Guide to the Annie Snyder Collection

This finding aid describes the Annie Snyder Collection, part of the Manassas National Battlefield Park Museum Collection. For access to the collection or for more information, contact the park's custodial officer.

Collection Overview

Collection Number: MANA 22773
Creator: Annie Snyder, Save the Battlefield Coalition
Title: Annie Snyder Collection
Dates: 1966-2000 (bulk dates: 1986-1994)
Volume of Collection: 19.75 LF
Language of Materials: English

Digitized Copies: This collection has not been digitized

Conditions Governing Access: This collection is open for research use. Some material may be restricted for Personally Identifiable Information (PII). See the NPS general copyright & restrictions information.
Provenance: The collection was donated to the National Park Service by the estate of Annie D. Snyder c/o Page Snyder on April 2, 2002
Processing Note: This collection was processed and described by History Associates Inc. in 2013.

Rights Statements for Archival Description: This is in the public domain.
Preferred Citation: Annie D. Snyder Collection, Manassas National Battlefield Park (MANA 22773)
Location of Repository: Manassas National Battlefield Park, 12521 Lee Highway, Manassas, VA 20109
Related Materials: Emanuel “Tersh” Boasberg Papers, Manassas National Battlefield Park (MANA 22768)

Biographical Note

Annie Delp Snyder was born in 1921 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She entered Allegheny College at 16 and graduated with a degree in English and history at 19. She was attending law school at the University of Pittsburgh in 1943 when she left to join the Marines, becoming one of the first 10 women to go through Officer Candidate Class at Mount Holyoke, Massachusetts. Her first assignment was to a Marine Recruiting Station in New Orleans, Louisiana. As one of the Marine Corps' first female officers, Mrs. Snyder was one of five women Marines to serve as models for the "Mollie Marine" statue located in New Orleans, the nation's first monument in to women in uniform, used to help recruit women during World War II. After marrying Waldon Peter Snyder shortly after V-J Day, 1945, she and her husband purchased an old farm place in Gainesville, Virginia, near Manassas National Battlefield Park and raised six children.

Over the next four decades, Mrs. Snyder would champion the cause of Manassas National Battlefield Park, located north of Manassas in Prince William County, Virginia, against a series of incursion attempts. The park preserves the site of two major American Civil War battles: the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, and the Second Battle of Bull Run which was fought between August 28 and August 30, 1862 (also known as the First Battle of Manassas and the Second Battle of Manassas, respectively).

The first of these fights occurred in the 1950s as Mrs. Snyder successfully fought federal highway engineers who wanted to build an interstate highway that would have run through the middle of the battlefield located about 30 miles west of Washington, D.C. In the 1970s, she led a campaign that forced the Marriott Corporation to abandon its proposal to build a Great America theme park on nearby land.

In 1988, she began her biggest battle when Hazel/Peterson, the developer of a 540-acre residential-retail-office complex, announced the William Center, a 1.2 million-square-foot mall that would be the centerpiece of the development project. This center was planned for Stuart's Hill, the ridge where Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee directed his troops to victory at the Second Battle of Manassas in 1862. To oppose this development, Mrs. Snyder created the Save the Battlefield Coalition, which grew to include more than 120 history and preservation groups. They gathered more than 80,000 petition signatures and won the backing of several congressional leaders. These efforts resulted in Congressional approval to spend $120 million to buy the land. President Ronald Reagan signed the legislation on November 10, 1988 (Public Law 100-647), thereby preserving the site’s historical character and saving it from development.

In the mid-1990s, using the same techniques, Mrs. Snyder and other preservationists, including the National Trust for Historic Places and historians David McCullough and Shelby Foote, successfully stopped the Walt Disney company from completing plans to build an American-history theme park, housing, shops, and hotels on 3,000 acres about four miles from the battlefield.

Snyder died July 19, 2002 in Manassas, Virginia. She was 80.

Scope and Content Note

The Annie Snyder Collection consists of personal papers and documents created and maintained by Annie Snyder, founder and chair of the Save the Battlefield Coalition (SBC). Snyder became the public face of the SBC and led the fight for the preservation of many of the battlefields and historic areas in the Northern Virginia area.

The Annie Snyder Collection documents the administrative, operational, and cultural efforts of Snyder and the SBC to preserve Manassas National Battlefield Park and the surrounding area. Materials consist of correspondence, reports, press clippings, manuals, personal notes, signed petitions, and official documents. There are also audio-visual records including photographs, slides, negatives, videocassettes, and audiocassettes.

The bulk of the records document two causes championed by the Save the Battlefield Coalition—opposition to the William Center tract and opposition to the Walt Disney Company’s Disney’s America theme park. These records contain correspondence to and from government officials and the public, signed petitions from across the country protesting both developments, and voluminous press documentation. Also included are subject files containing research related to various issues concerning both projects.

Arrangement

Organized into eleven series, with additional subseries.

Series I: Save the Battlefield Coalition

Subseries A: Administrative Files
Subseries B: Subject Files

Series II: Road Controversies
Series III: National Cemetery Debate
Series IV: Marriott Theme Park
Series V: William Center

Subseries A: Correspondence

Sub-Subseries 1: Official Correspondence
Sub-Subseries 2: Public Correspondence

Subseries B: Hazel/Peterson Investigation
Subseries C: Petitions
Subseries D: Press Coverage
Subseries E: Subject Files

Series VI: Park Equestrian Issues

Subseries A: Correspondence
Subseries B: Press Coverage
Subseries C: Reference Material
Subseries D: Reports

Series VII: Cedar Creek Battlefield
Series VIII: Disney Controversy

Subseries A: Correspondence
Subseries B: Petitions
Subseries C: Press Coverage
Subseries D: Subject Files

Series IX: Subject Files
Series X: Still Pictures

Subseries A: Prints
Subseries B: Negatives
Subseries C: Slides

Series XI: Audiovisual Material

Subseries A: Audiocassettes
Subseries B: Videocassettes

Series I: Save the Battlefield Coalition, 1973-2000, undated

Extent of Series: 2.25 LF
Organized into two subseries: Subseries A: Administrative Files; Subseries B: Subject Files

Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, reports, banking and financial statements, grants, newsletters, speeches, press clippings, transcripts of testimony, insurance policies, and accounting records, relating to rallies, hearings, publicity, legal actions, administration, and other initiatives and activities of the Save the Battlefield Coalition (SBC). Mrs. Snyder created the SBC in 1988 to oppose erection of a shopping mall, called the William Center, on the site where the Second Battle of Manassas was fought in 1862. The SBS’s efforts succeeded in persuading the U.S. Government to purchase the property in order to preserve its historic character.

