vifgm00049 Guide to the Charles A. Veatch papers, 1970-2004 Charles A. Veatch C0138 FINDING AID AUTHOR 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 FINDING AID ENCODER, FINDING AID ENCODED DATE Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Charles A. Veatch papers A Collection in Special Collections and Archives C0138

George Mason University Libraries 2011 Special Collections and Archives Staff Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Descriptive Summary George Mason University. Special Collections and Archives. Veatch, Charles A., 1942- Charles A. Veatch papers 1970-2004 C0138 6.9 linear feet (14 boxes) English Collection contains materials pertaining to the history and development of Reston, Virginia. Types of materials include: newspaper and magazine clippings pertaining to Reston, photographs and negatives of structures in Reston, reports regarding Reston planning issues, video recordings, promotional materials regarding Reston attractions such as Reston Town Center, records pertaining to Planned Community Archives, Inc. and other materials. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Charles A. Veatch papers, Collection #C0138, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University.

Acquisition Information

Collection donated by Charles Veatch in 1999-2004.

Processing Information

Processed by Special Collections and Archives staff. EAD markup completed by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty in March 2009.

Biographical Information

Charles A. Veatch was born in 1942 in Washington, DC. He obtained his B.S. in Finance from the University of Virginia in 1964. During the summer of 1964, he began working for Palindrome Corporation under Robert E. Simon, the developer of Reston, Virginia, and in 1968 moved to Reston with his wife and two children. Veatch obtained his real estate license in 1960, while still a student at UVA. He started his own real estate development and consulting firm, Environmental Concepts, Inc., in 1970. He soon developed many residential and commercial projects throughout Northern Virginia, including ones in Reston.

For decades, Veatch has been an avid participant in Reston community organizations. During the early days of Reston, he was a founding member of the Reston Lions Club and the Reston Board of Commerce. He is currently a member of numerous nonprofit boards including Planned Community Archives, Reston Historic Trust, Greater Reston Arts Center, Natures Best Foundation, The Potomac Conservancy, and Fairfax County Parks Foundation. Furthermore, he has many other affiliations with nonprofit organizations such as the Friends of Shenandoah River, Friends of North Fork, and The French and Indian War Foundation. Veatch has been honored with many awards for his extensive community service. In 1998 he was named the Best of Reston Honoree, and in 2004 he was chosen as the Fairfax County Citizen of the Year.

As a fly fisherman and lover of nature, Veatch began photographing the scenes around him. Now a passionate and accomplished photographer, Veatch published The Nature of Reston in 1999, a book of his photography of natural areas of Reston. Profits from this book, now in its second printing, have gone towards the construction of a Nature House in Reston. Currently, Charles Veatch is the president of The Charles A. Veatch Company. He also devotes his time to many nonprofit organizations concerned with nature and the environment.

Scope and Content

Collection contains materials pertaining to the history and development of Reston, Virginia. Types of materials include: newspaper and magazine clippings pertaining to Reston, photographs and negatives of structures in Reston, reports regarding Reston planning issues, video recordings, promotional materials regarding Reston attractions such as Reston Town Center, records pertaining to Planned Community Archives, Inc. and other materials.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged according to subject.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Special Collections and Archives also holds many other personal and organizational collections on the history and development of Reston, Virginia.

