The Reston Museum Collection

The Reston Museum has a collection of materials related to Reston's history, development, architecture, government, culture, and social life from 1965 to the present. These materials include planning and historical documents, newspaper articles, magazine articles, newspapers and magazines, documents relating to the civic, social and cultural life of Reston, photographs, and manuscripts. They are catalogued by decade and arranged by type of document. You can view the list of materials below or by visiting the Reston Museum.

If you are interested in researching any of these documents, please make an appointment by contacting the Museum staff.

The collection of materials in the Reston Museum is arranged chronologically by decade and, within each decade, by type of material. Where appropriate, each item is also cross-referenced by subject matter.


Additional Resources

     
1980's

Reston Museum Collection - 1980's

Planning/Historic Documents
Illustrative Plan, Town Center District Plan, Reston Land Corporation.
Lake Anne Village Center Historic District, Fairfax County, Virginia, April 1984. (2 copies)
Master Plan, Reston Land Corporation, October 1988
Memo about Reston Ghost, Phyllis Ingram, Reston Regional Library Correspondent, April 8, 1982.
"The Resource Report," Summary from the April 11 Planning Charrette, Reston Home Owners Association, April 11, 1981.
"Reston Demographics and Growth," April 1985.
"Reston Facts and Figures," Reston Land Corporation, June 1982. (2 copies)
"Reston: From There to Here," by Tom Grubisich, c. 1987.
Reston Street Map, 1981
Newspaper Articles
"Downtown Look for a New Town," by Ben A. Franklin, The New York Times, Sunday, December 21, 1986.
"Fourteen Candidates in the Running for Two RHOA Seats," The Reston Times, Thursday, March 17, 1983.
"Ground Broken on Nature Center," The Connection, January 21, 1987.
"It May Still Be Winter, But...Reston is Blooming," The Reston Times, Thursday, February 17, 1983. ARCHITECTURE
"'New Town in Virginia Flourishes Despite Critics and Financial Odds," Miami Herald, July 7, 1986.
"Padlocked Coffee House Doors Draw Angry Threats in Reston," by Elsa Walsh, The Washington Post, n.d.
"Lake Anne Hall Meeting Results in Purchase Option," The Reston Times, January 8, 1981
"Rent Dispute Shuts Center in Reston," by David A. Simpson, The Fairfax Star, January 7, 1981
"Prizewinner, Moneyloser," by Tom Grubisich, The Washington Post, Saturday, March 14, 1981.
"Real Estate Boom Predicted in Reston," by Donna Bolinger and "Merchants Voice Optimism Over Lake Anne's Future," Reston Times, Thursday, June 4, 1981.
"They Were Here Before Bob Simon," by Janice Moglen-Dietrich, Reston Times, May 16, 1985.
"Tiny Store to Aid Village Hungry for a Grocery," by Matthew Brelis, The Washington Star, Friday, June 19, 1981.
Newspapers1980
The Herndon Observer Supplement, "Hunters Woods," April 13, 1984.
The Reston Times, April 26, 1984; Wednesday, September 27, 1989.
RHOA News, 1984; 1985.
"Best Small House '84," House Beautiful, October 1984.
"Boosting Cooperation in Transportation: Pioneer Activist Karl Ingebritsen," by Marlene Veach, The Restonian Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 3, 1989. TRANSPORTATION
"Magic Bus," New Dominion, Spring 1987. (3 copies) TRANSPORTATION
"Reston Goes Downtown," Metropolitan Home, September 1987.
"Reston, Harbinger of Northern Virginia's Incandescent Growth," by Leslie D. Zupan, Northern Virginian, Summer 1982.
"RTKL Associates Selected to Design New Town Center for Reston," Architecture Magazine, February 1987. ARCHITECTURE

