Guide to the Robert E. Simon, Jr. papers, 1960-2006 Robert E. Simon, Jr. C0162

Guide to the Robert E. Simon, Jr. papers, 1960-2006

A Collection in
Special Collections and Archives
Accession Number C0162


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Processed by: Emily Martin Special Collections and Archives Staff

Repository
George Mason University. Special Collections and Archives.
Collection number
C0162
Title
Robert E. Simon, Jr. papers 1960-2006
URL:
http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/simon.html
Physical Characteristics
7.5 linear feet (15 boxes)
Creator
Robert E. (Robert Edward) Simon, 1914-
Language
English
Abstract
The collection consists of newsclippings, promotional material and booklets relating to Reston. Also included are printed material, publications, scrapbooks, and his speeches and paperwork from various conferences he attended at different universities around the country.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions.

Use Restrictions

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

Preferred Citation

Robert E. Simon, Jr. papers, C0162, Special Collections and Archives, 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 and Archives. In 2009 the documents were removed and organized into a separate collection still housed in the Special Collections and Archives 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.

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

Organized into 10 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

Special Collections and Archives also holds many other collections on the history of Reston and Northern Virginia.

Index Terms

    Persons:

  • Simon, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1914-
  • Geographical Names:

  • Reston (Va.)
  • Subjects:

  • Housing--Virginia--Reston.
  • Planned communities--Virginia--Reston.
  • Document Types:

  • Photographic negatives.
  • Photographic prints.
  • Slides.
  • Video recordings.

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

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

Contents List

Series 1: Correspondence
1975-2001
(0.5 boxes)

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.

  • Box: 1 Folder: 1
    Correspondence with Martha Pennino,
    1975

    266.6

  • Box: 1 Folder: 2
    Invitations,
    1976

    267.2

  • Box: 1 Folder: 3
    Invitation to Speak (Lectures),
    1979

    267.4

  • Box: 1 Folder: 4
    Memberships,
    1979

    267.5

  • Box: 1 Folder: 5
    Invitations,
    1979-1983

    267.3

  • Box: 1 Folder: 6
    Correspondence with Stockholders,
    1980

    274.5

  • Box: 1 Folder: 7
    Reston Correspondence ,
    1984

    274.14

  • Box: 1 Folder: 8
    Memorabilia Letters,
    1985

    266.2

  • Box: 1 Folder: 9
    Reston Correspondence ,
    1986-1988

    274.15

  • Box: 1 Folder: 10
    Correspondence with Fritz Gutheim,
    1988

    267.6

  • Box: 1 Folder: 11
    Robert E. Simon Resume,
    2001

    266.1a

Series 2: Reston General Information 1960-1990
(3 boxes)

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.

  • Box: 1 Folder: 12
    Homeowners Association Declaration of Protective Covenants,
    1960s

    267.11

  • Box: 1 Folder: 13
    Maps,
    1960s

    275.11

  • Box: 1 Folder: 14
    Zoning Amendment,
    1961 and 1962

    275.7

  • Box: 1 Folder: 15
    Personnel Organization Chart,
    1962

    275.9

    • 1.
      Gulf Reston, Inc. (Organizational Chart),
      October 4, 1967

      5500   

    • 3.
      Reston Employees As At November 30, 1963,
      November 30, 1963

      5498   

    • 6.
      Reston Va., Inc. (Organizational Chart),
      1966

      5499   

  • Box: 1 Folder: 16
    Closing Statement Palindrome,
    1962

    274.3

  • Box: 2 Folder: 1
    Press and Magazine Coverage,
    1964

    270.15

  • Box: 2 Folder: 2
    Gulf-Reston Fact Sheet,
    1964

    275.5

  • Box: 2 Folder: 3
    Ownership Guaranteers for Morgan Loan,
    1964

    274.2

  • Box: 2 Folder: 4
    Reston Stockholder Report ,
    1966

    274.4

  • Box: 2 Folder: 5
    Promotional Ceremonies,
    1966

    275.1

  • Box: 2 Folder: 6
    International Press Coverage of Reston, Virginia,
    1967

