<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" findaidstatus="completed" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-VGM">C0108</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Philip Clark papers</titleproper><titleproper>Guide to the Philip Clark papers <num>C0108</num></titleproper><subtitle>Philip Clark papers</subtitle><author>Emily Martin</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://library.gmu.edu/img/mason-logo.png" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>2006</date></p><address><addressline>Fenwick Library, MS2FL</addressline><addressline>4400 University Dr.</addressline><addressline>Fairfax, Virginia 22030</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 703-993-2220</addressline><addressline>Fax Number: 703-993-8911</addressline><addressline>speccoll@gmu.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://scrc.gmu.edu" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://scrc.gmu.edu" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2026-01-27 07:02:58 -0500</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Philip Clark papers</unittitle>
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    <abstract id="aspace_511351655cc405a2692fb5a5e954e9e3" label="Abstract">The Philip Clark papers contain information related to the American Planning Association conference and awards. Also included is information on Reston, Virginia and awards Reston won. The collection is in one series titled subject files which is organized in alphabetical order. The collection is dated from 2001-2004.</abstract>
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      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
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<p>The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)</p>  </userestrict>
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<p>Philip Clark papers, C0108, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.</p>  </prefercite>
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<p>Donated by Philip Clark on February 9, 2005.</p>  </acqinfo>
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<p>Processed by Emily Martin in January 2010. EAD markup completed by Emily Martin in January 2010. Finding aid updated by Amanda Menjivar in March 2024.</p>  </processinfo>
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    <head>Biographical Information</head>
<p>Philip Clark, Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) and a 30-year resident of Reston, a planned  community in Northern Virginia, nominated Reston and Robert E. Simon, Jr. for AICP honors in 2002. Robert E. Simon, Jr. was the founder of Reston, he purchased the land with the proceeds from the sale of Carnegie Hall in New York City in 1961. Construction began in 1963 with the building of Lake Anne. In 1967, Golf Oil Corporation formed a subsidiary, Reston Gulf, Inc. and took complete financial and operational control. Reston Gulf, Inc. put development on the fast track.</p>  </bioghist>
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<p>The Philip Clark Papers contains information related to the American Planning Association conference and awards. Also included is information on Reston and awards Reston won. </p><p>Series one is titled Subject Files. The series contains information from the American Institute of Certified Planners and American Planning Association. The papers are applications for different awards for national conferences. Also included are photographs and brochures from Reston. The series is dated from 2001 to 2004 and contained in one box. </p>  </scopecontent>
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    <head>Related Material</head>
<p>The Special Collections Research Center holds many other collections on the history and development of Reston, Virginia, as well as other collections that document planned communities in the United States and internationally.</p>  </relatedmaterial>
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    <head>Arrangement</head>
<p>Arranged into one series.</p>    <list type="ordered">
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      <item>Series 1: Subject Files, 2001-2004 (Box 1)</item>
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    <subject source="lcsh">Planned communities -- Virginia -- Reston</subject>
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    <subject authfilenumber="sh88002049" source="lcsh">Planned communities</subject>
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    <persname authfilenumber="n88027588" rules="dacs" source="naf">Simon, Robert E., Jr. (Robert Edward), 1914-2015</persname>
