Guide to the Carol R. Lubin papers, 1960-1981 Carol R. Lubin C0105


Descriptive Summary
Repository	George Mason University. Special Collections Research Center.
Creator	Carol Riegelman Lubin, 1909-2005
Title	Carol R. Lubin papers
Date	1960-1981
Physical Characteristics	4 linear ft.;8 boxes
Abstract	The Carol R. Lubin papers is a collection of papers pertaining to Lubin's work as a consultant for social planning in Reston, Virginia. The collection contains correspondence, reports, and plans as well as papers from international communities in Israel, Poland and Great Britain.
Collection number	C0105
Language	English

Biographical Information

Carol Riegelman Lubin was born on September 23, 1909. She graduated from Smith College in 1930 and received a M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University in public law. She married Isador Lubin, an economist who worked closely with President Franklin D. Roosevelt on the New Deal, and they had two daughters. Lubin was associated professionally with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the International Labor Organization, Rutgers University, the New York Urban Coalition and the United Neighborhood Houses.

Lubin joined the Reston staff in September of 1961 in order to direct the community planning for the city in the areas of educational, cultural, recreational, social, and religious activities. As the consultant for social planning she developed conferences with social scientists, religious leaders, architects, foundation representatives, government officials, developers of the British new towns and community leaders in various voluntary agencies. Carol Lubin died on July 26, 2005.

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Scope and Content

The Carol R. Lubin papers is a collection of papers pertaining to Dr. Lubin's work as a consultant for social planning in Reston, Virginia. The collection contains correspondence, reports, plans and papers from international communities in Israel, Poland and Great Britain.

Series one is titled correspondence. The series contains the correspondence to and from Carol R. Lubin. The correspondence pertains to Reston activities, committees, school, foundation for community programs, nature center and various other organizations. The series is dated from 1962 to 1969 and is contained in box 1.

Series two is titled reports and plans. The series contains the reports and plans for different projects in Reston. Some of the projects include, child care, education, low income housing and papers from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The series is dated from 1961 to 1969 and is contained in boxes 1-3.

Series three is titled international. The papers in this series are from different planned communities around the world. Most of the papers relate to Israel with additional information from Poland, Great Britain and Japan. The series is dated from 1965 to 1971 and is contained in boxes 3-5.

Series four is titled booklets. The information in this series includes office workbooks, Reston manual, promotional pamphlets and other information. The series is dated from 1960 to 1981 and is contained in boxes 5-6.

Series five is titled general information. The papers cover a variety of topics related to Dr. Lubin's career in Reston. Among the papers are addresses, maps, notes, press releases, newspaper articles and other papers. The series is dated from 1962 to 1971 and is contained in boxes 6-7.

Series six is titled oversize. The series is small and contains information related to Israel. Included in the series are drawings of different planned communities and a book about Israeli development. The series is dated from 1967 to 1968 and is contained in box 8.

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Arrangement

Organized into six series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1962-1969 (Boxes 1)

Series 2: Reports and Plans, 1961-1969 (Boxes 1-3)

Series 3: International, 1965-1976 (Boxes 3-5)

Series 4: Booklets, 1960-1981 (Boxes 5-6)

Series 5: General Information, 1962-1971 (Boxes 6-7)

Series 6: Oversize, 1967-1968 (Boxes 8)

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

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Related Material

Special Collections Research Center 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.

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Index Terms

Persons:

Lubin, Carol Riegelman.

Geographical Names:

Reston (Va.).

Subjects:

Housing--Virginia--Reston.

Planned communities--Virginia--Reston.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Carol R. Lubin papers, Collection #C0105, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Carol R. Lubin in August of 1995.

Processing Information

Processed in January 2010 by Emily Martin. The Carol R. Lubin Papers were originally attached to the larger Planned Community Collection currently in the Special Collections Research Center. In 2010 the documents from the Carol R. Lubin Papers were removed and organized into a separate collection still housed in the Special Collections Research Center at George Mason University Libraries.