    395.2

  • Box: 2 Folder: 7
    Fairfax County Historical Highlights From 1607,
    1967

    395.4

  • Box: 2 Folder: 8
    Press Reports on Reston,
    1967

    395.3

  • Box: 2 Folder: 9
    First Homeowners Association (Corporate Data),
    1967

    267.10

  • Box: 2 Folder: 10
    Reston Foundation,
    1967

    266.3

  • Box: 2 Folder: 11
    Gulf-Reston,
    1967

    273.1

  • Box: 2 Folder: 12
    Forest's Edge,
    1970s

    395.7

  • Box: 2 Folder: 13
    Press and Magazine Coverage,
    1975

    270.14

  • Box: 3 Folder: 1
    Reston Speeches,
    1976

    268.14

  • Box: 3 Folder: 2
    Hercer Corporation Regarding Gulf Reston Stock,
    1979

    274.1

  • Box: 3 Folder: 3
    Land Appraisal Felt and Company,
    1980s

    275.12

  • Box: 3 Folder: 4
    Washington Post Clippings,
    1980

    275.3

  • Box: 3 Folder: 5
    Planning Summary: A.D. Little Incorporated,
    1980

    275.8

  • Box: 3 Folder: 6
    Land Development in Reston, Virginia,
    1981

    268.15

  • Box: 3 Folder: 7
    News Clippings,
    1983

    395.9

  • Box: 3 Folder: 8
    Reston, Virginia: Map and Newsclipping,
    1983

    267.8

    • 1.
      Reston, Virginia (Promotional Booklet),
      ca. 1963

      5441   

  • Box: 3 Folder: 9
    Promotional Materials,
    1984

    395.8

  • Box: 4 Folder: 1
    Reston Handbook , Reston Founder's Day Program,
    1986 and April 5, 2014

    395.5

  • Box: 4 Folder: 2
    Notes,
    1988

  • Box: 4 Folder: 3
    Reston Information ,
    1988

    276.13

  • Box: 4 Folder: 4
    Reston Town Center ,
    1990

    395.6

Series 3: Reston Community Centers 1963-1991 (0.5 boxes)
(9 folders)

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.

  • Box: 4 Folder: 5
    Reston on North Golf Course,
    1963

    266.1

  • Box: 4 Folder: 6
    Press Review: Lake Anne Village Center,
    1964

    395.1

  • Box: 4 Folder: 7
    Reston: Child Care,
    1964

    267.12

    • 1.
      Day Care for Children and Training for Women,
      1964 or 1967

      5442   

    • 6.
      Proposed Children's Center,
      ca. 1967

      5471   

  • Box: 4 Folder: 8
    Lake Anne Center ,
    1966

    266.4

  • Box: 4 Folder: 9
    Conference on Community Child Care ,
    1967

    267.13

  • Box: 4 Folder: 10
    Industrial Center Reston,
    1971

    267.14

  • Box: 4 Folder: 11
    Loeb Center ,
    1972

    271.8

  • Box: 4 Folder: 12
    Reston Day Care Center,
    1981

    267.9

  • Box: 4 Folder: 13
    Reston Child Care Center,
    1991

    270.12

Series 4: Reston Finance 1963-1976
(1 box)

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.

  • Box: 4 Folder: 14
    Financing Company's Oil Companies,
    1963

    274.10

  • Box: 4 Folder: 15
    Financing Gulf Oil,
    1963

    273.3

  • Box: 5 Folder: 1
    General Financing,
    1964

    274.9

  • Box: 5 Folder: 2
    Atlantic Refinancing,
    1964

    274.11

  • Box: 5 Folder: 3
    Tax Exemption Bond Issue,
    1965

    274.8

  • Box: 5 Folder: 4
    Financing,
    1965

    274.7

  • Box: 5 Folder: 5
    Mortgage Application,
    1965

    275.2

  • Box: 5 Folder: 6
    General Electric Financing,
    1965

    274.12

  • Box: 5 Folder: 7
    Robert Gladstone and Association (Economic Consultants),
    1965

    270.1

  • Box: 5 Folder: 8
    Kaplan Gans Associates (Marshall Kaplan) Consulting Firm,
    1966

    270.2

  • Box: 5 Folder: 9
    Staten Island Chamber of Commerce ,
    1966

    268.11

  • Box: 5 Folder: 10
    Loan Information,
    1967

    266.5

  • Box: 5 Folder: 11
    Facts, Statistics (General),
    1967

    269.4

  • Box: 5 Folder: 12
    John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company,
    1967

    274.6

  • Box: 5 Folder: 13
    Long Range Forecast Through 1982,
    1967

    274.13

  • Box: 5 Folder: 14
    Thompson and Benjamin (Consultants),
    1971

    270.3

  • Box: 5 Folder: 15
    Financial History, Cost, Report on Overall Maintenance, Cluster Association,
    1975

    267.15

  • Box: 5 Folder: 16
    Southern Duchess Chamber of Commerce,
    1976

    272.2

Series 5: Building Projects 1961-1975 (1 box)
(1 box)

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.

