The items housed in this series were all originally housed in seven individual three-ring notebooks kept by Kim Rogers Burdick between 2002 and 2008. The notebooks were loosely arranged and contained a wide spectrum of materials relating to the National and Delaware branches of the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association. While the items have been removed from the notebooks and rehoused into folders, the original order of the notebooks has been preserved.
Kim Rogers Burdick CV and miscellaneous materials, 2001-2007 | Box 1, F1 | |
W3R #1 notebook, 2002-2003 | Box 1, F2 | |
Includes documents originally housed in a three-ring notebook entitled W3R #1. The notebook was compiled by Kim Rogers Burdick between 2002 and 2003 and documents her work with the National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (W3R-USA). Included in the notebook are printed e-mails and pieces of correspondence, compiled research (articles and printed websites) about Washington, Rochambeau, and their historic march to Yorktown, Virginia, and pamphlets, brochures, invitations, and other information about celebrations in honor of the march to and siege of Yorktown, Virginia, led by General Washington and Count Rochambeau from 1781-1782. |
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W3R #2 notebook, pt. 1, 2003 | Part 1 of 2 | Box 1, F3 |
Includes documents originally housed in a three-ring notebook entitled W3R #2. The notebook was compiled by Kim Rogers Burdick in 2003 and documents her work with the National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (W3R-USA). Included in the notebook are printed e-mails and pieces of paper correspondence, compiled research (articles and printed websites) about Washington, Rochambeau, and their historic march to Yorktown, Virginia, pamphlets, brochures, photographs, invitations, and other information about celebrations in honor of the march to and siege of Yorktown, Virginia, led by General Washington and Count Rochambeau from 1781-1782, project planning and educational kits from the National Park Service, and W3R organizational documents and meeting announcements, agendas, and minutes. |
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W3R #2 notebook, pt. 2, 2003 | Part 2 of 2 | Box 1, F4 |
Includes documents originally housed in a three-ring notebook entitled W3R #2. The notebook was compiled by Kim Rogers Burdick in 2003 and documents her work with the National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (W3R-USA). Included in the notebook are printed e-mails and pieces of paper correspondence, compiled research (articles and printed websites) about Washington, Rochambeau, and their historic march to Yorktown, Virginia, pamphlets, brochures, photographs, invitations, and other information about celebrations in honor of the march to and siege of Yorktown, Virginia, led by General Washington and Count Rochambeau from 1781-1782, project planning and educational kits from the National Park Service, and W3R organizational documents and meeting announcements, agendas, and minutes. |
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Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route 1780-1783 notebook, pt. 1, 2001-2005 | Part 1 of 7 | Box 1, F5 |
Includes documents originally housed in a three-ring notebook entitled Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route 1780-1783. The notebook was compiled by Kim Rogers Burdick and documents her work with both the National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (W3R-USA) and the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route of Delaware (W3R-DE). Included in the notebook are printed e-mails and pieces of paper correspondence, compiled research (articles and printed websites) about Washington, Rochambeau, and their historic march to Yorktown, Virginia, overhead transparencies from W3R presentations, W3R membership lists, and Burdick's notes. |
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Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route 1780-1783 notebook, pt. 2, 2003-2004 | Part 2 of 7 | Box 1, F6 |
Includes documents originally housed in a three-ring notebook entitled Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route 1780-1783. The notebook was compiled by Kim Rogers Burdick and documents her work with both the National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (W3R-USA) and the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route of Delaware (W3R-DE). Included in the notebook are printed e-mails and pieces of paper correspondence, information about Washington-Rochambeau historic markers, Burdick's notes, photocopied articles about Rochambeau and America's historic roads, and W3R meeting agendas. |
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Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route 1780-1783 notebook, pt. 3, 2003-2004 | Part 3 of 7 | Box 1, F7 |
Includes documents originally housed in a three-ring notebook entitled Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route 1780-1783. The notebook was compiled by Kim Rogers Burdick and documents her work with both the National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (W3R-USA) and the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route of Delaware (W3R-DE). Included in the notebook are printed e-mails and pieces of paper correspondence, W3R-DE financial information, copies of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the W3R-DE, W3R-USA agendas and meeting minutes, and minutes from the first Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Coalition of Delaware (W3R-DE)meeting that was held on June 7, 2003. |
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Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route 1780-1783 notebook, pt. 4, 2001-2004 | Part 4 of 7 | Box 1, F8 |
