Guide to the Pioneer America Society records, 1964-1980 Pioneer America Society C0011

Guide to the Pioneer America Society records, 1964-1980

A Collection in
Special Collections and Archives
Accession Number C0011


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Repository
George Mason University. Special Collections and Archives
Collection number
C0011
Title
Pioneer America Society records 1964-1980
URL:
http://furbo.gmu.edu/sca/vifgm00104.xml
Physical Characteristics
7 linear feet (13 boxes)
Creator
Henry H. Douglas
Language
English
Abstract
The Pioneer America Society Collection (PAS) contains material related to the activities of the Northern Virginia Chapter of the PAS from 1967 to 1980. Additionally, the collection includes the publications and findings of the Chapter during that time period, including photographs and maps. The collection is divided into five series for easy use and research.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Pioneer America Society records must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Preferred Citation

Pioneer America Society records, C0011, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

This collection was donated by the Estate of Henry H. Douglas (David F. MacGhee, Executor) in 1989.

Processing Information

This collection was processed in 1989 by Special Collections and Archives Staff. In 2008, the collection was re-processed by Beth Jante and Sean Tennant, Special Collections and Archives Staff.

Historical Information

The Pioneer America Society (PAS) is a national non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and study of sites that represent North American history and material culture. Organized in 1967 by Henry H. Douglas, a resident of Falls Church, Virginia, the Society documents and interprets architecture and artifacts in addition to encouraging education, research, and preservation.

Scope and Content

The Pioneer America Society Collection (PAS) contains material related to the activities of the Northern Virginia Chapter of the PAS from 1967 to 1980. Additionally, the collection includes the publications and findings of the Chapter during that time period, including photographs and maps. The collection is divided into five series for easy use and research. The five series are: Northern Virginia Chapter Business from 1969 to 1979, Correspondence from 1967 to 1978, arranged alphabetically, Subject Files from 1967 to 1978, Printed Material from 1964 to 1980, and Oversize materials from the 1970s.

The first series, Northern Virginia Chapter Business, covers the period from 1969 to 1979. This series is composed of materials pertaining to the activities of the Northern Virginia Chapter and includes the Chapter history, membership, interest sheets, and newspaper clippings. Also included in this series are the Chapter minutes and the notice of dissolution for the Chapter.

The second series, Correspondence, covers the period from 1967 to 1978. This series includes a collection of the correspondence between the Northern Virginia Chapter and its members, arranged alphabetically. This series also includes photographs and drawings from the Chapters members, as well as maps and newspaper clippings. These documents record the findings and investigations of the Chapters' members and provide information about the history of the region.

The third series, Subject Files, covers the time between 1967 and 1978. This series includes information about the Northern Virginia Chapters' bylaws, invoices, and charter members. Also included in this collection is information about the Chapters' annual meetings and the American Association for State and Local History Award. This series chronicles the history of the Northern Virginia Chapter and its activities in the 1960s and 1970s.

The fourth series, Printed Material, ranges from 1964 to 1980. The series contains the publications of the Northern Virginia Chapter and includes the Chapter newsletters and brochures. Additionally, the series includes the publications "Echoes of History" and "Headquarters Heliogram," which contain articles from the Chapters' members and detail their findings and history of the region.

The fifth series contains oversized items from the 1970s, including unidentified newsletters and other publications from the Northern Virginia Chapter.

Arrangement

Organized into five series:

Series 1: Northern Virginia Chapter Business, 1969-1979 (Box 1) Series 2: Correspondence, 1967-1978 (Boxes 2-9) Series 3: Subject Files, 1967-1978 (Boxes 9-10) Series 4: Printed Material, 1964-1980 (Boxes 11-12) Series 5: Oversize, 1970s (Box 13)

Related Material

Special Collections and Archives also holds other collections of organizations and personal papers that document planning in Northern Virginia. Many of these collection are related to the Planned Community Archives.

Index Terms

    Persons:

  • Douglas, Henry H.
  • Corporate Names:

  • Pioneer America Society.
  • Subjects:

  • Historic Preservation--Virginia.

Contents List

Series 1: Northern Virginia Chapter Business 1969-1979
(1 box)

The first series, Northern Virginia Chapter Business, covers the period of 1969 to 1979. This series includes the Chapter history, membership, newspaper clippings, progress sheets, and a notice of dissolution.

