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Guide to the Reston Museum collection, 1962-2006

A Collection in
Special Collections and Archives
Collection Number C0175


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Repository
George Mason University. Special Collections and Archives.
Collection number
C0175
Title
Reston Museum collection 1962-2006
URL:
http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/
Physical Characteristics
6 linear feet (12 boxes)
Creator
Reston Museum
Language
English
Abstract
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.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Reston Museum collection, Collection #C0175, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University.

Acquisition Information

Donated by the Reston Museum on March 10, 1998.

Processing Information

Processed by Emily Martin in January 2010 . EAD markup completed by Emily Martin in January 2010.

Historical Information

Reston is a planned community in Northern Virginia. Robert E. Simon, Jr. was the founder of Reston, he purchased the land with the proceeds from the sell of Carnegie Hall in New York City in 1961. Construction began in 1963 with the building of Lake Anne.

The Reston Museum opened in 1997 by the Reston Historic Trust. It is run by volunteers and located in the Lake Anne Village Historic District. The museum has permanent exhibits devoted to community life in Reston and rotating exhibits of works from students of all ages in Reston.

Scope and Content

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.

Series one is titled correspondence. The series contains mostly memorandums from different groups in Reston, including the Reston Association, Gulf Reston Incorporated and personnel correspondence. The series is dated from 1962 to 1984 and contained in boxes 1-3.

Series two is titled reports and plans. The series is comprised of reports about on going projects and construction in Reston. There are also geological surveys, statistics and financial information pertaining Reston's growth. The series is dated from 1962 to 2000 and contained in boxes 3-7.

Series three is titled pamphlets. The series has brochures and pamphlets from different housing developments and neighborhoods in Reston. There are also brochures about different community projects and buildings in development. The series is dated from 1964 to 2004 and contained in boxes 7-8.

Series four is titled publications. The series contains different magazines and newspaper articles written about Reston and articles that were published in Reston publications. Some of the publications include Newsweek, The Restonian, The Washingtontian and The Reston Letter. The series is dated from 1963 to 2005 and contained in boxes 8-9.

Series five is titled images. This a small series that contains slides and photographs. The slides are a variety of photos of a Reston Town Center model and the photographs incorporated the early years in Reston. The series is dated from 1960s-1980s and is contained in box 9.

Series six is titled maps. The series has a collection of maps from Reston. They include preliminary plats and master plan for Reston among others. The series is dated from 1970 to 1989 and is contained box 10.

Series seven is titled general information. This series covers a variety of information pertaining to Reston. Included in the series are notebooks documenting the attendance and costs of the museum, profiles and association minutes. The series is dated from 1968 to 2006 and is contained in boxes 10-11.

Series eight is titled oversize. This a small series that contains an award for the bicentennial committee in Reston and a brochure. The series is dated from 1980 to 1991 and contained in box 12.

Arrangement

Organized into eight series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1962-1984 (Boxes 1-3) Series 2: Reports and Plans, 1962-2000 (Boxes 3-7) Series 3: Pamphlets, 1964-2004 (Boxes 7-8) Series 4: Publications, 1963-2005 (Boxes 8-9) Series 5: Images, 1960s-1980s (Boxes 9) Series 6: Maps, 1970-1989 (Boxes 10) Series 7: General Information, 1968-2006 (Boxes 10-11) Series 8: Oversize, 1980-1991 (Boxes 12)

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

    Corporate Names:

  • Reston Association.

    • Geographical Names:

  • Reston (Va.)

    • Subjects:

  • Housing--Virginia--Reston.
  • Planned communities--Virginia--Reston.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Reston (Va.)
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Contents List

Series 1: Correspondence,
1962-1984
(2.5 boxes)

The series contains mostly memorandums from different groups in Reston, including the Reston Association, Gulf Reston Incorporated and personnel correspondence.