Subseries I.A: Adminstrative Files, 1988-2000, undated

Extent of Series: 0.4 LF
Arranged alphabetically by folder title

Scope and Content Note
Day-to-day administrative records of the Save the Battlefield Coalition. Included are financial records, invoices and receipts for various services used, legal bills, and tax information.

Container List

BOX 01
Folder 1: 1988 Budget
Folder 2: Administrative Accounting Records
Folder 3: Articles of Incorporation
Folder 4: Bank Statements, 1996-2000
Folder 5: Bills and Receipts
Folder 6: Checkbooks
Folder 7: Crestar Bank Statements
Folder 8: First Virginia Bank Statements, 1993-1994
Folder 9: First Virginia Bank Statements, 1995
Folder 10: First Virginia Bank Statements, 1996
Folder 11: First Virginia Bank Statements, 1997-1998
Folder 12: General Administrative Records
Folder 13: Insurance Policies
Folder 14: Invoices and Receipts
Folder 15: Legal Bills
Folder 16: Matching Grants
Folder 17: Piedmont Federal Bank Statements, 1988
Folder 18: Piedmont Federal Bank Statements, 1989
Folder 19: Piedmont Federal Bank Statements, 1990
Folder 20: Piedmont Federal Bank Statements, 1991
Folder 21: Rules Governing Solicitations of Contributions
Folder 22: Tax Information
Folder 23: Treasurer’s Reports, 1989-1991

Subseries I.B: Subject Files, 1973-1995, undated

Extent of Series: 1.85 LF
Arranged alphabetically by subject

Scope and Content Note
Files relating to the various matters that the Save the Battlefield Coalition and Annie Snyder directly participated in or materials collected to use as reference. Included are records of rallies, correspondence, research information from other battlefields, correspondence from various lawyers, organizational letters of support, and subcommittee hearing documents.

Container List

BOX 01

Folder 24: 1980 Hearings
Folder 25: Adria Robinson, Landfill Issues
Folder 26: Awards Newsletters
Folder 27: Battlefield Protection
Folder 28: Board of Supervisors on Park Expansion
Folder 29: Brawner Farm
Folder 30: Bristoe
Folder 31: Bristoe Hearing
Folder 32: Cedar Creek Battlefield (1 of 2)
Folder 33: Cedar Creek Battlefield (2 of 2)
Folder 34: Celebrate America’s Heritage Rally
Folder 35: Cemetery at Manassas National Battlefield Park
Folder 36: Chantilly Battlefield Association
Folder 37: Chevy Outdoors Letters
Folder 38: Citizens Advocacy for a Safe Environment (CASE)
Folder 39: The Civil War (documentary)
Folder 40: Civil War News
Folder 41: Civil War Society Awards
Folder 42: Commitment to Congress
Folder 43: Correspondence (1 of 2)
Folder 44: Correspondence (2 of 2)
Folder 45: Correspondence - Supporters
Folder 46: Correspondence – TV Studios
Folder 47: Editorials
Folder 48: Endangered Battlefields
Folder 49: Feasibility/Suitability Study of Legislative Proposals
Folder 50: Fort Vancouver
Folder 51: Governor Wilder

BOX 02
Folder 1: Grand Review
Folder 2: Hales Compromise
Folder 3: Harper’s Ferry
Folder 4: Henry Waters Articles and Letters
Folder 5: Herbert Harris Correspondence
Folder 6: Historic Preservation
Folder 7: Honey Springs Battlefield
Folder 8: Johnson’s Island
Folder 9: Land Acquisition
Folder 10: Lawyers - Boasberg and Norton
Folder 11: Lawyers- Himmelmen, Beveridge, and Diamond
Folder 12: Lawyers - Shea and Gardner
Folder 13: Linda McCarthy (1 of 2)
Folder 14: Linda McCarthy (2 of 2)
Folder 15: Mailing List and Database
Folder 16: Manassas Chamber of Commerce
Folder 17: Markers for Manasseh
Folder 18: Mason-Dixon Poll 1988
Folder 19: National Trust 1990 Preservation Honor Award
Folder 20: New Market Heights
Folder 21: Newsletters
Folder 22: Organizational Letters of Support
Folder 23: Outer Beltway Western Bypass
Folder 24: Petitions
Folder 25: Political Payoffs
Folder 26: Press Coverage
Folder 27: Press Coverage – Editorials
Folder 28: Press Coverage – Grimsley Rebuttal
Folder 29: Press Coverage – Hazel Peterson
Folder 30: Press Coverage – Journal Messenger Biased Reporting
Folder 31: Press Coverage – Landfill
Folder 32: Press Coverage – Other Battlefields
Folder 33: Press Coverage – Ridgefield Road
Folder 34: Press Coverage – Tax Issues
Folder 35: Press Coverage – William Center Mall
Folder 36: Project Appraisal Report
Folder 37: Prince William County Project Status Report, 5/9/1988
Folder 38: Radon Tests
Folder 39: Research Materials
Folder 40: Robert Noe- Hollywood Termination
Folder 41: Scenic Easement
Folder 42: Senate Bill 514
Folder 43: Sewers and Utilities
Folder 44: Shenandoah Valley
Folder 45: Speeches
Folder 46: Stone Quarry
Folder 47: Student Conservation Association
Folder 48: Subcommittee Hearings

BOX 03
Folder 1: Subcommittee Hearing Testimonies, 6/21/88 (1 of 2)
Folder 2: Subcommittee Hearing Testimonies, 6/21/88 (2 of 2)
Folder 3: Sudley Church
Folder 4: Third Battle of Manassas Book Notes
Folder 5: Third Battle of Winchester
Folder 6: Tombstones and Road Widening
Folder 7: Veteran’s Association
Folder 8: Vicki Heilig
Folder 9: Virginia Historic Resource
Folder 10: Volunteer Information
Folder 11: Wilderness Battle (1 of 2)
Folder 12: Wilderness Battle (2 of 2)
Folder 13: Zoning Issues

Series II: Road Controversies, 1966-1979, undated

Extent of Series: 0.25 LF
Arranged alphabetically by controversy

Scope and Content Note
Records pertaining to two transportation and highway issues of interest to Annie Snyder—the 234 Bypass and the widening of I-66. Included are reports and statements regarding the environmental impact of the road construction, petitions against the construction projects, and notes from public hearings.

