Guide to the Reston founders video history collection, 1989-1990 C0142
Reston founders video history
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
Emily Martin
Administrative Information
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Preferred Citation
Reston founders video history collection, Collection #C0142, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Ernst and Young Visual Services Group Studio, Reston, Virginia, on March 22, 1989, May 15, 1990, March 6, April 17, 1990 and May 15, 1990.
Processing Information
The Reston Founders Video History Project collection was originally attached to the larger Planned Community Collection currently in the Special Collections and Archives. In 2009 the videotape cassettes were removed and organized into a separate collection. The old box numbers are also included as part of the new arrangement.
Processed in December 2008 by Emily Martin. EAD markup completed in December 2008 by Emily Martin.
Historical Information
Reston is a planned community in Northern Virginia. Robert E. Simon, Jr. was the founder of Reston, and he purchased the land with the proceeds from the sale of Carnegie Hall in New York City in 1961. Construction began in 1963 with the building of Lake Anne. Simon wanted Reston to be a place where individuals could remain their entire lives, thus many different types of housing were constructed. The focus of Reston, according to Simon, was to develop a place where people could live and work. Essentially he wanted Reston to be a way to live. A priority of this way of life was leisure time, so a wide variety of recreational choices were made available. In 1989 the Ernst and Young Visual Services Group Studio recorded interviews with the Reston Founders.
Scope and Content
The Reston Founders Video History Collection contains interviews of various people including Reston's founder, Robert E. Simons. The interviews were recorded from 1989 to 1990. The collection is small with only eight 3/4" videotape cassettes, each with its own interview.
Series 1 is entitled Interviews and is the only series in this small collection. The 3/4" videotape cassettes are interviews with various people about the founding of the Reston Community. People who were interviewed include Robert E. Simon and Jane G. Wilhelm, along with other individuals. The title of each item is the name of the person being interviewed.
Arrangement
Organized into one series.
Missing Title Series 1: Interviews, 1989-1990 (Boxes 1-2)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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Housing
- Planned communities -- Virginia -- Reston
- Reston (Va.)
- Simon, Robert E., Jr. (Robert Edward), 1914-2015
Container List
These 3/4" videotape cassettes are interviews with various people about the founding of the Reston Community. People who were interviewed include Robert E. Simon and Jane G. Wilhelm, along with other individuals.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 1
Robert E. Simon1989Scope and Contents note
Tape 1 of 2; 151 VHS copy available. Available on digital format. Available on DVD.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 2
Robert E. Simon1989Scope and Contents note
Tape 2 of 2; 151 VHS copy available. Available on digital format. Available on DVD.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 3
Edgar Allen "Ed" Prichard1989-1990Scope and Contents note
151 VHS copy available. Available on digital format. Available on DVD.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 4
Glen Saunders1990Scope and Contents note
60 Minutes; 151 Copies on VHS and CD available.
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 1
Embry C. Rucker and Priscilla Ames1989Scope and Contents note
60 minutes; 152 VHS copy available. Available on DVD.
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 2
Embry C. Rucker and Priscilla Ames1990Scope and Contents note
60 minutes; 152 VHS copy available. Available on digital format.
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 3
John A. Scherze1990Scope and Contents note
152 VHS copy available. Available on digital format.
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 4
Jane G. Wilhelm1990Scope and Contents note
152 VHS copy available.