  • box: 1 Folder: 1
    Correspondence to Reston Residents,
    1960s

    3.12

    • 1.
      Letter: Robert Simon to Reston Staff,
      March 16, 1966

      2539   
    • 2.
      Press Release: Gulf Oil Corporation,
      September 1, 1967

      2540   
  • box: 1 Folder: 2
    Housing Questionaires and Memorandums,
    1969-1971

    1.05

    • 1.
      Letter: John W. Guinee to William A Radlinski,
      February 16, 1971

      2516   
    • 2.
      Letter: Lewis L. Douglas to William T. Pecora,
      January 26, 1971

      2515   
  • box: 1 Folder: 3
    Memorandum: Gulf Investment in Reston,
    1967

    1.23

  • box: 1 Folder: 4
    New Headquarters Building Memorandums,
    1971

    1.06

  • box: 1 Folder: 5
    Personnel: Correspondence and Statistics,
    1960s-1970s

    3.09

    • 1.
      Table: U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey, "Personnel Distribution by Geogrpahic Location of Residence and Salary",
      May 1971

      2538   
  • box: 1 Folder: 6
    Personnel: Correspondence and Statistics,
    1971

    3.10

  • box: 1 Folder: 7
    Planning Memoranda on Reston Report to Simon Enterprises,
    1962

    5.12

  • box: 1 Folder: 8
    Reston Community Association: Memorandums,
    1967-1969

    3.1

  • box: 1 Folder: 9
    Reston Community Association: Memorandums,
    1969

    3.3

  • box: 1 Folder: 10
    Reston Community Association: Memorandums,
    1969

    3.2

  • box: 1 Folder: 11
    Reston Community Association: Development Memorandums,
    1979

    3.5

  • box: 2 Folder: 1
    Reston Community Association,
    1973

    3.6

  • box: 2 Folder: 2
    Reston Community Association: Memorandum,
    1971

    2.1

  • box: 2 Folder: 3
    Reston Community Association: Board Memorandum,
    1976

    1.6

  • box: 2 Folder: 4
    Reston Home Owners Association: Memorandums,
    1984

    1.1

  • box: 2 Folder: 5
    Reston Home Owners Association: Memorandums,
    1980-1983

    1.4

  • box: 2 Folder: 6
    Reston Home Owners Association: Memorandums,
    1975

    1.3

  • box: 2 Folder: 7
    Reston Home Owners Association: Memorandums,
    1976-1978

    1.2

  • box: 3 Folder: 1
    Reston Second Home Owners Association: Memorandums,
    1966

    2.3

  • box: 3 Folder: 2
    Seminar on New Communities: Reston, Virginia,
    1971

    3.14

    • 1.
      Letter: Royce Hanson to Karl J. Ingebritsen,
      May 18, 1971

      2548   
    • 2.
      Paper: Karl J. Ingebritsen, "Some Thoughts on the Dilemmas of Private Government",
      June 21, 1971

      2547   
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Series 2: Reports and Plans,
1962-2000
(4 boxes)

The series is comprised of reports about on going projects and construction in Reston. There are also geological surveys, statistics and financial information pertaining Reston's growth.

  • box: 3 Folder: 3
    A Comprehensive Plan for the Difficult Run Watershed,
    1966

    3.06

  • box: 3 Folder: 4
    Adoption of Amendment to Chapter 30 of the 1961 Code of the County of Fairfax, Virginia as Amended,
    1962

    3.11

  • box: 3 Folder: 5
    Articles of Incorporation of Homeownership,
    1967

    1.09

  • box: 3 Folder: 6
    Articles of Incorporation, Reston Second Homeowners Association,
    1969

    2.10

  • box: 3 Folder: 7
    By-Laws of Reston Homeownership,
    1970

    1.10

  • box: 3 Folder: 8
    Congressional Record, Processing and Debates of the 87th Congress, Second Session,
    1962

    1.20

  • box: 3 Folder: 9
    Cooperatives Forecasting Summary Report,
    1976

    5.06

  • box: 3 Folder: 10
    Deed of Dedication Reston, Section One,
    1964-1966

    1.08

  • box: 3 Folder: 11
    Density Control Under the Residential Planned Community Chapter of the Fairfax County Zoning Ordinance,
    1970

    1.35

  • box: 3 Folder: 12
    Digest of Articles and By-Laws of a Cluster Association,
    1967

