Measured Drawings and Blueprints of Mount Vernon A.MD.OV

Measured Drawings and Blueprints of Mount Vernon A.MD.OV


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Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association

PO Box 3600
Mount Vernon, VA 22121
Telephone: 703-799-3600
URL: https://archives.mountvernon.org

Rebecca Baird, Archivist

Repository
Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association
Identification
A.MD.OV
Title
Measured Drawings and Blueprints of Mount Vernon 1870s-2016
Quantity
26 Drawers, Drawings also located in rolled storage bins
Language
English .

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use

Material can be reproduced for study or personal use upon written approval from library staff.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research during scheduled appointments. Researchers must complete the Washington Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.

Preferred Citation

[Name and date of item], Measured Drawings and Blueprints of Mount Vernon, [Series, Folder], Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington [hereafter Washington Library], Mount Vernon, Virginia


Scope and Contents

This collections contains the architectural drawings of Mount Vernon including the measured drawings of the Mansion, outbuildings, and other MVLA structures. The bulk of material dates from the 1930s (during the tenure of the Director of Research and Restoration, Morley Jeffers Williams) through the 1990s. The drawings were accumulated by, and transferred to, the library/archives over time and are now compiled into this collection based on format and purpose.

Arrangement

The drawings are described in this finding aid according to the location it represents on the estate: the Mansion, Gardens and Grounds, Outbuildings, and other structures. However, the drawings are physically interfiled and interspersed throughout the drawers, and does not follow its intellectual description. All drawings can be found by using the finding aid or keyword search, but physical browsing may be difficult.

Related Material

There may be some overlap with the Maps of Mount Vernon and the surrounding area collection. Other blueprints and architectural drawings may be found in the Papers of the MVLA, the Papers of the Superintendent and Resident Director, and the Restoration Files for the Historic Structures Report.

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

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Container List

Mansion
English.
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Gardens and Grounds
English.
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Outbuildings
English.
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Other structures
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