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Contents List


Series 1: Correspondence, 1962-1969 (1 box)

The series contains the correspondence to and from Carol R. Lubin. The correspondence pertains to Reston activities, committees, school, foundation for community programs, nature center and various other organizations.



Box	Folder
1	1	American Organization for Rehabilitation through Training (O.R.T.) Federation, 1969

	2	Correspondence, 1963
			444.12
	3	Correspondence: Biographical Material, 1967
			444.13
	4	Day Care, 1967
			444.14

		1. Letter: Eleanor M. Hosley to Carol R. Lubin November 29, 1967
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Box	Folder
1	5	Employee Benefits, 1965
			444.16
	6	Federal Aid to Reston, 1963
			444.17
	7	Ford Foundation Presentation, 1966
			444.18

		1. Letter: Marshall Kaplan to Carol R. Lubin July 5, 1966
			Image


		2. Reston Proposal Part I: Anonymous ca. 1965
			Image

Box	Folder
1	8	Ford Foundation Presentation, 1966
			444.19

		1. Memorandum: Joan Wofford to Robert Simon, Carol Lubin, Bernie Norwitch, and Jane Wilhelm March 24, 1966
			Image


		2. Reston Proposal Part II: Anonymous ca. 1965
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Box	Folder
1	9	From: David Best, 1970

	10	Gulf Investment in Reston, 1967
			445.1

		1. Gulf Investment in Reston (Memo) May 5, 1967
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Box	Folder
1	11	Personal, 1960-1967
			446.9
	12	Pop Quiz for Reston Salesmen, 1966
			447.9

		1. Answers to Pop Quiz for Reston Salesman October 28,1966
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Box	Folder
1	13	Presentation to Magazine and Industrial Officials, 1964
			447.11
	14	Reston Activities/Commitments, 1967
			446.8
	15	Reston Virginia Foundation for Community Programs, Incorporated, 1967
			448.14

		1. Letter: T. Keith Glennan and Richard G. Henniger September 1, 1967
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		2. Memo: Linsenmeyer to Board of Trustees of Reston, VA Foundation for Community Programs, Inc. November 14, 1967
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		3. Memo: Reston Foundation for Community Programs, Inc. November 1967
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Box	Folder
1	16	Reston School, 1967
			448.6
	17	The Nature Center-Reston, Virginia, 1967
			446.12

		1. The Nature Center, Reston Virginia November 8, 1967
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Box	Folder
1	18	Weekly Legislative Digest, 1965

	19	Zukowsky Manuscript, 1962
			448.19


Series 2: Reports and Plans, 1961-1696 (2 boxes)

The series contains the reports and plans for different projects in Reston. Some of the projects include, child care, education, low income housing and papers from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).



Box	Folder
1	20	A Survey of Town House Buyers and Prospects-Reston, Virginia, 1965
			448.17
	21	Architectural Development Proposal, 1966
			444.5

		1. Architectural Development Proposal February 18, 1966
			Image


		2. Report: Anonymous, Architectural Development Proposal February 18, 1966
			Image

Box	Folder
1	22	Architectural Drawings-Whittlesey and Conklin, 1963
			444.6
	23	Child Care and Working Mothers, 1965

	24	Community and Public Relations Division-May Monthly Report, 1965
			444.11
Box	Folder
2	1	Education in Media, 1960s
			444.15

		1. Project Proposal: Anonymous, "Education in Media" ca. 1965
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Box	Folder
2	2	Elementary School, Intermediate School-Reston, Virginia, 1964
			448.16
	3	First Exhibition-Reston Art Gallery, 1960s
			448.2
	4	Grant Application-Familiar Problems of Mother in a New Town, 1967
			445.2

		1. Letter: Mary Dublin Keyserling to Jane G. Wilhelm October 26, 1967
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Box	Folder
2	5	Grant Application-Reston Demonstration: Community Approach to Child Care, 1967
			445.3
	6	Housing and Urban Development (HUD), 1967
			445.5
	7	Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Low Cost Housing Research Project, 1967
			445.6