    1.07

  • box: 3 Folder: 13
    Economic Study of the Reston Golf and Health Club,
    1969

    4.27

  • box: 3 Folder: 14
    Final Density Tabulation,
    1999-2000

    9.06

  • box: 3 Folder: 15
    Geological Survey on Reston,
    1969

    1.04

  • box: 3 Folder: 16
    Gulf Reston, Incorporated Valuation of Assets at September 28, 1967,
    1968

    2.04

  • box: 4 Folder: 1
    Human Resources Visits to Other Agencies,
    1967-1971

    2.15

  • box: 4 Folder: 2
    Land Planning and Land Development and Community Planning,
    1960s

    5.09

  • box: 4 Folder: 3
    Major Streets and Highways Plan, Fairfax County Virginia,
    1965

    3.05

    • 1.
      Plan: Fairfax County Planning Office, "Major Streets and Highways Plan",
      April 1985

      2537   
  • box: 4 Folder: 4
    Market Research Analysis-Reston, Virginia,
    1969

    4.20

  • box: 4 Folder: 5
    Market Analysis, Consumer Research and Recommendation for Housing Land Sales at Reston, Virginia-Executive Report,
    1979

    4.24

  • box: 4 Folder: 6
    Offer of Sales and Donation of Land to the United States of America,
    1966

    3.02

  • box: 4 Folder: 7
    Preliminary Plan for Round Hill at Reston, Virginia,
    1968

    2.08

    • 1.
      Plan: Dan Coleman Associates, "Preliminary Plan for Round Hill at Reston, Virginia",
      September 1, 1968

      2525   
  • box: 4 Folder: 8
    Preliminary Report-Technical College at Reston, Virginia,
    1968

    2.09

    • 1.
      Plan: Dan Coleman Associates, "Preliminary Report: technical College At Reston, Virginia",
      June 7, 1968

      2526   
  • box: 4 Folder: 9
    Protective Covenants and Restrictions of Deed of Dedication, Reston Homeowners Association,
    1970

    2.12

  • box: 4 Folder: 10
    'Reston' a Planned Community,
    1967

    1.01

    • 1.
      Paper: G. W. Saunders, " 'Reston' - A Planned Community",
      September 24, 1962

      2518   
  • box: 4 Folder: 11
    Reston Committee (Y2K),
    2000

    1.36

  • box: 4 Folder: 12
    Reston Community Association: Fairfax Water Treatment Plant Documents,
    1975

    2.7

  • box: 4 Folder: 13
    Reston Community Association: Board of Directors Meetings, Reports and By-laws,
    1970

    2.8

  • box: 4 Folder: 14
    Reston Community Association: Development Plans, Zoning Plans and Site Plans/Memorandums,
    1978

    4.3

  • box: 4 Folder: 15
    Reston Community Association: Development Plans, Zoning Plans and Site Plans/Memorandums,
    1978

    4.4

  • box: 5 Folder: 1
    Reston Community Association: Development Plans, Zoning Plans and Site Plans/Memorandums,
    1978

    4.2

  • box: 5 Folder: 2
    Reston Community Association: Development Plans, Zoning Plans and Site Plans/Memorandums,
    1978

    4.1

  • box: 5 Folder: 3
    Reston First Home Owners Association,
    1966

    7.02

  • box: 5 Folder: 4
    Reston Low Income Housing Demonstration Program,
    1969

    6.02

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

      2575   
  • box: 5 Folder: 5
    Reston Master plan Report, Fairfax County,
    1968

    4.25

    • 1.
      Report: Simon Enterprises, "Reston Master Plan Report",
      March 10, 1962

      2562   
  • box: 5 Folder: 6
    Reston Quarterly Fact Sheet,
    1970

    4.03

  • box: 5 Folder: 7
    Reston Town Center Concept Plan and Program,
    1974

    5.08

    • 1.
      Report: David Crane and Partners, "Reston Town Center: Concept Plan and Program",
      November 1, 1974

      2565   
  • box: 5 Folder: 8
    Reston Transportation Study,
    1970

    5.07

    • 1.
      Report: Alan M. Voorhees and Associates, Inc. "Reston Transportation Study",
      June 1970

