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Guide to the Warner Cable Reston videotape collection, 1971-1997

A Collection in
Special Collections and Archives
Accession Number C0139


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Processed by: Emily Martin Special Collections and Archives Staff

Repository
George Mason University. Special Collections and Archives.
Collection number
C0139
Title
Warner Cable Reston videotape collection 1971-1997
URL:
http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/warnercable.html
Physical Characteristics
9.25 linear feet (19 boxes)
Creator
Warner Cable Communications
Language
English
Abstract
The collection is comprised of programming generated by Warner Cable Communications regarding Reston, Virginia, and aired on the Warner Cable Community Access Channel. Some of these productions were made under contract with various groups, such as Reston Association, Reston Homeowners Association, and Reston Players.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Warner Cable Reston Videotape Collection, C0139, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Warner Cable Communications of Reston, Virginia, in June of 1989.

Processing Information

The Warner Cable Reston videotapes collection was originally attached to the larger Planned Community Collection currently in the Special Collections and Archives. Beginning in 2008 the videos from Warner Cable Reston Videotapes were removed and organized into a separate collection still housed in the Special Collections and Archives at George Mason University Libraries. The old box and folder numbers for each folder are also included as part of the new arrangement.

Processed in December 2008 by Emily Martin. EAD markup completed by Emily Martin in December 2008.

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 sale of Carnegie Hall in New York City in 1961. Cable came to Reston in the 1970s and featured 14 channels, the local Washington and Baltimore channels and a channel or two devoted to local weather and community programming. From the mid-70s through the mid-90s, the system was owned by Warner Cable (and, for a while, under the Warner-Amex name). Under Warner, the system capacity was expanded to 80 channels.

Scope and Content

The collection is comprised of programming generated by Warner Cable Communications regarding Reston, Virginia, and aired on the Warner Cable Community Access Channel. Some of these productions were made under contract with various groups, such as Reston Association, Reston Homeowners Association, and Reston Players.

Series one is the only series in this small collection. The series includes a variety of different programs that were recorded onto 3/4 videotape cassettes. Some of the programs include, Reston Association elections and meetings. Others contain special programs about Reston, such as "A Place Called Reston" that aired in 1979.

Arrangement

Organized into one series.

Series 1: Reston Television, 1971-1997 (Boxes 1-19)

Related Material

The Special Collections and Archives also holds the Planned Community Archives and other personal papers and organizational records that document Reston, Virginia and other planned communities.

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

  • Reston Association.
  • Warner Cable Communications.

    • Geographical Names:

  • Reston (Va.).

    • Subjects:

  • Theater--Virginia--Reston.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Reston (Va.).
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Contents List

Series 1: Reston Television,
1971-1997

The videotape cassettes are recordings of various television programs that aired on Warner Cable in Reston, Virginia. Topics that are covered are Reston Association meetings and various shows put on by the Reston Repertory Theater.

  • Box: 1 Folder: 1
    A. Smith Bowman Interview
    1980

    155

  • Box: 1 Folder: 2
    A. Smith Bowman Historical Photos
    1980

    155

  • Box: 1 Folder: 3
    A. Smith Bowman Historical Photographs
    1980

    156

  • Box: 1 Folder: 4
    A. Smith Bowman
    1980

    155

  • Box: 1 Folder: 5
    A. Smith Bowman
    1980

    155

  • Box: 1 Folder: 6
    Bertie Poston Outside Walking
    1980

    156

  • Box: 2 Folder: 1
    "Country Music from the Country" National Folk Festival at Wolf Trap
    1981

    157

  • Box: 2 Folder: 2
    Dateline Reston-Governance for Reston (Part 1)
    1988

    162

  • Box: 2 Folder: 3
    Election 1985, the Delegate Debate Plum vs. Thoburn
    1985

    159

  • Box: 2 Folder: 4
    Election 1987 Pennino-Douglas Debate
    1987

    159

  • Box: 2 Folder: 5
    Election 1987 Pennino-Douglas Debate
    1987

    160

  • Box: 2 Folder: 6
    International Children's Festival at Wolf Trap
    1981

    153

  • Box: 3 Folder: 1
    International Children's Festival at Wolf Trap Farm Park
    1981