Includes documents originally housed in a three-ring notebook entitled Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route 1780-1783. The notebook was compiled by Kim Rogers Burdick and documents her work with both the National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (W3R-USA) and the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route of Delaware (W3R-DE). Included in the notebook are printed e-mails and pieces of paper correspondence, newspaper articles about the French in the American Revolution and other topics, a list of the W3R-USA Board of Directors, a copy of the W3R-USA Monday Morning Report from May 2, 2004, a copy of a grant application from the Delaware Humanities Forum, a copy of the musical script "George Washington" (also known as, "Billy Lee's Washington") and correspondence regarding the staging of the musical by the W3R-DE, and W3R-USA and W3R-DE meeting agendas and minutes. |
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Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route 1780-1783 notebook, pt. 5, 1999-2003 | Part 5 of 7 | Box 1, F9 |
Includes documents originally housed in a three-ring notebook entitled Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route 1780-1783. The notebook was compiled by Kim Rogers Burdick and documents her work with both the National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (W3R-USA) and the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route of Delaware (W3R-DE). Included in the notebook are printed e-mails and pieces of paper correspondence, W3R-USA and W3R-DE meeting agendas and minutes, a copy of the historic and architectural survey "Rochambeau in Connecticut: Tracing his Journey" by Dr. Robert A. Selig, a copy of an application to the National Register of Historic places for Rochambeau's Army in Connecticut, 1780-1782, and information regarding fundraising for a television documentary about the march to Yorktown led by General Washington and Count Rochambeau. |
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Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route 1780-1783 notebook, pt. 6, 1994-2003 | Part 6 of 7 | Box 1, F10 |
Includes documents originally housed in a three-ring notebook entitled Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route 1780-1783. The notebook was compiled by Kim Rogers Burdick and documents her work with both the National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (W3R-USA) and the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route of Delaware (W3R-DE). Included in the notebook are printed e-mails and pieces of paper correspondence, information regarding an exhibit of paintings depicting scenes of Colonial and French troops in the American Revolution by artist David Wagner, invitations and brochures for the 2003 Yorktown Day celebration, a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation for the American Society of Le Souvenir Francais, and information regarding Lauzun's Legion. |
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Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route 1780-1783 notebook, pt. 7, 2001-2005 | Part 7 of 7 | Box 1, F11 |
Includes documents originally housed in a three-ring notebook entitled Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route 1780-1783. The notebook was compiled by Kim Rogers Burdick and documents her work with both the National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (W3R-USA) and the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route of Delaware (W3R-DE). Included in the notebook are printed e-mails and pieces of paper correspondence, a copy of the white paper "The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route W3R-USA: Who, Where, What, Why, When, and How? America's 225th Anniversary - The Yorktown Campaign" by W3R-USA chairpersons Kim Burdick and Jacques Bossiere, a copy of the bylaws of the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route of New Jersey (W3R-NJ), meeting agendas and minutes from the 2005 W3R-USA National Leadership Meeting, copies of grant applications to fund W3R-DE's musical project "Billy Lee's Washington," and W3R-DE banking and financial information. |
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W3R-USA notebook, 2004-2005 | Box 1, F12 | |
Includes documents originally housed in an untitled three-ring notebook. The notebook was compiled by Kim Rogers Burdick between 2004 and 2005 and documents her work with the National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (W3R-USA). This file is primarily comprised of printouts from two different National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (W3R-USA) websites printed in October 2004. Also included in the folder are several issues of the newsletter The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route News, a W3R-USA meeting sign-in sheet, and Burdick's notes. |
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Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route 1780-1783 notebook, 2004 | Box 1, F13 | |
Includes documents originally housed in a three-ring notebook entitled Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route 1780-1783. The notebook was compiled by Kim Rogers Burdick in 2004 and documents her work with both the National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (W3R-USA) and the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route of Delaware (W3R-DE). The bulk of the folder is comprised of issues of the Washington-Rochambeau Monday Morning Report, which was issued on a mostly bi-weekly basis from May 10, 2004 until December 20, 2004. Also included in the folder is correspondence and paperwork dealing with the W3R-USA's application for federal tax exemption, W3R-USA 2004 treasurer's reports, overhead transparencies of Yorktown scenes, and a budget estimate for the W3R-DE's production of Evelyn Swensson's musical Billy Lee's Washington. |
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W3R notebook, pt. 1, 2006-2008 | Part 1 of 3 | Box 1, F14 |