      2564   
  • box: 5 Folder: 9
    Reston, Virginia-Future Home of the U.S. Geological Survey,
    1970s

    4.13

  • box: 5 Folder: 10
    School Construction System Development (SCSD): The Project and the School,
    1967

    5.05

  • box: 6 Folder: 1
    Social Planning and Programs for Reston, Virginia,
    1967

    5.04

    • 1.
      Report: Reston Virginia Foundation for Community Programs, " Social Planning and Programs for Reston Virginia",
      March 1967

      2555   
    • 2.
      Report: Reston Virginia Foundation for Community Programs, " Social Planning and Programs for Reston Virginia",
      March 1967

      2554   
  • box: 6 Folder: 2
    Statutory Land Trusts an Unused Method of Holding Real Property in Virginia,
    1979

    5.10

  • box: 6 Folder: 3
    Status of Construction and Occupancy,
    1976

    9.07

  • box: 6 Folder: 4
    Survey and Nature Center Plan for Reston, Virginia,
    1970s

    2.07

    • 1.
      Report: National Audubon Society, "Survey and Nature Center Plan for Reston, Virginia",
      June 24, 1968

      2524   
    • 2.
      Report: National Audubon Society, "Survey and Nature Center Plan for Reston, Virginia",
      June 24, 1968

      2527   
    • 3.
      Report: National Audubon Society, "Survey and Nature Center Plan for Reston, Virginia",
      June 24, 1968

      2528   
  • box: 6 Folder: 5
    Technical College-Reston, Virginia (Report on Feasibility of Establishing a Technical College in Reston),
    1968

    3.04

    • 1.
      Plan: Dan Coleman Associates, "Technical College Reston, Virginia",
      July 1, 1968

      2535   
    • 2.
      Plan: Dan Coleman Associates, "Technical College Reston, Virginia",
      July 1, 1968

      2536   
  • box: 6 Folder: 6
    The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments,
    1967-1968

    4.19

  • box: 6 Folder: 7
    The Reston Center for Industry and Government Declaration of Protective Covenants and Restrictions,
    1965

    4.23

  • box: 6 Folder: 8
    Total Density Tabulations,
    1982-1990

    9.08

  • box: 6 Folder: 9
    Town Center Study Reston, Virginia,
    1971-1972

    3.13

    • 1.
      Report: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, "Town Center Study, Reston, Va.",
      1972

      2542   
    • 2.
      Report: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, "Town Center Study, Reston, Va.",
      1972

      2541   
    • 3.
      Report: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, "Town Center Study, Reston, Va.",
      1972

      2544   
    • 4.
      Report: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, "Town Center Study, Reston, Va.",
      1972

      2546   
    • 5.
      Report: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, "Town Center Study, Reston, Va.",
      1972

      2543   
    • 6.
      Report: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, "Town Center Study, Reston, Va.",
      1972

      2545   
  • box: 6 Folder: 10
    Transportation-Washington Metropolitan Area,
    1965

    2.05

  • box: 6 Folder: 11
    United States District Court for the District of Columbia,
    1971

    3.01

  • box: 7 Folder: 1
    Utilities Report, Reston Virginia,
    1963

    1.26

  • box: 7 Folder: 2
    Valuation Real Estate Properties-Reston, Virginia,
    1967

    4.18

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Series 3: Pamphlets,
1964-2004
(1 box)

The series has brochures and pamphlets from different housing developments and neighborhoods in Reston. There are also brochures about different community projects and buildings in development.

