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George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library, MS2FL4400 University Dr.
Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Business Number: 703-993-2220
Fax Number: 703-993-8911
speccoll@gmu.edu
URL: https://scrc.gmu.edu
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
Collection is open to research.
Preferred Citation
Robert E. Simon, Jr. papers, C0162, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Robert E. Simon Jr. in three section first on May 7, 1992, second on August 9, 1993 and the final donation was made on September 15, 2008.
Processing Information
The Robert E. Simon Jr. papers 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.
Processed in March and April 2009 by Emily Martin. Finding aid updated by Amanda Menjivar in November 2022.
Biographical Information
Robert E. Simon, Jr., was born in New York City in 1914. After graduating from Harvard, Simon took over the family real estate management and development business. In 1961, with the proceeds from the sale of a family property, Carnegie Hall, Simon purchased 6,750 acres of land in Fairfax County, Virginia, which would become Reston, Virginia. Reston is now recognized as the foremost Planned Community in the United States. Simon's Planned Community, or new town, emphasized the quality of life for the individual and provided a community where people could live, work, and play.
Scope and Content
The Robert E. Simon Jr. Papers are comprised of newsclippings, promotional material and booklets relating to Reston. Also included are printed material, publications and scrapbooks. Robert E. Simon Jr. included in his donation his speeches and paperwork from various conferences he attended at different universities around the country.
Series one is titled correspondence and is dated from 1975 to 2001. The series is small and is only in box 1. Some of the correspondence is between Robert E. Simon Jr. and Martha Pennino. Also included in the series are invitations for various speaking engagements.
Series two is titled Reston General Information and is dated from 1960 to 1990. The series is contained within boxes 1 through 4. In this series there are various documents from Reston, including promotional material, newsclippings and zoning information.
Series three is titled Reston Community Centers and is dated from 1963 to 1991. The series is contained in box 4. The series is information from different organizations in Reston such as North Golf Course and Reston Day Care.
Series four is titled Reston Finance and is dated from 1963 to 1976. The series is contained in boxes 4 and 5. The series is general information on the finances of Reston. Included in the series are documents on taxes, consulting firms and various other sources.
Series five is titled Building Projects and is dated from 1961 to 1975. The series is contained in boxes 5 and 6. The series has information dealing with different projects in Reston from various architectural firms and other corporations involved in the projects.
Series six is titled National File and is dated from 1964 to 1987. The series is contained in boxes 6 and 7. The series includes information from national organizations such as the League of Women Voters and Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Series seven is titled Conferences and is dated from 1964 to 1987. The series is contained in boxes 7 through 10. The information in this series is from various conferences that Robert E. Simon Jr. attended during these years. Included are Harvard University, Columbia University and other universities in the United States that had conferences relating to Planned Communities.
Series eight is titled Planned Communities and is dated from 1962 to 1975. The series contained in boxes 10 and 11. The documents in this series is information from different planned communities. There are international communities in Great Britain and communities within the United States, such as Columbia, Maryland.
Series nine is titled Media and is dated from 1960 to 2003. The series is contained in boxes 11 and 12. The series is comprised of negatives, slides, photographs, videotapes and a single reel. The videotapes are mostly interviews with Robert E. Simon Jr. about Reston.
Series ten is titled Oversize and is dated from 1960 to 2006. The series is contained in boxes 13 through 15. The series is mostly newsclippings from the 1960s and more recent magazine publications from the twenty-first century. The articles all relate to Reston and the developments there.
Arrangement
Arranged into 10 series.
Series Series 1: Correspondence, 1975-2001 (Box 1) Series 2: Reston General Information, 1960-1990 (Boxes 1-4) Series 3: Reston Community Centers, 1963-1991 (Box 4) Series 4: Reston Finance, 1963-1976 (Boxes 4-5) Series 5: Building Projects, 1961-1975 (Boxes 5-6) Series 6: National File, 1964-1987 (Boxes 6-7) Series 7: Conferences, 1964-1987 (Boxes 7-10) Series 8: Planned Communities, 1962-1975 (Boxes 10-11) Series 9: Media, 1960-2003 (Boxes 11-12) Series 10: Oversize, 1960-2006 (Boxes 13-15)Related Material
The Special Collections Research Center also holds many other collections on the history of Reston and Northern Virginia.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Housing
- Photographic prints
- Photography -- Negatives
- Planned communities -- Virginia -- Reston
- Reston (Va.)
