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Beth Jante
Repository
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Identification
C0011
Title
Pioneer America Society records 1964-1980
Quantity
7 Linear Feet, 13 boxes
Creator
Douglas, Henry H., 1903-1987
Language
English
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Abstract
The Pioneer America Society Collection (PAS) contains material related to the activities of the Northern Virginia Chapter
of the PAS from 1967 to 1980. Additionally, the collection includes the publications and findings of the Chapter during that
time period, including photographs and maps. The collection is divided into five series for easy use and research.
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
Pioneer America Society records, C0011, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Acquisition Information
This collection was donated by the Estate of Henry H. Douglas (David F. MacGhee, Executor) in 1989.
Processing Information
This collection was processed in 1989 by Special Collections Research Center Staff. In 2008, the collection was re-processed
by Beth Jante and Sean Tennant, Special Collections Research Center Staff. Finding aid updated by Amanda Brent in November
2020.
The Pioneer America Society (PAS) is a national non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and study of sites that
represent North American history and material culture. Organized in 1967 by Henry H. Douglas, a resident of Falls Church,
Virginia, the Society documents and interprets architecture and artifacts in addition to encouraging education, research,
and preservation. In 2014 the Society's board approved a new name change, and it is now known as the International Society
for Landscape, Place, and Material Culture. Their website is available here.
The Pioneer America Society Collection (PAS) contains material related to the activities of the Northern Virginia Chapter
of the PAS from 1967 to 1980. Additionally, the collection includes the publications and findings of the Chapter during that
time period, including photographs and maps. The collection is divided into five series for easy use and research. The five
series are: Northern Virginia Chapter Business from 1969 to 1979, Correspondence from 1967 to 1978, arranged alphabetically,
Subject Files from 1967 to 1978, Printed Material from 1964 to 1980, and Oversize materials from the 1970s.
The first series, Northern Virginia Chapter Business, covers the period from 1969 to 1979. This series is composed of materials
pertaining to the activities of the Northern Virginia Chapter and includes the Chapter history, membership, interest sheets,
and newspaper clippings. Also included in this series are the Chapter minutes and the notice of dissolution for the Chapter.
The second series, Correspondence, covers the period from 1967 to 1978. This series includes a collection of the correspondence
between the Northern Virginia Chapter and its members, arranged alphabetically. This series also includes photographs and
drawings from the Chapters members, as well as maps and newspaper clippings. These documents record the findings and investigations
of the Chapters' members and provide information about the history of the region.
The third series, Subject Files, covers the time between 1967 and 1978. This series includes information about the Northern
Virginia Chapters' bylaws, invoices, and charter members. Also included in this collection is information about the Chapters'
annual meetings and the American Association for State and Local History Award. This series chronicles the history of the
Northern Virginia Chapter and its activities in the 1960s and 1970s.
The fourth series, Printed Material, ranges from 1964 to 1980. The series contains the publications of the Northern Virginia
Chapter and includes the Chapter newsletters and brochures. Additionally, the series includes the publications "Echoes of
History" and "Headquarters Heliogram," which contain articles from the Chapters' members and detail their findings and history
of the region.
The fifth series contains oversized items from the 1970s, including unidentified newsletters and other publications from
the Northern Virginia Chapter.
The first series, Northern Virginia Chapter Business, covers the period of 1969 to 1979. This series includes the Chapter
history, membership, newspaper clippings, progress sheets, and a notice of dissolution.
The second series is a collection of correspondence between the Chapter and its members from 1967 to 1978. The series is organized
alphabetically and contains letters, newspaper clippings, photographs, maps, and drawings.
folder box: 2 folder: 1
Bagdon, Vincent J.
1969
Scope and Contents note
folder box: 2 folder: 2
Bartlett, Fred
1974
Scope and Contents note
folder box: 2 folder: 3
Bernstein, Joel
1968
Scope and Contents note
folder box: 2 folder: 4
Bloom, John Potter
1972, 1976
Scope and Contents note
Photograph "The office of the Tombstone Prospector, a newspaper started in 1887."