Includes documents originally housed in an untitled three-ring notebook. The notebook was compiled by Kim Rogers Burdick between 2006 and 2008 and documents her work with the National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (W3R-USA). The sections of the notebook housed in this folder contain W3R-USA financial statements and budgets, meeting agendas and minutes, copies of a proposal for the television documentary "America's March to Yorktown," a copy of the W3R-USA mission statement, and other organizational documents pertaining to the W3R-USA. |
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W3R notebook, pt. 2, 2006-2008 | Part 2 of 3 | Box 1, F15 |
Includes documents originally housed in an untitled three-ring notebook. The notebook was compiled by Kim Rogers Burdick between 2006 and 2008 and documents her work with the National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (W3R-USA). The sections of the notebook housed in this folder contain W3R-USA membership and officer lists, meeting agendas and minutes, a copy of the W3R-USA mission statement, a copy of the 2005 W3R-USA code of bylaws, a listing of the members of the Congressional French Caucus of the 109th Congress, and other organizational documents pertaining to the W3R-USA. |
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W3R notebook, pt. 3, 2006-2008 | Part 3 of 3 | Box 1, F16 |
Includes documents originally housed in an untitled three-ring notebook. The notebook was compiled by Kim Rogers Burdick between 2006 and 2008 and documents her work with the National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (W3R-USA). The sections of the notebook housed in this folder contain W3R-USA membership and officer lists, W3R-USA financial statements and budgets, meeting agendas and minutes, copies of a proposal for the television documentary "America's March to Yorktown," a copy of the W3R-USA mission statement, and other organizational documents pertaining to the W3R-USA. |
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Lighting Freedom's Flame notebook, pt. 1, 2005 | Part 1 of 4 | Box 1, F17 |
Includes documents originally housed in a three-ring notebook entitled Lighting Freedom's Flame. The notebook was compiled by Kim Rogers Burdick and documents her work with the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route of Delaware (W3R-DE). The sections of the notebook housed in this folder contains correspondence, printed websites, and a newspaper clipping about the 225th anniversary celebration of the arrival of French troops to Newport, Rhode Island, in 1780. |
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Lighting Freedom's Flame notebook, pt. 2, 2005 | Part 2 of 4 | Box 1, F18 |
Includes documents originally housed in a three-ring notebook entitled Lighting Freedom's Flame. The notebook was compiled by Kim Rogers Burdick and documents her work with the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route of Delaware (W3R-DE). The section of the notebook housed in this folder contains a listing of the text found on Delaware historic markers about the American Revolution, a goals and actions list for the Northern New Castle County History Corridor, a copy of an agenda for a presentation on the Philadelphia Pike to the Delaware Scenic and Historic Highways Program, and meeting agendas and minutes for the 225th Anniversary Celebration Task Force of the W3R-DE. Also included in the folder is information on the Philadelphia Trolley Works and 76 Carriage Company and several e-mails and pieces of paper correspondence related to the planning of Delaware's 225th anniversary activities. |
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Lighting Freedom's Flame notebook, pt. 3, 2003 | Part 3 of 4 | Box 1, F19 |
Includes documents originally housed in a three-ring notebook entitled Lighting Freedom's Flame. The notebook was compiled by Kim Rogers Burdick and documents her work with the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route of Delaware (W3R-DE). The section of the notebook housed in this folder is wholly comprised of select sections of the larger work "The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route in the State of Delaware, 1781-1783: A Historical and Architectural Survey" by Robert A. Selig, Ph.D. (For the complete bound publication see Box #, F#.) |
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Lighting Freedom's Flame notebook, pt. 4, undated | Part 4 of 4 | Box 1, F20 |
Includes documents originally housed in a three-ring notebook entitled Lighting Freedom's Flame. The notebook was compiled by Kim Rogers Burdick and documents her work with the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route of Delaware (W3R-DE). The section of the notebook housed in this folder is wholly comprised of materials relating to a presentation to the Delaware Scenic and Historic Highway Program about the Philadelphia Pike by David Ames and Eric Gollannek of the University of Delaware's Center for Historic Architecture and Design. |
The series contains e-mail and paper correspondence sent to or from Kim Rogers Burdick.
Correspondence, 2004-2005 | Box 1, F21 |
Correspondence, 2006 | Box 1, F22 |
Correspondence, 2007 | Box 1, F23 |
Correspondence, 2008 | Box 1, F24 |
Correspondence regarding the renaming of the P Street Bridge, 2006-2008 | Box 1, F25 |
Includes several pieces of correspondence regarding the ceremonial renaming of Washington, D.C.'s P Street Bridge the Lauzun Bridge to commemorate the 225th anniversary of the American Revolution. Also includes a photocopy of a newspaper article from the Dupont Current about the renaming project. |
W3R-USA bylaws and certificate of incorporation, 2003-2005 | Box 1, F26 |
Also includes a 2005 list of proposed changes to the code of bylaws. |
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Resolution of the Board of Directors of the National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route, undated | Box 1, F27 |
Introductory remarks and minutes, 2003 October 11-2003 October 12 | Box 2, F28 | |
Includes a copy of W3R National Chairman Rev. Dr. Jacques Bossière's "Introductory remarks before the delegates from the W3R states; the representatives from the D.A.R.; the S.A.R. and the Society of the Cincinnati" presented at the first combined meeting of the nine state W3R groups held on October 11, 2003, at City Hall in Wilmington, Delaware. |
