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Nan Netherton Northern Virginia history
C0147
Published by George Mason University Libraries
Contact Information:
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Repository |
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center.
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Creator |
Netherton, Nan, 1925-2003
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Title |
Nan Netherton Northern Virginia history collection
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Date |
1962-1989
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Physical Characteristics |
12 linear feet
(20 boxes)
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Abstract |
The Nan Netherton Northern Virginia history collection contains Netherton's research and notes from her book "Reston: A New Town in the Old Dominion: A Pictorial History" (1989), as well as "Arlington County in Virginia : A Pictorial History" (1987) and "Fairfax County in Virginia : A Pictorial History," coauthored with Ross Netherton. Within the collection there are outlines for chapters, the copies of all the illustrations for the book, and the sources that Nan Netherton used during the writing process. The collection also contains oral histories, reports, brochures, photographs, executive budgets, and newsletters on historic sites in Northern Virginia.
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Collection number |
C0147
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Language |
English
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Nan Netherton was an author and historian who wrote books about the origins, growth and customs of communities in Northern Virginia. The books include pictorial and narrative histories of a dozen Virginia counties. Some of the books that she wrote are "Fairfax County Virginia: A History" (1978), "Clifton: Brigadoon in Virginia" (1980), and "Books and Beyond: Fairfax County Public Library's First Fifty Years" (1990). She died on June 9, 2003 in Arlington, Virginia.
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The Nan Netherton Northern Virginia history collection contains Netherton's research and notes from her book "Reston: A New Town in the Old Dominion: A Pictorial History" (1989), as well as "Arlington County in Virginia : A Pictorial History" (1987) and "Fairfax County in Virginia : A Pictorial History," coauthored with Ross Netherton. Within the collection there are outlines for chapters, the copies of all the illustrations for the book, and the sources that Nan Netherton used during the writing process. The collection also contains oral histories, reports, brochures, photographs, executive budgets, and newsletters on historic sites in Northern Virginia.
Materials include brochures on the Woodlawn Plantation and Colvin Run Mill; comprehensive reports on plans for the Fairfax County Park Authority; audio tapes and transcripts of interviews with curators and historical preservationists, including an interview with former Gunston Hall curator Benny Brown and another with former Reston land developer Robert E. Simon, Jr.; newsclippings and an essay on Gunston Hall and a pamphlet calling for public opposition to the cutting of funding for Gunston Hall and the privatization of the Virginia Museum of Natural History; and eight boxes of images used in Netherton's pictorial histories of Fairfax and Arlington.
Series one is comprised of Nan Netherton's writings. The documents in this series are the outlines for her book in chapter format. There are ten chapters in order in the series. The books begins with the founding of Fairfax and ends with Reston, following the take over by the Gulf Oil Corporation in the late 1960s.
Series two contains the illustrations from Nan Netherton's book. Like the chapters, the illustrations are in order with pages numbers on the folders that correspond with the page numbers they would be placed in the book. Some of the illustrations are copies of documents from the 18th and 19th centuries. There are also slides and photographs from the 1960s and 1980s.
Series three is a general series of the sources that Nan Netherton used in her research. The series is organized in alphabetical order. The sources in this series are the more contemporary sources that deal primarily with Reston from the 1960s to the 1980s. Some of the sources include directories and maps from the Reston area.
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Organized into three series.
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Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Nan Netherton Northern Virginia history collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
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The Special Collections Research Center also holds the Planned Community Archives and other personal papers and organizational records that document Reston, Virginia, and other planned communities.
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Persons:
Netherton, Nan.
Geographical Names:
Fairfax County (Va.)--History.
Reston (Va.)--History.
Subjects:
Housing--Virginia--Reston.
Planned communities--Virginia--Reston.
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Nan Netherton Northern Virginia history collection, C0147, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Donated by Nan Netherton on November 16, 1989 and by Nan and Ross Netherton in 2001, 2002, and 2007.
