Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Philip Clark papers must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Preferred Citation

Philip Clark papers, C0108, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Library.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Philip Clark on February 9, 2005.

Processing Information

Processed by Emily Martin in January 2010. EAD markup completed by Emily Martin in January 2010.

Biographical Information

Philip Clark, fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) and a 30-year resident of Reston, nominated Reston and Robert E. Simon, Jr., for AICP honors in 2002. Reston is a planned community in Northern Virginia. Simon was the founder of Reston, 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. In 1967, Golf Oil Corporation formed a subsidiary, Reston Gulf, Inc., took complete financial and operational control, and put development on the fast track.

Scope and Content

The Philip Clark papers contain information related to the American Planning Association conference and awards. Also included is information on Reston and awards Reston won.

Series one is titled Subject Files. The series contains information from the American Institute of Certified Planners and American Planning Association. The papers are applications for different awards for national conferences. Also included are photographs and brochures from Reston.

Arrangement

Organized into one series.

Series 1: Subject Files, 2001-2004 (Box 1)

Related Material

Special Collections and Archives 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.

Index Terms

Persons:

• Simon, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1914-

Corporate Names:

• American Institute of Certified Planners.
• American Planning Association.

Geographical Names:

• Reston (Va.)

Subjects:

• Housing--Virginia--Reston.
• Planned communities--Virginia--Reston.

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