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Magazines
Documents on Governance, Social, Cultural, and Educational Aspects of Reston
"The Bloomingdale's Tour in Reston," 1983.
"Community Services," Reston Land Corporation, 1989.
The Complete Guide to Reston and Herndon, The Reston Times, Thursday, August 4, 1983.
Festival Fever! The Connection, May 17, 1986
"Festival Weekend," The Reston Times, Thursday, May 26, 1983.
Friends of Grace, file folder of financial statements, minutes, tax returns, and related documents, 1980s.
"Getting More out of Reston," Reston Association, 1987.
Langston Hughes Intermediate School, invitation to opening ceremony, November 5, 1980; Dedication Ceremony booklet, May 17, 1981.
1980 Reston Festival Issue, Reston Times, May 22, 1980
1983 Calendar, featuring prints of original watercolor paintings by Elaine Major.
1986 Festivals! The Times' Festival Guide
"Places to Fish in Reston," Reston Association, n.d.
Prison Fellowship's Arthur S. DeMoss House, brochure, n.d.
"Report and Recommendations of the Reston Community Association Committee on Town Status for Reston," 1980.
Reston, Celebrating its 20th Year! A special issue of The Reston Times, May 16, 1985.
Reston Community Center, invitational letter to ceremony honoring James Allred, November 4, 1980.
"Reston Community Center Board of Governors, years to 1989.
Reston Deed and Bylaws of the Reston Association, User's Guide, Reston Association, 1987.
Reston Exposition 88, Official Program, The Reston Times, September 29, 1988.
Reston Festival, The Reston Times, May 21, 1981
"Reston Garden Club presents a Spring House Tour," n.d.
Reston Handbook, 1986; 1987; 1989.
Reston Home Owners Association Opinion Research Survey, Summary Report, The William C. Pflaum Company, Inc., August 18, 1981.
Reston Regional Library Dedication, brochure, Saturday, October 12, 1985.
"Reston Repertory Television Theatre," brochure, 1980-81.
Reston Symposium, announcement and article, 1985.
"RHOA Community Buildings," Reston Home Owners Association, brochure, 1984.
"Sculpture & Garden Presentation Ceremony," Reston Regional Library, June 7, n.d.
"Summary of Projects recommended by the RHOA Budget Committee," September 10, 1984.
"Time to Decide," brochure about vote to make Reston a town, 1980; "Important Incorporation Information," RHOA, 1980.
"20th Birthday Celebration," program, April 27, 1985.
Understanding and Enjoying Reston's Lakes, Reston Association, 1988.
The Vernon J. Walker Nature Center Guide, Reston, Virginia, Reston Home Owners Association, n.d.

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Manuscripts
Being Raised, by Embry Cobb Rucker, 1984.
Reston, Virginia: An Evaluation of a New Town's Planned Diversity, by Chris Eaton, December 19, 1986.
Children in Lake Anne Plaza, n.d.
Farmers Market photos by Barbara Moore.
George Zacko, first president of Reston Business and Professional Association, 1981.
House along Baron Cameron, by Barbara Moore, late 1980s.
"Lake Anne Festival," by Barbara Moore, 1987. (2 copies)
Lake Anne Plaza, n.d.
Lake Anne, assorted photographs by Barbara Moore, Paul Savidge, III, and others.
"Lake Anne Plaza, Reston." By Paul Savidge, n.d.
People, assorted photographs by Barbara Moore and Paul Savidge, III.
Scenery and Buildings, assorted photos by Barbara Moore and Paul Savidge, III
Susan Jones, RHOA President, 1983.
W&OD Bikers, by Paul Savidge, October 1987.
Promotional Documents
"House Beautiful's 'Best Small House '84,'" brochure, 1984. ARCHITECTURE
"In the Struggle of Man Against the Marketplace, Who in the World Will Survive?" 2-page ad, The Washington Post, September 2, 1986.
Lake Anne Village, promotional package, 1980.
"One Look, and It's Easy to Understand Why 35,000 People Make Reston Their Home," brochure on Reston Model Home Village, n.d.
Reston, newsletter of Reston Land Corporation, issues from 1982 1987.
"Reston Business Center," "Reston Development Plan," and "Reston Facts and Figures, 1982."
"The Reston Industrial Land Sales Newsletter," August 1980.
Reston Neighborhoods, Autumn/Winter 1982 (4 copies); 1983 (2 copies).
"Reston North Hills Showcases Latest Designs," Reston Land Corporation, 1989.
"Reston Realtor Alert," September 1986; December 1986; March 1987; July 1987; August 1989.
"Reston Seminars are on the House," brochure,1984. ARCHITECTURE
"Reston Town Center," promotional package, n.d.
"Reston Town Center Urban Core Fact Sheet," n.d. (14 copies)
"The Search for Washington's Best Business Location Will Lead You to Reston, Virginia," promotional package, 1985.
"Corporate Limits of the Town of Reston," Notarized Deed, Deed Book 5408, p. 714, February 29, 1980.
"Congratulations to the 900 Companies Who Had the Foresight to Locate Next to the Reston Expressway," The Connection, November 21, 1984. BUSINESS
The Connection, September 3, 1986.
The Restonian Magazine, Fall 1985; Fall 1986; Holiday Issue 1988 (4 copies); January 1989 (2 copies); February 1989 2 copies); Vol. 5, No. 3 (1989) (2 copies); Vol. 5, No. 4 (1989) (2 copies).
The Connection, by Paulene Cross, December 4, 1986.
"Home Guide, Reston & Herndon Communities", The Washington Times, July 30, 1983. HOUSING

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