Container List

BOX 03
Folder 14: 234 Bypass - Correspondence
Folder 15: 234 Bypass – Draft Environmental Impact Statement (1 of 2)
Folder 16: 234 Bypass – Draft Environmental Impact Statement (2 of 2)
Folder 17: 234 Bypass – Interim Report of Joint Legislative Audit for Highway Construction
Funds
Folder 18: 234 Bypass – Maps and Drawings
Folder 19: 234 Bypass - Notes
Folder 20: 234 Bypass – Petitions and Questionnaire
Folder 21: 234 Bypass – Press Coverage
Folder 22: 234 Bypass – Proposal Western Manassas Loop
Folder 23: 234 Bypass – Public Hearing, 9/18/79
Folder 24: 234 Bypass – Public Hearing and Public Notice Information
Folder 25: Correspondence Regarding I-66
Folder 26: Draft Northern Virginia Major Thoroughfare Plan
Folder 27: I-66 Information

Series III: National Cemetery Debate, 1969-1975

Extent of Series: 0.25 LF
Arranged alphabetically by debate

Scope and Content Note
Records about two bills brought unsuccessfully before the U.S. House of Representatives, H.R. 1357 and H.R. 8818, which would have turned a portion of Manassas National Battlefield Park into an annex of Arlington National Cemetery. Most of the series consists of correspondence between members of Congress and members of the Save the Battlefield Coalition regarding the bills. Also included is a copied scrapbook documenting the protest, as well as pictures, postcards, and clippings about the park and why it needed to be preserved.

Container List

BOX 03
Folder 28: Clipping: “Belmont Suggested as Cemetery Site”
Folder 29: Correspondence – Annie Snyder to Robert Bridges 3/6/75
Folder 30: Correspondence – Edward L. Fox with Members of Congress, 6/3-9/69
Folder 31: Correspondence – John G. Mitchell to Annie Snyder, 5/29/69
Folder 32: Correspondence – Marian Penix with Rep. Alexander, 5/19/69
Folder 33: Correspondence – Members of Congress, National Park Service and VA Governor’s Office to Elizabeth M. Fox, 3-8 /69
Folder 34: Correspondence – Members of Congress to Annie Snyder, 3-9/69
Folder 35: Correspondence – Rep. Coughlin to Homer Hewitt III, 5/27/69
Folder 36: Correspondence – Samuel Cole to Rep. Aspinall, 5/16/69
Folder 37: Correspondence – Senator Scott to Anne McRee, 4/21/69
Folder 38: Correspondence – Senator Scott to Joseph Flakne, 6/5/69
Folder 39: Proposal S. 519
Folder 40: Scrapbook

Series IV: Marriot Theme Park, 1971-1973, undated

Extent of Series: 0.75 LF
Arranged alphabetically by subject or function

Scope and Content Note
Records documenting the Marriot Corporation’s proposed 1973 project to build a Great
America theme park on a 513 acre tract of land, planned to open in time for the nation's
bicentennial in 1976, and the efforts to prevent the project. Included are records about
rezoning; effects on roadways, sewer and water issues, petitions against the theme park, and press coverage, as well as correspondence with media, legislative representatives, and project opponents. A highlight of the series is documentation from the 1973 National Parks and Recreations Subcommittee hearing about the theme park which includes transcripts of testimony by David Brown, vice president of The Marriott Corporation; Ronald H. Walker, director of the National Park Service; Peter Borrelli, Eastern representative of the Sierra Club, and Memory Porter, representative of the Prince William League for the Protection of Natural Resources.

Container List

BOX 04
Folder 1: Proposed Report for Marriott Theme Park
Folder 2: Rezoning Report
Folder 3: Road Issues
Folder 4: Roadways and Zoning
Folder 5: Santa Clara Great American Theme Park
Folder 6: Sewer and Water Issues
Folder 7: Shareholder Information
Folder 8: Summary of Historic Significance
Folder 9: Testimonials from National Park Service Subcommittee 4/3/73
Folder 10: Waste Disposal Concept

Series V: William Center, 1986-1994, undated

Extent of Series: 5 LF
Organized in five subseries: Subseries A: Correspondence, Subseries B: Hazel Investigation, Subseries C: Petitions, Subseries D: Press Coverage, and Subseries E: Subject Files.

Scope and Content Note
Records of the Save the Battlefield’s involvement with the fight against the Hazel/Peterson Companies zoning variance by Prince William County to construct the William Center, a 1.2-million-square-foot regional shopping mall.

Subseries V.A: Correspondance, 1988-1990

Extent of Series: 0.75 LF
Organized in two sub-subseries: Sub-subseries 1: Official Correspondence and Sub-subseries 2: Public Correspondence.

Scope and Content Note
Correspondence pertaining to the construction of and protest against the William Center.

Subseries V.A.1: Official Corresponsdence, 1988

Extent of Series: 0.1 LF
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent

Scope and Content Note
Correspondence between Annie Snyder and other members and affiliates of the Save
the Battlefield Coalition with members of Congress, the National Park Service, Prince
William County Board of County Supervisors, and other departments of government
regarding the William Center construction and controversy. Included are letters from
Senators Bill Bradley, Charles Robb, and Richard G. Lugar.