- Simon, Robert E., Jr. (Robert Edward), 1914-2015
- Slides (Photography)
- Video recordings
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Simon, Robert E., Jr. (Robert Edward), 1914-2015
Container List
Series one is titled correspondence. The series has some correspondence between Robert E. Simon Jr. and Martha Pennino and invitations for various speaking engagements. The series is dated from 1975 to 2001.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 1
Correspondence with Martha Pennino1975Scope and Contents note
266.6
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 2
Invitations1976Scope and Contents note
267.2
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 3
Invitation to Speak (Lectures)1979Scope and Contents note
267.4
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 4
Memberships1979Scope and Contents note
267.5
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 5
Invitations1979-1983Scope and Contents note
267.3
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 6
Correspondence with Stockholders1980Scope and Contents note
274.5
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 7
Reston Correspondence1984Scope and Contents note
274.14
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 8
Memorabilia Letters1985Scope and Contents note
266.2
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 9
Reston Correspondence1986-1988Scope and Contents note
274.15
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 10
Correspondence with Fritz Gutheim1988Scope and Contents note
267.6
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 11
Robert E. Simon Resume2001Scope and Contents note
266.1a
Series two is titled Reston General Information. In this series there are various documents from Reston, including promotional material and zoning information. The series is dated from 1960 to 1990.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 12
Homeowners Association Declaration of Protective Covenants1960sScope and Contents note
267.11
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 13
Maps1960sScope and Contents note
275.11
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 14
Zoning Amendment1961 and 1962Scope and Contents note
275.7
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 15
Personnel Organization Chart1962Scope and Contents note
275.9
- 1.
Gulf Reston, Inc. (Organizational Chart)October 4, 1967Scope and Contents note
- 3.
Reston Employees As At November 30, 1963November 30, 1963Scope and Contents note
- 6.
Reston Va., Inc. (Organizational Chart)1966Scope and Contents note
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 16
Closing Statement Palindrome1962Scope and Contents note
274.3
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 1
Press and Magazine Coverage1964Scope and Contents note
270.15
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 2
Gulf-Reston Fact Sheet1964Scope and Contents note
275.5
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 3
Ownership Guaranteers for Morgan Loan1964Scope and Contents note
274.2
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 4
Reston Stockholder Report1966Scope and Contents note
274.4
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 5
Promotional Ceremonies1966Scope and Contents note
275.1
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 6
International Press Coverage of Reston, Virginia1967Scope and Contents note
395.2
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 7
Fairfax County Historical Highlights From 16071967Scope and Contents note
395.4
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 8
Press Reports on Reston1967Scope and Contents note
395.3
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 9
First Homeowners Association (Corporate Data)1967Scope and Contents note
267.10
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 10
Reston Foundation1967Scope and Contents note
266.3
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 11
Gulf-Reston1967Scope and Contents note
273.1
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 12
Forest's Edge1970sScope and Contents note
395.7
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 13
Press and Magazine Coverage1975Scope and Contents note
270.14
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 1
Reston Speeches1976Scope and Contents note
268.14
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 2
Hercer Corporation Regarding Gulf Reston Stock1979Scope and Contents note
274.1
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 3
Land Appraisal Felt and Company1980sScope and Contents note
275.12
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 4
Washington Post Clippings1980Scope and Contents note
275.3
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 5
Planning Summary: A.D. Little Incorporated1980Scope and Contents note
275.8
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 6
Land Development in Reston, Virginia1981Scope and Contents note
268.15
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 7
News Clippings1983Scope and Contents note
395.9
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 8
Reston, Virginia: Map and Newsclipping1983Scope and Contents note
267.8
- 1.
Reston, Virginia (Promotional Booklet)ca. 1963Scope and Contents note
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 9
Promotional Materials1984Scope and Contents note
395.8
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 1
Reston Handbook , Reston Founder's Day Program1986 and April 5, 2014Scope and Contents note
395.5
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 2
Notes1988Scope and Contents note
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 3
Reston Information1988Scope and Contents note
276.13
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 4
Reston Town Center1990Scope and Contents note
395.6
Series three is titled Reston Community Centers. The series is information from different organizations in Reston such as the Reston Day Care. The series is dated from 1963 to 1991.