  • Box: 5 Folder: 17
    Architectural Firms: Harland and Bartholomew,
    1961

    270.9

  • Box: 5 Folder: 18
    Real Estate Research Corporation,
    1962

    266.17

  • Box: 5 Folder: 19
    Acoustics Kadaras, Michael Jr.: Engineers ,
    1963

    270.10

  • Box: 6 Folder: 1
    General Architecture,
    1963

    275.4

  • Box: 6 Folder: 2
    Larry Smith and Company (Consultants),
    1963

    266.16

  • Box: 6 Folder: 3
    Architectural Firms Perkins and Willis,
    1964

    266.12

  • Box: 6 Folder: 4
    Architectural Firms: Edward H. Noakes Associates,
    1964

    266.11

  • Box: 6 Folder: 5
    Architectural Firms Chas M. Goodman Associates,
    1964

    266.8

  • Box: 6 Folder: 6
    Architectural Firms: Caudill, Rowlett, Scott,
    1964

    270.7

  • Box: 6 Folder: 7
    Architectural Firms: James Fanning,
    1964

    270.6

  • Box: 6 Folder: 8
    Architectural Firms: Dan Kiley,
    1964

    270.5

  • Box: 6 Folder: 9
    Architectural Firms: Keyes, Lehbridge and Condon,
    1964

    266.7

  • Box: 6 Folder: 10
    Architectural Firms: W.B. Ford Design,
    1964

    266.10

  • Box: 6 Folder: 11
    Architectural Firms: Herman Blum,
    1965

    270.8

  • Box: 6 Folder: 12
    Architectural Firm: Rouse, Duben, Duben and Venture,
    1965

    266.13

  • Box: 6 Folder: 13
    Architectural Firms: Geddes, Brecher and Qualls,
    1966

    266.9

  • Box: 6 Folder: 14
    Architectural Firms: Cloethiel Smith and Associates,
    1967

    266.15

  • Box: 6 Folder: 15
    Doxiadis Associates, Incorporated (Consulting Firm),
    1968

    270.11

  • Box: 6 Folder: 16
    Consultants and Contractors: Eustance and Horwitz,
    1970s

    275.6

  • Box: 6 Folder: 17
    Pratt Institute School of Architecture,
    1970

    276.6

  • Box: 6 Folder: 18
    Whittlesey and Conklin (Architects),
    1975

    270.4

  • Box: 6 Folder: 19
    American Institute of Architects,
    1975

    271.27

Series 6: National File 1964-1987
(1 box)

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.

  • Box: 6 Folder: 20
    Washington Real Estate Board,
    1964

    269.9

  • Box: 6 Folder: 21
    American Institute of Real Estate: Appraisers Speech Washington D.C.,
    1964

    267.1

  • Box: 6 Folder: 22
    Robert C. Weaver Speech,
    1964

    269.10

  • Box: 6 Folder: 23
    New Towns/ New Towns vs. Rehabilitation,
    1965

    269.8

  • Box: 6 Folder: 24
    League of Women Voters,
    1965

    271.14

  • Box: 6 Folder: 25
    Chamber of Commerce, U.S.,
    1965

    272.1

  • Box: 7 Folder: 1
    National Retail Merchants Association,
    1966

    271.3

  • Box: 7 Folder: 2
    National Advisory Commission on Rural Poverty-Smithsonian Institution,
    1967

    271.5

  • Box: 7 Folder: 3
    National Commission on Urban Problems (Senator Douglas),
    1967

    271.4

  • Box: 7 Folder: 4
    Urban Development Proposals,
    1969

    269.7

  • Box: 7 Folder: 5
    Library of Presidential Papers,
    1970

    271.18

  • Box: 7 Folder: 6
    Housing and Urban Development (HUD) New Communities Speech,
    1971

    271.2

  • Box: 7 Folder: 7
    Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Denver, Colorado Speech,
    1972

    271.20

  • Box: 7 Folder: 8
    Federal Housing,
    1972

    269.6

  • Box: 7 Folder: 9
    Housing and Urban Development (HUD)- Workshop on New Communities,
    1972

    271.1

  • Box: 7 Folder: 10
    Institute of Human Relations,
    1973

    271.11

  • Box: 7 Folder: 11
    American Society of Planning Officials,
    1976

    271.25

  • Box: 7 Folder: 12
    Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Grant Documents,
    1976 and 1986

    273.2

  • Box: 7 Folder: 13
    Crime Institute,
    1987

    272.3

Series 7: Conferences 1965-1987
(3 boxes)

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.