		1. Memorandum: Linsenmeyer, J.C. to Board of Trustees, Reston Foundation re: HUD Low Cost Housing Research Project, December 1, 1967
			Image

Box	Folder
2	8	Housing and Urban Development (HUD)/Reston Housing Study-Phase Two Report, 1967
			445.7
	9	LAX Plywood Tree House and Other Play Equipment, 1966
			445.11
	10	Master Plan for Reston, Virginia Submitted to Fairfax County Planning Commission, 1962
			446.13

		1. Master Plans for Reston, Va. submitted, March 15, 1962
			Image


		2. Press Release: Safire Public Relations, "Master plans for Reston, VA submitted to Fairfax County Planning Commission", March 15, 1962
			Image

Box	Folder
2	11	"New Town: Prospects and Problems" by Robert E. Simon, Jr., 1960s
			446.15

		1. New Towns: Prospects and Problems, 1960s?
			Image


		2. Paper: Robert E. Simon, "New Towns: Prospects and Problems", early-1960s
			Image

Box	Folder
2	12	Option Agreement-Palindrome Corporation and Carol Lubin, 1964
			446.18
	13	Plan for a Democratic School for Inspectors, 1960s

	14	Planning Memoranda on Reston-Report to Simon Enterprises, 1962
			447.1

		1. Memorandum: Arthur D. Little, Inc., January 1962
			Image


		2. Memorandum: Arthur D. Little, Inc. (#2), January 1962
			Image

Box	Folder
2	15	Proposed Children's Center, 1960s
			444.9
	16	Report Accompanying the Preliminary Master Plan for Reston, 1961
			447.16

		1. Report: Safire Public Relations, Inc, October 3, 1961
			Image

Box	Folder
2	17	Report to Reston, Virginia Incorporated, 1965
			447.17

		1. Letter: Robert E. Simon, Jr. to the Stockholders of Reston, VA, Inc., January 1966
			Image


		2. Report: George M. Sachs and Company, "Report to Reston, VA, Inc. (name changed from Palindrome Corporation)", September 30, 1965
			Image

Box	Folder
2	18	Reston Day Care Center, 1969
			448.5
	19	Reston Low Income Housing Demonstration Program, 1969
			445.13

		1. Report: Norman Rowland, Reston Low Income Housing Demonstration Program, April 1969
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Box	Folder
3	1	Reston Outline, 1967
			448.11
	2	Reston Outline, 1967
			448.12
	3	Reston Studies Working Paper No. 9 Tables Developed for Reston Market Potential Studies, 1965
			448.13
	4	Simon Enterprises, Developers Reston, Virginia, 1962
			448.1

		1. Reston, Virginia (Planning Report), May 1962
			Image

Box	Folder
3	5	Some Proposals for Research in Reston, 1963
			447.14

		1. Paper: Herbert Gans, "Some Proposals for Research in Reston", June 22, 1963
			Image

Box	Folder
3	6	The Reston Community-Fairfax County Revenue and Expense Analysis, 1962
			447.18


Series 3: International, 1965-1976 (2 boxes)

he papers in this series are from different planned communities around the world. Most of the papers relate to Israel with additional information from Poland, Great Britain and Japan.



Box	Folder
3	7	Lubin Trips to Israel, Finland, Denmark, Poland and Switzerland, 1965
			447.8
	8	England-Public Housing, 1969

	9	Israel-A Tour Guide, 1969-1970

	10	Israel-Address by David Horowitz (Bank of Israel Governor), 1967

	11	Israel-Addresses, 1960s

	12	Israel-Agriculture Report, 1976

	13	Agricultural and Rural Development in Israel, 1974

	14	Israel-Arad Development Project, 1966
			449.1

		1. Report: State of Israel Ministry of Housing, Arad Development Project, ca. 1966
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Box	Folder
3	15	Israel-Building Centre, 1970s