Processed in January 2009 by Emily Martin. The Nan Netherton Reston history collection was originally attached to the larger Planned Community Archives collection currently in the Special Collections Research Center. In 2009 the documents were removed and organized into a separate collection still housed in the Special Collections Research Center at George Mason University Libraries. The old box and folder numbers are also included as part of the new arrangement. Later, fourteen more boxes of materials donated by Nan and Ross Netherton on other areas of Northern Virginia were added to the six boxes containing research materials and transcripts on Reston. Thus the finding aid does not yet list the folders in boxes 7-20, but a new finding aid will be forthcoming.
Processed in January 2009 by Emily Martin. Finding aid updated by Amanda Brent in September 2020.
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Series 1: Writings
1960s-1980s (1.5 boxes)
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The documents in this series are the outlines for her book in chapter format. There are ten chapters in order in the series which outlines the history of Reston beginning with the founding of Fairfax County.
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Reston Study: First Increment
1981
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172.1
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Chapter 1: Reston Great Falls Manor
1980s
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172.2
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3
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Chapter 2: Thornton, (1852-1886)
1960s-1980s
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172.3
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4
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Chapter 3: Wiehle Traum, (1886-1908)
1960s-1980s
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172.4
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5
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Chapter 4: Dr. Hugh B. Hutchison, (1908-1927)
1960s-1980s
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172.5
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6
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Chapter 5: Bowmans and Sunset Hills, (1927-1961)
1960s-1980s
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172.6
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7
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Chapter 6: Robert E. Simon, Jr. and "Reston", (1961-1967)
1960s-1980s
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172.7
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8
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Chapter 7: A Dream Becomes a Nightmare, (1967)
1960s-1980s
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172.8
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9
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Chapter 8: Reston-Gulf, (1967-1978)
1960s-1980s
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172.9
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10
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Chapter 8: Reston-Gulf, (1967-1978)
1960s-1980s
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172.10
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11
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Chapter 9: Mobilization, (1978-1989)
1960s-1980s
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173.1
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2
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1
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Chapter 9: Mobilization, (1978-1989)
1960s-1980s
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173.2
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2
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Chapter 9: Mobilization, (1978-1989)
1960s-1980s
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173.3
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3
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Chapter 10: New Designs for Living
1960s-1980s
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173.4
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4
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Chapter 10: New Designs for Living
1960s-1980s
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173.5
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5
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Chapters 1-6
1960s-1980s
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12.11
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6
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Chapter 7-11
1960s-1980s
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12.12
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7
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Notes and Appendixes, Index
1960s-1980s
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12.13
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Series 2: Illustrations
1960s-1980s (2 boxes)
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Series two is the illustrations from Nan Netherton's book. The illustrations are in the order they appear in the book with page numbers. Included are slides, photocopies and photographs.
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2
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8
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Reston Book Illustrations p.5-7
1970s
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175.1
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9
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Reston Book Illustrations p.8
1980s
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175.2
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10
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Reston Book Illustrations p.15
1980s
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175.3
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11
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Reston Book Illustrations p.16
1960s-1980s
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175.4
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12
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Reston Book Illustrations p.20-22, (1802)
1960s-1980s
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175.6
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13
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Reston Book Illustrations p.25, (1860)
1960s-1980s
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175.7
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14
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Reston Book Illustrations p.28
1980s
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175.9
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3
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Reston Book Illustrations p.31-32, (1892)
1960s-1980s
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175.10
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Reston Book Illustrations p.44-46
1960s
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175.14
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Reston Book Illustrations p.49-51
1980s
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175.15
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Reston Book Illustrations p.53-55
1960s
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175.16
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Reston Book Illustrations p.57-61
1970s
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175.17
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Reston Book Illustrations p.63-65
1960s
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175.18
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Reston Book Illustrations p.67-69
1966
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175.19
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Reston Book Illustrations p.70-75
1960s
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175.20
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9
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Reston Book Illustrations p.77-79
1960s
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175.21
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10
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Reston Book Illustrations p.81-83
1960s
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175.22
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11
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Reston Book Illustrations p.85
1960s
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175.23
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12
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Reston Book Illustrations p.91-93
1960s
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175.24
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13
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Reston Book Illustrations p.95-99
1960s
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175.25
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14
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Reston Book Illustrations p.101-107
1960s
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175.26
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15
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Reston Book Illustrations p.108-111
1969
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175.27
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16
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Reston Book Illustrations p.116-117
1980s
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176.2
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17
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Reston Book Illustrations p.118-121
1983
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176.3
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18
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Reston Book Illustrations p.123-125
1981
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176.4
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Reston Book Illustrations p.132-135
1988