  • Box: 7 Folder: 14
    Howard University-Real Estate Club For Land,
    1965

    271.24

  • Box: 7 Folder: 15
    Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut,
    1965

    268.8

  • Box: 7 Folder: 16
    Building Research Institute Conference, Washington D.C.,
    1965

    272.14

  • Box: 8 Folder: 1
    American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers: Chicago,
    1965

    271.26

  • Box: 8 Folder: 2
    Society of Real Estate Appraisers Washington D.C. (Speeches),
    1965

    268.7

  • Box: 8 Folder: 3
    Regional Planning Association Columbia University,
    1966

    268.13

  • Box: 8 Folder: 4
    Brander's University Speech,
    1966

    272.9

  • Box: 8 Folder: 5
    Joint Center for Urban Studies (M.I.T. and Harvard),
    1966

    271.13

  • Box: 8 Folder: 6
    Bennington Speech: Vermont,
    1966

    272.10

  • Box: 8 Folder: 7
    Cornell University,
    1966

    272.6

  • Box: 8 Folder: 8
    Real Estate Board, New York: Shopping Center Committee,
    1966

    276.10

  • Box: 8 Folder: 9
    Society for Advancement of Management War Chester, Massachusetts,
    1967

    268.6

  • Box: 8 Folder: 10
    Virginia Cultural Development Study Commission,
    1967

    268.12

  • Box: 8 Folder: 11
    West Virginia Center for Appalachian Studies and Development (Speech),
    1967

    269.11

  • Box: 8 Folder: 12
    Metropolitan Housing and Planning Council of Chicago,
    1967

    271.7

  • Box: 8 Folder: 13
    New Jersey Federation of Planning Officials,
    1967

    271.10

  • Box: 8 Folder: 14
    Columbia University, School of Architecture,
    1967-1968

    272.7

  • Box: 8 Folder: 15
    Syracuse University,
    1968

    268.9

  • Box: 8 Folder: 16
    Bard Awards Speech,
    1968

    272.12

  • Box: 8 Folder: 17
    New School: New York City-New York Land Use (Senator Douglas),
    1968

    271.9

  • Box: 8 Folder: 18
    University of North Carolina Seminar,
    1968

    276.11

  • Box: 8 Folder: 19
    Statement by Robert E. Simon, Jr. Before National Advisory Commission on Rural Poverty,
    1968

    1.4

    • 1.
      Statement by Robert E. Simon, Jr. Before the National Advisory Commission,
      ca. 1967

      5534   

  • Box: 8 Folder: 20
    Harbor Islands Commission-Boston,
    1969

    271.15

  • Box: 8 Folder: 21
    Quebec-Association of Industrial Designers,
    1969

    276.5

  • Box: 8 Folder: 22
    Place To LIve, A Exhibit: Madison, Wisconsin,
    1969

    276.7

  • Box: 8 Folder: 23
    Rochester Lincoln Bank Speech ,
    1969

    268.2

  • Box: 8 Folder: 24
    Building Research Institute Conference Chicago,
    1969

    267.7

  • Box: 8 Folder: 25
    Lion's Club Speech, Rochester ,
    1970

    268.3

  • Box: 9 Folder: 1
    University of North Carolina New Towns Research Seminar,
    1970

    276.12

  • Box: 9 Folder: 2
    Cornell University Speech: "The University of Community Builder",
    1970

    272.5

  • Box: 9 Folder: 3
    John Jay College (New York University) Seminar,
    1970

    271.12

  • Box: 9 Folder: 4
    Peacock Hill Seminar-Williamsburg, Virginia,
    1970

    276.3

  • Box: 9 Folder: 5
    Rochester Chamber of Commerce,
    1970

    268.17

  • Box: 9 Folder: 6
    Rochester Builders Association,
    1970

    268.16

  • Box: 9 Folder: 7
    Northern Colorado Foundation; University of Washington D.C.,
    1971

    276.14

  • Box: 9 Folder: 8
    Cornell Conference,
    1971

    272.4

  • Box: 9 Folder: 9
    Cornell Speech,
    1971

    271.19

  • Box: 9 Folder: 10
    University of Rochester Speech,
    1971

    268.4

  • Box: 9 Folder: 11
    New School: New York City "Managing New Towns",
    1971

    276.8

  • Box: 9 Folder: 12
    Yale-Department of Agriculture,
    1971

    268.1

  • Box: 9 Folder: 13
    Governor's Conference-Hawaii,
    1971

    271.16

  • Box: 9 Folder: 14
    Bedford Village Speech,
    1971

    272.11

  • Box: 9 Folder: 15
    Real Estate Shopping Center Symposium,
    1972

    276.9

  • Box: 9 Folder: 16
    Urban Life Center: Columbia, Maryland,
    1972

    268.10

  • Box: 9 Folder: 17
    Speeches-General (Index Cards),
    1972

    269.2

  • Box: 10 Folder: 1
    Summary Sheets-Speeches,
    1973

    269.3

  • Box: 10 Folder: 2
    Rutgers University-Planned Unit Development (PUD) Conference,
    1973

