George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
David A. Edwards papers
Edwards, David A.
C0192
/repositories/2/resources/183
2.75 Linear Feet
6 boxes
1970-2011
This collection contains correspondence, reports, newsclippings, budgets, and some papers from the Reston Board of Commerce and the Reston Chamber of Commerce, as well as general Reston and Dulles corridor planning documents from Edwards' professional career and his involvement in community activities from 1970-2011.
R44, C1, S3
English
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Preferred Citation
David A. Edwards papers, C0192, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Loren Bruce in 2011.
Processing Information
Processed by Kate Grauvogel in October 2011. EAD markup completed by Jordan Patty and Kate Grauvogel in January 2012.
Biographical Information
David A. Edwards moved to Reston in 1967, where he spent most of his professional career in city and regional planning. Edwards became Deputy Director of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority in 1970, and in 1973 he was promoted to Director. From 1985 until he retired in 2002, Edwards was Manager of Area Development at Washington Gas.
Scope and Content
The David A. Edwards papers largely contains correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports on transportation and zoning in Reston. Most files are related to the Reston Board of Commerce, the Reston Chamber of Commerce, and various Reston community associations. There are also files on Metro extension in the Dulles corridor, and other transporation initiatives.
Series 1 contains information about Reston, Virginia. Mostly, this series is comprised of documents generated by the Reston Board of Commerce, the Reston Chamber of Commerce, and various subcommittes, including the Reston Transportation Committee. In addition to transportation, Reston Town Center planning and development and new Reston subdivisions are focal points in this series. This series is arranged alphabetically.
Series 2 contains documents about the Dulles Corridor extension, as well as general transportation and planning papers regarding Northern Virginia. The Dulles Toll Road, mass transit in Northen Virginia, transportation costs, and proposed ideas to generate revenue for new roads and an expanded metro line to Dulles Airport. This series is arranged alphabetically.
Related Materials
The Special Collections Research Center holds numerous other collections related to Reston, Virginia.
Arrangement
Organized into two series.
Missing Title
- Series 1: Reston, 1970-2011 (Boxes 1-3)
- Series 2: Dulles Corridor, 1970-2011 (Boxes 4-6)
- Series 3: Electronic Files, 2010-2011 (Box 6)
Dulles Toll Road (Va.)
Transportation -- United States -- Planning
Reston (Va.)
Reston Town Center (Va.)
Reston (Va.) -- History
Planned communities -- Virginia -- Reston
Transportation
Transportation -- Planning
Transportation -- Virginia, Northern -- Planning -- History -- 20th century
Edwards, David A.
Series 1: Reston/repositories/2/archival_objects/604391970-2011(3 boxes)Scope and ContentsSeries 1 contains information about Reston, Virginia. Mostly, this series is comprised of documents generated by the Reston Board of Commerce, the Reston Chamber of Commerce, and various subcommittees, including the Reston Transportation Committee.
A Public Art Master Plan for Reston
/repositories/2/archival_objects/60440200811unspecified/repositories/2/archival_objects/60441Additional Potomac River Crossings
/repositories/2/archival_objects/604422000-200112Best of Reston Awards/repositories/2/archival_objects/60443199313Brownbuilder/repositories/2/archival_objects/60444199314Contemporary Homes in Reston/repositories/2/archival_objects/60445197415Dix, Bob/repositories/2/archival_objects/60446199916Edwards, David A. /repositories/2/archival_objects/604471937-201117Forecast for the Reston/Dulles Rail Corridor
/repositories/2/archival_objects/60448201018Greater Reston Business to Business Directory
/repositories/2/archival_objects/604491994-199519Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce Transportation and Government Affairs Committee
/repositories/2/archival_objects/604502000110Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce Transportation Committee
/repositories/2/archival_objects/604512001111Hunter Woods Rezoning
/repositories/2/archival_objects/604521969-1973112Members of the GRCC Transportation and Government Affairs Committee
/repositories/2/archival_objects/604532000-2001113News From Reston
/repositories/2/archival_objects/604541972-1974114Newsclippings About Reston/repositories/2/archival_objects/604551970-1992115Open Space Study
/repositories/2/archival_objects/604561971116Request for Technical Studies Grant
/repositories/2/archival_objects/604571967117Reston Association Newsletters
/repositories/2/archival_objects/604581984-2002118Reston Board of Commerce
/repositories/2/archival_objects/604591988119Reston Board of Commerce
/repositories/2/archival_objects/60460199021Reston Board of Commerce
/repositories/2/archival_objects/60461199122Reston Board of Commerce
/repositories/2/archival_objects/60462199223Reston Board of Commerce
/repositories/2/archival_objects/60463199324Reston Chamber of Commerce (GRCC)
