Nan Netherton Reston history collection, 1962-1989.

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Nan Netherton Reston history collection, 1962-1989.

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The Nan Netherton Reston history collection is a small collection that contains Netherton's research and notes from her book "Reston: A New Town in the Old Dominion: A Pictorial History" (1989). Within the collection there are outlines for chapters, the copies of all the illustrations for the book, and the sources that Nan Netherton used during the writing process. Since this is a history of the Reston, Nan Netherton started her research in the 18th century with the founding of the Fairfax County. The book then progreses to the founding of Reston and finishes in the 1980s when Nan Netherton wrote the book.

3 linear ft.

George Mason University, Fenwick Library

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George Mason University, Fenwick Library

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Netherton, Nan

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Nan Netherton was an author and historian who wrote books about the origins, growth and customs of communities in Northern Virginia. The books include pictorial and narrative histories of a dozen Virginia counties. Some of the books that she wrote are "Fairfax County Virginia: A History" (1978), "Clifton: Brigadoon in Virginia" (1980), and "Books and Beyond: Fairfax County Public Library's First Fifty Years" (1990). She died on June 9, 2003 in Arlington, Virginia. From the descriptio...