Thursday, March 7, 2013
The program will provide students and faculty with the opportunity to better understand Washington's life.
The USC Sol Price School of Public Policy announced its partnership with The Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon on Tuesday afternoon. Thanks to the support of Mount Vernon Ladies' Association Vice Regent Maribeth Borthwick ’73 and William Borthwick, the Price School and the Library have established the Partnership for the Study of George Washington at USC and Mount Vernon. The partnership will provide students and faculty at USC Price with opportunities to better understand Washington’s impact on the fields of governance, planning, public policy, and leadership, according to a press release issued by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Capitalizing on the tremendous resources of the Library…
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Saturday, February 16, 2013
The library will open Sept. 27.
The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association announced Friday the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington will open on Sept. 27, 2013. A $100 million campaign was created by George Washington’s Mount Vernon to establish the state-of-the-art facility, which will host Mount Vernon’s special collection of books, manuscripts and archival materials. These materials will be available to researchers to study the history of George Washington. “No president in American history deserves the honor of an official library more than our first chief executive – nor is there a better story to tell,” Mount Vernon President and CEO Curt Viebranz said in a news release. “This Library will share Washington’s leadership lessons for …
Monday, January 7, 2013
Award from Coca-Cola Foundation will fund programs at the Fred. W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington.
The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association was recently awarded a grant from the Coca-Cola Foundation for the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington. This grant is part of more than $2 million the Foundation awarded organizations in the U.S. and Canada, with more than $1 million supporting community health and fitness programs. The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is another D.C. area organization that also received a grant. According to a press release issued by the Coca-Cola Foundation, the funds will provide scholarships for educators and leadership participants attending the library; help purchase duplicate editions of Washington’s original books for the library; and help the National Library Educational Program host …
Thursday, November 1, 2012
The Digital Encyclopedia of George Washington covers many aspects of Washington's life and the history of the Mount Vernon Estate.
Historic Mount Vernon has launched a new digital educational initiative, The Digital Encyclopedia of George Washington. The online encyclopedia focuses on Washington’s life and experiences, while also covering the Mount Vernon estate, its history, and preservation, according to a statement issued by the Mount Vernon Estate. The encyclopedia was developed over the course of one year as an initiative of the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington, slated to open fall 2013. “The Digital Encyclopedia of George Washington is an excellent opportunity to provide the public with engaging content on the life and legacy of Washington,” the encyclopedia’s editor, Adam D. Shprintzen, said in a release. “I have been truly …
Rick Gamble
10:32 pm on Thursday, March 7, 2013
Very interesting. I suppose Mt. Vernon is to be commended for attempting to expand the "Washington" brand to the West Coast, but I wonder if this is simply a case of California Dreaming. Professor Kevin Starr is a distinguished historian... of California. Judging from his list of publications he has zero expertise in Colonial American studies. But, I suppose he could bring a "fresh set of eyes" … more ›