Summary
| Creator: |
Burdick, Kim, 1948-
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| Date(s): |
1976-2009 |
| Bulk Dates: |
2002-2008 |
| Call Number: |
MSS 0593 |
| Language: |
Materials in
English and
French.
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| Abstract: |
The Kim Rogers Burdick National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association records contains 3.3 linear feet of
documents, correspondence, new clippings, brochures, financial records, and multimedia materials gathered by Burdick during
her work with the Association (also known as W3R), which first began meeting informally in 1999 and was incorporated in the
state of Delaware in 2004 with the purpose of identifying and marking the approximately 650-mile route traveled by colonial
and French troops en route to their victory at the siege of Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781. In addition to the records of this
national coordinating body, the collection also contains materials from the smaller state-level W3R organizations, in particular
the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route of Delaware (W3R-DE) and material related to the legislation enacting the Washington-Rochambeau
Revolutionary Route National Heritage Act of 2000.
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| Physical Description: |
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3.3 linear feets
(3 boxes)
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1 oversize box
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| Source: |
Gift of Kim Rogers Burdick, 2008. |
| Processing: |
Processed and encoded by Lora J. Davis, April 2009. Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard |
Biographical and Historical Notes
Kim Rogers Burdick
Historian, folklorist, and researcher Kim Rogers Burdick served as national chairman of the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary
Route (W3R) from 2007 until 2009. Prior to serving as national chairman, Burdick acted as executive co-chairman of the association.
In addition, she served as chair of the Delaware state branch of the W3R from 2003 until 2008.
Burdick holds a masters degree in American Folk Culture from Cooperstown Graduate Program at SUNY Oneonta, as well as a Master
of Public Administration in agency management from the University of Delaware. Burdick has worked for the Delaware Folklife
Project (1981–1989), the Delaware State Senate (1989–1998), and Delaware Technical and Community College (2004– ). Since the
spring of 1998 Burdick has also been the owner and sole proprietor of the public history management and educational research
firm Burdick Associates.
Throughout her academic and professional career Burdick has worked on projects to further research and understanding into
American history, especially through the development of public programs as is evidenced by her work with the National Washington-Rochambeau
Revolutionary Route (W3R-USA) and the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route of Delaware (W3R-DE). In addition to her service
to these organizations, Burdick has also served on the Delaware Art Museum Council, the Delaware Humanities Council, the National
Trust for Historic Preservation, the New Castle County Library Advisory Board, Preservation Delaware, and the World Trade
Center Institute-Delaware.
Since June of 2008 Burdick has been the resident-curator of the historic Hale-Byrnes House located along on a bend in the
White Clay Creek in Stanton, Delaware. In 1777 General George Washington met with the Marquis de Lafayette at the home to
discuss war strategy and celebrate Lafayette's 20th birthday. As resident-curator Burdick opens the home to visitors each
month.
In October of 2008 the French government recognized Burdick's work by naming her a Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques
(Knight of the Order of Academic Palms).
Sources
Kim Elizabeth Rogers Burdick CV (F1), MSS 593, Kim Rogers Burdick National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association records, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.
Champagne, Reid. "George Washington held a birthday party here." News Journal, April 2, 2009, HP3.
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route
The National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association (W3R-USA) was first loosely organized in Connecticut in
the late 1990s as an association dedicated to researching and documenting the route traveled by colonial General George Washington,
French aristocrat and soldier Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau, and their troops from Newport, Rhode
Island, to the French and colonial victory at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781. In 1999 individuals representing all nine states
through which Washington and Rochambeau marched met formally for the first time to begin coordinating W3R activities on a
national level. A small national leadership group developed out of this initial meeting. For the next four years this leadership
group strove to keep abreast of issues relating to the Washington-Rochambeau route and to inform others about the National
Park Service's research and study into the route, which, it was hoped, would one day become the East Coast's first National
Historic Trail. In 2004, the National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (W3R-USA) incorporated as a 501(c)(3) organization
in the state of Delaware and began attracting and recruiting members, generating income through dues and grants, and organizing
work groups to assist with development of the trail.
The National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association (W3R-USA) is an umbrella organization that coordinates
the work of ten separate state-level Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route associations. These organizations represent
all nine states through which the route travels, including Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. The tenth organization represents the District of Columbia.
Since its founding the National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association has aided in coordinating a wide variety
of activities and events to promote the trail. Since 2000 many of the state and national W3R activities have focused on marking
and celebrating the 225th anniversaries of many different Revolutionary War-era battles, marches, encampments, and events.