	16	Israel-Department of Social Welfare, 1970

	17	Israel-Department of Social Welfare, 1970

	18	Israel-Department of Social Welfare, 1970

	19	Israel-Department of Social Welfare, 1971

	20	Israel-Development, 1968

	21	Israel-Development of Negev Towns, 1960s
			449.2
	22	Israel-First World Congress of Engineers and Architects, 1967

	23	Israel-First World Congress of Engineers and Architects, 1967

	24	Israel-First World Congress of Engineers and Architects , 1967
			449.3
Box	Folder
4	1	Israel-First World Congress of Engineers and Architects-Development Patterns in Emerging Countries, 1967
			449.4
	2	Israel-First World Congress of Engineers and Architects-Housing and Architecture, 1967
			449.5

		1. Presentation: Abba Elhanani, Architectural Problems of Large Scale Building, 1967
			Image


		2. Presentation: Pierre Drouin, Art and Science of Urban Renovation, 1967
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Box	Folder
4	3	Israel-Hebrew University-Excavations, 1971

	4	Israel-Housing for Integration, 1965

	5	Israel-Jaffa Community, 1960s

	6	Israel-Jerusalem, The Southern Project, 1975

	7	Israel-Kibbutz Gezer, 1972

	8	Israel-Map, 1967

	9	Israel-Maps, 1967

	10	Israel-Mental Health, 1970

	11	Israel-Moshav Settlement, 1975
			449.7

		1. Article: Raanan Wietz, "Integrative Planning for Israel's Rural Cooperatives (Moshavim): A New Model", 1975
			Image


		2. Booklet: The Jewish Agency Settlement Department, The Moshav in Israel, June 1971
			Image

Box	Folder
4	12	Israel-New Immigrants in Safad, 1974

	13	Israel-New Towns, 1960s
			449.9
	14	Israel-Notes, 1960s
			449.10
	15	Israel-School Menu, 1969-1970

	16	Israel-Settlement Committee Tour, 1973
			449.12
	17	Israel-Social Welfare, 1970

	18	Israel-Social Welfare Law, 1970

	19	Israel-The Arava, 1960s

	20	Israel-The Industrial Village, 1974
			449.6

		1. Report: Jewish Agency Settlement Department, "The Industrial Village", July 1974
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Box	Folder
4	21	Israel-The Jerusalem Post, 1967

	22	Israel-The Jewish Agency, The Settlement Department, 1969

	23	Israel-The Mountainous Galilee Proposed Plan for Accelerated Development, 1974
			449.8
	24	Israel-The Rural Development Program, 1976
			449.11
	25	Israel-Twenty Years Housing , 1967
			449.13
	26	Poland-Band Shell Architectural Drawings, 1960s
			447.7
	27	Poland-Band Shell Architectural Drawings, 1960s
			447.6
Box	Folder
5	1	Poland, 1967
			447.3
	2	Poland, 1966
			447.4

		1. Letter: Mrs. Carol R. Lubin to Professor Boleslaw Malisz, October 25, 1966
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Box	Folder
5	3	Poland, 1965
			447.5
	4	Japan Travel Bureau (JTB), 1969


Series 4: Booklets, 1960-1981 (1 box)

The information in this series includes office workbooks, Reston manual, promotional pamphlets and other information.



Box	Folder
5	5	A Guide to Reston, Virginia, 1960s
			445.4
	6	CETA Administration manual, 1981
			444.8
	7	Committee for Economic Development, 1970

	8	"Let There Be Commitment" a Housing, Planning and Development Program for New York City, 1966
			445.12
	9	Manpower Report, 1967

	10	More Than Shelter, 1968

	11	New Towns, 1960s
			446.10
	12	Office Workbook, Low Income Housing Demonstration, Reston, Virginia, Proposed Schematic Designs, 1960s
			446.1