    268.5

  • Box: 10 Folder: 3
    Speech Material and Quotes,
    1973

    269.5

  • Box: 10 Folder: 4
    Pennsylvania State University-National Urban Growth Seminar,
    1973

    276.2

  • Box: 10 Folder: 5
    Rochester, Harvard Business School,
    1973

    276.4

  • Box: 10 Folder: 6
    Pennsylvania State University,
    1973

    276.13

  • Box: 10 Folder: 7
    Aspen-International Design Conference,
    1973

    272.13

  • Box: 10 Folder: 8
    Peter Minuet Speech,
    1973

    276.1

  • Box: 10 Folder: 9
    Fordham University Speech,
    1973

    271.23

  • Box: 10 Folder: 10
    Cornell School of Design,
    1973

    272.8

  • Box: 10 Folder: 11
    Harvard University,
    1974

    271.22

  • Box: 10 Folder: 12
    Wharton Graduate Real Estate Association,
    1976

    269.12

  • Box: 10 Folder: 13
    Montclair, New Jersey-Adult Urban Studies,
    1976

    271.6

  • Box: 10 Folder: 14
    Dutchess County Planners,
    1979

    271.24

  • Box: 10 Folder: 15
    Speech File-Miscellaneous,
    1983

    269.1

  • Box: 10 Folder: 16
    George Mason-Bill Nicosin,
    1987

    271.17

Series 8: Planned Communities 1962-1975 (1 boxes)
(1 boxes)

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.

  • Box: 10 Folder: 17
    Tapiola,
    1962

    504.2

  • Box: 10 Folder: 18
    Tantalon,
    1962

    504.6

  • Box: 10 Folder: 19
    Stevenage,
    1962

    504.7

  • Box: 10 Folder: 20
    English New Towns (Satellite Cities),
    1962

    504.1

  • Box: 11 Folder: 1
    English New Towns (Satellite Cities),
    1962

    504.1

  • Box: 11 Folder: 2
    Satellite Cities,
    1963

    504.8

  • Box: 11 Folder: 3
    Irvine Ranch,
    1967

    504.3

  • Box: 11 Folder: 4
    Columbia-James Rouse,
    1973-1975

    504.5

Series 9: Media 1960-2003
(1.5 boxes)

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.

  • Box: 11 Folder: 5
    Reston Slides,
    1960s

    394.4

  • Box: 11 Folder: 6
    Reston Negatives,
    1960s

    394.11

  • Box: 11 Folder: 7
    Photos: Sunset Hills Farm, Fairfax County, Virginia: Gift of Robert Simon,
    1960s

    395.10

  • Box: 11 Folder: 8
    Reston Photos,
    1960s

    394.6

  • Box: 11 Folder: 9
    Reston Photos,
    1960s

    394.7

  • Box: 11 Folder: 10
    Reston Photos,
    1960s

    394.4

  • Box: 12 Folder: 1
    Reston Photos,
    1960s

    394.9

  • Box: 12 Folder: 2
    Reston Photos,
    1960s

    394.10

  • Box: 12 Folder: 3
    Reston Photos,
    1960s

    394.5

  • Box: 12 Folder: 4
    Reflections Lake Anne School,
    1982-1983

    14.1

  • Box: 12 Folder: 5
    Lake Anne School-Interview of Robert Simon (VHS),
    1983

    14.1; Access copy available on DVD. 39 minutes, 58 seconds.

  • Box: 12 Folder: 6
    Conversation with Robert E. Simon (VHS),
    May 20,1979

    154.2; Access copy available on DVD. 29 minutes.

  • Box: 12 Folder: 7
    Conversation with Robert E. Simon (VHS),
    May 20, 1979

    154.2

  • Box: 12 Folder: 8
    Unedited Copy of Robert E. Simon: Interviewer Bob Dix (VHS),
    1993

    485.2

  • Box: 12 Folder: 9
    Interview with Robert E. Simon and Jane Wilhelm (VHS),

    394; Access copy available on DVD. 18 minutes, 48 seconds.

  • Box: 12 Folder: 10
    Robert E. Simon (VHS),
    July 1, 2003

    394; Access copy available on DVD. 30 minutes, 01 seconds.