  • box: 7 Folder: 3
    A Guide to Reston Virginia,
    1960s

    4.02

  • box: 7 Folder: 4
    A New Community at Novi,
    1969

    2.02

    • 1.
      Report: Center for Community Change, "A New Community at NOVI",
      June 1969

      2532   
    • 2.
      Report: Center for Community Change, "A New Community at NOVI: Appendix: Federal Aid for New Communities",
      June 1969

      2531   
  • box: 7 Folder: 5
    Arts in Virginia,
    1967

    6.08

    • 1.
      Article: Wolf Von Eckardt, "Planning for 'Publick Concerns'," Arts in Virginia, volume 7, number 2,
      Winter 1967

      2583   
  • box: 7 Folder: 6
    Brave New Town,
    1964

    1.12

  • box: 7 Folder: 7
    Golf Course Island,
    1967

    7.01

  • box: 7 Folder: 8
    Gulf Reston, Incorporated, Residential Rental Handbook,
    1970

    1.33

  • box: 7 Folder: 9
    Gulf Oil Real Estate Development Company,
    1971

    2.03

    • 1.
      Brochure: Gulf Oil Real Estate Development Company,
      no date

      2530   
  • box: 7 Folder: 10
    Information from Reston,
    1969

    1.16

    • 1.
      Brochure: Gulf Reston, Inc, "Reston Quarterly Fact Sheet",
      December 1969

      2511   
    • 2.
      Plan: Gulf Reston, Inc "Reston Master Plan",
      ca. 1971

      2510   
  • box: 7 Folder: 11
    Inside Reston Virginia (Descriptions of Places in Reston),
    1960s

    4.22

  • box: 7 Folder: 12
    International Country Club Reston, Virginia,
    1968

    2.01

    • 1.
      Plan: Gulf Reston, "International Country Club, Reston, Virginia",
      ca. 1969

      2533   
  • box: 7 Folder: 13
    Just Outside the Nation's Capital Is One of the Best Neighborhoods in America,
    1970s

    5.01

    • 1.
      Brochure: Reston Land Corporation, "Just Outside the Nation's capital is One of the Best Neighborhoods in America",
      no date

      2563   
  • box: 7 Folder: 14
    Lake Anne Village Center Opening,
    1965

    1.22

    • 1.
      Article: Simon Enterprise, "Lake Anne Village Center Opening",
      December 4, 1965

      2523   
  • box: 7 Folder: 15
    Many Faces of Reston,
    1974

    6.06

  • box: 7 Folder: 16
    Mass Transportation on the Move,
    1966

    1.24

  • box: 7 Folder: 17
    New Towns for America,
    1964

    1.11

  • box: 7 Folder: 18
    Open Models (Housing),
    1970s

    1.17

    • 1.
      Map: Anonymous, "Open Models",
      no date

      2509   
  • box: 7 Folder: 19
    Profile of a School System (Fairfax County, Virginia),
    1966

    1.19

  • box: 7 Folder: 20
    Residents Handbook-Reston Virginia,
    1970

    3.07

  • box: 7 Folder: 21
    Reston: An Answer to Suburban Sprawl-Urban Living in the Country,
    1964

    1.27

  • box: 7 Folder: 22
    Reston Apartment Handbook,
    1974

    1.32

  • box: 7 Folder: 23
    Reston-Brochures,
    1965

    4.09

    • 1.
      Brochure: Gulf Reston, "Reston: A Town Helps Its People Cope With The Problems of Living In Times Like These",
      no date

      2558   
    • 2.
      Newsletter: Reston Land Corporation, "Reston",
      Fall/Winter 1981

      2557   
    • 3.
      Newsletter: Reston Land Corporation, "Reston",
      Spring/Summer 1981

      2549   
  • box: 7 Folder: 24
    Reston-First Industrial Campus,
    1960s

    4.06

    • 1.
      Image: James M. Rice Associates, "Reston-First Industrial Campus",
      no date

      2551   
  • box: 7 Folder: 25
    Reston Industrial Center for Research and Government,
    1960s

    5.13

    • 1.
      Brochure: Simon Enterprises, "Reston Industrial Center for Research and Government",
      no date

      2571   
  • box: 7 Folder: 26
    Reston Industrial Center,
    1970s

    1.13

    • 1.
      Brochure: Gulf Reston, "Reston Industrial Center",
      no date

      2514   
  • box: 8 Folder: 1
    Reston Land Corporation,
    1980s

    1.34

  • box: 8 Folder: 2
    Reston North Golf Course,
    1964

    4.26

  • box: 8 Folder: 3
    Reston Quarterly Fact Sheet,
    1972-1973

    1.18

  • box: 8 Folder: 4
    Reston, Virginia-Hunters Woods Village,
    1960s

    2.06

    • 1.
      Brochure: Gulf Reston, Inc., "Reston, Virginia: Hunters Woods Village",
      undated

