Guide to the Baba Freeman Reston, Virginia, collection 1966-2007Baba Freeman Reston, Virginia, collection C0267Published by George Mason University Libraries Contact Information:Fenwick Library (2FL) George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia 22030-4444 USA Phone: (703) 993-2220 Fax: (703) 993-8911 Email: speccoll@gmu.edu URL: http://sca.gmu.edu
Biographical InformationBarbara "Baba" Freeman nee Foster was born in 1927 in Seattle, Washington. She and her husband Monroe moved their family to Reston in 1967, in the earliest days of the community's establishment. Freeman's involvement in all aspects of Reston area community affairs spanned the next several decades, and included roles in the Reston Citizen's Association, Reston youth athletics, Reston Interfaith, the Fairfax County League of Women Voters, and interest and involvement in transportation issues. Freeman passed away in January 2018. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentThe collection consists largely of papers that document transportation and community issues in Reston, Virginia. There are documents pertaining to the Reston Citizens' Association, the Reston 2000 Task Force Committee, Reston Interfaith and various other community groups with which Baba Freeman was involved or associated, or in which she had an interest. Types of documents include correspondence, memos, meeting agendas, reports, newspaper articles, maps, planning and transportation studies, and a few photographs. The records cover much of Reston's history, from the initial Reston master plan from 1966 to the discussion of expanding Metro into Reston and beyond to Dulles International Airport in 2007. Return to the Table of Contents ArrangementThe collection is arranged in original order. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsRestrictions on AccessThere are no access restrictions. Restrictions on UseThere are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Baba Freeman Reston, Virginia, collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries. Return to the Table of Contents Related MaterialSpecial Collections Research Center holds many other collections on the history of Reston, Virginia. Return to the Table of Contents Index Terms
Geographical Names:Reston (Va.)
Subjects:City planning--Virginia--Fairfax.
Transportation--Virginia, Northern
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationBaba Freeman Reston, Virginia, C0267, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries. Acquisition InformationDonated by Baba Freeman before 2008. Processing InformationProcessing completed by Elizabeth Beckman in June 2015. EAD markup completed by Elizabeth Beckman in June 2015. Finding aid updated by Amanda Brent in April 2020. Return to the Table of Contents Contents List
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