  • Box: 12 Folder: 11
    Robert E. Simon Tribute(VHS),

    394; Access copy available on DVD. 12 minutes, 15 seconds.

  • Box: 12 Folder: 12
    "Reston" Final Print from Internet,

    394.3

Series 10: Oversize 1960-2006
(3 boxes)

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.

  • Box: 13 Folder: 1
    Planning Magazine,
    2006

    1.1

  • Box: 13 Folder: 2
    Northern Virginia Magazine,
    2006

    1.2

  • Box: 13 Folder: 3
    Grapevine Home and Travel,
    2006

    1.3

  • Box: 13 Folder: 4
    Linden Springs at Wiehle Virginia,
    2000s

    1.4

  • Box: 13 Folder: 5
    Virginia Living Magazine,
    2005

    1.5

  • Box: 14 Folder: 1
    Newsclipping: The Evening Star, Suburban Town Houses "A Popular Trend",
    1964

    396.1

  • Box: 14 Folder: 2
    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",
    1963

    396.2

  • Box: 14 Folder: 3
    Newsclipping: The Evening Star, Suburban Town Houses "A Popular Trend",
    1964

    396.3

  • Box: 14 Folder: 4
    Newsclipping: American Engineer, "Glenn Saunders, Jr., P.E. The Challenge To Create",
    1960s

    396.4

  • Box: 14 Folder: 5
    Newsclipping: The Evening Star, "Her Job Is to Banish New-Town Blues",
    1963

    396.5

  • Box: 14 Folder: 6
    Newsclipping: The Evening Star, "How Important Is a Tree?",
    1962

    396.6

  • Box: 14 Folder: 7
    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",
    1963

    396.7

  • Box: 14 Folder: 8
    Newsclipping: Northern Virginia Sun, "Reston Approved", "Reston 'Community Zone' Approved for Fairfax" and "Project Will House 75,000",
    1962

    396.8

  • Box: 14 Folder: 9
    Newsclipping: Richmond Times, "Developer Plans to Build Entire City in Fairfax" and The Washington Post "Area Planners Face Challenge",
    1962

    396.9

  • Box: 14 Folder: 10
    Newsclipping: The Evening Star, "Planners Back Zoning For 'Reston Concept'", The Washington Post, "Unit Backs Reston Ordinance" and Daily News, "Reston Goes Trail-Blazing",
    1962

    396.10

  • Box: 14 Folder: 11
    Newsclipping: The Evening Star, "Satellite Town" and "Reston Development Depends on Zoning" and The Washington Post, "Planned City",
    1962

    396.11

  • Box: 14 Folder: 12
    Newsclipping: The Herndon-Chantilly Times, "Planning Commission Expected to Approve Reston Development",
    1962

    396.12

  • Box: 14 Folder: 13
    Newsclipping: The Washington Post, "Reston Community Decision May Alter Suburban Growth" and "Reston To Be Complete Community",
    1962

    396.13

  • Box: 14 Folder: 14
    Newsclipping: The Evening Star, "Fairfax Supervisors Consider Third Sunset Hills Proposal",
    1961

    396.14

  • Box: 14 Folder: 15
    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",
    1962

    396.15

  • Box: 14 Folder: 16
    Newsclipping: Fairfax County Sun Echo, "Sunset Hills' New Owner Announces Plans",
    1961

    396.16

  • Box: 14 Folder: 17
    Newsclipping: Fairfax County Sun Echo, "Board Hears 'Reston' Plans",
    1961

    396.17

  • Box: 15 Folder: 1
    Scrapbook of Original Newsclippings,
    1965

    397.1

  • Box: 15 Folder: 2
    Newsclipping: The Washington Post, "Weaver Says Action, Hard Work Needed",
    1965

    397.2

  • Box: 15 Folder: 3
    The New Town Diagram,
    1965

    397.3

  • Box: 15 Folder: 4
    The New Town Floor Plan,
    1965

    397.4

  • Box: 15 Folder: 5
    Town Center Diagram,
    1965

    397.5

  • Box: 15 Folder: 6
    Newsclippings: Alexandria Gazette,
    1965

    397.6

  • Box: 15 Folder: 7
    Newsclippings: The Wall Street Journal, "Building Cities",
    1965

    397.7

  • Box: 15 Folder: 8
    Newsclippings: "Building Pace Changes Face of Broad Area",
    1965

    397.8

  • Box: 15 Folder: 9
    Newsclipping: Northern Virginia Sun, "Allmen Slates Fairfax Project" and "Hazelton Lab Branch Is Located in Reston",
    1965