One notable series of events was the 2006 March to Yorktown in which re-enactors and other interested parties walked portions
of the Washington-Rochambeau route from Newport, Rhode Island, to Yorktown, Virginia. Four re-enactors, Michael Fitzgerald,
David Fagerberg, Rose Morin, and David Holloway, marched the entire 685-mile route, beginning from an encampment at Newport,
Rhode Island, on June 16, 2006, and arriving in Yorktown on October 7, 2006.
The national organization has also pushed for recognition of the Washington-Rochambeau route by local, state, and national
governments. This effort eventually bore its ultimate fruit when, on Monday, March 30, 2009, President Barack Obama signed
into law the Omnibus Public Land Management Act. One of the provisions of the act was to designate the Washington-Rochambeau
Revolutionary Route as a National Historic Trail.
Sources
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route. "W3R-USA Home Page." http://www.w3r-us.org/ (accessed April 29, 2009).
Additional information derived from the collection.
The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association of Delaware
The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association of Delaware was first incorporated in 2003 to promote study and
documentation of the portion of the Washington-Rochambeau route that runs through the state of Delaware.
This route begins at the Robinson House on modern-day Naamans Road in Claymont, Delaware, and follows Philadelphia Pike (Route
13), the old “King’s Highway” to downtown Wilmington. From Wilmington the troops marched along the path of current-day Routes
4 and 7 through Newport and Stanton, passing the historic Hale-Byrnes House where, in 1777, George Washington and the Marquis
de Lafayette discussed war strategy. From the Hale-Byrnes House the route continues on Delaware Route 7 to Christiana, Delaware,
a town which still boasts some 18th century buildings and was an important offloading site for goods as they traveled up the
Christina River during the Revolution. From Christiana the route follows Old Baltimore Pike, past the site of the 1777 Revolutionary
War battle at Cooch’s Bridge, and, finally, leaves Delaware en route to Elkton, Maryland.
The activities of the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association of Delaware have been many and varied since the
body’s founding in 2003. In addition to working toward the development and placement of signs along the route through the
state, the Delaware W3R also coordinated the development of an interactive kiosk about the Washington-Rochambeau route that
was funded by the Delaware Bureau of Tourism and developed by Talisman Interactive. The kiosk was originally located at the
train station in Wilmington, and moved to the Wilmington Riverfront Market in 2007. Additional events planned by the W3R-DE
include a "Hike the Pike" event co-sponsored with the East Coast Greenway in October 2004, hosting the national leadership
meeting of the W3R in April of 2004, promoting the production of the musical Billy Lee's Washington by Delawarean Evelyn Swensson in September and October of 2006, and a series of events including wreath-layings, a symposium
on African-Americans in the Revolution, and speeches at Cooch's Bridge, that were held during Labor Day weekend 2006 as part
of "A Revolutionary Weekend in Delaware."
Sources
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route. "Organization of the W3R of Delaware." http://www.w3r-us.org/ (accessed April 29, 2009).
Additional information derived from the collection.
Scope and Content Note
The Kim Rogers Burdick National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association records contains materials gathered
by Burdick during the course of her work with the association, which first began meeting informally in 1999 and was incorporated
in the state of Delaware in 2004 with the purpose of identifying and marking the approximately 650-mile route traveled by
colonial and French troops en route to their decisive victory at the siege of Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781. The 3.3 linear
feet of documents, correspondence, new clippings, brochures, financial records, and multimedia materials housed in the collection
provide information on the founding, achievements, activities, and inner workings of the National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary
Route Association (W3R-USA). In addition to the records of this national coordinating body, the collection also contains materials
from the smaller state-level W3R organizations, in particular the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route of Delaware (W3R-DE)
and material related to the legislation enacting the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Heritage Act of 2000.
The collection is divided into five series correlating, in most instances, to the origin of the material. The first series,
Series I. Records of Kim Rogers Burdick, contains documents and pieces of correspondence directly relating to former W3R-USA
and W3R-DE chairperson Kim Rogers Burdick. The majority of the material in this series was originally housed in seven three-ring
notebooks kept by Burdick (F2-F20). The original order of the notebooks has been preserved, meaning that the materials in
the notebooks cover a wide variety of topics and relate to the activities of the W3R-USA, W3R-DE, and several other state-level
W3R organizations and non-W3R partner organizations. Subseries I.B. Kim Rogers Burdick correspondence, includes a small number
of letters to or from Kim Rogers Burdick which are sorted by year (F21-F25).