folder box: 2 folder: 5
Boss, Edward
1975
Scope and Contents note
folder box: 2 folder: 6
Brabner-Smith, John
1977
Scope and Contents note
folder box: 2 folder: 7
Brandt, Lawrence
1973
Scope and Contents note
Photographs (9) "The Rockbridge Mill, Missouri", "The Hodgson Mill, Missouri"
folder box: 2 folder: 8
Briggs, Ferol
1974
Scope and Contents note
Photographs (17) "Tomahawk Mill, Bedford County, Virginia", "Muddy Creek Mill, Tamworth, Cumberland County, Virginia", "Solitude
Mill, Fluvanna County, Virginia", "Woodson's Mill, Nelson County, Virginia", "Spicer's Mill, Orange County, Virginia", "Aldie
Mill, Loudoun County, Virginia", "The Burwell-Morgan Mill, Clarke County, Virginia", "The Tide Mill at Poplar Grove, Mathews
County, Virginia", "Trenton Mills, Cumberland County, Virginia", "Cow Creek Mill, Gloucester County, Virginia", "Byrd Mill,
Louisa County, Virginia", "Merrie Mill, Albemarle County, Virginia", "Walker Mill, Albemarle County, Virginia", "Jefferson
Mill, Albemarle County, Virginia", "Graves' Mill, Madison County, Virginia", "Repton Mill, Madison County, Virginia"
folder box: 2 folder: 9
Briggs, Lee
1972
Scope and Contents note
Photographs (4) "Order for Morning Prayer, The Book of Common Prayer, 1754 Folio Edition", "Harold J. Spelman"
folder box: 2 folder: 10
Bucher, Robert
1968-1969
Scope and Contents note
folder box: 2 folder: 11
Burton, Tommye S.
n.d.
Scope and Contents note
Photographs (2) "The McCormack House, Prince William/Haymarket, Virginia"
Photographs (2) "The Work on the Rappahannock Canal", "Rappahannock Navigation, Lock 7", Maps (2) "Rappahannock Navigation"
folder box: 8 folder: 6
University of Virginia
1972-1973
Scope and Contents note
folder box: 8 folder: 7
Utley, Robert
n.d.
Scope and Contents note
folder box: 8 folder: 8
Viorst, Milton
1973
Scope and Contents note
folder box: 8 folder: 9
Vogt, Peter
1969
Scope and Contents note
Photograph "Artistic Lighting Effect"
folder box: 8 folder: 10
Wacker, Peter
1968-1973
Scope and Contents note
folder box: 8 folder: 11
Walls, Aileen
1975
Scope and Contents note
folder box: 8 folder: 12
Walsh, Anthony
1975
Scope and Contents note
folder box: 8 folder: 13
Watkins, Malcolm
1968-1973
Scope and Contents note
Photographs (4) "Silverware", "China Plate", "Flask", "Marlboro Town Excavations"
folder box: 8 folder: 14
White, Elizabeth
1968-1969
Scope and Contents note
folder box: 8 folder: 15
Wiley, John
n.d.
Scope and Contents note
Negative "1908 Cadillac"
folder box: 8 folder: 16
Wilfong, James
1973
Scope and Contents note
folder box: 8 folder: 17
Wilhelm, Gene
1968-1973
Scope and Contents note
folder box: 8 folder: 18
Wilhelm, Hubert
1972-1975
Scope and Contents note
folder box: 8 folder: 19
Wilkinson, Joyce
1968-1969
Scope and Contents note
Photograph "After A Raid on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad"
folder box: 8 folder: 20
Williams, Ames
1968
Scope and Contents note
Maps (2) "Four Mile Run Railroad Map", "District of Columbia", Photographs (6)"Provost Marshall's Office, Alexandria, Virginia",
"Sketch of the 71st NY in Alexandria", "Sketch of Alexandria Episcopal Seminary", "Alexandria Oath of Allegiance", "Sketch
of Sutler's Cart, Manassas, Virginia"
folder box: 8 folder: 21
Williams, Lyle
1969
Scope and Contents note
folder box: 9 folder: 1
Wills, Mary Alice
1972-1975
Scope and Contents note
Photographs (2)"Possum-Nose Confederate River Battery", "Map of the Potomac", Map "Map of the Potomac River"
The third series contains subject files from 1967 to 1978. This series includes information on the Chapter's annual meetings,
bylaws, charter members, invoices, survey sheets, and the American Association for State and Local History Award.
folder box: 9 folder: 8
American Association for State and Local History Award
The fourth series contains printed materials from the Northern Virginia Chapter. This series includes newsletters, the Chapter's
"Echoes of History" and "Headquarters Heliogram" publications, and rough and final drafts of brochures.
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