  • Box 1 Folder 1
    Calendar, 1969-1970

  • Box 1 Folder 2
    History, 1969

  • Box 1 Folder 3
    Interest Sheets, n.d.

  • Box 1 Folder 4
    Members and Membership, 1969-1975

  • Box 1 Folder 5
    Minutes, 1969-1970

  • Box 1 Folder 6
    Newsletter, 1969-1970

  • Box 1 Folder 7
    Newspaper Clippings, 1969-1970

  • Box 1 Folder 8
    Notice of Dissolution, 1979

  • Box 1 Folder 9
    Progress Sheets, n.d.

Series 2: Correspondence 1967-1978
(7.5 boxes)

The second series is a collection of correspondence between the Chapter and its members from 1967 to 1978. The series is organized alphabetically and contains letters, newspaper clippings, photographs, maps, and drawings.

  • Box 2 Folder 1
    Bagdon, Vincent J., 1969

  • Box 2 Folder 2
    Bartlett, Fred, 1974

  • Box 2 Folder 3
    Bernstein, Joel, 1968

  • Box 2 Folder 4
    Bloom, John Potter, 1972, 1976

    Photograph "The office of the Tombstone Prospector, a newspaper started in 1887."

  • Box 2 Folder 5
    Boss, Edward, 1975

  • Box 2 Folder 6
    Brabner-Smith, John, 1977

  • Box 2 Folder 7
    Brandt, Lawrence, 1973

    Photographs (9) "The Rockbridge Mill, Missouri", "The Hodgson Mill, Missouri"

  • Box 2 Folder 8
    Briggs, Ferol, 1974

    Photographs (17) "Tomahawk Mill, Bedford County, Virginia", "Muddy Creek Mill, Tamworth, Cumberland County, Virginia", "Solitude Mill, Fluvanna County, Virginia", "Woodson's Mill, Nelson County, Virginia", "Spicer's Mill, Orange County, Virginia", "Aldie Mill, Loudoun County, Virginia", "The Burwell-Morgan Mill, Clarke County, Virginia", "The Tide Mill at Poplar Grove, Mathews County, Virginia", "Trenton Mills, Cumberland County, Virginia", "Cow Creek Mill, Gloucester County, Virginia", "Byrd Mill, Louisa County, Virginia", "Merrie Mill, Albemarle County, Virginia", "Walker Mill, Albemarle County, Virginia", "Jefferson Mill, Albemarle County, Virginia", "Graves' Mill, Madison County, Virginia", "Repton Mill, Madison County, Virginia"

  • Box 2 Folder 9
    Briggs, Lee, 1972

    Photographs (4) "Order for Morning Prayer, The Book of Common Prayer, 1754 Folio Edition", "Harold J. Spelman"

  • Box 2 Folder 10
    Bucher, Robert, 1968-1969

  • Box 2 Folder 11
    Burton, Tommye S., n.d.

    Photographs (2) "The McCormack House, Prince William/Haymarket, Virginia"

  • Box 2 Folder 12
    Butler, Benjamin and Natalie, 1968-1973

  • Box 2 Folder 13
    Bye, Ranulph, 1968-1973

  • Box 2 Folder 14
    Byrd, R.L., 1973, 1975

  • Box 2 Folder 15
    Cabell, Earle, 1968

  • Box 2 Folder 16
    Candee, Richard, 1968

  • Box 2 Folder 17
    Capron, John D., 1968-1977

  • Box 2 Folder 18
    Carner, Clara Hill, 1974

  • Box 2 Folder 19
    Cartwell, n.d.

  • Box 2 Folder 20
    Cavender, Anthony P., 1974

  • Box 2 Folder 21
    Childs, Patricia; (Moore's Store), 1972-1973

  • Box 2 Folder 22
    Chitwood, W.R., 1974-1975

  • Box 2 Folder 23
    Clements, William M., 1972

  • Box 2 Folder 24
    Conner, E.R., 1975

  • Box 2 Folder 25
    Conner, Prairie, 1974

  • Box 2 Folder 26
    Couture, Richard; "James River Canal," 1973

  • Box 2 Folder 27
    Cozzens, Arthur B., 1971

    Photographs (3) "Carl Hamman, gunsmith, Steelville, Missouri"

  • Box 2 Folder 28
    Dawson, Roger R., 1968-1970

    Photographs (9) "Colonial Antiques advertisement", "Old Leesburg-Alexandria Turnpike"

  • Box 2 Folder 29
    Day, Craig, 1977

  • Box 2 Folder 30
    Deeley, Mary Jane, n.d.