      2529   
  • box: 8 Folder: 5
    Terraset (A Hill with a School Inside It),
    1960s

    4.05

    • 1.
      Brochure: Terraset Elementary School, "Terraset",,
      undated

      2552   
  • box: 8 Folder: 6
    The First Village Reston,
    1975

    1.30

    • 1.
      Brochure: Simon Enterprises, "The Goodman Houses at Reston", ,
      undated

      2506   
    • 2.
      Brochure: Simon Enterprises, "The Smith Houses at Reston", ,
      undated

      2507   
    • 3.
      Brochure: Simon Enterprises, "The Whittlesey and Conklin Houses at Reston", ,
      undated

      2508   
  • box: 8 Folder: 7
    The Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce,
    2003-2004

    1.7

  • box: 8 Folder: 8
    The Reston Center for Industry and Government,
    1960s

    1.02

    • 1.
      Brochure: Simon Enterprises, "The Reston Center for Industry and Government", ,
      undated

      2517   
  • box: 8 Folder: 9
    The Reston Center for Industry and Government,
    1960s

    5.14

  • box: 8 Folder: 10
    The Reston, Virginia, Test of the Mitre Corporation's Interactive Television System,
    1977

    5.02

  • box: 8 Folder: 11
    "The Row House Revival Is Going to Town-Not to Mention Country" by Wolf Von Eckardt,
    1966

    5.03

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Series 4: Publications,
1963-2005
(1 box)

The series contains different magazines and newspaper articles written about Reston and articles that were published in Reston publications. Some of the publications include Newsweek, The Restonian, The Washingtontian and The Reston Letter.

  • box: 8 Folder: 12
    Business Week,
    1966

    1.25

  • box: 8 Folder: 13
    Fairfax County Virginia-Economic Overview,
    1976

    4.12

  • box: 8 Folder: 14
    Fairfax Prospectus-Volume 10, Number 4,
    1979

    4.15

  • box: 8 Folder: 15
    Industrial Property Guide-Reston Supplement,
    1964

    4.07

  • box: 8 Folder: 16
    Magazines (A-Z Program Guide, Chamber of Commerce Guide and Reston Resource),
    2004-2005

    1.28

  • box: 8 Folder: 17
    Newspaper Clippings (Bronze Simon Statue Stole form Lake Anne),
    2004

    1.29

  • box: 8 Folder: 18
    Newsweek-New Town: Shape of Utopia?,
    1964

    1.15

  • box: 8 Folder: 19
    Real Estate (Articles on Reston, Virginia),
    1986

    3.03

  • box: 8 Folder: 20
    "Reston: A New Town for a New Kind of Life" By Ed Crimsley,
    1966

    4.08

    • 1.
      Article: Ed Grimsley, "Reston: a new town for a new kind of life," The Commonwealth: The Magazine of Virginia, ,
      May 1966

      2550   
  • box: 8 Folder: 21
    Reston Community Association News-Volume 1, Number 5,
    1974

    2.6

  • box: 8 Folder: 22
    "Reston Counts 1000 Residents and Now Looks Like New Town" By John B. Willmann,
    1966

    4.01

  • box: 8 Folder: 23
    "Reston: New Town in the Old Dominion" By Nan Netherton,
    1983

    4.21

  • box: 9 Folder: 1
    Restonian: A New Magazine of New Ways to Live ,
    1968

    5.15

    • 1.
      Article: Fred Flaxman, "Can A New Town Be Democratic?"; the Restonian Magazine, ,
      October 1975

      2574   
    • 2.
      Article: Robert E. Simon, Jr., "Genesis of Reston", ,
      October 1975

      2572   
  • box: 9 Folder: 2
    Reston: The Evolution of an American Original,
    2001