    397.9

  • Box: 15 Folder: 10
    Newsclipping: The Washington Post, "Junior Hunt Horse Show SEt July 24",
    1965

    397.10

  • Box: 15 Folder: 11
    Newsclipping: Times Pirayune, "New Concepts Lead to Better Planning",
    1965

    397.11

  • Box: 15 Folder: 12
    Newsclipping: The Washington Daily News, "D.C. Could Be the Capital of Tennis World",
    1965

    397.12

  • Box: 15 Folder: 13
    Newsclipping: The Washington Post, "Vespers Planned at Reston Lake",
    1965

    397.13

  • Box: 15 Folder: 14
    Newsclipping: "Utilities Going Into Air-Conditioning Business-It's Paying Off Cooly",
    1965

    397.14

  • Box: 15 Folder: 15
    Newsclipping: "High Density Housing and Rural Landscape Will Meet in the City Planned by R.E. Simon",
    1965

    397.15

  • Box: 15 Folder: 16
    Newsclipping: "Topping Out of Reston's Tallest",
    1965

    397.16

  • Box: 15 Folder: 17
    Newsclipping: "They're Building the City of the Future",
    1965

    397.17

  • Box: 15 Folder: 18
    Newsclipping: The Kansas City Star, "Cooling as New Utility Service",
    1965

    397.18

  • Box: 15 Folder: 19
    Newsclipping: The Washington Post, "For and About Women",
    1965

    397.19

  • Box: 15 Folder: 20
    Newsclipping: "200 Entries Expected For Truro Horse Show",
    1965

    397.20

  • Box: 15 Folder: 21
    Newsclipping: "Nation's Cities",
    1965

    397.21

  • Box: 15 Folder: 22
    News Photos,
    1965

    397.22

  • Box: 15 Folder: 23
    Newsclipping: "City of Future Comes to Life",
    1965

    397.22

  • Box: 15 Folder: 24
    Newsclipping: "Horse Show",
    1965

    397.24

  • Box: 15 Folder: 25
    Newsclipping: "New City Is Taking Shape",
    1965

    397.25

  • Box: 15 Folder: 26
    Newsclipping: "Reston Heavily Toured",
    1965

    397.26

  • Box: 15 Folder: 27
    Newsclipping: The Washington Post, "You Can Move Into Your Reston Townhouse Before School Starts",
    1965

    397.27

  • Box: 15 Folder: 28
    Newsclipping: "Suppose You Could Drive Out Here This Weekend",
    1965

    397.28

  • Box: 15 Folder: 29
    Newsclipping: The Evening Star, "Reston",
    1965

    397.29

  • Box: 15 Folder: 30
    Newsclipping: Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Reston: City for Country Lovers",
    1965

    397.30

  • Box: 15 Folder: 31
    Newsclipping: ,
    1965

    397.2

  • Box: 15 Folder: 32
    Newsclipping: "They're Off and Jumping in Fairfax" ,
    1965

    397.32

  • Box: 15 Folder: 33
    Newsclipping: "Mission Pulpit Suits His Needs",
    1965

    397.33

  • Box: 15 Folder: 34
    Newsclipping: "Virginia Homes of '66 Exhibited" ,
    1965

    397.34

  • Box: 15 Folder: 35
    Newsclipping: "Meet the Press" ,
    1965

    397.35

  • Box: 15 Folder: 36
    Newsclipping: "A Quick Look at Today's Housing Trends",
    1965

    397.36

  • Box: 15 Folder: 37
    Newsclipping: "Reston Takes Shape as a Town, And It Takes Much Money, Too",
    1965

    397.37

  • Box: 15 Folder: 38
    Newsclipping: "And Culture Too: Reston Creator Believes in More Than Accommodation" ,
    1965

    397.38

  • Box: 15 Folder: 39
    Newsclipping: "Developer of Reston Values County's Help" ,
    1965

    397.39

  • Box: 15 Folder: 40
    Newsclipping: "Carnegie Hall To Reston, Va." ,
    1965

    397.40

  • Box: 15 Folder: 41
    Newsclipping: "Industry Is Given Major Role In Development of New Va. City" ,
    1965

    397.41

  • Box: 15 Folder: 42
    Newsclipping: "U.S. Chamber Studying What's Wrong With Cities",
    1965

    397.42

  • Box: 15 Folder: 43
    Newsclipping: The Reston Times,
    1965

    397.43

  • Box: 15 Folder: 44
    Newsclipping: "Red-Eyed, Green-Eyed Surveyors" ,
    1965

    397.44

  • Box: 15 Folder: 45
    Newsclipping: Reston Times, "Times Editorials" ,
    1965