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 5
Reston on North Golf Course1963Scope and Contents note
266.1
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 6
Press Review: Lake Anne Village Center1964Scope and Contents note
395.1
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 7
Reston: Child Care1964Scope and Contents note
267.12
- 1.
Day Care for Children and Training for Women1964 or 1967Scope and Contents note
- 6.
Proposed Children's Centerca. 1967Scope and Contents note
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 8
Lake Anne Center1966Scope and Contents note
266.4
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 9
Conference on Community Child Care1967Scope and Contents note
267.13
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 10
Industrial Center Reston1971Scope and Contents note
267.14
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 11
Loeb Center1972Scope and Contents note
271.8
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 12
Reston Day Care Center1981Scope and Contents note
267.9
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 13
Reston Child Care Center1991Scope and Contents note
270.12
Series four is titled Reston Finance. Included in the series are documents on taxes, consulting firms and various other sources. The series is dated from 1963 to 1976.
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 14
Financing Company's Oil Companies1963Scope and Contents note
274.10
- Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 15
Financing Gulf Oil1963Scope and Contents note
273.3
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 1
General Financing1964Scope and Contents note
274.9
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 2
Atlantic Refinancing1964Scope and Contents note
274.11
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 3
Tax Exemption Bond Issue1965Scope and Contents note
274.8
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 4
Financing1965Scope and Contents note
274.7
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 5
Mortgage Application1965Scope and Contents note
275.2
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 6
General Electric Financing1965Scope and Contents note
274.12
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 7
Robert Gladstone and Association (Economic Consultants)1965Scope and Contents note
270.1
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 8
Kaplan Gans Associates (Marshall Kaplan) Consulting Firm1966Scope and Contents note
270.2
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 9
Staten Island Chamber of Commerce1966Scope and Contents note
268.11
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 10
Loan Information1967Scope and Contents note
266.5
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 11
Facts, Statistics (General)1967Scope and Contents note
269.4
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 12
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company1967Scope and Contents note
274.6
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 13
Long Range Forecast Through 19821967Scope and Contents note
274.13
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 14
Thompson and Benjamin (Consultants)1971Scope and Contents note
270.3
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 15
Financial History, Cost, Report on Overall Maintenance, Cluster Association1975Scope and Contents note
267.15
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 16
Southern Duchess Chamber of Commerce1976Scope and Contents note
272.2
Series five is titled Building Projects. The series has information dealing with different projects in Reston from various architectural firms. The series is dated from 1961 to 1975.
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 17
Architectural Firms: Harland and Bartholomew1961Scope and Contents note
270.9
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 18
Real Estate Research Corporation1962Scope and Contents note
266.17
- Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 19
Acoustics Kadaras, Michael Jr.: Engineers1963Scope and Contents note
270.10
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 1
General Architecture1963Scope and Contents note
275.4
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 2
Larry Smith and Company (Consultants)1963Scope and Contents note
266.16
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 3
Architectural Firms Perkins and Willis1964Scope and Contents note
266.12
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 4
Architectural Firms: Edward H. Noakes Associates1964Scope and Contents note
266.11
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 5
Architectural Firms Chas M. Goodman Associates1964Scope and Contents note
266.8
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 6
Architectural Firms: Caudill, Rowlett, Scott1964Scope and Contents note
270.7
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 7
Architectural Firms: James Fanning1964Scope and Contents note
270.6
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 8
Architectural Firms: Dan Kiley1964Scope and Contents note
270.5
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 9
Architectural Firms: Keyes, Lehbridge and Condon1964Scope and Contents note
266.7
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 10
Architectural Firms: W.B. Ford Design1964Scope and Contents note
266.10
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 11
Architectural Firms: Herman Blum1965Scope and Contents note
270.8
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 12
Architectural Firm: Rouse, Duben, Duben and Venture1965Scope and Contents note
266.13
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 13
Architectural Firms: Geddes, Brecher and Qualls1966Scope and Contents note
266.9
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 14
Architectural Firms: Cloethiel Smith and Associates1967Scope and Contents note
266.15
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 15
Doxiadis Associates, Incorporated (Consulting Firm)1968Scope and Contents note
270.11
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 16
Consultants and Contractors: Eustance and Horwitz1970sScope and Contents note
275.6
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 17
Pratt Institute School of Architecture1970Scope and Contents note
276.6
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 18
Whittlesey and Conklin (Architects)1975Scope and Contents note
270.4
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 19
American Institute of Architects1975Scope and Contents note
271.27
Series six is titled National File. The series includes information from national organizations such Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The series is dated from 1964 to 1987.