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Minutes of the Executive Committee Meeting, 2004 March 6 | Box 2, F29 | |
Includes a draft of the meeting minutes for the Executive Committee Meeting of the National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association held on Saturday, March 6, 2004, at the Historical Society of Princeton, Princeton, New Jersey. |
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Registrations for W3R/USA Association National Meeting, 2004 | Box 2, F30 | |
Includes registrations forms for the W3R-USA meeting held in Washington, D.C. on April 24, 2004. |
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Meeting folder, 2004 April 24 | Box 2, F31 | |
Contains a folder of material given to attendees of the W3R-USA meeting held on April 24, 2004, at the DAR Museum in Washington, D.C.. |
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Minutes, 2005 April 23 | Box 2, F32 | |
Minutes for the National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association's 4th Annual Meeting, held at the Historical Society of Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware, on April 23, 2005 |
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Washington-Rochambeau signage workshop toolkit and Harpers Ferry sign toolkit, 2005 April-2005 June 15 | Box 2, F33 | |
Includes two CD toolkits regarding W3R signage standards. These toolkits were developed in response to the April 21, 2005 signage workshop held by the W3R at the 2005 National Leadership Meeting in Wilmington, Delaware. Included on the CDs are several PDF and text documents and various image files that illustrate how organizations should plan for and implement a unified signing campaign. The CDs contain many images of example signs and brochures from the National Park Service as well as several NPS documents on signage standards, NPS identity, interpretation standards, and media guidelines. |
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Agenda, minutes, and state reports, 2006 April 28-2006 April 29 | Box 2, F34 | |
Includes documents from the W3R-USA National Leadership Meeting, held from April 28-29, 2006 in New Castle, Delaware. These items were originally housed in a folder kept by Kim Rogers Burdick. |
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Certificates of appreciation, 2006 April 29 | Box 2, F35 | |
Includes copies of several certificates of appreciation presented to various individuals at the National Leadership Meeting of the W3R-USA on April 29, 2006. |
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Agendas and minutes, 2007 April 14-2007 October 20 | Box 2, F36 | |
Includes copies of meeting agendas and minutes from two different meetings of the W3R-USA. The meetings represented include: the Annual National Washington-Rochambeau National Leadership Meeting held on April 14, 2007, at the Mount Clare Stable located in Baltimore, Maryland, and the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Fall Meeting held on October 20, 2007, in Yorktown, Virginia. Also includes the 2007 National Washington-Rochambeau Statewide Report for the state of Connecticut. |
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W3R-USA Handbook, 2007 April-2008 April | Two three-ring notebooks | Box 2, F37 |
Includes 2 copies of the W3R-USA Handbook which was distributed at the 2007 W3R-USA National Leadership Meeting held on Saturday, April 14, 2007 at Mount Clare Stable in Baltimore, Maryland. These two copies were made for W3R-USA members Chuck Fithian and Roseanna and Nick Gorham. |
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W3R-USA Handbook, 2007 April-2008 April | Two three-ring notebooks | Box 2, F38 |
Includes 2 copies of the W3R-USA Handbook which was distributed at the 2007 W3R-USA National Leadership Meeting held on Saturday, April 14, 2007 at Mount Clare Stable in Baltimore, Maryland. These two copies were made for W3R-USA members Andre King and Vanessa La Franco. |
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W3R-USA Handbook extra copies, 2007 April-2008 April | One three-ring notebook | Box 2, F39 |
Includes extra copies of materials from the W3R-USA Handbook which was distributed at the 2007 W3R-USA National Leadership Meeting held on Saturday, April 14, 2007 at Mount Clare Stable in Baltimore, Maryland. |
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Meeting agenda and reports, 2008 May 24-2008 May 25 | Box 2, F40 | |
Includes a meeting agenda for the May 25, 2008 meeting of the National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (W3R-USA) Annual National Leadership Meeting held at the DAR headquarters in Washington, D.C.. Also included are two reports from the W3R-DC Committee and the Atlantic Committee. |
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route News , 2003 Fall-2004 Summer | Box 2, F41 | |
Two issues of the newsletter Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route News published by the National Park Service. |
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W3R-USA Monday Morning Report, 2004-2005 | One spiral-bound book | Box 2, F42 |
Includes one copy of the Winter 2004-2005 issue of the W3R-USA Monday Morning Report. |
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W3R-USA Monday Morning Report (duplicate), 2004-2005 | One spiral-bound book | Box 2, F43 |
Includes one copy of the Winter 2004-2005 issue of the W3R-USA Monday Morning Report. |
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W3R-USA Monday Morning Report, 2005 | One spiral-bound book | Box 2, F44 |
Includes one copy of the Summer 2005 issue of the W3R-USA Monday Morning Report. |
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W3R-USA first annual survey evaluation response forms, 2005 January | Box 2, F45 | |
Includes several Client Brief response forms completed by W3R-USA members as part of the Burson-Marsteller survey of the W3R conducted in January 2005. |