Container List

BOX 04
Folder 11: Congress
Folder 12: Hodel Letter
Folder 13: National Park Service and Tom Plimpton
Folder 14: National Trust
Folder 15: Prince William County
Folder 16: Robb to Seefeldt Letter 9/12/88
Folder 17: Senator Bradley
Folder 18: Shea and Gardner Letter, 3/3/88

Subseries V.A.2: Public Correspondence, 1988-1990

Extent of Series: 0.65 LF
Arranged alphabetically by state from which letters originated, and thereunder by subject.

Scope and Content Note
Correspondence from supporters from nearly every state protesting the William Center construction. There are also letters from children who protested the development as part of school projects and letters of support for the SBC from foreign countries.

Container List

BOX 04
Folder 19: Alabama
Folder 20: Arkansas
Folder 21: Arizona
Folder 22: California
Folder 23: Colorado
Folder 24: Connecticut
Folder 25: District of Columbia
Folder 26: Delaware
Folder 27: Florida
Folder 28: Georgia
Folder 29: Hawaii
Folder 30: Iowa
Folder 31: Illinois
Folder 32: Indiana
Folder 33: Kansas
Folder 34: Kentucky
Folder 35: Louisiana
Folder 36: Massachusetts
Folder 37: Maryland
Folder 38: Maine
Folder 39: Michigan
Folder 40: Minnesota
Folder 41: Missouri
Folder 42: Mississippi
Folder 43: Montana
Folder 44: New Hampshire
Folder 45: New Jersey
Folder 46: New York
Folder 47: North Carolina
Folder 48: Ohio (1 of 2)
Folder 49: Ohio (2 of 2)
Folder 50: Oklahoma
Folder 51: Oregon
Folder 52: Pennsylvania
Folder 53: Rhode Island
Folder 54: South Carolina
Folder 55: Tennessee
Folder 56: Texas
Folder 57: Utah
Folder 58: Virginia, 2/88
Folder 59: Virginia, 3/88
Folder 60: Virginia, 4/88
Folder 61: Virginia, 5/88
Folder 62: Virginia, 6/88
Folder 63: Virginia, 7/88

BOX 05
Folder 1: Virginia, 8/88
Folder 2: Virginia, 9/88
Folder 3: Virginia, 10/88
Folder 4: Virginia, 11/88
Folder 5: Virginia, 12/88
Folder 6: Virginia, undated
Folder 7: Washington
Folder 8: West Virginia
Folder 9: Wisconsin
Folder 10: Wyoming
Folder 11: 1989 Correspondence
Folder 12: Annie Snyder Correspondence (copies)
Folder 13: Boston Civil War Roundtable Award
Folder 14: Children’s Letters and Petitions
Folder 15: Foreign
Folder 16: Form Letters
Folder 17: Houston Civil War Roundtable Award
Folder 18: New York Civil War Round Table award
Folder 19: Letter from Virginians (Copies gone to Warner, 5/23/88)
Folder 20: No Address
Folder 21: Wilshin

Subseries V.B: Hazel/Peterson Investigation, 1986-1988

Extent of Series: 0.25 LF
Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Scope and Content Note
Articles, memoranda, meeting agendas, and publicity material pertaining to Hazel/Peterson Companies hiring of Civil War historian Dr. James A. Schaefer to conduct a historical investigation of the proposed William Center site. Included are press coverage about Schaefer’s conclusions, personal notes from Annie Snyder about the Hazel/Peterson Companies, and documents from Prince William Planning Commission hearings.

Container List

BOX 05
Folder 22: Action Magazine, July/August 1988
Folder 23: Fairy Tale Time, Hazel/Peterson Company
Folder 24: General Information
Folder 25: Hazel Peterson Packet
Folder 26: Notes and Symphony Information
Folder 27: Planning Commission Hearings
Folder 28: Rezoning
Folder 29: William Center Non Residential Program Benefits Study – Hazel/Peterson

Subseries V.C: Petitions, 1988, undated

Extent of Series: 2.75 LF
Arranged by date and thereunder alphabetically by state from which incoming petitions
originated. Unarranged thereafter.

Scope and Content Note
Signed petitions to protest the construction of the William Center and sent by the SBC to
the United States Senate and House of Representatives. The petitions contain the name
and residence of each signatory. There may be significant duplication within these files
as groupings exist by state, by date, and with no particular arrangement. A number of
photocopies are included in each grouping.

Container List

BOX 06
Folder 1: February – November 1988 (1 of 42)
Folder 2: February – November 1988 (2 of 42)
Folder 3: February – November 1988 (3 of 42)
Folder 4: February – November 1988 (4 of 42)
Folder 5: February – November 1988 (5 of 42)
Folder 6: February – November 1988 (6 of 42)
Folder 7: February – November 1988 (7 of 42)
Folder 8: February – November 1988 (8 of 42)
Folder 9: February – November 1988 (9 of 42)
Folder 10: February – November 1988 (10 of 42)
Folder 11: February – November 1988 (11 of 42)
Folder 12: February – November 1988 (12 of 42)
Folder 13: February – November 1988 (13 of 42)
Folder 14: February – November 1988 (14 of 42)
Folder 15: February – November 1988 (15 of 42)
Folder 16: February – November 1988 (16 of 42)
Folder 17: February – November 1988 (17 of 42)
Folder 18: February – November 1988 (18 of 42)
Folder 19: February – November 1988 (19 of 42)
Folder 20: February – November 1988 (20 of 42)
Folder 21: February – November 1988 (21 of 42)
Folder 22: February – November 1988 (22 of 42)
Folder 23: February – November 1988 (23 of 42)
Folder 24: February – November 1988 (24 of 42)
Folder 25: February – November 1988 (25 of 42)
Folder 26: February – November 1988 (26 of 42)
Folder 27: February – November 1988 (27 of 42)
Folder 28: February – November 1988 (28 of 42)
Folder 29: February – November 1988 (29 of 42)
Folder 30: February – November 1988 (30 of 42)
Folder 31: February – November 1988 (31 of 42)
Folder 32: February – November 1988 (32 of 42)
Folder 33: February – November 1988 (33 of 42)
Folder 34: February – November 1988 (34 of 42)
Folder 35: February – November 1988 (35 of 42)
Folder 36: February – November 1988 (36 of 42)
Folder 37: February – November 1988 (37 of 42)
Folder 38: February – November 1988 (38 of 42)