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 20
Washington Real Estate Board1964Scope and Contents note
269.9
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 21
American Institute of Real Estate: Appraisers Speech Washington D.C.1964Scope and Contents note
267.1
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 22
Robert C. Weaver Speech1964Scope and Contents note
269.10
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 23
New Towns/ New Towns vs. Rehabilitation1965Scope and Contents note
269.8
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 24
League of Women Voters1965Scope and Contents note
271.14
- Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 25
Chamber of Commerce, U.S.1965Scope and Contents note
272.1
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 1
National Retail Merchants Association1966Scope and Contents note
271.3
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 2
National Advisory Commission on Rural Poverty-Smithsonian Institution1967Scope and Contents note
271.5
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 3
National Commission on Urban Problems (Senator Douglas)1967Scope and Contents note
271.4
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 4
Urban Development Proposals1969Scope and Contents note
269.7
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 5
Library of Presidential Papers1970Scope and Contents note
271.18
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 6
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) New Communities Speech1971Scope and Contents note
271.2
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 7
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Denver, Colorado Speech1972Scope and Contents note
271.20
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 8
Federal Housing1972Scope and Contents note
269.6
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 9
Housing and Urban Development (HUD)- Workshop on New Communities1972Scope and Contents note
271.1
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 10
Institute of Human Relations1973Scope and Contents note
271.11
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 11
American Society of Planning Officials1976Scope and Contents note
271.25
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 12
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Grant Documents1976 and 1986Scope and Contents note
273.2
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 13
Crime Institute1987Scope and Contents note
272.3
Series seven is titled Conferences. The information in this series is from various conferences that Robert E. Simon Jr. attended during these years. The series is dated from 1964 to 1987.
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 14
Howard University-Real Estate Club For Land1965Scope and Contents note
271.24
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 15
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut1965Scope and Contents note
268.8
- Mixed Materials box: 7 folder: 16
Building Research Institute Conference, Washington D.C.1965Scope and Contents note
272.14
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 1
American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers: Chicago1965Scope and Contents note
271.26
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 2
Society of Real Estate Appraisers Washington D.C. (Speeches)1965Scope and Contents note
268.7
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 3
Regional Planning Association Columbia University1966Scope and Contents note
268.13
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 4
Brander's University Speech1966Scope and Contents note
272.9
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 5
Joint Center for Urban Studies (M.I.T. and Harvard)1966Scope and Contents note
271.13
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 6
Bennington Speech: Vermont1966Scope and Contents note
272.10
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 7
Cornell University1966Scope and Contents note
272.6
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 8
Real Estate Board, New York: Shopping Center Committee1966Scope and Contents note
276.10
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 9
Society for Advancement of Management War Chester, Massachusetts1967Scope and Contents note
268.6
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 10
Virginia Cultural Development Study Commission1967Scope and Contents note
268.12
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 11
West Virginia Center for Appalachian Studies and Development (Speech)1967Scope and Contents note
269.11
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 12
Metropolitan Housing and Planning Council of Chicago1967Scope and Contents note
271.7
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 13
New Jersey Federation of Planning Officials1967Scope and Contents note
271.10
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 14
Columbia University, School of Architecture1967-1968Scope and Contents note
272.7
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 15
Syracuse University1968Scope and Contents note
268.9
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 16
Bard Awards Speech1968Scope and Contents note
272.12
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 17
New School: New York City-New York Land Use (Senator Douglas)1968Scope and Contents note
271.9
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 18
University of North Carolina Seminar1968Scope and Contents note
276.11
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 19
Statement by Robert E. Simon, Jr. Before National Advisory Commission on Rural Poverty1968Scope and Contents note
1.4
- 1.
Statement by Robert E. Simon, Jr. Before the National Advisory Commissionca. 1967Scope and Contents note
- 1.