    397.45

  • Box: 15 Folder: 46
    Newsclipping: "This Month In Reston" ,
    1965

    397.46

  • Box: 15 Folder: 47
    Newsclipping: "The Vienna Trust Company is Coming to Reston",
    1965

    397.47

  • Box: 15 Folder: 48
    Newsclipping: "This Month In Reston",
    1965

    397.48

  • Box: 15 Folder: 49
    Newsclipping: "Next Year's Construction Plans-Lake Anne Village",
    1965

    397.49

  • Box: 15 Folder: 50
    Advertisements ,
    1965

    397.50

  • Box: 15 Folder: 51
    Newsclipping: "The Appraiser" ,
    1965

    397.51

  • Box: 15 Folder: 52
    Newsclipping: The Washington Post, "Hancock to Have 21 Million Dollars Stake In Reston Town",
    1965

    397.52

  • Box: 15 Folder: 53
    Newsclipping: "That Reston Sure Turned the Tide" ,
    1965

    397.532

  • Box: 15 Folder: 54
    Newsclipping: "Industry Comes to Reston",
    1965

    397.54

  • Box: 15 Folder: 55
    Thank You from Capital By Lines ,
    1965

    397.55

  • Box: 15 Folder: 56
    Newsclipping: "Some Men Who Made Marks in '65",
    1965

    397.56

  • Box: 15 Folder: 57
    Newsclipping: "Still Hope for a Model Suburb in the City" ,
    1965

    397.57

  • Box: 15 Folder: 58
    Newsclipping: "BP's Aide Takes Tour of Reston",
    1965

    397.58

  • Box: 15 Folder: 59
    Newsclipping: "Underdeveloped: Strangling Debt",
    1965

    397.59

  • Box: 15 Folder: 60
    Newsclipping: "The Critical Eye",
    1965

    397.60

  • Box: 15 Folder: 61
    Newsclipping: "Robert E. Simon, Builder of the Washington Area's Most Advanced New Town, Talks About the Reston Experiment",
    1965

    397.62

  • Box: 15 Folder: 62
    Newsclipping: "Reston Counts 1000 Residents and Now Looks Like New Town",
    1966

    397.62

  • Box: 15 Folder: 63
    Newsclipping: "Let's Face It A Monthly Commentary" ,
    1965

    397.63

  • Box: 15 Folder: 64
    Newsclipping: "Congressional Record",
    1965

    397.64

  • Box: 15 Folder: 65
    Newsclipping: "Geological Survey Unveils Plans for Big Reston Complex",
    1965

    397.65

  • Box: 15 Folder: 66
    Newsclipping: "International Flavor At Reston Ceremony",
    1966

    397.66

  • Box: 15 Folder: 67
    Newsclipping: "She Mothers New City",
    1966

    397.67

  • Box: 15 Folder: 68
    Newsclipping: "From the Desk of Christian C. Lunnow" ,
    1965

    397.68

  • Box: 15 Folder: 69
    Newsclipping: "James B. Selonick" ,
    1965

    397.69

  • Box: 15 Folder: 70
    Newsclipping: "Geological Survey Unveils Plans for Big Reston Complex" ,
    1965

    397.70

  • Box: 15 Folder: 71
    Newsclipping: The Wall Street Journal,
    1965

    397.71

  • Box: 15 Folder: 72
    Newsclipping: "Reston, Virginia-A New Town",
    1965

    397.72

  • Box: 15 Folder: 73
    Newsclipping: "Engineer",
    1965

    397.73

  • Box: 15 Folder: 74
    Newsclipping: "D.C. Firm Wins 2 AIA Awards",
    1966

    397.74

  • Box: 15 Folder: 75
    Newsclipping: "Mall Swings for Urban Conference Delegates,
    1966

    397.75

  • Box: 15 Folder: 76
    Newsclipping: "Reston",
    1966

    397.76

  • Box: 15 Folder: 77
    Newsclipping: "Instant Towns",
    1967

    397.77

  • Box: 15 Folder: 78
    Newsclipping: "Reston Time for an Afternoon Sail on the Lake",
    1967

    397.78

  • Box: 15 Folder: 79
    Newsclipping: New York Times, "Co-Op City",
    1966

    397.79

  • Box: 15 Folder: 80
    Newsclipping: The New York Times, "Reston To Study Low-Income Units",
    1967

    397.80

  • Box: 15 Folder: 81
    Newsclipping: "Reston Developer Bars Sameness",
    1967

    397.81

  • Volume: 1
    Reston: A Conception,
    1962

    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.