BOX 07
Folder 1: February – November 1988 (39 of 42)
Folder 2: February – November 1988 (40 of 42)
Folder 3: February – November 1988 (41 of 42)
Folder 4: February – November 1988 (42 of 42)
Folder 5: Petitions (1 of 50)
Folder 6: Petitions (2 of 50)
Folder 7: Petitions (3 of 50)
Folder 8: Petitions (4 of 50)
Folder 9: Petitions (5 of 50)
Folder 10: Petitions (6 of 50)
Folder 11: Petitions (7 of 50)
Folder 12: Petitions (8 of 50)
Folder 13: Petitions (9 of 50)
Folder 14: Petitions (10 of 50)
Folder 15: Petitions (11 of 50)
Folder 16: Petitions (12 of 50)
Folder 17: Petitions (13 of 50)
Folder 18: Petitions (14 of 50)
Folder 19: Petitions (15 of 50)
Folder 20: Petitions (16 of 50)
Folder 21: Petitions (17 of 50)
Folder 22: Petitions (18 of 50)
Folder 23: Petitions (19 of 50)
Folder 24: Petitions (20 of 50)
Folder 25: Petitions (21 of 50)
Folder 26: Petitions (22 of 50)
Folder 27: Petitions (23 of 50)
Folder 28: Petitions (24 of 50)
Folder 29: Petitions (25 of 50)
Folder 30: Petitions (26 of 50)
Folder 31: Petitions (27 of 50)
Folder 32: Petitions (28 of 50)
Folder 33: Petitions (29 of 50)
Folder 34: Petitions (30 of 50)

BOX 08
Folder 1: Petitions (31 of 50)
Folder 2: Petitions (32 of 50)
Folder 3: Petitions (33 of 50)
Folder 4: Petitions (34 of 50)
Folder 5: Petitions (35 of 50)
Folder 6: Petitions (36 of 50)
Folder 7: Petitions (37 of 50)
Folder 8: Petitions (38 of 50)
Folder 9: Petitions (39 of 50)
Folder 10: Petitions (40 of 50)
Folder 11: Petitions (41 of 50)
Folder 12: Petitions (42 of 50)
Folder 13: Petitions (43 of 50)
Folder 14: Petitions (44 of 50)
Folder 15: Petitions (45 of 50)
Folder 16: Petitions (46 of 50)
Folder 17: Petitions (47 of 50)
Folder 18: Petitions (48 of 50)
Folder 19: Petitions (49 of 50)
Folder 20: Petitions (50 of 50)
Folder 21: Packet Template to Send to Senators
Folder 22: California
Folder 23: Colorado
Folder 24: Connecticut
Folder 25: Delaware
Folder 26: District of Columbia
Folder 27: Florida
Folder 28: Idaho
Folder 29: Illinois
Folder 30: Kentucky
Folder 31: Georgia
Folder 32: Louisiana
Folder 33: Maryland
Folder 34: Maine
Folder 35: Massachusetts
Folder 36: Michigan
Folder 37: Mississippi
Folder 38: Montana
Folder 39: Nebraska
Folder 40: New Jersey
Folder 41: New York
Folder 42: North Carolina
Folder 43: Ohio
Folder 44: Oregon
Folder 45: Pennsylvania
Folder 46: Rhode Island
Folder 47: South Carolina
Folder 48: Tennessee
Folder 49: Texas
Folder 50: Virginia
Folder 51: Washington
Folder 52: West Virginia
Folder 53: Wisconsin
Folder 54: Other Countries

Subseries V.D: Press Coverage, 1988-1994, undated

Extent of Series: 0.05 LF
Arranged chronologically.

Scope and Content Note
Press coverage of the William Center construction. Material includes clippings, articles,
editorials, and other media coverage. There is also press coverage of Governor L.
Douglas Wilder’s involvement with the project.

Container List

BOX 08
Folder 55: General Press Coverage
Folder 56: Governor Wilder
Folder 57: January-February 1988
Folder 58: March 1988
Folder 59: April 1988
Folder 60: May 1988
Folder 61: June 1988
Folder 62: July 1988
Folder 61: August 1988

BOX 09
Folder 1: September 1988
Folder 2: October 1988
Folder 3: November 1988
Folder 4: December 1988
Folder 5: January – March 1989
Folder 6: April – May 1989
Folder 7: June –August 1989
Folder 8: September 1989 – February 1990
Folder 9: Mall Clippings, February –June 1988
Folder 10: Mall Clippings, July – December 1988
Folder 11: Mall Clippings, 1989-1994

Subseries V.E: Subject Files, 1986-1989, undated

Extent of Series: 0.75 LF
Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Scope and Content Note
Maps, brochures, articles, clippings, and research materials collected by Annie Snyder
and members of the Save the Battlefield Coalition throughout the William Center
construction controversy. Included in the records are Senate hearing documents,
historical background material, maps of the affected area, and rally information regarding
the protests. A highlight of the subseries is a log providing a daily account of construction
activity of the William Center from June 23 through December 2, 1988 as noted by
neighbors. This log also includes photographic prints of the construction site.