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 20
Harbor Islands Commission-Boston1969Scope and Contents note
271.15
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 21
Quebec-Association of Industrial Designers1969Scope and Contents note
276.5
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 22
Place To LIve, A Exhibit: Madison, Wisconsin1969Scope and Contents note
276.7
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 23
Rochester Lincoln Bank Speech1969Scope and Contents note
268.2
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 24
Building Research Institute Conference Chicago1969Scope and Contents note
267.7
- Mixed Materials box: 8 folder: 25
Lion's Club Speech, Rochester1970Scope and Contents note
268.3
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 1
University of North Carolina New Towns Research Seminar1970Scope and Contents note
276.12
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 2
Cornell University Speech: "The University of Community Builder"1970Scope and Contents note
272.5
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 3
John Jay College (New York University) Seminar1970Scope and Contents note
271.12
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 4
Peacock Hill Seminar-Williamsburg, Virginia1970Scope and Contents note
276.3
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 5
Rochester Chamber of Commerce1970Scope and Contents note
268.17
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 6
Rochester Builders Association1970Scope and Contents note
268.16
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 7
Northern Colorado Foundation; University of Washington D.C.1971Scope and Contents note
276.14
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 8
Cornell Conference1971Scope and Contents note
272.4
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 9
Cornell Speech1971Scope and Contents note
271.19
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 10
University of Rochester Speech1971Scope and Contents note
268.4
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 11
New School: New York City "Managing New Towns"1971Scope and Contents note
276.8
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 12
Yale-Department of Agriculture1971Scope and Contents note
268.1
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 13
Governor's Conference-Hawaii1971Scope and Contents note
271.16
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 14
Bedford Village Speech1971Scope and Contents note
272.11
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 15
Real Estate Shopping Center Symposium1972Scope and Contents note
276.9
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 16
Urban Life Center: Columbia, Maryland1972Scope and Contents note
268.10
- Mixed Materials box: 9 folder: 17
Speeches-General (Index Cards)1972Scope and Contents note
269.2
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 1
Summary Sheets-Speeches1973Scope and Contents note
269.3
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 2
Rutgers University-Planned Unit Development (PUD) Conference1973Scope and Contents note
268.5
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 3
Speech Material and Quotes1973Scope and Contents note
269.5
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 4
Pennsylvania State University-National Urban Growth Seminar1973Scope and Contents note
276.2
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 5
Rochester, Harvard Business School1973Scope and Contents note
276.4
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 6
Pennsylvania State University1973Scope and Contents note
276.13
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 7
Aspen-International Design Conference1973Scope and Contents note
272.13
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 8
Peter Minuet Speech1973Scope and Contents note
276.1
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 9
Fordham University Speech1973Scope and Contents note
271.23
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 10
Cornell School of Design1973Scope and Contents note
272.8
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 11
Harvard University1974Scope and Contents note
271.22
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 12
Wharton Graduate Real Estate Association1976Scope and Contents note
269.12
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 13
Montclair, New Jersey-Adult Urban Studies1976Scope and Contents note
271.6
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 14
Dutchess County Planners1979Scope and Contents note
271.24
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 15
Speech File-Miscellaneous1983Scope and Contents note
269.1
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 16
George Mason-Bill Nicosin1987Scope and Contents note
271.17
The documents in this series is information from different planned communities. There are international communities in Great Britain and communities within the United States, such as Columbia, Maryland.
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 17
Tapiola1962Scope and Contents note
504.2
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 18
Tantalon1962Scope and Contents note
504.6
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 19
Stevenage1962Scope and Contents note
504.7
- Mixed Materials box: 10 folder: 20
English New Towns (Satellite Cities)1962Scope and Contents note
504.1
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 1
English New Towns (Satellite Cities)1962Scope and Contents note
504.1
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 2
Satellite Cities1963Scope and Contents note
504.8
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 3
Irvine Ranch1967Scope and Contents note
504.3
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 4
Columbia-James Rouse1973-1975Scope and Contents note
504.5
Series eight is titled Media. The series is comprised of negatives, slides, photographs, videotapes and a reel. The series is dated from 1960 to 2003.