Index Terms Persons: Veatch, Charles A., 1942- Corporate Names: Reston Land Corporation. Geographical Names: Reston (Va.) Subjects: Housing--Virginia--Reston. Planned communities--Virginia--Reston. Document Types: Negatives. Photographic prints. Video recordings. Contents List Charles A. Veatch papers RLC Clips. Sept 1985 Including Builder's House 1 1 RLC Clips - August 1985 1 2 Birthday Party Orders (Delivered and Paid For) 1 3 Peter McCandless - RLC Clips July 1985 1 4 RLC Clips May/June 1985 1 5 RLC Clips May 1985 1 6 National Clips 1 7 RLC Clips April/May 1985 1 8 RLC Clips March 1985 2 1 RLC Clips April 1985 2 2 RLC Clips January - February 1985 2 3 RLC Clips January 1985 2 4 RLC Clips December 1984 (1 Of 2) 2 5 RLC Clips December 1984 (1 Of 2) 2 6 RLC Clips November 1984 3 1 RLC Clips October 1984 (1 of 2) 3 2 RLC Clips October 1984 (2 of 2) 3 3 RLC Clips Late August 1984 3 4 RLC Clips September 1984 3 5 RLC Clips June/July 1984 3 6 RLC Clips July/August 1984 3 7 Phase II Land Use Report 4 1 Reston 2000 Phase II Land Use Report 4 2 Reston 1999/2000 Task Force Recommendations 4 3 Reston 2000 Report to the Community 4 4 Task Force Transparency Slides 4 5 Reston 2000 Land Use Committee Recommendations 4 6 Material For My Request 4 7 Reston 2000 Executive Summary: Report of the Land Use, Community Development and Revitalization Committee 9/14/98 4 8 Reston 2000 Reports 4 9 Reston 2000 - Vision Statement/Goals for Land Use, Community Development and Revitalization Committee 4 10 Reston 2000 - Hickory Cluster Common Area Improvement Study 4 11 Reston 2000 - Contributions to Report of Reston 2000 Land Use Committee 4 12 Reston 2000 - Transportation Committee July 30, 1998 4 13 Reston 2000 - Reston Mater Plan - October 1 4 14 Goals for LUCDC 4 15 Reston 2000 Fairfax Economic Advisory Board Commission Meeting Minutes for March 17, 1997 4 16 Reston 2000 Proposed Commercial Revitalization Initiatives 4 17 Reston 2000 Land Use + CD Commission Evaluation, Goals + Ideas 4 18 Reston 2000 - Reston Town Center Urban Design Principles 2/91 4 19 Reston 2000 Committee Members Information (Address, Phone #) 4 20 Reston 2000 - July 13, 1999 Meeting on Transportation Finance 4 21 Reston 2000 - Dulles Corridor Rail System Planning 5 1 Reston 2000 - Reston on Foot - Revised 1999 5 2 Reston 2000 Corridor Rapid Transit Project: Summary of Findings May 1999 5 3 Reston 2000 Task Force Responsibilities and Work Plan Phase II Implementation 5 4 Reston 2000 Final Report for Land Use, Community Development, and Revitalization Committee 5 5 Reston 2000 - Phase II Reston Assoc. Report on Implementing Task Force Goals + Objectives - November 1999 5 6 Planned Community Archives Finding Aid with Index- 1994 SPC + A 5 7 Map of Reston, Virginia 5 8 Brochure for Charles A. Veatch Company 5 9 Reston Property Taxes Exceed $2 Million in FY71 5 10 Correspondence Regarding Various Actions to Offset and Direct Public School and Education Expense in New Communities 5 11 1972 Correspondence Regarding Virgina Tech's New Communities Study Center 5 12 RLC 260 -91\ Milne 5 13 Mobil Gift to Child $500/Mercury Fountain/RLC 261-91 5 14 Mobil Gift to PCA/Gullfoy le/RLC 262 - 91 5 15 Mobil Foundation Gift to YMCA/RLC 263-91 5 16 RLC 3X A WINNER at 1990 Mame RLC 264-91 5 17 Benton Promoted to Proj.Mgr.Col Village RLC 265-91 5 18 Mobil Foundation Gift to Grace RLC 266-91 5 19 Mobil Foundation/Reston Players RLC 269-91 October 1991 5 20 W and OD Trail Improvement $2.5 Million RLC 238-90 5 21 Key Corp Changes/D'Alesandro RLC 226-89 9/20/89 5 22 Schmergel Joins RLC Marketing RLC 230-89 5 23 Schultz + Guilfoyle Promotions 6 1 RLC Clips August 1996 6 2 RLC Clips December 1986 (1 of 2) 6 3 RLC Clips December 1986 (2 of 2) 6 4 RLC Clips November 1986 6 5 The Washington Flyer October 1985 6 6 RLC Clips October 1986 (1 of 2) 6 7 RLC Clips October 1986 (2 of 2) 7 1 RLC Clips September 1986 7 2 RLC Clips July - August 1986 7 3 RLC Clips July 1986 7 4 RLC Clips June 1986 7 5 RLC Clips May 1986 8 1 RLC Clips April 1986 8 2 RLC Clips March/April 1986 8 3 RLC Clips February/March 1986 8 4 RLC Clips Town Center Masters 2/18/86 8 5 RLC Clips (Masters) Mid - Jan to Mid - Feb 1986 8 6 RLC Clips January 1986 9 1 RLC Clips December 1985 9 2 RLC Clips September/October 1985 9 3 RLC Clips