    9.01

  • box: 9 Folder: 3
    The Fairfax County News-Volume 1, Number 1,
    1977

    4.14

  • box: 9 Folder: 4
    "The Life and Times of Reston, Virginia" By the Reston Regional Library,
    2000s

    1.8

  • box: 9 Folder: 5
    The Orange Disc,
    1968

    6.04

  • box: 9 Folder: 6
    The Orange Disc,
    1970

    6.03

  • box: 9 Folder: 7
    The Reston Connection,
    1980s

    6.9

  • box: 9 Folder: 8
    The Reston Connection,
    1980s

    6.10

  • box: 9 Folder: 9
    "The Reston Express Bus" By Henry Bain,
    1969

    4.04

    • 1.
      Report: Henry Bain, "The Reston Express Bus", ,
      August 1969

      2553   
  • box: 9 Folder: 10
    The Reston Industry Landsales Newsletter-Volume 1-3,
    1970s

    4.16

  • box: 9 Folder: 11
    The Reston Letter,
    1963-1966

    4.10

    • 1.
      Newsletter: Reston Letter, Vol. 1 No. 2, ,
      May 1963

      2561   
    • 2.
      Newsletter: Reston Letter, Vol. 2 No. 1, ,
      May 1964

      2560   
    • 3.
      Newsletter: Reston Letter, Vol. 4 No. 1, ,
      May 21, 1966

      2559   
  • box: 9 Folder: 12
    The Reston Letter,
    1963

    1.14

    • 1.
      Newsletter: Reston Letter, Vol. 1 No. 1, ,
      February 1963

      2513   
    • 2.
      Newsletter: Reston Letter, Vol. 1 No. 3, ,
      September 1963

      2512   
  • box: 9 Folder: 13
    The Reston Residential Land Sales Newsletter-Volume 3, Number 3,
    1979

    4.17

  • box: 9 Folder: 14
    The Washingtonian,
    1966

    1.21

  • box: 9 Folder: 15
    Washington World,
    1964

    1.31

  • box: 9 Folder: 16
    Washington World-Reston Industry: Progress Report,
    1964

    4.11

  • box: 9 Folder: 17
    Wayside-Created by the Minchew Corporation,
    1969

    7.04

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Series 5: Images,
1960s-1980s
(0.5 box)

This a small series that contains slides and photographs. The slides are a variety of photos of a Reston Town Center model and the photographs incorporated the early years in Reston.

  • box: 9 Folder: 18
    Memories of Early Reston Years,
    1960s

    5.11

    • 1.
      Memo: Vernon J. Walker to Second Homeowners Planning and Budget Committee, ,
      October 2, 1967

      2568   
    • 2.
      Photo: William A. Graham, Untitled, ,
      undated

      2568   
    • 3.
      Photo: Anonymous, "Vernon Walker", ,
      undated

      2556   
    • 4.
      Photo: Anonymous, "Vernon Walker", ,
      undated

      2567   
    • 10.
      Advertisement: Reston Land Corporation, "Reston Advertisements", ,
      undated

      2570   
  • box: 9 Folder: 19
    Photo of Glen W. Saunders, Jr.,
    1960s

    2.11

  • box: 9 Folder: 20
    Reston Town Center Model (34 Slides),
    1980s

    7.05

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Series 6: Maps,
1970-1989
(0.5 box)

The series has a collection of maps from Reston. They include preliminary plats and master plan for Reston among others.

  • box: 10 Folder: 1
    Preliminary Plats (Submitted),
    1970s

    9.04

  • box: 10 Folder: 2
    Preliminary Plats,
    1990s

    9.02

  • box: 10 Folder: 3
    Reston Historical Data and Maps,
    1980s

    9.05

    • 1.
      Newsletter: Gulf Reston, Inc., "The Reston Residential Land Sales Newsletter", ,
      January 1977

      2588   
  • box: 10 Folder: 4
    Reston Master Plan (Map),
    1989

    9.03

  • box: 10 Folder: 5
    Reston Town Maps,
    1970s

    1.03

  • box: 10 Folder: 6
    Washington D.C. Tourguide Map,
    1974

    2.13

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Series 7: General Information,
1968-2006
(1.5 boxes)

This series covers a variety of information pertaining to Reston. Included in the series are notebooks documenting the attendance and costs of the museum, profiles and association minutes.