    Sketches (3) "Truro Church, Fairfax, Virginia", "Fairfax Court House, Fairfax, Virginia", "St. Mary's Church, Fairfax Station, Virginia"

  • Box 2 Folder 31
    Denmen, Clayton C., 1972

  • Box 2 Folder 32
    Dickey, John M., 1973

  • Box 3 Folder 1
    Doerken, Bill, 1975

  • Box 3 Folder 2
    "Echoes," 1970

  • Box 3 Folder 3
    Elvin, Jane, 1973

    Photographs (7) "The Fairfax Herald"

  • Box 3 Folder 4
    Emerson, Charles, 1968-1977

    Postcards (8) "Greetings from San Francisco, California", Photographs (2) "Charles Emerson"

  • Box 3 Folder 5
    Friis, Herman, 1971

  • Box 3 Folder 6
    Games, Marshall, n.d.

  • Box 3 Folder 7
    Gamble, Bob, 1973

    Contact Sheet "Aldie, Virginia. Houses"

  • Box 3 Folder 8
    Givens, David, 1973

  • Box 3 Folder 9
    Glassie, Henry, 1968-1973

  • Box 3 Folder 10
    Godfrey, Arthur, 1974

  • Box 3 Folder 11
    Goodwyn, Frank, 1973

  • Box 3 Folder 12
    Gott, John K., 1968-1973

    Photographs (3) "E.S. Renalds and Company's Store, Marshall, Virginia", "H.L. Groome, Station Agent, Marshall, Virginia", "Southern Railroad Depot, Marshall, Virginia" Maps (2) "Fauquier County, Virginia"

  • Box 3 Folder 13
    Greguras, Fred, 1971

    Negatives (45) "Varina, Virginia", "Mt. Vernon, Virginia", "St. John's Episcopal Church, Richmond, Virginia", Virginia State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia", "Rockledge, Occoquan, Virginia", "Stagecoach Inn, Dumphries, Virginia" Photograph "Varina, Virginia"

  • Box 3 Folder 14
    Griffith, James S., 1971

  • Box 3 Folder 15
    Gritzner, Charles F., 1972-1977

  • Box 3 Folder 16
    Grotewold, Andreas, 1976

  • Box 3 Folder 17
    Gumb, Dana, 1971, 1974

  • Box 4 Folder 1
    Gunter, Charles, 1972-1976

  • Box 4 Folder 2
    Hahn, Tom, 1970-1975

    Photographs (19) "Rappahannock River Survey"

  • Box 4 Folder 3
    Hart, John Fraser, 1971, 1974

  • Box 4 Folder 4
    Harwood, Herbert, 1968-1970

  • Box 4 Folder 5
    Hatch, Winslow, 1977

  • Box 4 Folder 6
    Heller, Homer, 1973

  • Box 4 Folder 7
    Hirst, Omer, 1970, 1973

  • Box 4 Folder 8
    Hodge, Robert, 1972

  • Box 4 Folder 9
    Hoyt, William, 1969-1974

    Photographs (4) "Dogtown Common"

  • Box 4 Folder 10
    Hulan, Dick, 1974

    Map "Kentucky"

  • Box 4 Folder 11
    Hutton, Mary K., 1969

  • Box 4 Folder 12
    Innes, Frank C., 1973

  • Box 4 Folder 13
    Jeffers, Jack, 1973

    Photographs (2) "Old Blue Ridge Corn Crib", "Amish Man From the Blue Ridge"