Container List

BOX 09
Folder 12: Ads Correspondence
Folder 13: Annie Snyder Biography
Folder 14: Acquisition of Properties
Folder 15: Bibber
Folder 16: Blacks in Military
Folder 17: Blank Petition Master Sheets
Folder 18: Boehlert Letters
Folder 19: Bradburn
Folder 20: Burials
Folder 21: Charitable Solicitation
Folder 22: Citizens Forum for Truth and Progress
Folder 23: Civil War Society
Folder 24: Congressional Contributions
Folder 25: Congressional Lists by State
Folder 26: Congressional Record 8/10, 10/7/10/21
Folder 27: Congressional Vote HR 4526
Folder 28: Convergence November
Folder 29: County Supporters
Folder 30: Dunlap Proposal
Folder 31: Fact vs. Fiction
Folder 32: Fairfax County Council of the Arts Annual Report 1987
Folder 33: Filkins Second Amendment
Folder 34: Folly Castle
Folder 35: Greco vs. Prince William County Board of County Supervisors
Folder 36: Grimsley Editorial
Folder 37: Henry Waters
Folder 38: Historical Background Material
Folder 39: Historical Significance
Folder 40: Horsman Letter and Attachments
Folder 41: HR 2434, 1977
Folder 42: HR 4526
Folder 43: Humor and Philosophy
Folder 44: Interior Committee List
Folder 45: John Hennessey Packet
Folder 46: Just Water
Folder 47: Latsios Property
Folder 48: League of Women Voters – Greater Prince William Area
Folder 49: Legislation
Folder 50: Letters to the Editor
Folder 51: Linda McCarthy
Folder 52: Linton Hall Road
Folder 53: Maps
Folder 54: Materials handed out by Prince William County
Folder 55: National Park Service Permits
Folder 56: National Preservation Groups
Folder 57: Network Alternatives for Manassas National Battlefield Park
Folder 58: Nick Clark
Folder 59: Northwest Prince William Citizen’s Association
Folder 60: Postcards and Fliers
Folder 61: Prince William County Chamber of Commerce
Folder 62: Prince William County Data
Folder 63: Prince William County Future Commission
Folder 64: Rally Information
Folder 65: Rezoning 86-61
Folder 66: Richmond Times Rebuttal
Folder 67: Sara Smith
Folder 68: Save the Battlefield Coalition Board of Directors Meetings, 1989
Folder 69: Save the Battlefield Coalition Meetings
Folder 70: Save the Battlefield Coalition Organization
Folder 71: Save the Battlefield Coalition Position Statement
Folder 72: Shannon Letter
Folder 73: Sierra Club Resolution
Folder 74: Thoth Award
Folder 75: Tom Filkins
Folder 76: Tourism and the Civil War
Folder 77: United Daughters of the Confederacy/ Sons of Union Veterans
Folder 78: Volunteer Instructions
Folder 79: Waters Letter
Folder 80: William Center Assessment and Taxes
Folder 81: William Center Construction Log
Folder 82: York Management Corporation

Series VI: Park Equestrian Issues, 1983-1994, undated

Extent of Series: 0.75 LF
Organized in four subseries: Subseries A: Correspondence, Subseries B: Press Clippings, Subseries C: Reference, and Subseries D: Reports.

Scope and Content Note
This series contains records pertaining to the growth of the horse mounted program at
Manassas National Battlefield Park from a small, three-horse law enforcement patrol to a
training facility for horse mounted rangers and Volunteers-in-Parks participants.

Subseries VI.A: Correspondence, 1987-1993, undated

Extent of Series: 0.25 LF
Arranged chronologically.

Scope and Content Note
Correspondence of Annie Snyder with the Prince William County Board of Supervisors
and with Members of Congress pertaining to the park equestrian issues such as the use of
horses throughout the park and the construction of a horse remount facility. Of note are
correspondence with United States Senator John Warner, United States Representative
Frank R. Wolf, Prince William County Supervisor Bobby E. McManus, and Robert D.
Rowe writing on behalf of Vice President Dan Quayle.

Container List

BOX 10
Folder 1: John J. Hennessey, 1987-1988
Folder 2: Letter to Mott, 1/4/88
Folder 3: Letter to Warner, 1/18/88
Folder 4: Paul Trible, 1/25/88
Folder 5: Gil Lekander, 3/1/88
Folder 6: Thomas L. Filkins, 1/23/89
Folder 7: James Ridenour, 6/8/90
Folder 8: Howard H. Chapman, 8/27/90
Folder 9: Bobby McManus, 1/1991
Folder 10: Robert D. Rowe, 1/23/91
Folder 11: Joseph Doddricke, 3/1991
Folder 12: Burgress to Russell, March/November 1991
Folder 13: Paul Pritchard, April/May 1991
Folder 14: McManus, 4/22/91
Folder 15: To Whom It May Concern, 5/1991
Folder 16: Superintendent Memo, 5/2/91
Folder 17: Bryan Mitchell, 5/14/91
Folder 18: Department of Historic Resources, 5/29/91
Folder 19: Advisory Council Historic Preservation, May/June 1991
Folder 20: Ann Bennett, 6/1/91
Folder 21: Christopher Hinders, 6/1/91
Folder 22: Jerry Russell, 6/14/91
Folder 23: Peter Hoagland, 6/21/1991
Folder 24: Peter Hoagland, 6/27/1991
Folder 25: Jerry Russell, 7/15/91
Folder 26: To Manuel Lujan, 10/1991
Folder 27: Bob Stanton, 1/7/92
Folder 28: Wolf to Babbitt, February/May 1993
Folder 29: Chief of Staff Memo, 2/23/93
Folder 30: Betty Duley, 3/10/93
Folder 31: Frank Bobereck, 4/1993
Folder 32: Frank R. Wolf, 4/8/93
Folder 33: To Secretary Babbitt, 4/8/93
Folder 34: V. Dudley Letter 4/15/93
Folder 35: Pohanka Letter, 4/20/1993
Folder 36: Wenzel Letter, 4//22/1993
Folder 37: Deborah Fitts, 5/14/93
Folder 38: To Roger Kennedy, June/August 1993
Folder 39: Frances Kennedy, 6/7/93
Folder 40: To Peter Hoagland, 6/22/93
Folder 41: To Phillip Brueck, 6//22/1993
Folder 42: Wolf to McManus, 6/23/93
Folder 43: McManus Letters, 6/28/93
Folder 44: Dale Bumpers, Faxes and Correspondence, 7/1993
Folder 45: McManus to Wolf, 7/19/93
Folder 46: Steve Twomey, 7/21/1993
Folder 47: Snyder to Wolf, 7/27/93
Folder 48: McManus to Potomac News, 7/28/93
Folder 49: The Association for the Preservation for Civil War Sites, 8/1993
Folder 50: Harrovers/Duleys, 8/1993
Folder 51: To Jerry Russell, 8/1993
Folder 52: John Warner, 8/1993
Folder 53: To James McPherson, 8/3/93
Folder 54: To Jerry Russell, 2/1/94
Folder 55: Hendley Letter to the Editor
Folder 56: Questions and Answers with Dale Bumpers
Folder 57: To Civil War Round Table Associates, undated

Subseries VI.B: Press Coverage, 1988-1994

Extent of Series: 0.15 LF
Arranged chronologically.

