George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library, MS2FL4400 University Dr.
Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Business Number: 703-993-2220
Fax Number: 703-993-8911
speccoll@gmu.edu
URL: https://scrc.gmu.edu
Brittney Falter
Administrative Information
Use Restrictions
The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions.
Preferred Citation
Henry H. Douglas papers, C0296, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Acquisition Information
Donated by the Prince William Public Libraries in November 2016.
Processing Information
Processing completed by Brittney Falter in January 2017. EAD markup completed by Brittney Falter in January 2017. Finding aid updated by Amanda Menjivar in January 2023.
Biographical Information
Henry H. Douglas (1903-1987) founded the Pioneer America Society in 1967 and served as its executive director. A resident of Falls Church, Virginia, Douglas was an editor of Pioneer America and Echoes of History - both publications of the Pioneer America Society - in the 1960s and 1970s. The publications focused on historic sites of Northern Virginia.
Scope and Content
The Henry H. Douglas papers contain notes, correspondence, articles, interview transcripts, images, and other materials about historic sites in Prince William County, Virginia and surrounding areas. One area of focus in these papers is Beverley Mill, a historic grist mill near Broad Run, VA. Douglas' notes and collected materials are mostly from the 1960s and 1970s.
Arrangement
The Henry H. Douglas papers are arranged by subject.
Related Material
Special Collections Research Center also holds the Pioneer America Society records. The Virginia Room at Fairfax County Public Libraries holds the Henry H. Douglas Collection. The Thomas Balch Library holds the Pioneer America Society Photograph Collection.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Prince William County (Va.)
- Virginia, Northern -- History
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Prince William County (Va.)
- Virginia, Northern -- History
Container List
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 1
VA-Prince William-Barns, Articles1971-1973Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 2
Henry H. Douglas Biography1989, 1992Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 3
VA-Prince William-Ben Lomond Article1971Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 4
VA-Prince William/Bel Air Articles and Misc.1969-1974Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 5
VA-Prince William-Bridges, Articles1972-1974Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 6
VA-Prince William/Buckland, Articles and Notescirca 1970sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 7
VA-Prince William/Buckland Hall, Excerpts from 18th and 19th Centuriescirca 1970sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 8
VA-Prince William/Buckland Tavern Re: E. H. Pierce, Articles, Corres. And Notes1973-1978Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 9
VA-Prince William/Buckland Tavern, Notes and Articles1969-1974Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 10
VA-Prince William/Buckland, Notes, Interview Trans. and Articles1973-1975Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 11
VA-Prince William/Bull Run Mountain Article1973Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 12
VA-Prince William/Catharpin, Articles, Notes, Card1973, 1976Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 13
VA-Prince William/Cloverland, Notes and Correspondencecirca 1974Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 14
VA-Prince William-Churches, Articles and Notes1969-1976Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 15
VA-Prince William-Correspondence1968-1972Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 16
VA-Prince William/Dumfries, Articles and Misc.1973-1975Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 17
VA-Prince William/Dumfries-Henderson, Images and Essayscirca 1960s-1970sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 18
VA-Prince William/Falkland, Interviews and Notescirca 1974Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 19
VA-Prince William-Farms, Articles1973-1974Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 20
VA-Prince William/Gainesville, Notes1970-1973Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 21
VA-Prince William/Greenwich, Notescirca 1970sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 22
VA-Prince William-Growth, Articles1968, 1973, 1976Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 1
VA-Prince William/Haymarket-Woodlawn, Corresp. and Sketches1971; 1890Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 2
VA-Prince William/Haymarket, Articles and Correspondence1968-1974; 1930sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 3
VA-Prince William-Historic Sites Survey1981Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 4
VA-Prince William-Houses, Articles1960s-1975Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 5
VA-Prince William/Manassas Battlefield, Articles1969-1975Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 6
VA-Prince William/Manassas, Articles1969-1975; 1980Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 7
VA-Prince William/Nokesville, Articles1971-1973Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 8
VA-Prince William-Parks, Articles1983Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 9
VA-Prince William/Occoquan, Articles and Misc.1967-1982Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 10
VA-Prince William-People, Articles1969-1974Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 11
VA-Prince William/Portici, Miscellaneous Materials1971-1972Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 12
VA-Prince William/Quantico, Articlescirca 1969-1971Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 13
VA-Prince William-Railroads, Articles1971, 1973Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 14
VA-Prince William Articlescirca 1960s-1970sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 15
VA-Prince William-Schools, Article1974Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 16
VA-Prince William-Stores, Articles1973Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 17
VA-Prince William/Sudley, Articles, Corresp., Misc.1968-1974Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 18
VA-Prince William/Thorofare, Article and Notescirca late 1960sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 19
VA-Prince William/Woodbridge, NotesundatedScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 20
VA-Prince William/Brentsville, Articles1971, 1974Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 21
VA-Prince William/Rippon Lodge, Articles1969-1973Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 22
VA-Prince William-History, Notes and Articles1971-1974Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 23
VA-Prince William/Manassas, Newspaper1973Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 24
Beverley Mill Article and Notes; BM-21980Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 25
Beverley Mill Research Notes; BM-6circa 1979-1980Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 26
Beverley Mill, Notes of No Further Use; BM-9circa 1980Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 1
VA-Prince William/Beverley Mill Images, Articles, and Notes; BM-11937; circa 1970sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 2
Chapman Family, Notes and Book Photocopy; BM-3circa 1980sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 3
Beverley Mill, Notes; BM-41977Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 4
Beverley Mill, Interviews; BM-51971, 1977, 1980Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 5
Beverley Mill- NOVA Heritage, Notes, Corresp., and Articles; BM-71973, 1980-1981Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 6
VA-Prince William/Beverley Mill Background Material, Interviews, Etc.; BM-81969-1973Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 7
VA-Prince William/Beverley Mill Articles, Notes, Etc.; BM-101969-1972Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 8
VA-Prince William/Occoquan River, Correspondence1969-1971Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 9
Deed Book Page 3701890Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 10
Wills and Correspondence1971-1972Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 11
Sales Slips-Beverley Mills/Broad Run, VA1947Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 12
Sales Slips-Beverley Mills/Broad Run, VA1945-1946Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 13
Sales Slips-Beverley Mills/Broad Run, VA1948Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 14
Old Fashioned Corn Meal Advertisement and BagundatedScope and Contents note