October/November 1985 9 4 RLC Clips November 1985 9 5 RLC Clips September 1985 9 6 The Nature of Reston - Reston Historic Trust and Brochure 9 7 Mater Plan of Reston - Reston Land Corporation, October 1988 9 8 Reston Information Providers - Tour of Reston March 8, 1989 9 9 Reston 1987 - Insert 1989 Newsletter 9 10 Reston at a Glance - 1989 9 11 Reston Land Corporation - Development in Reston, VA 9 12 Reston Market Profile : Population 9 13 Reston Market Profile : Community Services 9 14 Reston Market Profile : Schools 9 15 Reston Market Profile : Transportation 9 16 Reston Town Center Project Description 9 17 1989 Facts : Business + Industry in Reston 9 18 1989 Facts : Residential Reston 9 19 1989 Facts : Recreational Reston 9 20 Reston Press Conference - July 21, 1970 10 1 Reston Section Maps 10 2 Statistical Synopsis on Housing and Land Use 10 3 Upcoming Housing Construction in Reston 10 4 Cedar Ridge Apartment Layouts 10 5 Regency Square Townhouse Layouts 10 6 The Bridges of Reston Layouts 10 7 Bryan Courts Houses Layouts 10 8 Reston's Fairfield Home Layout 10 9 Planned Community Archives Brochure 10 10 CAV Reston Board of Commerce Meetings 1983-87 10 11 A Child Looks at Reston 10 12 Photographs of Veach with Colleagues In Front of satellite Dish 10 13 PCA - Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors January 19, 1989 10 14 PCA Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors, May 15 1990 10 15 PCA Financial Statements - March 31,1990 and 1989 10 16 Rev. Reagan With His Daughter - Reston's First Baby 10 17 Reston Root Beer 40 Years Logo 10 18 Reston Town Center Map - 1990 10 19 Reston Child Care - 1990 10 20 Reston Commercial Real Estate - Spring 1990 10 21 Reston Arts - 1990 10 22 Reston Business - 1990 10 23 Reston Transportation - 1990 10 24 Reston Amenities - 1990 10 25 Reston Commercial Real Estate - 1990 10 26 Reston Master Plan - October 1988 Map 10 27 Reston Neighborhoods - 1990 10 28 Link New Ideas Transportation For Reston - 1990 10 29 JR Davidon's Reston Land Corporation Business Card - 1990 10 30 Planning, July 1990 : p.22 Pumping Up Suburban Downtowns 10 31 A Straight foreward Message from : Gulf Oil Real Estate Development Company 10 32 Northern Va. NAIOP 1997 Fall Bus Tour (Guidebook) 10 33 Outline of Reston Apartments 10 34 Reston Multi Family Building Programs 1972-74 10 35 Reston Estate Booklet "Reston : Far Out But Close In 10 36 Harbor side Patio Homes Floor Plans and Features 10 37 Introducing the Easiest Way in Washington to Earn Your 3% 10 38 Reston Realtors Tour Map 10 39 A History of Reston Virgina's Unique Community 10 40 In Reston, Your Association Can Enjoy the Advantages of Washington Without Suffering the Disadvantages 10 41 The Walden Layouts 10 42 Reston Master Plan - 1971 10 43 The Atrium System 10 44 Just Outside the Nations Capital is One of the Best Neighborhoods In America 10 45 Site Plan (Unidentified Location) 11 1 Bowman Green - Office Town houses Brochure 11 2 Lake Audubon Terrace Patio Homes Layout 11 3 The Village of Southlake - maps 11 4 Whitney Park. Great Townhouses Bordering the Great Outdoors 11 5 Presenting Reston's 1979 Advertising Program 11 6 Design of the "Conceptual House" Hugh Newell Jacobsen 11 7 Reston Development Plan - April 1979 11 8 Description of Reston, VA Images Collection at GMU Libraries 11 9 Reston Historic Trust for Community Revitalization - 1997 11 10 Invitation to the Celebration of Reston's 50000th Citizen on Nov, 1987 11 11 Chuck Veatch : Citizen of the Year 2000 Newspaper Clip 11 12 Article From the Washington Post 11 13 Article From the Washington Post Magazine : City of Life 11 14 Greater Reston Guide Book 2002 Edition 11 15 Reston Park Brochures 11 16 New Dominion Magazine : Reston New Possibilities. From Urban Living to Virginia's Second Largest Business Center 11 17 Lakewinds Housing Collection 11 18 Reston Association - Design Guidelines and Design Review Process, 2nd Edition 1990 11 19 The Best of Northern Virginia - 1990 Reston Land Corporation 11 20 1992 Newspaper Clips From March 23 - April 21 11 21 1992 Newspaper Clips From March 1- 23 11 22 Negative Sheet and Negative of Reston Homes 12 1 Reston : Unlike the Rest - Posters 12 2 Reston Town Center - Detailed Booklet 12 3 1990 Reston Land Corporation - Map of Washington/Fairfax