    155

  • Box: 3 Folder: 2
    Music is Medicine
    1981

    157

  • Box: 3 Folder: 3
    Reston Association Candidates Forum (Part 1)
    1988

    160

  • Box: 3 Folder: 4
    Reston Association Meeting (Part 3)
    1988

    162

  • Box: 3 Folder: 5
    Reston Association Meeting (Part 4)
    1988

    162

  • Box: 3 Folder: 6
    Reston Community Association (RCA) (no. 1)
    1988

    161

  • Box: 4 Folder: 1
    Reston Community Association (RCA) (no. 2)
    1988

    161

  • Box: 4 Folder: 2
    Reston Community Association (RCA) Meeting Special with Reston Land (Part 1)
    1988

    160

  • Box: 4 Folder: 3
    Reston Community Association (RCA) Meeting Special with Reston Land (Part 2)
    1988

    160

  • Box: 4 Folder: 4
    Reston Community Association(RCA) Meeting Special with Reston Land (Part 3)
    1988

    160

  • Box: 4 Folder: 5
    Reston Community Center Dedication
    1979

    154

    2 copies available on VHS. DVD copy available.

  • Box: 4 Folder: 6
    Reston Community Center Dedication
    1979

    155

  • Box: 5 Folder: 1
    Reston Governance Forum (Part 1)
    1988

    162

  • Box: 5 Folder: 2
    Reston Governance Forum (Part 2)
    1988

    162

  • Box: 5 Folder: 3
    Reston Governance Forum (Part 3)
    1988

    162

  • Box: 5 Folder: 4
    Reston Repertory TV "A Place Called Reston"
    1978-1979

    154

    Available on DVD.

  • Box: 5 Folder: 5
    Reston Repertory TV "A Place Called Reston"
    1979

    153

  • Box: 5 Folder: 6
    Reston Repertory TV "A Place Called Reston" (no. 2)
    1979

    153

  • Box: 6 Folder: 1
    Reston Repertory TV "A Place Called Reston" (no. 1)
    1978-1979

    155

    Available on DVD.

  • Box: 6 Folder: 2
    Reston Repertory TV "A Place Called Reston" (no. 2)
    1979

    155

    Available on DVD.

  • Box: 6 Folder: 3
    Reston Repertory TV "A Place Called Reston"
    1979

    155

    Available on DVD.

  • Box: 6 Folder: 4
    Reston Repertory Theater "In a Land That's Not Yours" by Bruce Zortman (Part 1)
    1980

    155

    Available on DVD.

  • Box: 6 Folder: 5
    Reston Repertory Theater "In a Land That's Not Yours" by Bruce Zortman (Part 2)
    1980

    155

  • Box: 6 Folder: 6
    Reston Repertory Theater "In a Land That's Not Yours" by Bruce Zortman (Part 3)
    1980

    155

    Available on DVD.

  • Box: 7 Folder: 1
    Reston Repertory Theater "In a Land That is Not Yours" by Bruce Zortman (Part 1)
    1980

    155

  • Box: 7 Folder: 2
    Reston Repertory Theater "In a Land That is Not Yours" by Bruce Zortman (Part 2)
    1980

    155

  • Box: 7 Folder: 3
    Reston Repertory TV "Patterns" (Part 1) copy
    1979

    154

  • Box: 7 Folder: 4
    Reston Repertory TV "Patterns" (Part 2) copy
    1980

    154

  • Box: 7 Folder: 5
    Reston Repertory TV "Patterns" (Part 3) edited closing credits
    1979

    154

  • Box: 7 Folder: 6
    Reston Repertory TV "Patterns" (Part 1) copy
    1979

    155

  • Box: 8 Folder: 1
    Reston Repertory TV "Patterns" (Part 2) copy
    1980

    155

  • Box: 8 Folder: 2
    Reston Repertory TV "Patterns" (Part 3) Edited Closing Credits
    1979

    155

  • Box: 8 Folder: 3
    Reston Repertory TV "Pinnacles" Act I
    1980

    156

  • Box: 8 Folder: 4
    Reston Repertory TV "Pinnacles" Act II
    1980

    156

  • Box: 8 Folder: 5
    Reston Repertory TV "Pinnacles" Act III
    1980

    156

  • Box: 8 Folder: 6
    Reston Repertory "The Prodigal" (Part 1) Edit Master
    1982

    158

  • Box: 9 Folder: 1
    Reston Repertory "The Prodigal" (Part 2) Edit Master
    1982