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W3R questions and responses from the first annual survey, 2005 January | Box 2, F46 | |
Includes a compiled report of the responses given by W3R-USA members during the first annual survey of the organization. For the individual client briefs cited in this report see F45. |
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Officer and member lists, 2006-2009 | Box 2, F47 | |
Membership renewal notices and dues requests, 2005-2007 | Box 2, F48 |
W3R-USA financial statements, 2005-2009 | Box 2, F49 |
Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union and Society of the Cincinnati. George Washington Biography Lesson: Teacher Materials . Mount Vernon, Virginia: Mount Vernon Ladies Association, 2000, 2000 | Box 2, F50 | |
Rochambeau notebook, 2003 | Box 2, F51 | |
The items housed in this folder were originally housed in a three-ring notebook covered with a picture of Count Rochambeau. This notebook contains research about the Marquis de Lafayette as well as information about the reenactment group Lauzun's Legion. Also included are an alphabetical list of members of the Committee of French Speaking Socieites, Inc. and a list of greater Philadelphia companies with operations in France. Finally the folder also contains many pieces of e-mail and paper correspondence. |
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"Surrender at Yorktown" by Keith Rocco, 2004 | Box 2, F52 | |
Contains a print of the painting "Surrender at Yorktown" painted by artist Keith Rocco on commission from the National Park Service in 2004. |
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Brennan, Linda Crotta, and Cheryl Kirk Noll. The Black Regiment of the American Revolution . North Kingstown, Rhode Island: Moon Mountain Publishing, 2004, 2004 | Box 2, F53 | |
Values through History presents Why America is Free, 2004 | Box 2, F54 | |
Hansen, Joyce. "A Brave and Gallant Soldier." American Revolution Digital Learning, 2004 May 3 | Box 2, F55 | |
Includes the article "A Brave and Gallant Soldier" by Joyce Hansen as printed from the American Revolution Digital Learning website in 2005. |
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Selig, Robert. March to Victory: Washington, Rochambeau, and the Yorktown Campaign of 1781 . Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, 2005, 2005 | Two copies | Box 2, F56 |
Selig, Robert A.. Foreword to The Guns of Independence: The Siege of Yorktown, 1781, by Jerome A. Greene, xv-xix. New York: Savas Beatie, 2005, 2005 | Box 2, F57 | |
Rochambeau portraits, 2006 | Box 2, F58 | |
Includes a CD containing four .jpeg images of Count Rochambeau. The jewel case in which the CD was received bears a return address label reading: French Consular Office, Nicole G. Yancey, 417 Pin Oak Rd., Newport News, VA 23601-3628. A contact sheet of the images has been included in the folder for easy reference. Digital copies of the photographs are also stored by Special Collections, so please ask for assistance. |
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Maps, undated | Box 2, F59 | |
Includes a road map of the states of Pennsylvania and Delaware and computer print-outs of historic maps of Delaware, Maryland, and the United States. |
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The City Residence, Wilmington map, and the Constitutional Convention, undated | Box 2, F60 | |
Includes a piece of construction paper with images of the City Residence at no. 606 Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware, a 1772 map of Wilmington, and an illustration of the Constitutional Convention pasted on to it. |
W3R Activities at US National Level, 2004 September 14 | Box 2, F61 | |
Includes a copy of the testimony delivered to the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation, and Public Lands by Dr. James M. Johnson, Executive Directory of the Hudson River Valley Institute, Marist College (New York) |
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Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Resource Study Environmental Assessment, 2006 October | One three-ring notebook | Box 4, F62 |
Includes a copy of the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Resource Study & Environmental Assessment prepared by the Northeast and National Capital Regions of the National Park Service in October 2006. |
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Appendix B: Route Resources, 2006 October | Box 2, F63 | |
Contains a copy of Appendix B: Route Resources from the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Resource Study & Environmental Assessment. |
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Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Study Response to Public Comments, 2007 September | Box 2, F64 | |
Includes a summarized listing of all of the public comments received in response to the October 2006 National Park Service resource study of the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route, and the responses that were sent by the NPS to those who wrote comments. |
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Introduction of bill, invitation to testify, and preparation to testify, 2006-2007 | Box 2, F65 | |
Includes several items relating to the attempts to designate the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route a National Historic Trail. The folder contains a copy of the announcement of the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Designation Act (S. 3737) originally signed by Senators Joseph I. Lieberman and John Warner, a letter from the U.S. Senate inviting Kim Burdick to testify before the Subcommittee on National Parks, and Burdick's e-mail correspondence and other materials gathered while planning her April 2007 trip to Washington to testify. |
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Kim Burdick testimony, 2007 April 26 | Box 2, F66 | |