  • Box 4 Folder 14
    Jones, Robert S., 1976

  • Box 4 Folder 15
    Jordan, Terry, 1973-1976

  • Box 4 Folder 16
    Kauffman, Henry J., 1973

  • Box 4 Folder 17
    Kegley, George, 1969

  • Box 4 Folder 18
    Kibbee, Lew, 1971

  • Box 4 Folder 19
    Kiessling, Alice, 1974

  • Box 4 Folder 20
    Kniffen, Fred, 1968-1975

  • Box 4 Folder 21
    Krause, Frank, 1969

    Photographs (6) "Murtaugh House, Manassas, Virginia", "Old Sudley Road", "Sudley Spring, Virginia", "Sudley Mansion, Fairfax, Virginia", "Sudley Sulphur Spring House, Manassas, Virginia"

  • Box 4 Folder 22
    Kury, Theodore, 1968-1972

  • Box 4 Folder 23
    Labert, Darwin, n.d.

  • Box 4 Folder 24
    Lay, Edward, 1974

  • Box 5 Folder 1
    Leigh, Hassell, n.d.

  • Box 5 Folder 2
    Leitch, Martha, 1974

  • Box 5 Folder 3
    Lewis, John, 1970-1977

  • Box 5 Folder 4
    Lewis Pierce, 1974-1975

  • Box 5 Folder 5
    Lewis, Vicki, n.d.

  • Box 5 Folder 6
    MacCord, Lewis, 1971

  • Box 5 Folder 7
    Markwood, Louis, 1974-1975

  • Box 5 Folder 8
    Marshall, Howard W., 1970-1977

  • Box 5 Folder 9
    McAtee, Robert, 1970

  • Box 5 Folder 10
    McKenna, Patrick, 1973

  • Box 5 Folder 11
    McTernan, Doug, 1974

    Photographs (6) "Farm, Fincastle, Virginia" Map "Fincastle, Virginia"

  • Box 5 Folder 12
    Millan, Lewis, 1968

  • Box 5 Folder 13
    Milspaw, Yvonne, 1976

  • Box 5 Folder 14
    Miscellaneous, 1967-1968

  • Box 5 Folder 15
    Miscellaneous, 1969

  • Box 5 Folder 16
    Miscellaneous, 1970

  • Box 5 Folder 17
    Miscellaneous, 1971

  • Box 5 Folder 18
    Miscellaneous, 1972

  • Box 5 Folder 19
    Miscellaneous, 1972

  • Box 6 Folder 1
    Miscellaneous, 1972

  • Box 6 Folder 2
    Miscellaneous, 1973

  • Box 6 Folder 3
    Miscellaneous, 1973

  • Box 6 Folder 4
    Miscellaneous, 1974

  • Box 6 Folder 5
    Miscellaneous, 1974

  • Box 6 Folder 6
    Miscellaneous, 1975

  • Box 6 Folder 7
    Miscellaneous, 1977

  • Box 7 Folder 1
    Montell, Lynwood, 1975

  • Box 7 Folder 2
    Moore, John H., 1975

    Photographs (2) "Fitzhugh Plantation House, Valleybrook, Virginia"

  • Box 7 Folder 3
    Morton, W. Brown III, 1970

  • Box 7 Folder 4
    National Geographic Magazine, 1973

  • Box 7 Folder 5
    Netherton, Ross, 1969, 1973

  • Box 7 Folder 6
    Nett, Charles, n.d.

    Photographs (2) "Native Americans, Souix Tribe", Sketch "Log Cabin"

  • Box 7 Folder 7
    Newton, Milton, 1976

  • Box 7 Folder 8
    Noble, Allen, 1977-1978

  • Box 7 Folder 9
    Nolan, Mary Lee, 1972-1975

  • Box 7 Folder 10
    Norman, Jane, 1975

  • Box 7 Folder 11
    Odiseos, Phyllis, 1976

  • Box 7 Folder 12
    Painter, Fred, 1973

  • Box 7 Folder 13
    Peake Family, 1973

  • Box 7 Folder 14
    Pennington, Robert, 1967

  • Box 7 Folder 15
    Pennino, Martha, 1972

  • Box 7 Folder 16
    Perdue, Charles, 1974

  • Box 7 Folder 17
    Rafferty, Milton, 1972

  • Box 7 Folder 18
    Richards, Tom, 1973

  • Box 7 Folder 19
    Richardson, Herb, 1976

  • Box 7 Folder 20
    Roberts, Warren, 1972

  • Box 7 Folder 21
    Rogers, Lane, 1973

  • Box 7 Folder 22
    Rose, Thomas, 1972

  • Box 7 Folder 23
    Rosenberger, Francis, 1971

  • Box 7 Folder 24
    Scheel, Gene, 1973-1975

  • Box 7 Folder 25
    Schwartz, Stuart, 1974

  • Box 7 Folder 26
    Seme, Joe, 1975

    Drawings (6) "Winter at the Mill", Photograph "The Chapman-Beverly Mill, Virginia", Negative "The Chapman-Beverly Mill, Virginia"