/repositories/2/archival_objects/60464199525Reston Chamber of Commerce (GRCC)/repositories/2/archival_objects/60465199626Reston Chamber of Commerce (GRCC)
/repositories/2/archival_objects/60466199727Reston Chamber of Commerce Human Services Committee
/repositories/2/archival_objects/60467199328Reston Community Associations
/repositories/2/archival_objects/604681970s-1980s29Reston Golf and Country Club
/repositories/2/archival_objects/604691980s210Reston Handbook
/repositories/2/archival_objects/604701986; 1990211Reston Histories
/repositories/2/archival_objects/604711970-1971; 1981212Reston Homeowners Association
/repositories/2/archival_objects/604721967-1977213Reston Land Corporation
/repositories/2/archival_objects/604731989214Reston Maps
/repositories/2/archival_objects/604741980s-1990s215Reston Neighborhoods
/repositories/2/archival_objects/604751984-1985216Reston Real Estate and Communities
/repositories/2/archival_objects/604761980s217Reston Real Estate and Communities
/repositories/2/archival_objects/604771980s31Reston Town Center
/repositories/2/archival_objects/604781980-198832Reston Transit Station Parking
/repositories/2/archival_objects/604791989-199033Reston Transportation Committee
/repositories/2/archival_objects/604801989-199034Reston Transportation Committee
/repositories/2/archival_objects/60481199135Reston Transportation Committee
/repositories/2/archival_objects/60482199236Reston Transportation Committee
/repositories/2/archival_objects/60483199337Reston Transportation Committee
/repositories/2/archival_objects/60484199438Reston Transportation Committee
/repositories/2/archival_objects/60485199539Reston Transportation Committee
/repositories/2/archival_objects/604861996310Reston Transportation Committee
/repositories/2/archival_objects/604871997311Reston Transportation Committee
/repositories/2/archival_objects/604881998312Reston Transportation Committee
/repositories/2/archival_objects/604891999313Restructuring the Reston Transportation Committee
/repositories/2/archival_objects/604902001314Space Station Headquarters
/repositories/2/archival_objects/604911991315The Life and Times of Reston, Virginia
/repositories/2/archival_objects/604922000s316Series 2: Dulles Corridor/repositories/2/archival_objects/604931970-2011(3 boxes)Scope and ContentsSeries 2 contains documents about the Dulles Corridor extension, as well as general transportation and planning papers regarding Northern Virginia.
Accessible Hospitals in NOVA
/repositories/2/archival_objects/60494197441Bus Transit in the Dulles Corridor
/repositories/2/archival_objects/60495199842Committee for Dulles
/repositories/2/archival_objects/604961992-199343Commonwealth Transportation Alliance
/repositories/2/archival_objects/60497200044County of Fairfax Board of Supervisors
/repositories/2/archival_objects/60498196845Dart Rail Mass Transit Plan
/repositories/2/archival_objects/60499199046Dulles Corridor Bus Tour
/repositories/2/archival_objects/60500199947Dulles Corridor Rapid Transportation Studies
/repositories/2/archival_objects/605011990-200048Dulles Corridor Task Force
/repositories/2/archival_objects/605021993-200049Dulles Corridor Task Force Preliminary Report
/repositories/2/archival_objects/605031993-1994410Dulles Corridor Transportation Seminar
/repositories/2/archival_objects/605041991411Dulles Greenway
/repositories/2/archival_objects/605051990s51Dulles Greenway
/repositories/2/archival_objects/605061990s52Dulles Toll Road Extension
/repositories/2/archival_objects/605071988-199353Dulles Toll Road Extension
/repositories/2/archival_objects/605081988-199354Dulles Toll Road, Fairfax County
/repositories/2/archival_objects/605091990s55Efforts to Amend the Constrained Long-Range Transportation Plan
/repositories/2/archival_objects/605101997-200256Fairfax Chamber of Commerce Joint Task Force
/repositories/2/archival_objects/60511199057Fastoll Statistics
/repositories/2/archival_objects/60512199758Maryland Options to Raise Tax Revenue for Transportation
/repositories/2/archival_objects/60513undated59Mass Transit in the Dulles Corridor
/repositories/2/archival_objects/605141990s510Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance
/repositories/2/archival_objects/605151995511Northern Virginia Transportation Compact
/repositories/2/archival_objects/605162002-200361NOVA Transportation Bond Funding HB1990
/repositories/2/archival_objects/60517200162Rail Transit in the Dulles Corridor
/repositories/2/archival_objects/605181990-199263Regional Transportation Projects and Priorities
/repositories/2/archival_objects/60519199564Sales Tax Referendum
/repositories/2/archival_objects/605201990s65Transportation Costs and "Sprawl"
/repositories/2/archival_objects/60521200066Transportation Funding in Northern Virginia
/repositories/2/archival_objects/605221995-200167Virginia Transportation Funding Allocation Formula
/repositories/2/archival_objects/605231990s68Series 3: Electronic Files/repositories/2/archival_objects/605242010-2011Scope and Content1 compact disc with 5,179 electronic files on transportation and planning in Northern Virginia, particularly Reston and the Dulles Corridor. There are also files that document the activities of the Reston Planning and Zoning Committee.