Contains an annotated copy of Kim Burdick's testimony in support of SB 686 and HR 1286. These bills were aimed at designating the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route a National Historic Trail. In addition to the text of her speech, the folder also contains slides and images presumably displayed during her testimony. |
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Linda Borkow testimony, 2007 April 26 | Box 2, F67 | |
Includes a copy of the testimony and supporting documents presented to the Subcommittee on National Parks by Linda Borkow of the Dobbs Ferry Historical Society. While speaking in support of SB. 686 like Burdick, Borkow urges that the map accompanying the legislation should be changed to reflect the importance of Dobbs Ferry, New York, as Washington's starting point on the march to Yorktown. |
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SB 686 and HR 1286 Washington Rochambeau National Historic Trail background briefing, 2007 | Box 2, F68 | |
Includes four copies of the background briefing on SB 686 and HR 1286 the Washington Rochambeau National Historic Trail. The background briefing provides information about the route and the route's organizers. In addition to the text of the briefing, the briefing packet also contains a copy of the W3R-USA Alphabet, the National Washington Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association Phase 2 Retrospective, that matches images of the W3R's activities from October 2003 to April 2007, to words beginning with every letter of the alphabet. |
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W3R-USA Alphabet, 2003 October-2006 October | One three-ring notebook | Box 2, F69 |
Contains a copy of the W3R-USA Alphabet, the National Washington Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association Phase 2 Retrospective, that matches images of the W3R's activities from October 2003 to October 2006, to words beginning with every letter of the alphabet. |
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National Park Service Assistance for Community Conservation pamphlet, undated | Box 2, F70 | |
Includes six copies of the National Park Service Assistance for Community Conservation pamphlet. |
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Pathways Across America , 2006 Summer | Box 3, F71 | |
Includes one copy of the Summer 2006 issue (Volume 19, Number 1) of Pathways Across America, the newsletter of the National Trails System Partners. |
Stein-Schneider, Herbert. "Project Rochambeau: The first-hand story of the joint (well, almost) first day issue of a U.S. postal card and a French postage stamp." S.P.A. Journal 43 (January 1981): 273-93, 1981 January | Box 3, F72 |
Rochambeau, Yorktown, and Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route postage stamps, 1978 May 4-2006 September 30 | Box 3, F73 |
Includes fifteen mailing envelopes bearing postage stamps, illustrations, and marks from rubber stamps illustrating themes related to the work of the W3R. The earliest envelope, postmarked May 4, 1978, is an official first day of issue cover envelope bearing an illustration of the Comte de Rochambeau and a French alliance United States bicentennial series 13 cent postage stamp. Another first day of issue envelope, postmarked October 16, 1981, has a Yorktown theme and bears an illustration of the home of Thomas Nelson on the envelope and two 18 cent United States postage stamps depicting a map of Yorktown and the Virginia Capes in 1781. The remaining envelopes date from 2005 and 2006 and were developed with the support of the W3R. One rubber stamp mark commemorates the 225th anniversary of the encampment of Lauzun's Legion in Lebanon, Connecticut, from November 20, 1780 to June 21, 1781, while the remaining stamps were designed in conjunction with the "Lighting Freedom's Flame" 225th anniversary campaign. |
News clippings and photographs, 2006 | Box 3, F74 |
Includes news clippings and photographs documenting the march to Yorktown undertaken as part of the "Lighting Freedom's Flame" 225th anniversary celebration. The photographs document the marchers travels through Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the news clippings, hailing from newspapers such as the Washington Times, the Georgetown Current, the Alexandria Gazette Packet, and the Roll Call, document the marchers' journey through Washington, D.C.. |
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Correspondence, 2005-2006 | Box 3, F75 |
Includes correspondence relating to the "Lighting Freedom's Flame" campaign and the march to Yorktown held in correspondence with it. Also includes a blank sheet of "Lighting Freedom's Flame" stationary. |
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Celebratory renaming of the "P" Street Bridge to Lauzun's Legion Bridge program, 2006 October 14 | Box 3, F76 |
Includes three copies of the program for the renaming ceremony for Washington, D.C.'s P Street Bridge that was held in conjunction with the "Lighting Freedom's Flame" festivities. |
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Admiral Fell Inn informational packet, undated | Box 3, F77 |
Includes a packet of information about Baltimore's Admiral Fell Inn, including catering options and prices. Also includes tourist guides for Baltimore and Baltimore's inner harbor. The march to Yorktown participants were |
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"America's March to Yorktown" TV documentary proposal, 2007 | Box 3, F78 |
Celebration of the arrival of French forces in Rhode Island, 2004 December-2005 July | Box 3, F79 |
Includes information about a celebration held in Rhode Island during July of 2005 to celebrate the 225th anniversary of French troops to America. The events included a re-enactor's encampment held at Fort Adams in Newport, Rhode Island, and a program at which noted historian David McCullough was the keynote speaker. A video of the program and McCullough's speech is included. |
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W3R-Pa parades and wreath-layings, 2007 September | Box 3, F80 |
Includes news clippings, programs, articles, and a video documenting the events. |