Scope and Content Note
Press coverage regarding the horse mounted programs at Manassas National Battlefield
Park. Included are articles about Vice President Quayle’s usage of the horse program,
stables being built at the park, and the 1993 fire that destroyed the Robinson House, an
antebellum-era log cabin built by free black man James Robinson for his family.

Container List

BOX 10
Folder 58: Opinion Editorials, 1988-1993
Folder 59: Press Clippings, 1988-1993
Folder 60: Stable Press, 1988
Folder 61: Stable Press, 1989
Folder 62: Stable Press, 1990
Folder 63: Stable Press, 1991
Folder 64: Stable Press, 1992
Folder 65: Twomey Editorial with Annotations, 1992
Folder 66: Editorials, Washington Post, 1993
Folder 67: Horse Patrols Newspaper Articles, 1993
Folder 68: Opponents, 1993
Folder 69: Race Track Press, 1993
Folder 70: Robinson House Fire and Press, 1993
Folder 71: Press Clippings, 1994

Subseries VI.C: Reference Material, 1983-1991

Extent of Series: 0.1 LF
Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Scope and Content Note
Reference material related to equestrian issues at the park. Of note is a history of the
horse mounted patrol, the Land Protection Plan for the park, the National Park Service
Trails Management Handbook, and an overview of the Remount Facility.

Container List

BOX 10
Folder 72: History of Horse Mounted Patrol at Manassas National Battlefield Park
Folder 73: Horses
Folder 74: Land Protection Plan
Folder 75: National Park Service Trails Management Handbook, 1983
Folder 76: Overview – Remount Facility, undated
Folder 77: Wheeler Tract Significance, undated

Subseries VI.D: Reports, 1989-1994, undated

Extent of Series: 0.25 LF
Arranged alphabetically by title of report.

Scope and Content Note
Reports collected by the SBC and written for the park on equestrian issues. Included are
discussions of the impact of horse trails, horse patrol case incidents, and park staff reports
directly related to the horse mounted program. Also included are photographs of the land
used by the horses as well as a packet from the Battlefield Equestrian Society promoting
the preservation of the horse trails at the park.

Container List

BOX 10
Folder 78: Battlefield Equestrian Society
Folder 79: Congressional Record, 6/25/91
Folder 80: Department of Interior News Release, 5/3/91
Folder 81: Dominion Downs
Folder 82: Equestrian Program Notes, 5/1991
Folder 83: Equestrian Report Memo, 4/21/93
Folder 84: Equestrian Report Memo, 5/21/93
Folder 85: General Management Plan, 1983
Folder 86: Horse Mounted Assessment Program, 3/1993
Folder 87: Horse Patrol Case Incidents, 1992-1993
Folder 88: Horse Photos
Folder 89: House Resolution 2520 and Language
Folder 90: Horse Trail Work Sites, 5/1991
Folder 91: Report: Impact of Horse Trails, 7/29/93
Folder 92: MNBP Staff Reports, 3/1993
Folder 93: National Environmental Policy Act, 9/1982 (1 of 2)
Folder 94: National Environmental Policy Act, 9/1982 (2 of 2)
Folder 95: NPS News Release, 2/8/94
Folder 96: Operations Evaluation, 1989
Folder 97: The Other Side of Manassas Horse Program
Folder 98: Section 106
Folder 99: Statement for Management, 1989
Folder 100: Supervisors Assessment, 6/1993
Folder 101: Task Force Report, 2/1993
Folder 102: Volunteer Information
Folder 103: Wolf Press Release, 6/24/93

Series VII: Cedar Creek Battlefield, 1989-1996, undated

Extent of Series: 0.5 LF
Arranged alphabetically by subject, personal name, or type of document.

Scope and Content Note
Records pertaining to the role of Annie Snyder and the Save the Battlefield Coalition in
preserving the Cedar Creek Battlefield (CCB), a Civil War battlefield in Middletown, Virginia, slated to become an industrial park. Included are correspondence between Snyder and other members of the SBC and local government officials as well as press coverage of the events. There are newsletters and pamphlets about CCB and other local battlefields which were used by the SBC in their research to help with the preservation of Cedar Creek Battlefield.

Container List

BOX 11
Folder 1: Kristine Sanders Files
Folder 2: Kunstler Print Sale, 1994
Folder 3: Land Sale Campaign Possible
Folder 4: Linda McCarthy
Folder 5: Loan Documents
Folder 6: Mailing Lists
Folder 7: Mailing Packet of Info on Cedar Creek Battlefield
Folder 8: Marshall’s Home
Folder 9: Mosby Heritage Area
Folder 10: Newsletters and Pamphlets
Folder 11: Other Battlefield Clippings
Folder 12: President Street Station Baltimore
Folder 13: Thoroughfare Gap
Folder 14: Winchester Area Preservation

Series VIII: Disney Controversy, 1972-1994, undated

Extent of Series: 3.5 LF
Organized into four subseries: Subseries A: Correspondence, Subseries B: Petitions,
Subseries C: Press Coverage, and Subseries D: Subject Files.

Scope and Content Note
Records pertaining to the Disney's America historical theme park proposed by The Walt Disney Company for construction in Haymarket, Virginia, in the early 1990s. Opposition from citizen’s groups such as the Save the Battlefield Coalition led to the project’s cancellation in 1994.

Subseries VIII.A: Correspondence, 1994-1995

Extent of Series: 0.25 LF
Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Scope and Content Note
Correspondence between Annie Snyder and other members of the Save the Battlefield Coalition and members of Prince William Board of County Supervisors including Chairman Kathleen K. Seefelt, letters from members of the US Senate including Senators John Warner and Ben Nighthorse Campbell and Vice President Al Gore as well as various faxes that were sent to Coalition members.

