Wall, Charles Cecil, 1903-1995
Charles C. Wall became Superintendent of George Washington's Mount Vernon in 1937, after the death of his supervisor Harrison Dodge. Wall described the Superintendent’s job in a book he coauthored with Gerald W. Johnson entitled Mount Vernon: The Story of a Shrine, saying the position required someone “not exactly a farmer, yet a man acquainted with soils, seasons, and the proper handling of growing plants.” He went on to say the director should have traits of a theatrical producer, an accountant, an antiquarian, a historian, and an ambassador, with some knowledge of engineering, carpentry, masonry, and domestic service. Wall also spent almost his entire career at Mount Vernon, retiring in 1976 after 43 years of employment at Mount Vernon. He is credited with impeccable hospitality of numerous VIP guests, overseeing major building and restoration projects, such as the reconstruction of the Greenhouse, and guiding the Estate through the years of World War II and other periods when visitation was down. He wrote extensively on George Washington and Mount Vernon, including several publications as well as internal reports and essays.
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contributorOf | Papers of the Superintendent and Resident Director [Mount Vernon], 1850-1996 | George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon | |
creatorOf | Duncan, Andrew W.,. Miscellaneous materials about the Security Title Corporation's reproduction in Louisville, Ky., of George Washington's library at Mount Vernon, 1955. | University of Virginia. Library | |
referencedIn | John Clement Fitzpatrick papers | Library of Congress | |
referencedIn | John Clement Fitzpatrick papers | Library of Congress | |
creatorOf | Wall, Charles Cecil. Mount Vernon field trip : transcript of discussion led by Charles Cecil Wall : typescript, 1975 Sept. 10. | George Washington University | |
referencedIn | includes:ff. 2-87 Medicine. Charms and Receipts: Orationes et receptæ medicæ.: 10th-18th centt.: Lat., Fr., Dutch, Engl., Germ., Ital., and Span.ff. 2 b, 29, 53 William Butler, MD, of Cambridge: Medical receipts: 17th cent.ff. 3, 7 Lucy Griffin... | British Library |
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associatedWith | Fitzpatrick, John Clement, 1876-1940. | person |
employeeOf | George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens | corporateBody |
associatedWith | George Washington University. Historic Preservation Program. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Gutheim, Frederick Albert, 1908-1993. | person |
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Birth 1903-06-21
Death 1995-05-01
Male
English