A Guide to the Eugene Scheel Research Collection, ca. 1900-1999 #M 074, VC 0031

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Processed by: Emily Hershman

Abstract

The Eugene Scheel Research Collection is a mixed-media collection of articles by Scheel, publications used by him in his research and classes, reproduction photographs, and digital surrogates of photographs retained by their owners. Many images in the collection appeared in various of Scheel's publications. It is an open collection.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection open for research.

Use Restrictions

Visual materials may require special handling.

Preferred Citation

Eugene Scheel Research Collection, ca. 1900-1999 (M 074), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.

Acquisition Information

Eugene Scheel, Waterford, VA

Alternative Form Available

Electronic media

Accruals

2005.0192, 2007.0161, 2007.0199, 2009.0159, 2011.0272, 2012.0090

Processing Information

Processed by Emily Hershman, 21 Jul 2008

Updated 17 Aug 2009 by Emily Hershman

Updated 28 Aug 2009 by Beth Schuster

Updated 19 June 2012 by Elizabeth Preston

Biographical Information

Originally from the Bronx, New York, longtime Virginia resident Eugene Scheel is the creator of dozens of hand-drawn maps covering Virginia, other states and foreign nations, as well as the author of numerous books and articles on Virginia history. He writes a history column for The Washington Post , is a frequent contributor to The Portolan , a publication of the Washington Map Society, and has taught Loudoun school teachers "history-in-the-field" courses relating the local scene to its broader context for thirty-five years.

Scheel earned a Bachelor of Arts from Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts in Geography, a Master of Urban and Environmental Planning from the University of Virginia, and a Master of Arts from Georgetown University in American Literature. After spending eight years in the Marine Reserves, Scheel worked for Rand McNally and Company in Chicago and with the National Geographic Society before entering into private practice.

Scope and Content

The Roger Powell, Ezekial Mount house, Mountville Store, Crossroads School, and Middleburg School photographs are reproduction photographs; some have digital surrogates as well. The remaining images are digital surrogates only. See PastPerfect catalogue, vc_0031_0001-vc_0031_0014 for digital surrogates.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Bibliography

Eugene Scheel Research Collection, ca. 1900-(M 074), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA

Lewis-Edwards Architectural Surveys of Loudoun County 1972-2007 (M 022), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA

Scheel, Eugene M. Loudoun Discovered: Communities, Corners & Crossroads. Vol. 5, Waterford, the German Settlement and Between the Hills and Vol. 3, The Hunt Country and Middleburg. Leesburg, VA: Friends of the Thomas Balch Library, 2002

Scheel, Eugene M. Telephone interview by Beth Schuster, 29 August 2009.

Location of Originals

Retained by owners. See individual accession records.

Other Finding Aid

PastPerfect catalogue records

Technical Requirements

Electronic media

Other Finding Aid

Bibliography

Eugene Scheel Research Collection, ca. 1900-(M 074), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA

Lewis-Edwards Architectural Surveys of Loudoun County 1972-2007 (M 022), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA

Contents List

M 074

Folder 1: Articles: "British Planning: Approaches of two nations are compared." 1973
Folder 2: Articles: [Architectural Styles of Northern Piedmont of Virginia], ca. 1985
Folder 3: Articles: "A Chronology of Events Important to the African Americans of Loudon County, Virginia," February, 1999
Folder 4: Articles: "Evolution of Style: A History of Building," draft and photocopy of published version, 1981
Folder 5: Certificate parodies created by Eugene Scheel, 1999 and n.d.
Folder 6: Publications: "Amateur's Guide to Terms Commonly Used in Describing Historic Buildings," by Harley J. McKee for The Landmark Society, 1970
Folder 7: Publications: Loudoun Almanac: News and Information from Loudoun Healthcare , Spring 1997 and July 1997.
Folder 8: Publications: Loudoun Broadside: Loudoun County Independent Bicentennial Committee , (1 issue) 1975-1976
Folder 9: Publications: "Phase I Survey of the Proposed Park Development in the Signal Hill and Union Mill Tracts, City of Manassas Park, Pince William County, Virginia," by Thomas E. McGarry and Associates, May 1983.

VC 0031

Folder 1: Roger Powell photographs (3 photographs)

Used in "Sheriff and Storyteller, Roger Powell Kept Little-Known Pieces of the Past Alive," The Washington Post , 2 Sep 2001, p. T-03.
Folder 2: Ezekiel Mount House, Mountville Store, Crossroads School (5 photographs)

Ezekiel Mount House & Crossroads School used in Loudoun Discovered, volumes 3 and 5, respectively.
Folder 3: Middleburg School, 1911 (Copy; original belongs to Loudoun County Public Schools)
Digital Photographs
- vc_0031_0009: [African-American school children], ca. 1935
  Physical Location: Digital surrogate only
- vc_0031_0010: [Margaret Tavenner on horseback], ca. 1925
  Physical Location: Digital surrogate only
- vc_0031_0011: [Singhas & Michael Corp drilling on-site], n.d.
  Physical Location: Digital surrogate only
  
  Used in "Well Driller Has Made His Mark All Over Loudoun," The Washington Post , 18 Apr 2009, p. T-8.
- vc_0031_0012: [Snapshot of Robert E. Butt], ca. 1970
  Physical Location: Digital surrogate only
- vc_0031_0013: [Snapshot of Robert E. Butt], ca. 1985
  Physical Location: Digital surrogate only
  
  Used in "When Loudoun Schools Closed the Book on the Past," The Washington Post , 30 August 2009, p. T-7.
- vc_0031_0014: Workshop [teachers' workshop at Douglass High School] 1948
  Physical Location: Digital surrogate only