  • Box 7 Folder 27
    Smith, Larry, 1975-1976

  • Box 7 Folder 28
    Sprouse, Edith, 1975

  • Box 7 Folder 29
    Stansfield, Charles, 1975-1976

  • Box 7 Folder 30
    Steadman, Melvin, 1968-1974

  • Box 7 Folder 31
    Stuntz, Mayo, 1970

  • Box 8 Folder 1
    Taylor, R. Stephen, 1973

  • Box 8 Folder 2
    Thompson, n.d.

    Photographs (6) "Reverend Lawson Turner Thompson", "Garage and Dairy, Fairfax, Virginia", "Halman School, Fairfax, Virginia", "Grave Markers, Fairfax, Virginia", Negative "Halman School, Fairfax, Virginia"

  • Box 8 Folder 3
    Tilp, Frederick, 1973

    Map "Charles County, Maryland"

  • Box 8 Folder 4
    Tishler, William, 1976

  • Box 8 Folder 5
    Trout, William, 1973-1974

    Photographs (2) "The Work on the Rappahannock Canal", "Rappahannock Navigation, Lock 7", Maps (2) "Rappahannock Navigation"

  • Box 8 Folder 6
    University of Virginia, 1972-1973

  • Box 8 Folder 7
    Utley, Robert, n.d.

  • Box 8 Folder 8
    Viorst, Milton, 1973

  • Box 8 Folder 9
    Vogt, Peter, 1969

    Photograph "Artistic Lighting Effect"

  • Box 8 Folder 10
    Wacker, Peter, 1968-1973

  • Box 8 Folder 11
    Walls, Aileen, 1975

  • Box 8 Folder 12
    Walsh, Anthony, 1975

  • Box 8 Folder 13
    Watkins, Malcolm, 1968-1973

    Photographs (4) "Silverware", "China Plate", "Flask", "Marlboro Town Excavations"

  • Box 8 Folder 14
    White, Elizabeth, 1968-1969

  • Box 8 Folder 15
    Wiley, John, n.d.

    Negative "1908 Cadillac"

  • Box 8 Folder 16
    Wilfong, James, 1973

  • Box 8 Folder 17
    Wilhelm, Gene, 1968-1973

  • Box 8 Folder 18
    Wilhelm, Hubert, 1972-1975

  • Box 8 Folder 19
    Wilkinson, Joyce, 1968-1969

    Photograph "After A Raid on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad"

  • Box 8 Folder 20
    Williams, Ames, 1968

    Maps (2) "Four Mile Run Railroad Map", "District of Columbia", Photographs (6)"Provost Marshall's Office, Alexandria, Virginia", "Sketch of the 71st NY in Alexandria", "Sketch of Alexandria Episcopal Seminary", "Alexandria Oath of Allegiance", "Sketch of Sutler's Cart, Manassas, Virginia"

  • Box 8 Folder 21
    Williams, Lyle, 1969

  • Box 9 Folder 1
    Wills, Mary Alice, 1972-1975

    Photographs (2)"Possum-Nose Confederate River Battery", "Map of the Potomac", Map "Map of the Potomac River"

  • Box 9 Folder 2
    Wilson, Eugene, 1969

  • Box 9 Folder 3
    Wrenn, Tony P., 1970-1974

  • Box 9 Folder 4
    Wright, Russell, 1972

  • Box 9 Folder 5
    Wyrick, Charles L., 1972

  • Box 9 Folder 6
    Yeager, Randolph, 1972-1973

  • Box 9 Folder 7
    Zelinksi, Wilbur, 1973-1974

Series 3: Subject Files 1967-1978
(1.5 boxes)

The third series contains subject files from 1967 to 1978. This series includes information on the Chapter's annual meetings, bylaws, charter members, invoices, survey sheets, and the American Association for State and Local History Award.