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  <dsc><c id="aspace_ref14_g48" level="series"><did><unittitle>Series 1: Subject Files</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/23530</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation">2001-2004</unitdate><physdesc id="aspace_6873f3f372fce5d450b2ebb122857e39" label="General Physical Description note">(1 box)</physdesc></did><scopecontent id="aspace_e2808febc64a5d347cfbcb071cb47003"><head>Scope and Contents note</head><p>The series contains information from American Institute of Certified Planners and American Planning Association. The papers are applications for different awards for national conferences. Also included are photographs and brochures from Reston.</p></scopecontent><c id="aspace_ref16_qrs" level="file"><did><unittitle>American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) National Historic Planning Landmark Awards Application</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/23531</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation">2002</unitdate><container id="aspace_46c1062f9baff3670d3d308c12d35336" label="Mixed Materials" type="box">1</container><container id="aspace_f3674e7a58f89be98b08c6fa76a915f1" parent="aspace_46c1062f9baff3670d3d308c12d35336" type="folder">1</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_36b223779e9ed0ecc8a90fddef22c801"><head>Scope and Contents note</head><p>1.14</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_ref18_5ly" level="file"><did><unittitle>American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) National Historic Planning Landmark Awards Application</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/23532</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation">2002</unitdate><container id="aspace_116a2d9aa79d59db645cefb0f6074651" label="Mixed Materials" type="box">1</container><container id="aspace_d9622958b30e3c6867e33ae9140bd361" parent="aspace_116a2d9aa79d59db645cefb0f6074651" type="folder">2</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_72b2446950bf6ca7b3bbfb563a4fe63f"><head>Scope and Contents note</head><p>1.12</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_ref20_9fw" level="file"><did><unittitle>American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) National Pioneer Awards Application</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/23533</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation">2002</unitdate><container id="aspace_74091cac418891e5df6fc982ebb34aea" label="Mixed Materials" type="box">1</container><container id="aspace_e023cc6d3c9608ad7b8ef64070ba37a0" parent="aspace_74091cac418891e5df6fc982ebb34aea" type="folder">3</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_984dbe10632ffa026672a003ff9c05b5"><head>Scope and Contents note</head><p>1.13</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_ref22_g66" level="file"><did><unittitle>American Planning Association (APA) Awards Winners</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/23534</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation">2002</unitdate><container id="aspace_7549b83a49d58304baddfe209e5012f5" label="Mixed Materials" type="box">1</container><container id="aspace_c66ad39dcd439e2e95b3e696e35ae517" parent="aspace_7549b83a49d58304baddfe209e5012f5" type="folder">4</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_8ada066ed7cd682b5c427d10ec54133c"><head>Scope and Contents note</head><p>1.10</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_ref24_qh8" level="file"><did><unittitle>American Planning Association (APA) National Conference: Workshops and Tours</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/23535</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation">2004</unitdate><container id="aspace_30e313ffeb43cbcbdfd5143598308cd8" label="Mixed Materials" type="box">1</container><container id="aspace_5bc470d579a9810b4ef0556da04197af" parent="aspace_30e313ffeb43cbcbdfd5143598308cd8" type="folder">5</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_75fb8afcd95cf805fabb2b5fbd918082"><head>Scope and Contents note</head> 

</scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_ref26_7yt" level="file"><did><unittitle>American Planning Association's National Planning Conference: Calendar</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/23536</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation">2004</unitdate><container id="aspace_9585031f5455eec527b4918ca1842726" label="Mixed Materials" type="box">1</container><container id="aspace_8cbd4106cb43b54c728cdccf5cbf4ee3" parent="aspace_9585031f5455eec527b4918ca1842726" type="folder">6</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_02c4863ff97f403f2310ee53a6bdafb8"><head>Scope and Contents note</head><p>1.04</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_ref28_wuj" level="file"><did><unittitle>Certified Planners-American Institute of Certified Planners</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/23537</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation">2000s</unitdate><container id="aspace_a1f262e4a6a963d1002517e99c889389" label="Mixed Materials" type="box">1</container><container id="aspace_3f9461cb0eede42269090b8f2293e7dc" parent="aspace_a1f262e4a6a963d1002517e99c889389" type="folder">7</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_8bda73211e5656c28a3c525be87714ee"><head>Scope and Contents note</head><p>1.07</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_ref30_k8l" level="file"><did><unittitle>Correspondence</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/23538</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation">2001-2002</unitdate><container