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 5
Reston Slides1960sScope and Contents note
394.4
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 6
Reston Negatives1960sScope and Contents note
394.11
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 7
Photos: Sunset Hills Farm, Fairfax County, Virginia: Gift of Robert Simon1960sScope and Contents note
395.10
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 8
Reston Photos1960sScope and Contents note
394.6
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 9
Reston Photos1960sScope and Contents note
394.7
- Mixed Materials box: 11 folder: 10
Reston Photos1960sScope and Contents note
394.4
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 1
Reston Photos1960sScope and Contents note
394.9
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 2
Reston Photos1960sScope and Contents note
394.10
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 3
Reston Photos1960sScope and Contents note
394.5
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 4
Reflections Lake Anne School1982-1983Scope and Contents note
14.1
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 5
Lake Anne School-Interview of Robert Simon (VHS)1983Scope and Contents
14.1; Access copy available on DVD. 39 minutes, 58 seconds.
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 6
Conversation with Robert E. Simon (VHS)May 20, 1979Scope and Contents
154.2; Access copy available on DVD. 29 minutes.
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 7
Conversation with Robert E. Simon (VHS)May 20, 1979Scope and Contents note
154.2
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 8
Unedited Copy of Robert E. Simon: Interviewer Bob Dix (VHS)1993Scope and Contents note
485.2
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 9
Interview with Robert E. Simon and Jane Wilhelm (VHS)undatedScope and Contents
394; Access copy available on DVD. 18 minutes, 48 seconds.
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 10
Robert E. Simon (VHS)July 1, 2003Scope and Contents
394; Access copy available on DVD. 30 minutes, 01 seconds.
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 11
Robert E. Simon Tribute (VHS)undatedScope and Contents
394; Access copy available on DVD. 12 minutes, 15 seconds.
- Mixed Materials box: 12 folder: 12
"Reston" Final Print from InternetundatedScope and Contents note
394.3
Series nine is titled Oversize. The series is mostly newsclippings and articles that relate to Reston and the developments there. The series is dated from 1960 to 2006.
- Mixed Materials box: 13 folder: 1
Planning Magazine2006Scope and Contents note
1.1
- Mixed Materials box: 13 folder: 2
Northern Virginia Magazine2006Scope and Contents note
1.2
- Mixed Materials box: 13 folder: 3
Grapevine Home and Travel2006Scope and Contents note
1.3
- Mixed Materials box: 13 folder: 4
Linden Springs at Wiehle Virginia2000sScope and Contents note
1.4
- Mixed Materials box: 13 folder: 5
Virginia Living Magazine2005Scope and Contents note
1.5
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Newsclipping: The Evening Star, Suburban Town Houses "A Popular Trend"1964Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: The Evening Star, "Fairfax Voters OK School Bonds, 5-1", The Washington Post, "Grant to Help Fairfax Plan Reston Schools" and Falls Church Sun Echo, "Design Research For Reston's Schools Started"1963Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: The Evening Star, Suburban Town Houses "A Popular Trend"1964Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: American Engineer, "Glenn Saunders, Jr., P.E. The Challenge To Create"1960sScope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: The Evening Star, "Her Job Is to Banish New-Town Blues"1963Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: The Evening Star, "How Important Is a Tree?"1962Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: The Washington Post, "New Reston Community To Be Subject of Study", "Study of Reston To Be Financed By Ford Grant", "Foundation Approves Grant for Study of Reston Project" and "New Cities Sprout Up As Population Zooms"1963Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: Northern Virginia Sun, "Reston Approved", "Reston 'Community Zone' Approved for Fairfax" and "Project Will House 75,000"1962Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: Richmond Times, "Developer Plans to Build Entire City in Fairfax" and The Washington Post "Area Planners Face Challenge"1962Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: The Evening Star, "Planners Back Zoning For 'Reston Concept'", The Washington Post, "Unit Backs Reston Ordinance" and Daily News, "Reston Goes Trail-Blazing"1962Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: The Evening Star, "Satellite Town" and "Reston Development Depends on Zoning" and The Washington Post, "Planned City"1962Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: The Herndon-Chantilly Times, "Planning Commission Expected to Approve Reston Development"1962Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: The Washington Post, "Reston Community Decision May Alter Suburban Growth" and "Reston To Be Complete Community"1962Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: The Evening Star, "Fairfax Supervisors Consider Third Sunset Hills Proposal"1961Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: The Evening Star, "Fairfax Reaction Mixed on Plan for Reston", The Washington Post, "Cluster Plan Proposed to Cut Fairfax Sprawl" and "New Concept Proposed for Sunset Hills" and The Washington Daily News, "Reston ASks New Rules"1962Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: Fairfax County Sun Echo, "Sunset Hills' New Owner Announces Plans"1961Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: Fairfax County Sun Echo, "Board Hears 'Reston' Plans"1961Scope and Contents note
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Scrapbook of Original Newsclippings1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: The Washington Post, "Weaver Says Action, Hard Work Needed"1965Scope and Contents note
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The New Town Diagram1965Scope and Contents note
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The New Town Floor Plan1965Scope and Contents note