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A Family Affair, Yorktown, Virginia, 2008 July 4 | Box 3, F81 |
Includes a program for the July 4, 2008 festivities held in Yorktown, Virginia. |
W3R shield and Burdick Associates labels, undated | Box 3, F82 |
W3R-DE application for tax exemption, 2004 January 10-2004 May 18 | Box 3, F83 |
Includes IRS forms 8718, 872-C, and 1023. |
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Meeting notice and minutes, 2007 January 5 | Box 3, F84 |
Cooch, Richard Rodney. A History of Christiana, Delaware . Christiana, Delaware: Christiana Bicentennial Commission, 1976, 1976 | Box 3, F85 |
Includes Richard Rodney Cooch's signature on the title page. |
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Selig, Robert A.. The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route in the State of Delaware, 1781-1783: A Historical and Architectural Survey . Dover, Delaware: Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs, 2003, 2003-2004 | Box 3, F86 |
Includes personalized autograph by Robert Selig to Kim Burdick dated February 14, 2004. |
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List of Resources for the W3R in Delaware, 2003 | Box 3, F87 |
Includes several copies of Appendix 4 from Robert Selig's The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route in the State of Delaware, 1781-1783: A Historical and Architectural Survey. These copies were originally housed in a three-ring binder. |
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Revolutionary soldiers passing through Delaware - Yorktown Campaign 1780-1783, 2005 | Box 3, F88 |
Contains an abstract of Robert Selig's The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route in the State of Delaware, 1781-1783: A Historical and Architectural Survey. |
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Giroud, Vincent. The Road to Yorktown: Maps and Manuscripts from the Archive of General Rochambeau : the Gift of Paul Mellon . 1992. Reprint, New Haven, Connecticut: Beinecke Rare Book Manuscript Library, Yale University, 2007, 2007 | Box 3, F89 |
Delaware State Legislative Roster, 141st General Assembly, 2001-2002 | Box 3, F90 |
Project Workplan Agreement among National Park Service Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program, Northeast Region and Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary War Route Delaware, Inc, 2005 | Box 3, F91 |
Delaware National Coastal Heritage Park Proposal Summary, 2007 | Box 3, F92 |
Generated from the office of U.S. Senator Tom Carper. |
Letters requesting grants and grant applications, 2006 | Box 3, F93 |
W3R Delaware kiosk planning workflow and contents list, 2006 | Box 3, F94 | |
W3R Delaware kiosk content notebook, 2006 | One three-ring notebook | Box 3, F95 |
Includes material related to the W3R-DE production of Evelyn Swensson's musical Billy Lee.
"Billy Lee: The Story of Washington's Faithful Servant", 2006 | Box 3, F96 | |
Includes two copies of Evelyn Swensson's short story. |
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Billy Lee's Washington : A Musical by Evelyn Swensson, 2006 September 29 | One DVD; run-time 1:15:25 | Box 3, F97 |
Contains a DVD of the world premiere of Billy Lee's Washington held on September 29, 2006 at the Grand Opera House in Wilmington, Delaware. |
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Advertisement for Billy Lee , 2006 | Box 3, F98 | |
Two copies of an advertisement for the musical printed in an OperaDelaware program for a production of Don Giovanni. |
Includes materials related to activities held in conjunction with "Revolutionary Weekend" (September 28-October 1, 2006).
Revolutionary Weekend planning materials, 2006 | Box 3, F99 | |
Revolutionary Weekend planning related to tall ships, 2006 | Box 3, F100 | |
Includes information about tall ships in general and the Delaware-based tall ship the Kalmark Nyckel in particular. Also includes e-mail correspondence regarding the use of tall ships during Revolutionary Weekend. |
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Revolutionary Weekend program of events, 2006 | Box 3, F101 | |
Spotlight: Come One, Come All!, 2006 | Five copies | Box 3, F102 |
Includes five copies of an article about and calendar of events for Delaware's Revolutionary Weekend from VisitWilmingtonDE.com. |
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Advertisements in Amtrak's Arrive magazine, 2006 May-2006 October | Box 3, F103 | |
Claymont Renaissance News , 2006 August | Five copies | Box 3, F104 |
Includes five copies of Volume 1, Issue 2 of the Claymont Renaissance News, which contains an advertisement for Revolutionary Weekend on page 5. |
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Kadue, Katie. "A Revolutionary Weekend in Delaware." Humanities: The Magazine of the National Endowment for the Humanities (September/October 2006): 44, 2006 September-2006 October | Two copies | Box 3, F105 |
Let Freedom Ring, 2007 July 4 | Box 3, F106 |
Includes flyers, programs, and newspaper articles about the Fourth of July program "Let Freedom Ring" held in New Castle, Delaware, in 2007. The program was co-sponsored by the W3R-DE. |
The American Holly , 2007 Spring | Box 3, F107 |
Includes the Spring 2007 issue of The American Holly, the newsletter of the Delaware State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. |
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route informational pamphlets, undated | Box 3, F108 |
Includes one W3R pamphlet written entirely in French. |
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Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route in Connecticut pamphlet, undated | Box 3, F109 |
New York State Revolutionary War Heritage Trail pamphlet, circa 1995-2006 | Box 3, F110 |
Washington Rochambeau Revolutionary Route NJ pamphlet and The Crossroads of the American Revolution pamphlet, undated | Box 3, F111 |
Ride the W3R Revolutionary Route 1780-1783, New Castle County, Delaware pamphlet, undated | Box 3, F112 |
Items are foldered by state.
