Miscellaneous materials about the Security Title Corporation's reproduction in Louisville, Ky., of George Washington's library at Mount Vernon, 1955.

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Miscellaneous materials about the Security Title Corporation's reproduction in Louisville, Ky., of George Washington's library at Mount Vernon, 1955.

The collection contains a blueprint of the woodwork detail for the entry door by Kister Lumber Co, of Louisville, Ky.; correspondence between Charles C. Wall, Resident Superintendant at Mount Vernon and Andrew W. Duncan of Kister Lumber Co., regarding woodwork details; photographs and negatives, clippings, and a pamphlet "The reproduction of George Washington's Library at Mount Vernon."

ca. 12 items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7658161

University of Virginia. Library

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Security Title Corporation.

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Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...

Wall, Charles Cecil, 1903-1995

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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 acco...

Kister Lumber Company.

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Duncan, Andrew W.

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