Papers concerning Reston, Va. [manuscript], 1959-1983 (bulk 1959-1973).

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Papers concerning Reston, Va. [manuscript], 1959-1983 (bulk 1959-1973).

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The papers were compiled by Stone for "Reston, Virginia ... a study in beginnings," prepared for the Washington Center for Metropolitan Studies. They include correspondence, memoranda, plans, reports, maps, articles, photographs, and Stone's summaries regarding the early development and management of Reston by Robert E. Simon, and its takeover by Gulf Reston Corporation. The papers contain minutes, legal and financial material for the Homeowner's Associations; speeches by Simon; Stone's correspondence regarding Reston and the study; printed material pertaining to Reston, Greater Washington, Gulf Reston, and new towns in general; issues of the Reston Times, 1963-1975; scrap books; photographs of Reston, and drafts of Stone's study. Topics include low income housing, administration and administrative conflicts, community relations and community development programs, industrial development, early planning by Harland Bartholomew and Whittlesley and Conklin, transportation, sales, educational programs and facilities, and financing. Armistead Boothe is a correspondent.

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