Development Program for New York City, 1966

445.12

5 9 Manpower Report, 1967

5 10 More Than Shelter, 1968

5 11 New Towns, 1960s

446.10

5 12 Office Workbook, Low Income Housing Demonstration, Reston, Virginia, Proposed Schematic Designs, 1960s

446.1

1. Office Workbook Designs: Norman Rowland, ca. 1969

5 13 Office Workbook, Low Income Housing Demonstration, Reston, Virginia, Construction Industry Contacts, 1960s

446.2

5 14 Office Workbook, Low Income Housing Demonstration, Reston, Virginia, Development of Contacts, 1960s

446.3

5 15 Office Workbook, Low Income Housing Demonstration, Reston, Virginia, 1960s

445.14

5 16 Office Workbook, Low Income Housing Demonstration, Introduction, Sections of Activity, 1960s

445.15

1. Office Workbook Introduction: Norman Rowland, ca. 1969

5 17 Office Workbook, Low Income Housing Demonstration, Reston, Virginia, Consultants, 1960s

445.16

1. Office Workbook Consultants: Norman Rowland, ca. 1969

5 18 Office Workbook, Low Income Housing Demonstration, Reston, Virginia, Work Program and Schedule, 1960s

445.17

1. Office Workbook Work Program and Schedule: Norman Rowland, ca. 1969

5 19 Office Workbook, Low Income Housing Demonstration, Reston, Virginia, Building and Constraints, 1960s

445.18

5 20 Office Workbook, Low Income Housing Demonstration, Reston, Virginia, Land Development Costs, 1960s

445.19

1. Office Workbook Land Development Costs: Norman Rowland, ca. 1969

5 21 Office Workbook, Low Income Housing Demonstration, Reston, Virginia, market Analysis, 1960s

445.20

5 22 Office Workbook, Low Income Housing Demonstration, Reston, Virginia, Mobile Home Industry, 1960s

445.21

1. Office Workbook Mobile Home Industries: Norman Rowland, ca. 1969

5 23 Office Workbook, Low Income Housing Demonstration, Reston, Virginia, Alternative Construction Methods, 1960s

445.22

1. Office Workbook Alternate Construction Methods: Norman Rowland, ca. 1969

5 24 Office Workbook, Low Income Housing Demonstration, Reston, Virginia, Environmental Design Team, 1960s

445.23

1. Office Workbook Environment Design Team: Norman Rowland, ca. 1969

5 25 Office Workbook, Low Income Housing Demonstration, Reston, Virginia, F.H.A. Low Income Minimum Property Standards Study, 1960s

445.24

1. Office Workbook F.H.A. Low Income Standards: Norman Rowland, ca. 1969

6 1 Our People and Their Cities, 1966

446.20

1. Book: Frederick A. Gutheim, "Our People and Their Cities: A Background to Urban America's Conference to Improve the Quality of Urban America", September 11-13, 1966

6 2 Play Sculptures, 1960s

447.2

6 3 Presentation Kit-Reston, Virginia, 1961

447.10

6 4 Promotional Material, 1960s

447.13

6 5 Quayside House-Reston, Virginia, 1960s

447.15

6 6 Reston at a Glance, 1960s

448.3

6 7 Reston Manual, 1960s

448.10

1. Reston Manual, ca. 1964

6 8 Reston North Golf Course, 1960s

444.20

6 9 Technical-Resource Base (Washington), 1963

6 10 The Citizen and the Parks, 1966-1967

444.10

6 11 The Needs of New communities, 1967

446.11

6 12 Urban Land, 1966

448.18

Series 5: General Information, 1962-1971 (1.5 boxes)

The papers cover a variety of topics related to Dr. Lubin's career in Reston. Among the papers are addresses, maps, notes, press releases, newspaper articles and other papers.

6 13 Addresses-Miscellaneous, 1960s

444.1

6 14 Addresses-Reston, 1960s

444.2

6 15 Article, 1966

6 16 Articles on Reston, 1965

444.4

1. Article: Anonymous; "New Towns: Shape of Utopia?"; Newsweek, November 23, 1964

2. Article: Anonymous; "Reston: An Answer to Suburban Sprawl, Urban Living in the Country," Architectural Record, July 1964

3. Article: Reston: The New Town Planned to Stop Urban Sprawl, Anonymous, January 28, 1965

4. Article: Wolf Von Eckardt, "America Tomorrow: Creating the Great Society," The New Republic, 7 November 1964

5. Press Reports: Reston and House and Home, February 1964

6. Report: Edward Carpenter, "Brave New Town", Industrial Design, March 1964

7. Report: House and Home, Editorial, "New Towns for America", February 1964

8. Report: Washington Center for Metropolitan Studies, January 1965

6 17 Articles on Reston, 1967

444.3

1. Article: Anonymous; "The Reston, Virginia Story," Washington World, 17 August 1964

2. Article: Anonymous; "Reston Industry: Progress Report," Washington World, October 1964

3. Article: Carl Norcross, "What Buyers Think of Reston," Urban Land: News and Trends in City Development, Volume 25, Number 2, 1965?

4. Article: Dallas M. Lee, "Planned Communities: Who's Shaping the Future," Home Missions, December 1967

6 18 Biographical Material-Carol Lubin, 1965

446.4

6 19 Georgetown-East Annapolis, Maryland-Coloring Book, 1960s

7 1 Introduction to Reston, Virginia, 1960s

445.8

1. Paper: Anonymous, "Introduction to Reston, Virginia", no date

7 2 Lake Anne Center, 1960s

445.9

1. Community Activities at Reston: Lake Ann Center, November 10, 1965

7 3 Lake Anne Nursery-Kindergarten, 1967

445.10

1. Lake Anne Nursery-Kindergarten, August 11, 1965

7 4 Map of Metropolitan Area of Virginia, 1960s

446.7

7 5 Newsclippings, 1967

446.14

7 6 Notes, 1960s

446.16

7 7 Notes, 1971

7 8 Organizational Chart, 1960s

446.19

7 9 Palindrome Corporation-Unanimous Written Consent of Shareholders, 1965

446.21

1. Palindrome Corporation Unanimous Written Consent of Shareholders (Certificate of Incorporation), 24 May 1965

7 10 Payroll, Expenses and Insurance, 1965

446.5

7 11 Payroll and Expenses, 1967

446.9

7 12 Press Releases, 1967

447.12

1. News From Reston, 1967

2. Press Release: Gulf Oil, Executive Office in Reston, VA, no date

7 13 Reston Community Association, 1960s

448.4

7 14 Reston Diary, 1961

448.7

7 15 Reston, Virginia-Exhibits, 1963-1969

448.8

7 16 Reston, Virginia-History, 1964

448.9

7 17 Robert H. Ryan, 1960s

448.15

7 18 Shotwell Gallery, 1967

7 19 The Great Powers of the United Nations, 1962

7 20 The Objectives of the Developer, 1960s

446.17

1. Reston Virginia: The Objectives of the Developer, no date - 1960s?

2. Paper: Anonymous, "Reston, VA The Objectives of the Developer", early 1966

Series 6: Oversize, 1967-1968 (1 box)

The series is small and contains information related to Israel. Included in the series are drawings of different planned communities and a book about Israeli development.

8 1 Israel-Journal of the Association of Engineers and Architects, 1967

450.1

8 2 Israel Planned Community Drawing, 1960s

450.2

8 3 Israel-Moshav Drawing, 1960s

450.3

8 4 Israel-Rehabilitation of the Southern Heights in Ashkelon Pre-Planning Survey, 1968