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176.6
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20
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Reston Book Illustrations p.136-138
1988
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176.7
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21
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Reston Book Illustrations p.141-143
1981
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176.8
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Reston Book Illustrations p.144-147
1988
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176.9
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23
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Reston Book Illustrations p.148-151
1980s
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176.10
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24
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Reston Book Illustrations p.152-155
1987
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176.11
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25
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Reston Book Illustrations p.156-158
1980s
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176.12
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26
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Reston Book Illustrations p.163-165
1980s
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176.13
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27
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Reston Book Illustrations p.167-169
1984
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176.14
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28
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Reston Book Illustrations p.171-173
1976
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176.15
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4
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Reston Book Illustrations p.174-177
1980
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176.16
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Reston Book Illustrations p.178
1987
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176.17
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Reston Book Illustrations p.180-183
1967
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176.18
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Reston Book Illustrations p.184-186
1980
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176.19
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Reston Book Illustrations p.187-190
1980s
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176.20
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Reston Book Illustrations Negatives
1980s
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176.21
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Series 3: Subject A-Z
1960s-1980s (2.5 boxes)
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This series is organized in alphabetical order. The documents in this series are the sources from Netherton's book and are the contemporary sources that deal primarily with Reston from the 1960s to the 1980s.
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7
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"A Place Called Reston"
1984-1985
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179.4
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8
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Appendix-reston Design Awards
1973
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174.9
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9
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Business Directory
1989
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179.6
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10
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Bylaws of the Reston Homeowner Association
1970
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177.4
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11
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Correspondence and Notes
1989
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178.1
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12
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Directory of Business and INdustry
1987-1988
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179.5
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13
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"Dispersing Population" by James L. Sundquist
1975
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179.1
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14
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Greater Reston Arts Center, Incorporated
1980s
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178.4
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15
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Handbook, Reston Residents
1968
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177.8
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16
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Homeowners Associations in Reston
1969
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177.1
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17
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Houe Beautiful "Best Small House"
1984
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178.2
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5
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1
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Information on "The Builders' House" Correspondence
1985
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178.2
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Maps of Washington D.C.
1980s
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178.7
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"Naturescaping: Your Guide to Reforestation and Meadowmaking"
1980
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177.6
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Newsletter: "Reston Realtor Alert"
1987-1988
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178.5
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Northern Virginia Legal Directory
1984
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179.3
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6
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Notes
1981-1984
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12.10
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7
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Publicity and Newsclippings
1987
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177.10
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8
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Program Budget for the Reston Homeowners Association
1982
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177.5
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9
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Promotional Material-Reston Realtors
1985
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178.8
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10
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Robert E. Simon Letter
1989
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13.9
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Reston Appendix
1960s-1970s
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174.5
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12
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Reston Business Directory
1983
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179.2
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13
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Reston Chapter Notes
1960s-1970s
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174.8
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"Reston Express Bus"
1969
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177.7
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Reston Geographic Society
1980
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178.10
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Reston-List of Sources
1981
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174.7
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17
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Reston Maps
1989
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174.3
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Restonian Magazine
1988
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178.6
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6
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Reston Neighborhoods
1989
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178.9
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1. Reston Neighborhoods 1989 |
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Image
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6
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Reston Music
1960s-1970s
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174.1
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Reston Promotional Material
1987
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178.2
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"Reston 1970-1975"-Report for Reston Homeowners Association
1975
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177.3
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Reston Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Note Paper
1986
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174.2
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Role and Structure-Report
1972
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177.2
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Space Station Program Offices in Reston
1988
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178.11
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8
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Updates
1988
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174.6
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Urban Land Magazine
1976
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177.9
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