Series II. Records of the National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (W3R-USA) contains a wide variety of documents
relating to the organization. The series is further divided into seven subseries according to material type. Subseries II.A.
includes W3R-USA organizational documents, including several copies and drafts of the organization's certificate of incorporation,
bylaws, membership and officer lists, and various resolutions (F26-27). Subseries II.B. Meetings contains agendas, minutes,
state reports, handouts, and other documents from W3R-USA meetings held between 2003 and 2008 (F28-40). Additional W3R-USA
organizational records are housed in subseries II.C. Documents, reports, and newsletters, which contains several internal
publications of the organization, most notably two issues of the W3R-USA Monday Morning Report from 2004 and 2005 (F42-F44),
and Subseries II.D. Financial records (F48-F49).
Since the W3R is dedicated to raising awareness about Revolutionary-era American history in general and the Washington-Rochambeau
route in particular, it is understandable that the W3R records maintained by Kim Rogers Burdick include many research materials.
These items, including an internet article (F55), a childrens' book (F53), a poster of a copy of a painting depicting the
surrender at Yorktown (F52), a DVD promoting an educational program about the American Revolution for elementary-aged children
(F54), and several pieces written by W3R member and historian Robert Selig (F56-F57), are housed in subseries II.E. Research.
The largest subseries, Subseries II.F. Activities, contains materials relating to a variety of activities sponsored, coordinated,
or promoted by the W3R-USA or other state W3R groups (F61-F81). The final subseries, Subseries II.G. Miscellaneous, contains
one folder of labels printed with the W3R and Burdick Associates logos (F82).
Series III. Records of the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route of Delaware contains documents related to the W3R organization
for the state of Delaware. The organization of Series III. parallels the organization of Series II. with the materials being
organized primarily according to material type. Subseries III.A. contains organizational documents such as the W3R-DE certificate
of incorporation (F83), application for tax exempt status (F83), and several meeting notices and minutes (F84). Like Series
II., Series III. also contains a subseries for research materials related to the history of the Revolution and the Washington-Rochambeau
route in Delaware. This subseries, Subseries III.B. Research, contains a booklet on the history of Christiana, Delaware (F85),
Robert A. Selig's 2003 report The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route in the State of Delaware, 1781–1783: A Historical and Architectural Survey(F86), and other research material.
Subseries III.C. Activities contains items related to the various activities of the Washington-Rochambeau Route of Delaware.
The subseries contains materials documenting W3R-DE's efforts to promote governmental recognition of the route and the group's
partnerships with the state and national government to achieve this goal (F90-92), as well as several other local activities,
including the development and installation of the W3R-DE interactive kiosk (F94-F95) in the Wilmington train station (later
removed to the Wilmington Riverfront Market), the production, funding, and promotion of the musical Billy Lee's Washington (including a DVD of the opening night performance) (F96-F98), and the "Revolutionary Weekend in Delaware" campaign held in
2006 (F99-F105). Subseries III.D. Miscellaneous includes one miscellaneous item, a copy of the American Hollythe newsletter of the Delaware State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (F107).
In addition to these selected records of the national and Delaware state W3R, the collection also contains a large number
of brochures, pamphlets, and newsletters from a wide variety of organizations, historic sites, and other bodies engaged in
promoting the study of American history. These items comprise Series IV. Brochures, pamphlets, and programs. The series is
further divided into three subseries, including the following: Subseries IV.A. Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route pamphlets,
Subseries IV.B. Non-W3R brochures by state, and Subseries IV.C. Miscellaneous brochures and pamphlets. All of the items in
Subseries IV.A. were produced by either the national W3R (F108) or one of the ten local W3R organizations. The brochures in
this subseries hail from the following W3R state groups: W3R Connecticut (F109), the New York State Revolutionary War Heritage
Trail (F110), W3R New Jersey (F111), and W3R Delaware (F112).
The non-W3R materials housed in Subseries IV.B. were produced by a variety of national and regional historic sites, libraries,
groups, museums, and businesses from the following states: Connecticut (F113), New York (F114), Pennsylvania (F115), Delaware
(F116), Maryland F(117), Virginia (F118), North Carolina (F119), and South Carolina (F119). Subseries IV.C. contains two folders
of miscellaneous brochures. The first folder contains a brochure for the George Washington re-enactor Carl Closs (F120), while
the second folder contains several brochures and pamphlets from international sites (F121).