Area 12 4 Washington Post Fairfax Extra 3/24/04: A Vision Still Strong As Ever 12 5 Reston Connection Jan 28 - Feb 3 2004 - Millions for Watershed 12 6 The Veach Collection - The Washington Post METRO - Sunday 4/18/04 : Bamboo Brigade 12 7 The Reston Times - Wed 4/21/04 : Founders Day April 17, 2004 12 8 Reston Connection - April 21-27,2004 :Tis His Day 12 9 The Business Review Pull - Out Week of May 6 - 10, 1985 pages 21-36 12 10 A Souvenir Supplement of the Connection - May 15, 1985 12 11 The Energy Efficient Community of the Future Isn't That Far Away (POSTER) 12 12 Reston Celebrating It's 20th Year! Special Issue of the Reston Times, May 16, 1985 12 13 Reston Virginia Home Owner's Kit Plastic Zipper Bag 12 14 One of the 15 Best Places to Live inn America is Right Here In Washington (POSTER) 12 15 Reston Times - Wednesday, January 5, 2000 12 16 Times Community Newspapers - 1/15/00 Page All 12 17 King Charles Commons Layouts 12 18 Newspaper Clips - 1992 12 19 Articles of Incorporation New Town Archives, Inc - Daft - 2/15/85 13 1 Correspondence From Peter McCandless To Ted Schelzer about PCA 13 2 Correspondence Regarding Robert Hide's Book 13 3 A Letter From Tom Grubisich Regarding PCA Welcome to Reston 13 4 Memorandum of Understanding With PCA 13 5 Budget for 20th Anniversary Celebration Committee 13 6 Estimated Manufacturing Costs for Reston : The first 20 Years, April 2, 1985 13 7 PCA Interim Budget, April 4 - June 30, 1985 13 8 Memo of Intent Approved by the Board of PCA 13 9 Deed of Gift from Thomas Grubisich and Peter McCandless To Planned Community Archives. Inc - March 19, 1985 13 10 PCA - A District of Columbia Non Profit Corporation : Minutes of Organizational Meeting of the Board of Directors, April 3, 1985 13 11 Bylaws of Planned Community Action Inc. - As Adopted April 13, 1985 13 12 Bylaws of New Town Archives, Inc. - Draft of Feb. 15, 1985 13 13 Archives Development Grant Recommendation 6/1/87 13 14 Agreement and Beneficial Deed Between GMU and PCA - 4/21/87 13 15 GMU Acquires Community Development Archives - April 21, 1987 13 16 Partnership with George Mason University Announced - Reston Collection Anchors 1st Kind of Archive - Sept 9, 1987 13 17 PCA : Summary of Objectives and Activities 13 18 Planned Community Archives - Addresses of Officers 13 19 Planned Comm. Archives : High School Curriculum 13 20 Correspondence Welcoming William C. Pflaum CO. To Reston 13 21 Urban Land Institute 1986 Publications Catalog 13 22 Draft Deed of Gift 13 23 PCA Grant Proposal, April 23, 1992 13 24 p.38 May 86/ Urban Land : Anew Community Passes the Endurance Test 13 25 Correspondence to Librarian About " Reston : The First 20 Years" Book 13 26 Correspondence RSVP To Reston's 25th Anniversary Celebration 13 27 PCA'S Letter Agreement With WETA 13 28 The Reston Forum Letter To Veatch To Join A Task Force 11/25/87 13 29 Correspondence Regarding Dean Coleman Raphael and PCA/GMU "Strategy For Future Operations" 13 30 Invitation To Bill Nicoson and Ernie Berger To Attend A Meeting June 6, From 1-3 1998 13 31 Memo Regarding Future Strategy for GMU PCA Collaborators 13 32 Outline of Proposed GMU Certificate Program in Urban + Suburban Studies 13 33 Peter McCandless Notes 13 34 Memorandum of Understanding Draft of 3/19/85 13 35 Letter to PCA 1 Regarding Payment of Books from the Memo of Understanding With PCA Dated 4/25/85 13 36 To: Directors of PCA Welcoming to Reston Planned Community From : Tom Gruibisich 13 37 Invitation to Gregory J. Friess to Join the Board of PCA 6/30/85 13 38 New Community Archives, Inc. Possible New Archives 8/22/85 13 39 Marketing Report + Book Inventory Sales 13 40 Marketing Strategies to Date [1985] 13 41 Proposals to PCA Board Members About Establishing A Relationship With GMU 11/19/85 13 42 Correspondence Regarding Future Plans of A Performing Arts Center In Reston. 