  • box: 10 Folder: 7
    Commemorative Brick Profiles First and Second Installation,
    2001

    4.5

  • box: 10 Folder: 8
    Commemorative Brick Profiles First and Second Installation,
    2001

    4.6

  • box: 10 Folder: 9
    First Annual Columbia Conference Community Governance,
    1972

    6.07

    • 1.
      Booklet: Columbia Conference Committee, "First Annual Columbia Conference on Community Goverance", ,
      March 1972

      2584   
  • box: 10 Folder: 10
    Fourth Interview-GWS and VPI Representative,
    1970s

    3.08

  • box: 10 Folder: 11
    Hilton Portfolio,
    1990s

    4.7

  • box: 10 Folder: 12
    News from Reston Museum Winter Program and Walks,
    2006

    9.09

  • box: 10 Folder: 13
    Notebook (Attendance and Costs),
    1997

    2.9

  • box: 10 Folder: 14
    Notebook (Attendance and Costs),
    1998

    2.10

  • box: 11 Folder: 1
    Notebook (Attendance and Costs),
    1998

    2.11

  • box: 11 Folder: 2
    Notebook (Attendance and Costs),
    1999

    2.12

  • box: 11 Folder: 3
    Reston Citizens Association-Records for Museum,
    2000

    3.4

  • box: 11 Folder: 4
    Reston Community Association: Agendas, Minutes and Lists,
    1968

    2.4

  • box: 11 Folder: 5
    Reston Community Association: Government Lists and Board Meetings,
    1972

    2.2

  • box: 11 Folder: 6
    Reston Community Association Ordinances,
    1967

    2.5

  • box: 11 Folder: 7
    Reston Community Association Updates and Briefs,
    1977

    1.5

  • box: 11 Folder: 8
    Reston Task Force,
    2000

    6.01

    • 1.
      Table: Reston 2000 Task Force, "Reston 2000", ,
      ca. 2000

      2573   
  • box: 11 Folder: 9
    Reston, Virginia-Homeowner's Kit,
    1968

    7.03

    • 1.
      Brochure: Anonymous, "The Commons of Mclean", ,
      undated

      2582   
    • 2.
      Brochure: Anonymous, "Woodside, Reston, Virginia", ,
      undated

      2578   
    • 3.
      Brochure: Gulf Reston, Inc., "Bryan Courts", ,
      December 1969

      2577   
    • 4.
      Brochure: Gulf Reston, Inc., "Garden Court Homes, Reston, Virginia", ,
      May 1, 1970

      2576   
    • 5.
      Brochure: Gulf Reston, Inc., "Regency Square", ,
      November 14, 1969

      2579   
    • 6.
      Brochure: Gulf Reston, Inc., "The Bridges of Reston", ,
      January 1970

      2585   
    • 7.
      Brochure: Gulf Reston, Inc., "The Meadows", ,
      January 16, 1970

      2581   
    • 8.
      Brochure: Kandel-Sherman Builders-Developers, Inc., "Flair: Bold Contemporar Homes as New as Tomorrow In the Uplands, Reston, Virginia", ,
      undated

      2586   
    • 9.
      Press Release: Commonwealth of Virginia Office of Civil Defense, "The Virginia Home Fallout Protection Survey", ,
      April 1968

      2580   
  • box: 11 Folder: 10
    UPS Shipping Tags from Reston to Special Collections and Archives,
    2000s

    6.05

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Series 8: Oversize,
1980-1991
(1 box)

This a small series that contains an award for the bicentennial committee in Reston and a brochure.

  • box: 12 Folder: 1
    Award for Reston as a Virginia Bicentennial Community,
    1990

    8.01

  • box: 12 Folder: 2
    Committee Members Reston Bicentennial Committee,
    1991

    8.02

  • box: 12 Folder: 3
    The Best Place in America For Business to Work is Just Outside Washington, D.C.,
    1980s

    2.14

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