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Preferred Citation

Steve Resz Reston Documentary Video Collection, Collection #C0190, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Steve Resz in 2011.

Processing Information

Processed by Kerry Mitchell in 2012

Historical Note

Reston is a planned community in Northern Virginia. 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. Steve Resz filmed and produced a documentary called "Reston-Past, Present and Future" to celebrate Reston's 40th anniversary.

Scope and Contents Note

This collection is comprised of materials from Steve Resz's documentary "Reston- Past, Present and Future". The bulk of the collection is comprised of videotapes that contain footage from Founder's Day, the Multicultural Festival and interviews with Robert Simon. This collection also includes production notes and voice over scripts related to the documentary.

Series 1 contains production notes and timelines related to the production of the film. It also includes the voice over scripts used. This series is arranged alphabetically.

Series 2 comprises the bulk of the collection. There are 19 miniDV videotapes and a copy of the documentary. The videotapes include footage from Founder's Day, the Multicultural Festival and interviews with Robert Simon. This series is arranged alphabetically.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into two series.

Related Material

Special Collections & Archives also holds many other collections that document the history of Reston, Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Planned communities -- Virginia -- Reston
• Reston (Va.)
• Reston (Va.) -- History
• Simon, Robert E., Jr. (Robert Edward), 1914-2015
• Video recordings