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Emily Martin
Administrative Information
Use Restrictions
The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions.
Preferred Citation
Philip Clark papers, C0108, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
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. Finding aid updated by Amanda Menjivar in March 2024.
Biographical Information
Philip Clark, Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) and a 30-year resident of Reston, a planned community in Northern Virginia, nominated Reston and Robert E. Simon, Jr. for AICP honors in 2002. Robert E. Simon, Jr. 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. and took complete financial and operational control. Reston Gulf, Inc. put development on the fast track.
Scope and Content
The Philip Clark Papers contains 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. The series is dated from 2001 to 2004 and contained in one box.
Arrangement
Arranged into one series.
Series Series 1: Subject Files, 2001-2004 (Box 1)Related Material
The Special Collections Research Center holds many other collections on the history and development of Reston, Virginia, as well as other collections that document planned communities in the United States and internationally.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- American Institute of Certified Planners
- American Planning Association
- Housing
- Planned communities
- Planned communities -- Virginia -- Reston
- Reston (Va.)
- Simon, Robert E., Jr. (Robert Edward), 1914-2015
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Clark, Philip
- Simon, Robert E., Jr. (Robert Edward), 1914-2015
Container List
The series contains information from 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.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 1
American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) National Historic Planning Landmark Awards Application2002Scope and Contents note
1.14
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 2
American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) National Historic Planning Landmark Awards Application2002Scope and Contents note
1.12
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 3
American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) National Pioneer Awards Application2002Scope and Contents note
1.13
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 4
American Planning Association (APA) Awards Winners2002Scope and Contents note
1.10
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 5
American Planning Association (APA) National Conference: Workshops and Tours2004Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 6
American Planning Association's National Planning Conference: Calendar2004Scope and Contents note
1.04
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 7
Certified Planners-American Institute of Certified Planners2000sScope and Contents note
1.07
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 8
Correspondence2001-2002Scope and Contents note
1.18
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 9
Disks (3.5)2000sScope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 10
Happy Birthday Bob2004Scope and Contents note
1.03
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 11
List of Members2001Scope and Contents note
1.19
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 12
Memorandum2004Scope and Contents note
1.17
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 13
National Planning Awards Luncheon2002Scope and Contents note
1.08
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 14
Photographs2002Scope and Contents note
1.16
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 15
Photograph of Robert Simon Jr. Plaque2002Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 16
Planning Awards2002Scope and Contents note
1.05
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 17
Planning and Landmark Awards2002Scope and Contents note
1.09
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 18
Planning Landmark Award-Reston, Virginia2002Scope and Contents note
1.11
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 19
Planning Landmarkers Planning Pioneers2002Scope and Contents note
1.02
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 20
Reston Founders' Day2004Scope and Contents note
1.06
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 21
Reston Mobile Handout Materials2002Scope and Contents note
1.01
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 22
Reston: The Evolution of an American Original2001Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 23
Robert E. Simon, Jr.2002Scope and Contents note
1.20
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 24
Work Order2002Scope and Contents note
1.15