4/4/86 13 43 Urban Land : Sprucing Up A Specialty Center - May' 86 13 44 Coming Soon : Greenbelt's 50th Anniversary 13 45 Correspondence Regarding Important New Tax Info. 5/26/86 13 46 Proposal For University Course In Urban Planning, June 1986 13 PCA Budget - Year Ending March 31, 1987 13 48 Financial Statements - March 31, 1988 13 49 PCA Financial Statements from March 31, 1986-87 13 50 Corresponding Thanking Veatch For Speaking In Commercial Property Development and Management Class At GMU 10/7/86 13 51 Walking A Financial Tightrope - Land Use Policy 13 52 Land Use Policy - Vol.4 NO.1 1/1987 13 53 PCA Summary of Objectives and Activities 13 54 PCA - Action by Consent of the Board of Directors 13 55 PCA - GMU Agreement + Beneficial Deed Draft of 12/22/86 13 56 Miscellaneous Correspondence from Veatch 13 57 Silver Anniversary Planning 13 58 Postcard to Veach 13 59 Invoice No. 1001 - For PCA 14 1 Agreement Between PCA and Warner Cable of Reston 14 2 Correspondence Regarding Mutual Use Network of Sources For Sharing of Records In Development Projects 14 3 PCA - History + Current Activities, Archival Development, Educational Projects 14 4 Letter of Recommendation For John Mathias To Serve On Board of Directors in PCA 14 5 Planned Community Archives : Its Collection At George Mason University and Its Educational Projects 14 6 Inside ULI Vol No. 1 Spring 1989 14 7 Oral History : 9 Points To Consider For A Good Interview 14 8 Deed of Gift to the Oral History of the Planned Community Archives, Special Collections and Archives 14 9 PCA Brochure On Its Collection At GMU 14 10 PCA Financial Statements March 31, 1990 and 1989 14 11 An Agreement and Beneficial Order 14 12 Miscellaneous Correspondence 14 13 The Accents on International Business : Fairfax County, Virginia 14 14 1998 World Congress on Information Technology XI 14 15 Economy: Fairfax, Virginia 1995 14 16 Demographics:Fairfax Country, Virginia, 1995 14 17 Education: Fairfax County, Virginia 1995 14 18 Housing: Fairfax County, Virginia 1995 14 19 Quality of Life: Fairfax County, Virginia 1995 14 20 Business Report Fairfax County Economic Development Authority: Year End 1995 Real Estate Market Review 1995 Retail Report 14 21 Major Employers: Fairfax County, Virginia 1996-97 14 22 Fairfax Prospectus Second Quarter 1996 14 23 Destination Fairfax County, Virginia May/June 1996 14 24 Fairfax County, Virginia Economic Development Authority Services (Brochure) 14 25 Fairfax County, Virginia Economic Development Authority Homepage 14 26 40 Years - 1995 Annual Report - Fairfax County Economic Development Authority 14 27 Business Report - Merrifield Area Market Report by the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority 1994 14 28 Business Report - Richmond Highway Corridor/Southeast Fairfax County Economic Development Authority 1995 14 29 Business Report - Tysons Corner Area Report By the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority 1995 14 30 Business Report - Annandale - Bailey's Crossroads - Seven Corners Area Market Report by the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority 1994 14 31 Business Report - Reston - Herndon - Area Market Report by the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority 1994 14 32 Business Report - Springfield - Interstate 95 Corridor Area Market Report by the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority 1994 14 33 Western Fairfax Area Market Report by the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority 1994 14 34 Fairfax County, Virginia Informative Folder 14 35 A Proposal for an Innovative, Multimodal Position, Phased Transit System for Northern Virginia Dulles Transportation Corridor - WATF Jan. 1998 14 36 Fairfax Plan Monitoring - State of the Plan: An Evaluation of Comprehensive Plan Activities between 1990-95 With an Assessments of Impacts Through 2010 14 37 Fairfax County Characteristics - 1996 Brochure 14 38 The Education Foundation - Memorandum Containing A Draft of the "Desirable Criteria for the Superintendent Selection" 6/20/97 14 39 Fairfax County Virginia - Memorandum Regarding Handouts from the February 1998 EAC Meetings 14 40 Fairfax County Economic Advisory Committee - Economic Strategic Plan - April 1995 14 41 Veach's Itinerary for a Trip to San Francisco In 1998 14 42 Resolving Development Disputes - A Worship On Negotiation and Joint Problem - Solving Tools For Those Concerned About Land Development Disputes In Northern Virginia, Oct 13, 1990 14 43 The Charles A. Veatch Company - Commercial Real Estate Brokers and Consultants - Information Packet 14 44 The Reston Center for Industry and Government Declarations 14 45 OCP Presentation Economic Advisory Commission Meeting June 18, 1997 14 46