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Town Center Diagram1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclippings: Alexandria Gazette1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclippings: The Wall Street Journal, "Building Cities"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclippings: "Building Pace Changes Face of Broad Area"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: Northern Virginia Sun, "Allmen Slates Fairfax Project" and "Hazelton Lab Branch Is Located in Reston"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: The Washington Post, "Junior Hunt Horse Show SEt July 24"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: Times Pirayune, "New Concepts Lead to Better Planning"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: The Washington Daily News, "D.C. Could Be the Capital of Tennis World"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: The Washington Post, "Vespers Planned at Reston Lake"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "Utilities Going Into Air-Conditioning Business-It's Paying Off Cooly"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "High Density Housing and Rural Landscape Will Meet in the City Planned by R.E. Simon"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "Topping Out of Reston's Tallest"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "They're Building the City of the Future"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: The Kansas City Star, "Cooling as New Utility Service"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: The Washington Post, "For and About Women"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "200 Entries Expected For Truro Horse Show"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "Nation's Cities"1965Scope and Contents note
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News Photos1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "City of Future Comes to Life"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "Horse Show"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "New City Is Taking Shape"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "Reston Heavily Toured"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: The Washington Post, "You Can Move Into Your Reston Townhouse Before School Starts"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "Suppose You Could Drive Out Here This Weekend"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: The Evening Star, "Reston"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Reston: City for Country Lovers"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "They're Off and Jumping in Fairfax"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "Mission Pulpit Suits His Needs"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "Virginia Homes of '66 Exhibited"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "Meet the Press"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "A Quick Look at Today's Housing Trends"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "Reston Takes Shape as a Town, And It Takes Much Money, Too"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "And Culture Too: Reston Creator Believes in More Than Accommodation"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "Developer of Reston Values County's Help"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "Carnegie Hall To Reston, Va."1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "Industry Is Given Major Role In Development of New Va. City"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "U.S. Chamber Studying What's Wrong With Cities"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: The Reston Times1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "Red-Eyed, Green-Eyed Surveyors"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: Reston Times, "Times Editorials"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "This Month In Reston"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "The Vienna Trust Company is Coming to Reston"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "This Month In Reston"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "Next Year's Construction Plans-Lake Anne Village"1965Scope and Contents note
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Advertisements1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "The Appraiser"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: The Washington Post, "Hancock to Have 21 Million Dollars Stake In Reston Town"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "That Reston Sure Turned the Tide"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "Industry Comes to Reston"1965Scope and Contents note
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Thank You from Capital By Lines1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "Some Men Who Made Marks in '65"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "Still Hope for a Model Suburb in the City"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "BP's Aide Takes Tour of Reston"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "Underdeveloped: Strangling Debt"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "The Critical Eye"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "Robert E. Simon, Builder of the Washington Area's Most Advanced New Town, Talks About the Reston Experiment"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "Reston Counts 1000 Residents and Now Looks Like New Town"1966Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "Let's Face It A Monthly Commentary"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "Congressional Record"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "Geological Survey Unveils Plans for Big Reston Complex"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "International Flavor At Reston Ceremony"1966Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "She Mothers New City"1966Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "From the Desk of Christian C. Lunnow"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "James B. Selonick"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "Geological Survey Unveils Plans for Big Reston Complex"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: The Wall Street Journal1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "Reston, Virginia-A New Town"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "Engineer"1965Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "D.C. Firm Wins 2 AIA Awards"1966Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "Mall Swings for Urban Conference Delegates1966Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "Reston"1966Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "Instant Towns"1967Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "Reston Time for an Afternoon Sail on the Lake"1967Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: New York Times, "Co-Op City"1966Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: The New York Times, "Reston To Study Low-Income Units"1967Scope and Contents note
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Newsclipping: "Reston Developer Bars Sameness"1967Scope and Contents note
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Reston: A Conception1962Scope and Content
A large book with a dedication to Robert Simon from his wife. There are also early Reston area and building design plans on many of the pages.