id="aspace_37d65f415008f3195dcd199244323e19" label="Mixed Materials" type="box">1</container><container id="aspace_d3935975311b80b524c311c5e6f5d77c" parent="aspace_37d65f415008f3195dcd199244323e19" type="folder">8</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_54f78377afb4f1e42ac655c990c164d7"><head>Scope and Contents note</head><p>1.18</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_ref32_egs" level="file"><did><unittitle>Disks (3.5)</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/23539</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation">2000s</unitdate><container id="aspace_1261de01432d3bd5db47f8b157dbb841" label="Mixed Materials" type="box">1</container><container id="aspace_bcdd76c314505f47ebb40e030b06bd3f" parent="aspace_1261de01432d3bd5db47f8b157dbb841" type="folder">9</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_4c62ac3993554d25da26396813ccfac4"><head>Scope and Contents note</head> 

</scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_ref34_ot6" level="file"><did><unittitle>Happy Birthday Bob</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/23540</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation">2004</unitdate><container id="aspace_991c9b707b8ccb156ac4c13bb650cd24" label="Mixed Materials" type="box">1</container><container id="aspace_70c0ca5a2810c490b3ac5f8656b6b85b" parent="aspace_991c9b707b8ccb156ac4c13bb650cd24" type="folder">10</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_3631e91dc89151e18f895ee513418ba7"><head>Scope and Contents note</head><p>1.03</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_ref36_q9q" level="file"><did><unittitle>List of Members</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/23541</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation">2001</unitdate><container id="aspace_3cd1f65102ef53c42f1092d020d84a51" label="Mixed Materials" type="box">1</container><container id="aspace_ec657980a05db5ea3b7eaed6c505207c" parent="aspace_3cd1f65102ef53c42f1092d020d84a51" type="folder">11</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_33db76f659135b679b58c1b1b1c70f4f"><head>Scope and Contents note</head><p>1.19</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_ref38_j6m" level="file"><did><unittitle>Memorandum</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/23542</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation">2004</unitdate><container id="aspace_6e3e7ab1e8eb8480fed3bd0659df7959" label="Mixed Materials" type="box">1</container><container id="aspace_9a7e945cc5970302f4e426ba2848ddf5" parent="aspace_6e3e7ab1e8eb8480fed3bd0659df7959" type="folder">12</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_ed7d1174859576f33b48d3722546b0a2"><head>Scope and Contents note</head><p>1.17</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_ref40_12q" level="file"><did><unittitle>National Planning Awards Luncheon</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/23543</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation">2002</unitdate><container id="aspace_3c0ad17bb1c8d0ac10cef6e1526c1749" label="Mixed Materials" type="box">1</container><container id="aspace_ed965fe24665870b62c68b251976a903" parent="aspace_3c0ad17bb1c8d0ac10cef6e1526c1749" type="folder">13</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_3fb31406420283ea11c9a1455ad28955"><head>Scope and Contents note</head><p>1.08</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_ref42_73v" level="file"><did><unittitle>Photographs</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/23544</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation">2002</unitdate><container id="aspace_4a6a0ccb76a6016eda39b20d3e7e6506" label="Mixed Materials" type="box">1</container><container id="aspace_913b31fff368a2c061e39b75ddc92280" parent="aspace_4a6a0ccb76a6016eda39b20d3e7e6506" type="folder">14</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_3a88aad2768722b27b8d6e4047293a05"><head>Scope and Contents note</head><p>1.16</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_ref44_9a8" level="file"><did><unittitle>Photograph of Robert Simon Jr. Plaque</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/23545</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation">2002</unitdate><container id="aspace_6f573b9b3249bb2d0b86f64f38cffd8f" label="Mixed Materials" type="box">1</container><container id="aspace_7c85297df9883a404ecc3d96eb7ae177" parent="aspace_6f573b9b3249bb2d0b86f64f38cffd8f" type="folder">15</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_d0b3ea56c2df3ecb2425f1aeed269172"><head>Scope and Contents note</head> 

</scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_ref46_2ed" level="file"><did><unittitle>Planning Awards</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/23546</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation">2002</unitdate><container id="aspace_fc59a33c981fb678a3865c3b720c4997" label="Mixed Materials" type="box">1</container><container id="aspace_9d4a983aa3f33e875594e1ae2d7f2bc7" parent="aspace_fc59a33c981fb678a3865c3b720c4997" type="folder">16</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_da334d4cdc3b73f2e38d8fc1215696cb"><head>Scope and Contents note</head><p>1.05</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_ref48_gx6" level="file"><did><unittitle>Planning and Landmark Awards</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/23547</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation">2002</unitdate><container id="aspace_eeb6887a4ca3ec572f9b1228349a9519" label="Mixed Materials" type="box">1</container><container id="aspace_bfabd3cd8429c9099f62c142fc02f7e9" parent="aspace_eeb6887a4ca3ec572f9b1228349a9519" type="folder">17</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_368343982d00851b91c78db2d171b56d"><head>Scope and Contents note</head><p>1.09</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_ref50_9eo" level="file"><did><unittitle>Planning Landmark Award-Reston, Virginia</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/23548</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation">2002</unitdate><container id="aspace_f648a79844a00ddbfbbf9b65a5456afd" label="Mixed Materials" type="box">1</container><container id="aspace_1ab563c2374e5afaea624cf0361f607f" parent="aspace_f648a79844a00ddbfbbf9b65a5456afd" type="folder">18</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_b29ee154e7519b9f25f1ceda83071a67"><head>Scope and Contents note</head><p>1.11</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_ref52_gxx" level="file"><did><unittitle>Planning Landmarkers Planning Pioneers</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/23549</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation">2002</unitdate><container id="aspace_e806583f535395dd8c5177d2e0dceef7" label="Mixed Materials" type="box">1</container><container id="aspace_b5d4d83cacb03ea49060917b92adbe16" parent="aspace_e806583f535395dd8c5177d2e0dceef7" type="folder">19</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_c434b8dfcda5a8d26506b67cbfa3b9fa"><head>Scope and Contents note</head><p>1.02</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_ref54_vqv" level="file"><did><unittitle>Reston Founders' Day</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/23550</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation">2004</unitdate><container id="aspace_a4b76ef52265c18a3a23ad9750192f17" label="Mixed Materials" type="box">1</container><container id="aspace_6f0a737ad16e3e4259b7e16b54e32da4" parent="aspace_a4b76ef52265c18a3a23ad9750192f17" type="folder">20</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_0b0685e064067e300b013c8149b38500"><head>Scope and Contents note</head><p>1.06</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_ref56_d75" level="file"><did><unittitle>Reston Mobile Handout Materials</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/23551</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation">2002</unitdate><container id="aspace_20d48c726ad6d8706c3fa2b4428d05dc" label="Mixed Materials" type="box">1</container><container id="aspace_ec6c8e0cf046d7b53e5828ce4e558e5d" parent="aspace_20d48c726ad6d8706c3fa2b4428d05dc" type="folder">21</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_31c8681c9440d617c771fba8f54a0551"><head>Scope and Contents note</head><p>1.01</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_ref58_ta7" level="file"><did><unittitle>Reston: The Evolution of an American Original</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/23552</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation">2001</unitdate><container id="aspace_3eb11031d12bd2ca803780ccd8d2d5de" label="Mixed Materials" type="box">1</container><container id="aspace_9f92764990440fef98356c7edc8da9c8" parent="aspace_3eb11031d12bd2ca803780ccd8d2d5de" type="folder">22</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_d96fd044ce49b8d27975e6d48113924b"><head>Scope and Contents note</head> 

</scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_ref60_wp9" level="file"><did><unittitle>Robert E. Simon, Jr.</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/23553</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation">2002</unitdate><container id="aspace_b73701efcb8aaa2e02454e8a62b9df8a" label="Mixed Materials" type="box">1</container><container id="aspace_f4d4eab428762854dee2d8a32ea5c13e" parent="aspace_b73701efcb8aaa2e02454e8a62b9df8a" type="folder">23</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_229e1f159c16f0ba8ee55e7466f1a989"><head>Scope and Contents note</head><p>1.20</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_ref62_vm6" level="file"><did><unittitle>Work Order</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/23554</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation">2002</unitdate><container id="aspace_175dbe812d7549fc240ea3c3ecee9d2a" label="Mixed Materials" type="box">1</container><container id="aspace_2684c863251803d4db45b073ec9a0f8c" parent="aspace_175dbe812d7549fc240ea3c3ecee9d2a" type="folder">24</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_4be26c04aaca49853059da9ed59bbb78"><head>Scope and Contents note</head><p>1.15</p></scopecontent></c></c></dsc>
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