  • Box 9 Folder 8
    American Association for State and Local History Award, 1973-1974

  • Box 9 Folder 9
    Annual Meetings, 1969-1975

  • Box 9 Folder 10
    Annual Meeting, 1978

  • Box 9 Folder 11
    Barrett, William - Invoice, 1971

  • Box 9 Folder 12
    Bylaws, 1972

  • Box 9 Folder 13
    Charter Members, n.d.

  • Box 9 Folder 14
    Compliments, 1973-1976

  • Box 9 Folder 15
    Coordinates, 1968

  • Box 10 Folder 1
    Council on Abandoned Military Posts, 1974

  • Box 10 Folder 2
    "Echoes" - complimentary copies, n.d.

  • Box 10 Folder 3
    Finances, 1973-1976

  • Box 10 Folder 4
    Invoices - "Echoes," 1971-1974

  • Box 10 Folder 5
    Invoices - envelopes, letterheads, 1967-1975

  • Box 10 Folder 6
    Invoices - newsletters, n.d.

  • Box 10 Folder 7
    Japan Foundation Fellowship, 1973

  • Box 10 Folder 8
    Logo Letterheads, n.d.

  • Box 10 Folder 9
    Members, 1970-1976

  • Box 10 Folder 10
    Obituaries, 1976

  • Box 10 Folder 11
    Old Stone House, Washington D.C., n.d.

  • Box 10 Folder 12
    Press Releases, n.d.

  • Box 10 Folder 13
    Programs, 1971-1972, 1978

  • Box 10 Folder 14
    Publicity, 1975

  • Box 10 Folder 15
    "Rails to the Blueridge" 1969-1970

  • Box 10 Folder 16
    Speeches, 1972

  • Box 10 Folder 17
    Survey Sheets, n.d.

  • Box 10 Folder 18
    "West Virginia Hillbilly" Receipt, 1977

Series 4: Printed Material 1964-1980
(2 boxes)

The fourth series contains printed materials from the Northern Virginia Chapter. This series includes newsletters, the Chapter's "Echoes of History" and "Headquarters Heliogram" publications, and rough and final drafts of brochures.

  • Box 11 Folder 1
    Brochures - Final Drafts, 1970, 1975

  • Box 11 Folder 2
    Brochures - Rough Drafts, 1967-1975

  • Box 11 Folder 3
    "Caves of Virginia" (Douglas, Henry, H.), 1964

  • Box 11 Folder 4
    "Echoes of History," 1968

  • Box 11 Folder 5
    "Echoes of History," 1969

  • Box 11 Folder 6
    "Echoes of History," 1970-1971

  • Box 11 Folder 7
    "Echoes of History," 1972

  • Box 11 Folder 8
    "Echoes of History," 1973

  • Box 11 Folder 9
    "Echoes of History," 1974

  • Box 11 Folder 10
    "Echoes of History," 1975

  • Box 11 Folder 11
    "Echoes of History," 1976

  • Box 11 Folder 12
    Flyers, 1972, 1980

  • Box 11 Folder 13
    "Great American Hike" (Garvey, Ed), 1974

  • Box 12 Folder 1
    "Headquarters Heliogram," 1972, 1973

  • Box 12 Folder 2
    "Headquarters Heliogram," 1974

  • Box 12 Folder 3
    "Headquarters Heliogram," 1975

  • Box 12 Folder 4
    "Headquarters Heliogram," 1976

  • Box 12 Folder 5
    "Headquarters Heliogram," 1977

  • Box 12 Folder 6
    Newsletters, 1967, 1970, 1974

  • Box 12 Folder 7
    "Periodical," 1970, 1972

  • Box 12 Folder 8
    "Periodical," 1973-1974

  • Box 12 Folder 9
    "Periodical," 1975-1977

Series 5: Oversize 1970s
(1 box)

Unidentified newsletters and other publications with proofs and negatives on page layouts.

  • Oversize 13 Folder
    Printed Material Page Proofs, 1970s