		1. Office Workbook Designs: Norman Rowland, ca. 1969
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Box	Folder
5	13	Office Workbook, Low Income Housing Demonstration, Reston, Virginia, Construction Industry Contacts, 1960s
			446.2
	14	Office Workbook, Low Income Housing Demonstration, Reston, Virginia, Development of Contacts, 1960s
			446.3
	15	Office Workbook, Low Income Housing Demonstration, Reston, Virginia, 1960s
			445.14
	16	Office Workbook, Low Income Housing Demonstration, Introduction, Sections of Activity, 1960s
			445.15

		1. Office Workbook Introduction: Norman Rowland, ca. 1969
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Box	Folder
5	17	Office Workbook, Low Income Housing Demonstration, Reston, Virginia, Consultants, 1960s
			445.16

		1. Office Workbook Consultants: Norman Rowland, ca. 1969
			Image

Box	Folder
5	18	Office Workbook, Low Income Housing Demonstration, Reston, Virginia, Work Program and Schedule, 1960s
			445.17

		1. Office Workbook Work Program and Schedule: Norman Rowland, ca. 1969
			Image

Box	Folder
5	19	Office Workbook, Low Income Housing Demonstration, Reston, Virginia, Building and Constraints, 1960s
			445.18
	20	Office Workbook, Low Income Housing Demonstration, Reston, Virginia, Land Development Costs, 1960s
			445.19

		1. Office Workbook Land Development Costs: Norman Rowland, ca. 1969
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Box	Folder
5	21	Office Workbook, Low Income Housing Demonstration, Reston, Virginia, market Analysis, 1960s
			445.20
	22	Office Workbook, Low Income Housing Demonstration, Reston, Virginia, Mobile Home Industry, 1960s
			445.21

		1. Office Workbook Mobile Home Industries: Norman Rowland, ca. 1969
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Box	Folder
5	23	Office Workbook, Low Income Housing Demonstration, Reston, Virginia, Alternative Construction Methods, 1960s
			445.22

		1. Office Workbook Alternate Construction Methods: Norman Rowland, ca. 1969
			Image

Box	Folder
5	24	Office Workbook, Low Income Housing Demonstration, Reston, Virginia, Environmental Design Team, 1960s
			445.23

		1. Office Workbook Environment Design Team: Norman Rowland, ca. 1969
			Image

Box	Folder
5	25	Office Workbook, Low Income Housing Demonstration, Reston, Virginia, F.H.A. Low Income Minimum Property Standards Study, 1960s
			445.24

		1. Office Workbook F.H.A. Low Income Standards: Norman Rowland, ca. 1969
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Box	Folder
6	1	Our People and Their Cities, 1966
			446.20

		1. Book: Frederick A. Gutheim, "Our People and Their Cities: A Background to Urban America's Conference to Improve the Quality of Urban America", September 11-13, 1966
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Box	Folder
6	2	Play Sculptures, 1960s
			447.2
	3	Presentation Kit-Reston, Virginia, 1961
			447.10
	4	Promotional Material, 1960s
			447.13
	5	Quayside House-Reston, Virginia, 1960s
			447.15
	6	Reston at a Glance, 1960s
			448.3
	7	Reston Manual, 1960s
			448.10

		1. Reston Manual, ca. 1964
			Image

Box	Folder
6	8	Reston North Golf Course, 1960s
			444.20
	9	Technical-Resource Base (Washington), 1963

	10	The Citizen and the Parks, 1966-1967
			444.10
	11	The Needs of New communities, 1967
			446.11
	12	Urban Land, 1966
			448.18


Series 5: General Information, 1962-1971 (1.5 boxes)

The papers cover a variety of topics related to Dr. Lubin's career in Reston. Among the papers are addresses, maps, notes, press releases, newspaper articles and other papers.