The final series, Series V. Non-W3R events and publications, contains a variety of programs, ephemera, and other items from
non-W3R organizations and events. Items in this series include, for example, a packet from a 2006 conference on American independence
held at the École Militaire in Paris (F122), materials from the Hockessin, Delaware-based George Washington Society, Ltd.
(F124), photographs, articles, and brochures from a 250th birthday celebration for the Marquis de Lafayette held in 2007 at
Lafayette College (F126), and a program from a 2007 symposium on the Marquis de Lafayette held in Washington, D.C. (F127).
Using these materials
Shelving Summary
- Boxes 1-3: Shelved in Annex MSS record center cartons
- Box 4: Shelved in SPEC MSS oversize boxes (17 inches)
- DVDs and CD-Rs: Shelved in SPEC Media compact discs
Access Information
The collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
MSS 0593, Kim Rogers Burdick National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association records, Special Collections,
University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.
Related Materials in this Repository
MSS 0265 Kim Rogers Burdick papers related to Delaware folklife
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Container List
Series I. Records of Kim Rogers Burdick, 1994-2008
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.
Subseries I.A. Kim Rogers Burdick W3R notebooks, 1994-2008
| Kim Rogers Burdick CV and miscellaneous materials, 2001-2007 |
Box 1, F1 |
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| W3R #1 notebook, 2002-2003 |
Box 1, F2 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.
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Subseries I.B. Kim Rogers Burdick correspondence, 2004-2008
The series contains e-mail and paper correspondence sent to or from Kim Rogers Burdick.
| Correspondence, 2004-2005 |
Box 1, F21 |
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| Correspondence, 2006 |
Box 1, F22 |
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| Correspondence, 2007 |
Box 1, F23 |
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| Correspondence, 2008 |
Box 1, F24 |
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| Correspondence regarding the renaming of the P Street Bridge, 2006-2008 |
Box 1, F25 |
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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.
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Series II. Records of the National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (W3R-USA), 1978-2008
Subseries II.A. Organizational documents, 2003-2005
| W3R-USA bylaws and certificate of incorporation, 2003-2005 |
Box 1, F26 |
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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 |
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Subseries II.B. Meetings, 2003-2008
| Introductory remarks and minutes, 2003 October 11-2003 October 12 |
Box 2, F28 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.
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Subseries II.C. Documents, reports, and newsletters, 2003-2009
| Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route News , 2003 Fall-2004 Summer
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Box 2, F41 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Subseries II.D. Financial records, 2005-2009
| Membership renewal notices and dues requests, 2005-2007 |
Box 2, F48 |
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| W3R-USA financial statements, 2005-2009 |
Box 2, F49 |
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Subseries II.E. Research, 2000-2006
| 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 |
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| Rochambeau notebook, 2003 |
Box 2, F51 |
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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 |
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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
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Box 2, F53 |
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| Values through History presents Why America is Free, 2004 |
Box 2, F54 |
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| Hansen, Joyce. "A Brave and Gallant Soldier." American Revolution Digital Learning, 2004 May 3 |
Box 2, F55 |
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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
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Two copies |
Box 2, F56 |
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| 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
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Box 2, F57 |
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| Rochambeau portraits, 2006 |
Box 2, F58 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.
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Subseries II.F. Activities, 1978-2007
Gaining government recognition, 2003-2007
| W3R Activities at US National Level, 2004 September 14 |
Box 2, F61 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Includes one copy of the Summer 2006 issue (Volume 19, Number 1) of Pathways Across America, the newsletter of the National Trails System Partners.
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U.S. Postal Service stamps, 1978-2006
| 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 |
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| Rochambeau, Yorktown, and Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route postage stamps, 1978 May 4-2006 September 30 |
Box 3, F73 |
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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.
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"Lighting Freedom's Flame" campaign, 2005-2007
| News clippings and photographs, 2006 |
Box 3, F74 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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State-level events, 2005-2008
| Celebration of the arrival of French forces in Rhode Island, 2004 December-2005 July |
Box 3, F79 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Includes a program for the July 4, 2008 festivities held in Yorktown, Virginia.