    158

  • Box: 9 Folder: 2
    Reston Repertory "The Prodigal" Re-Edit (Part 1)
    1987

    159

  • Box: 9 Folder: 3
    Reston Repertory "The Prodigal" Re-Edit (Part 2)
    1987

    159

  • Box: 9 Folder: 4
    Reston Repertory "The Prodigal" Re-Edit (Part 3)
    1987

    159

  • Box: 9 Folder: 5
    Reston Repertory Television "Rape of Maria Perez" (Part 1) Edit Master
    1981

    157

  • Box: 9 Folder: 6
    Reston Repertory Theater "Rape of Maria Perez" (Part 2)
    1981

    157

  • Box: 10 Folder: 1
    Reston Repertory Theater "Rape of Maria Perez" (Part 2) Re-Edit Master
    1982

    157

  • Box: 10 Folder: 2
    Reston Repertory "Rape of Maria Perez"
    1982

    155

  • Box: 10 Folder: 3
    Reston Repertory "The Apprentice" by Sharon Loheu
    1979

    153

  • Box: 10 Folder: 4
    Reston Repertory "The Apprentice" by Sharon Cohen
    1979

    155

  • Box: 10 Folder: 5
    Reston Repertory Theater "The Stronger" by Strindberg
    1978

    153

  • Box: 10 Folder: 6
    Reston Repertory Theater "The Stronger" by Strindberg
    1978

    155

  • Box: 11 Folder: 1
    Reston Repertory "Tomorrow, and the day after, and the day after that"
    1970s

    153

  • Box: 11 Folder: 2
    Reston Repertory "Tomorrow, and the day after, and the day after that"
    1970s

    155

  • Box: 11 Folder: 3
    Reston Symposium-Keynote Address "Reston and the American Dream" by Dorn C. McGrath, Jr.
    1985

    31

  • Box: 11 Folder: 4
    Reston Symposium-Conference Address "New Towns in Perspective" by Paul D. Spreiregen (Part 1 of 2)
    1985

    31

  • Box: 11 Folder: 5
    Reston Symposium-Conference Address "New Towns in Perspective" by Paul D. Spreiregen (Part 2 of 2)
    1985

    31

  • Box: 11 Folder: 6
    Reston Symposium-Welcome and Orientation
    1985

    31

  • Box: 12 Folder: 1
    Reston Symposium-Plenary Session I (Part 1)-"Reston: New Town or Suburb?"
    1985

    32

  • Box: 12 Folder: 2
    Reston Symposium-Plenary Session I (Part 2)-"Reston: New Town or Suburb?"
    1985

    32

  • Box: 12 Folder: 3
    Reston Symposium-Plenary Session II (Part 1)-"The Inclusive Community: Housing and Population Diversity"
    1985

    32

  • Box: 12 Folder: 4
    Reston Symposium-Plenary Session II (Part 2)-"The Inclusive Community: Housing and Population Diversity"
    1985

    32

  • Box: 12 Folder: 5
    Reston Symposium-Plenary Session III (Part 1)-"The Planned Environment: Structural and Natural Beauty"
    1985

    32

  • Box: 12 Folder: 6
    Reston Symposium-Plenary Session III (Part 2)-"The Planned Environment: Structural and Natural Beauty"
    1985

    32

  • Box: 13 Folder: 1
    Reston Symposium-Plenary Session IV (Part 1)-"Community Institutions and Governance"
    1985

    32

  • Box: 13 Folder: 2
    Reston Symposium-Plenary Session IV (Part 2)-"Community Institutions and Governance"
    1985

    32

  • Box: 13 Folder: 3
    Reston Symposium-Plenary Session IV (Part 3)-"Community Institutions and Governance"
    1985

    33

  • Box: 13 Folder: 4
    Reston Symposium-Plenary Session V (Part 1)-"Will It Sell?"
    1985

    33

  • Box: 13 Folder: 5
    Reston Symposium-Plenary Session V (Part 2)-"Will It Sell?"
    1985

    33

  • Box: 13 Folder: 6
    Reston Symposium-Plenary Session VI (Part 1)-"The Good Life: Cultural Educational and Recreational Opportunities"
    1985

    33

  • Box: 14 Folder: 1
    Reston Symposium-Plenary Session VI (Part 2)-"The Good Life: Cultural, Educational and Recreational Opportunities"
    1985

    33

  • Box: 14 Folder: 2
    Reston Symposium-Plenary Session VII (Part 1)-"Village and Town Centers: Shopping Centers or Urban Places?"
    1985