Box	Folder
6	13	Addresses-Miscellaneous, 1960s
			444.1
	14	Addresses-Reston, 1960s
			444.2
	15	Article, 1966

	16	Articles on Reston, 1965
			444.4

		1. Article: Anonymous; "New Towns: Shape of Utopia?"; Newsweek, November 23, 1964
			Image


		2. Article: Anonymous; "Reston: An Answer to Suburban Sprawl, Urban Living in the Country," Architectural Record, July 1964
			Image


		3. Article: Reston: The New Town Planned to Stop Urban Sprawl, Anonymous, January 28, 1965
			Image


		4. Article: Wolf Von Eckardt, "America Tomorrow: Creating the Great Society," The New Republic, 7 November 1964
			Image


		5. Press Reports: Reston and House and Home, February 1964
			Image


		6. Report: Edward Carpenter, "Brave New Town", Industrial Design, March 1964
			Image


		7. Report: House and Home, Editorial, "New Towns for America", February 1964
			Image


		8. Report: Washington Center for Metropolitan Studies, January 1965
			Image

Box	Folder
6	17	Articles on Reston, 1967
			444.3

		1. Article: Anonymous; "The Reston, Virginia Story," Washington World, 17 August 1964
			Image


		2. Article: Anonymous; "Reston Industry: Progress Report," Washington World, October 1964
			Image


		3. Article: Carl Norcross, "What Buyers Think of Reston," Urban Land: News and Trends in City Development, Volume 25, Number 2, 1965?
			Image


		4. Article: Dallas M. Lee, "Planned Communities: Who's Shaping the Future," Home Missions, December 1967
			Image

Box	Folder
6	18	Biographical Material-Carol Lubin, 1965
			446.4
	19	Georgetown-East Annapolis, Maryland-Coloring Book, 1960s

Box	Folder
7	1	Introduction to Reston, Virginia, 1960s
			445.8

		1. Paper: Anonymous, "Introduction to Reston, Virginia", no date
			Image

Box	Folder
7	2	Lake Anne Center, 1960s
			445.9

		1. Community Activities at Reston: Lake Ann Center, November 10, 1965
			Image

Box	Folder
7	3	Lake Anne Nursery-Kindergarten, 1967
			445.10

		1. Lake Anne Nursery-Kindergarten, August 11, 1965
			Image

Box	Folder
7	4	Map of Metropolitan Area of Virginia, 1960s
			446.7
	5	Newsclippings, 1967
			446.14
	6	Notes, 1960s
			446.16
	7	Notes, 1971

	8	Organizational Chart, 1960s
			446.19
	9	Palindrome Corporation-Unanimous Written Consent of Shareholders, 1965
			446.21

		1. Palindrome Corporation Unanimous Written Consent of Shareholders (Certificate of Incorporation), 24 May 1965
			Image

Box	Folder
7	10	Payroll, Expenses and Insurance, 1965
			446.5
	11	Payroll and Expenses, 1967
			446.9
	12	Press Releases, 1967
			447.12

		1. News From Reston, 1967
			Image


		2. Press Release: Gulf Oil, Executive Office in Reston, VA, no date
			Image

Box	Folder
7	13	Reston Community Association, 1960s
			448.4
	14	Reston Diary, 1961
			448.7
	15	Reston, Virginia-Exhibits, 1963-1969
			448.8
	16	Reston, Virginia-History, 1964
			448.9
	17	Robert H. Ryan, 1960s
			448.15
	18	Shotwell Gallery, 1967

	19	The Great Powers of the United Nations, 1962

	20	The Objectives of the Developer, 1960s
			446.17

		1. Reston Virginia: The Objectives of the Developer, no date - 1960s?
			Image


		2. Paper: Anonymous, "Reston, VA The Objectives of the Developer", early 1966
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Series 6: Oversize, 1967-1968 (1 box)

The series is small and contains information related to Israel. Included in the series are drawings of different planned communities and a book about Israeli development.



Box	Folder
8	1	Israel-Journal of the Association of Engineers and Architects, 1967
			450.1
	2	Israel Planned Community Drawing, 1960s
			450.2
	3	Israel-Moshav Drawing, 1960s
			450.3
	4	Israel-Rehabilitation of the Southern Heights in Ashkelon Pre-Planning Survey, 1968

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