Connecticut yearbook and booklet, 1999-2008 | Box 3, F113 |
Contents include Alicia Wayland's Around the Lebanon Green: An Architectural and Historical Review of Lebanon, Connecticut (Lebanon, Connecticut: Town of Lebanon, 1999) and the 2007-2008 yearbook for the Abigail Phelps (Simsbury, CT) Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. |
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New York pamphlets and brochures, circa 2000-2006 | Box 3, F114 |
Includes three copies of a brochure for the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area, a pamphlet for Glenora Wine Cellars in Dundee, New York, and an informational brochure for Moore Memorial Library in Greene, New York. |
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Pennsylvania brochures, pamphlets, and booklets, undated | Box 3, F115 |
Includes pamphlets and brochures for the Brandywine River Museum in Chadds Ford, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Friendship Hill National Historic Site, Valley Forge National Historical Park, the town of Jim Thorpe, and the Brandywine Battlefield. Also miscellaneous postcards, photographs, and business cards. |
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Delaware brochures, newsletters, maps, and booklets, undated | Box 3, F116 |
Includes brochures, newsletters, maps, and other informational materials about the following Delaware attractions and services: the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, the Wilmington Trolley, the DART bus system, Historic New Castle, the Delaware State House, the Hale-Byrnes House, Rockwood, the Read House and Gardens, the Historical Society of Delaware, Greenbank Mill, Brandywine Park, the historic houses of Odessa, Delaware, and the Northern Delaware Heritage Coalition. |
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Maryland bicycle map, circa 1995-2003 | Box 3, F117 |
Virginia pamphlets, undated | Box 3, F118 |
Includes pamphlets, postcards, and posters for the following Virginia attractions: Manassas National Battlefield Park, Colonial National Historical Park (Yorktown), and Colonial Williamsburg. Also includes a lunch menu for the Carrot Tree Kitchens located in Williamsburg and Yorktown and five copies of the Colonial National Historical Park (Yorktown) pamphlet entitled Derrière les Lignes à Yorktown (Behind the Lines a Yorktown), which is written entirely in French. |
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North Carolina and South Carolina pamphlets, undated | Box 3, F119 |
Includes pamphlets for North Carolina's Guilford Courthouse National Military Park and South Carolina's Cowpens National Battlefield. |
George Washington Will Make Your Event a Revolutionary Success pamphlet, undated | Box 3, F120 |
Contains two copies of a pamphlet for George Washington reenactor Carl Closs. |
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International brochures and pamphlets, undated | Box 3, F121 |
Includes brochures, pamphlets, and a poster from international attractions, including the following: the Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford, the town of Bristol, England, the Musée Franciscain Église et Monastère de Cimiez Nice, Les Forges du Saint-Maurice, and the Association Hermione-La Fayette. |
Colloque L'Indépendance Américaine le Rôle de la France, 2006 May 18-2006 May 19 | Box 3, F122 | |
Informational packet from the conference "American Independence: the Role of France" held at the École Militaire in Paris on May 18 and 19, 2006. The materials are entirely in French. |
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The Eighth Annual Cabrini College History Club Forum: Jamestown/Yorktown: The Birth of the American People, 2006 November 11 | Two copies | Box 3, F123 |
Program from the Eight Annual Cabrini College History Club Forum entitled Jamestown/Yorktown: The Birth of the American People held on Saturday, November 11, 2006. |
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The George Washington Society, Ltd, 2006-2007 | Box 3, F124 | |
Information regarding the Hockessin, Delaware-based George Washington Society, Ltd.. Includes one issue of the society's Bulletin (#31 May 3, 2007), an article about the Society from a Wesley College publication, a dues request letter, and a copy of the Society's 2006 fiscal year treasurer's report. |
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Festival Rochambeau, 2006-2007 | Box 3, F125 | |
Includes a letter and informational booklet about the Festival Rochambeau, a Paris-based group dedicated to promoting knowledge and understanding about the relationship between France and the United States in the eighteenth century. The letter was sent to Kim Burdick by Festival Rochambeau director Darien Basset-Geraghty. |
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250th Birthday Celebration for the Marquis de Lafayette at Lafayette College, 2007 September | Box 3, F126 | |
Includes information about the 250th birthday celebration held in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, on September 6, 2007. Also includes photographs of the event and information about the Lafayette College Art Gallery exhibition "A Son and his Adoptive Father: The Marquis de Lafayette and George Washington." |
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A Symposium on Le Marquis de Lafayette and the Spirit of Revolution, 2007 September 26-2007 September 27 | Box 3, F127 | |
Includes six copies of the program from the symposium held by the Meridian International Center in association with the Embassy of France on September 26 and 27, 2007, in Washington, D.C.. |
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East Coast Greenway trail marker, undated | Box 3, F128 | |