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Subseries II.G. Miscellaneous, undated
| W3R shield and Burdick Associates labels, undated |
Box 3, F82 |
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Series III. Records of the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route of Delaware (W3R-DE)
Subseries III.A. Organizational documents, 2004-2007
| W3R-DE application for tax exemption, 2004 January 10-2004 May 18 |
Box 3, F83 |
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Includes IRS forms 8718, 872-C, and 1023.
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| Meeting notice and minutes, 2007 January 5 |
Box 3, F84 |
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Subseries III.B. Research, 1976-2007
| Cooch, Richard Rodney. A History of Christiana, Delaware . Christiana, Delaware: Christiana Bicentennial Commission, 1976, 1976
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Box 3, F85 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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Box 3, F89 |
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Subseries III.C. Activities, 2001-2007
Gaining government recognition, 2001-2007
| Delaware State Legislative Roster, 141st General Assembly, 2001-2002 |
Box 3, F90 |
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| 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 |
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| Delaware National Coastal Heritage Park Proposal Summary, 2007 |
Box 3, F92 |
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Generated from the office of U.S. Senator Tom Carper.
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Fundraising, 2006
| Letters requesting grants and grant applications, 2006 |
Box 3, F93 |
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W3R-DE kiosk, 2006
| W3R Delaware kiosk planning workflow and contents list, 2006 |
Box 3, F94 |
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| W3R Delaware kiosk content notebook, 2006 |
One three-ring notebook |
Box 3, F95 |
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Billy Lee , 2006
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Two copies of an advertisement for the musical printed in an OperaDelaware program for a production of Don Giovanni.
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Revolutionary Weekend, 2006
Includes materials related to activities held in conjunction with "Revolutionary Weekend" (September 28-October 1, 2006).
| Revolutionary Weekend planning materials, 2006 |
Box 3, F99 |
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| Revolutionary Weekend planning related to tall ships, 2006 |
Box 3, F100 |
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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 |
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| Spotlight: Come One, Come All!, 2006 |
Five copies |
Box 3, F102 |
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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 |
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| Claymont Renaissance News , 2006 August
|
Five copies |
Box 3, F104 |
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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
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Two copies |
Box 3, F105 |
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Other activities, 2007
| Let Freedom Ring, 2007 July 4 |
Box 3, F106 |
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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.
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Subseries III.D. Miscellaneous, 2007
| The American Holly , 2007 Spring
|
Box 3, F107 |
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Includes the Spring 2007 issue of The American Holly, the newsletter of the Delaware State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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Series IV. Brochures, pamphlets, and programs, circa 1995-2008
Subseries IV.A. Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route pamphlets, circa 1995-2008
| Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route informational pamphlets, undated |
Box 3, F108 |
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Includes one W3R pamphlet written entirely in French.
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| Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route in Connecticut pamphlet, undated |
Box 3, F109 |
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| New York State Revolutionary War Heritage Trail pamphlet, circa 1995-2006 |
Box 3, F110 |
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| Washington Rochambeau Revolutionary Route NJ pamphlet and The Crossroads of the American Revolution pamphlet, undated |
Box 3, F111 |
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| Ride the W3R Revolutionary Route 1780-1783, New Castle County, Delaware pamphlet, undated |
Box 3, F112 |
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Subseries IV.B. Non-W3R brochures by state, circa 1995-2008
Items are foldered by state.
| Connecticut yearbook and booklet, 1999-2008 |
Box 3, F113 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| Virginia pamphlets, undated |
Box 3, F118 |
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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 |
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Includes pamphlets for North Carolina's Guilford Courthouse National Military Park and South Carolina's Cowpens National Battlefield.
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Subseries IV.C. Miscellaneous brochures and pamphlets, circa 2000-2008
| George Washington Will Make Your Event a Revolutionary Success pamphlet, undated |
Box 3, F120 |
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Contains two copies of a pamphlet for George Washington reenactor Carl Closs.
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| International brochures and pamphlets, undated |
Box 3, F121 |
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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.
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Series V. Non-W3R events and publications, 2006-2007
| Colloque L'Indépendance Américaine le Rôle de la France, 2006 May 18-2006 May 19 |
Box 3, F122 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Names & Subjects
Names
- Biron, Armand-Louis de Gontaut, duc de, 1747-1793
- Burdick, Kim, 1948-
- Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
- McCullough, David G.
- National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association, Inc
- Rochambeau, Donatien Marie Joseph de Vimeur, vicomte de, 1750-1813
- Selig, Robert A.
- Swensson, Evelyn
- United States. National Park Service
- United States. Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Heritage Act of 2000
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association of Delaware
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