    33

  • Box: 14 Folder: 3
    Reston Symposium-Plenary Session VII (Part 2)-"Village and Town Centers: Shopping Centers or Urban Places?""
    1985

    34

  • Box: 14 Folder: 4
    Reston Symposium-Plenary Session VII (Part 3)-"Village and Town Centers: Shopping Centers or Urban Places?"
    1985

    34

  • Box: 14 Folder: 5
    Reston Symposium-Plenary Session VIII (Part 1)-"Final Workshop Reports and Consensus"
    1985

    34

  • Box: 14 Folder: 6
    Reston Symposium-Plenary Session VIII (Part 2)-"Final Workshop Reports and Consensus"
    1985

    34

  • Box: 15 Folder: 1
    Reston Symposium-Robert Simon Speech (Part 1)
    1985

    34

    Available on digital format.

  • Box: 15 Folder: 2
    Reston Symposium-Robert Simon Speech (Part 2)
    1985

    34

    Available on digital format.

  • Box: 15 Folder: 3
    Reston Town Center-Ground breaking (Part 1)
    1988

    161

  • Box: 15 Folder: 4
    Reston Town Center Ground breaking (Part 2)
    1988

    161

  • Box: 15 Folder: 5
    Reston Town Center Ground breaking (Part 3)
    1988

    161

  • Box: 15 Folder: 6
    Reston Town Center Ground breaking Edited
    1988

    161

    Available on digital format.

  • Box: 16 Folder: 1
    Reston Town Meeting-Reston Association Board (Part 3)
    1988

    160

  • Box: 16 Folder: 2
    Reston Town Meeting-Reston Association Board (Part 1 of 2)
    1988

    163

  • Box: 16 Folder: 3
    Reston Town Meeting-Reston Association Board (Part 2 of 2)
    1988

    163

  • Box: 16 Folder: 4
    Reston Town Meeting-Reston Association Board Meeting (Part 1)
    1989

    163

  • Box: 16 Folder: 5
    Reston Town Meeting-Reston Association Board Meeting (Part 2)
    1989

    163

  • Box: 16 Folder: 6
    Reston Town Meeting-Reston Association Board Meeting (Part 3)
    1989

    163

  • Box: 17 Folder: 1
    Reston Town Meeting-Reston Association Candidate Forum (Part 1 of 2)
    1989

    163

  • Box: 17 Folder: 2
    Reston Town Meeting-Reston Association Board Meeting (Part 2 of 2)
    1989

    164

  • Box: 17 Folder: 3
    Reston Town Meeting-Reston Association Board (Part 1)
    1989

    164

  • Box: 17 Folder: 4
    Reston Town Meeting-Reston Association Board (Part 2)
    1989

    164

  • Box: 17 Folder: 5
    Reston Town Meeting-Reston Association (Part 1)
    1989

    164

  • Box: 17 Folder: 6
    Reston Town Meeting-Reston Association (Part 2)
    1989

    164

  • Box: 18 Folder: 1
    Reston Town Meeting-Reston Association (Part 3)
    1989

    164

  • Box: 18 Folder: 2
    Reston Visitors Center Dedication
    1982

    158

  • Box: 18 Folder: 3
    Reston Visitors Center Dedication (no. 2)
    1982

    153

  • Box: 18 Folder: 4
    Seniors "Tom Currier" (1st half) and "Nancy Echols" (2nd half)
    1982

    158

  • Box: 18 Folder: 5
    Songs of Gospel-National Folk Festival
    1981

    157

  • Box: 18 Folder: 6
    Special-Jesse Jackson "I am Somebody" (Edit Master)
    1986

    159

  • Box: 19 Folder: 1
    "Tom Currier" as featured on "Seniors"
    1982

    158

  • Box: 19 Folder: 2
    Reston Citizens Association Board Meeting,
    January 1996

    Available on VHS.

  • Box: 19 Folder: 3
    Reston Citizens Association Board Meeting,
    February 26, 1996

    Available on VHS.

  • Box: 19 Folder: 4
    Reston Citizens Association Board Meeting,
    March 1996

    Available on VHS.

  • Box: 19 Folder: 5
    Reston Citizens Association Board Meeting,
    January 27, 1997

    Available on VHS.

  • Box: 19 Folder: 6
    Reston Citizens Association Board Meeting,
    February 24, 1997

    Available on VHS.

  • Box: 19 Folder: 7
    Reston Citizens Association Board Meeting,
    April 21, 1997

    Available on VHS.

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