Container List

BOX 11
Folder 15: Annie Snyder: Jody Powell, Mary Anne Reynolds
Folder 16: Citizen Correspondence
Folder 17: Edward Pope
Folder 18: Faxes, June 1994
Folder 19: Faxes, July 1994
Folder 20: Faxes, 1995
Folder 21: Government Correspondence
Folder 22: Kathleen K. Seefeldt

Subseries VIII.B: Petitions, undated

Extent of Series: 0.75 LF
Arranged alphabetically by state from which incoming petitions originated.

Scope and Content Note
Signed petitions from citizens across the country protesting the construction of Disney’s America sent to the United States Senate and House of Representatives. The petitions contain the name and residence of each signatory. There are two sets of petitions which may be duplicative: one set with petitions grouped by state of origin and another with various states grouped together.

Container List

BOX 11
Folder 23: Eisner Mailings
Folder 24: Alabama
Folder 25: Arizona
Folder 26: Arkansas
Folder 27: California
Folder 28: Colorado
Folder 29: Connecticut
Folder 30: District of Columbia
Folder 31: Florida
Folder 32: Georgia
Folder 33: Idaho
Folder 34: Illinois
Folder 35: Indiana
Folder 36: Iowa
Folder 37: Kansas
Folder 38: Kentucky
Folder 39: Louisiana
Folder 40: Maine
Folder 41: Maryland
Folder 42: Massachusetts
Folder 43: Michigan
Folder 44: Minnesota
Folder 45: Mississippi
Folder 46: Missouri
Folder 47: Nevada
Folder 48: New Hampshire
Folder 49: New Jersey
Folder 50: New Mexico
Folder 51: New York
Folder 52: North Carolina
Folder 53: Ohio
Folder 54: Oklahoma
Folder 55: Oregon
Folder 56: Pennsylvania
Folder 57: Rhode Island
Folder 58: South Carolina
Folder 59: Tennessee
Folder 60: Texas
Folder 61: Vermont
Folder 62: Virginia (1 of 2)
Folder 63: Virginia (2 of 2)
Folder 64: Washington
Folder 65: West Virginia
Folder 66: Wisconsin
Folder 67: Various States – Primarily VA/MD/DC (1 of 2)
Folder 68: Various States – Primarily VA/MD/DC (2 of 2)
Folder 69: Various States (1 of 11)
Folder 70: Various States (2 of 11)
Folder 71: Various States (3 of 11)
Folder 72: Various States (4 of 11)
Folder 73: Various States (5 of 11)
Folder 74: Various States (6 of 11)

BOX 12
Folder 1: Various States (7 of 11)
Folder 2: Various States (8 of 11)
Folder 3: Various States (9 of 11)
Folder 4: Various States (10 of 11)
Folder 5: Various States (11 of 11)

Subseries VIII.C: Press Coverage, 1972-1994, undated

Extent of Series: 1 LF
Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Scope and Content Note
Press coverage of the entire Disney controversy from the proposal, through negotiations and protests, to Disney’s withdrawal of the park. Included are both pro- and anti-Disney press coverage, letters to the editor and editorials, political cartoons, and reporting on issues such as the effects of the project on sewer and water systems, and Governor George Allen’s role in the controversy.

Container List

BOX 12
Folder 6: American Farmland Trust
Folder 7: Anti-Disney Clips, November 1993-February 1994
Folder 8: Anti-Disney Press Coverage, March 1994
Folder 9: Anti-Disney Press Coverage, April 1994
Folder 10: Bobby McManus
Folder 11: Cartoons
Folder 12: Disney and Civil War History
Folder 13: Disney Clippings, May – September 28, 1994
Folder 14: Disney Clippings – September 29-30, 1994
Folder 15: Disney Clippings – October 1994- undated
Folder 16: Editorials
Folder 17: Editorials Against Disney
Folder 18: Editorials-Pro Disney
Folder 19: Environmental Press Coverage
Folder 20: Fauquier County
Folder 21: Florida Trends, 11/1972
Folder 22: General Press Coverage, November 1993
Folder 23: General Press Coverage, December 1993
Folder 24: General Press Coverage, January – June 1994
Folder 25: General Press Coverage, February 1994
Folder 26: General Press Coverage, June 1994
Folder 27: General Press Coverage, July 1994
Folder 28: George Allen
Folder 29: Guest Columnists
Folder 30: Haymarket
Folder 31: Haymarket Grass Roots
Folder 32: Jobs
Folder 33: Legislators – Federal Level
Folder 34: Letters to the Editor – Anti Disney
Folder 35: Letters to the Editor – Pro Disney
Folder 36: Michael Eisner
Folder 37: National Trust for Historic Preservation
Folder 38: Peripheral Development
Folder 39: Political Cartoons
Folder 40: Polls in Prince William County
Folder 41: Prince William County Zoning Clippings
Folder 42: Pro Coverage, 1993-1994

BOX 13
Folder 1: Pro Disney
Folder 2: Richard Squires
Folder 3: SBC Press Package
Folder 4: Sewer/Water Issues
Folder 5: Taxes
Folder 6: Tourism
Folder 7: Transportation Concerns
Folder 8: Virginia General Assembly

Subseries VIII.D: Subject Files, 1992-1994, undated

Extent of Series: 1.5 LF
Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Scope and Content Note
Maps, brochures, articles, clippings, and research materials collected by Annie Snyder and members of the Save the Battlefield Coalition throughout the Disney park controversy. Among the subjects are the 1995 Prince William County Fiscal Plan, Anti-Disney mailings,documents from Prince William Board of County Supervisors meetings, Euro Disney, the Frederick E. Esterberger tract, newsletters from various Civil War Round Tables highlighting the Disney issues, zoning issues, and information from various protest groups such as Anaheim H.O.M.E. and PROTECT.

Container List

BOX 13
Folder 9: 1995 Prince William County Fiscal Plan (1 of 4)
Folder 10: 1995 Prince William County Fiscal Plan (2 of 4)
Folder 11: 1995 Prince William County Fiscal Plan (3 of 4)
Folder 12: 1995 Prince William County Fiscal Plan (4 of 4)
Folder 13: American Battlefield Protection Program
Folder 14: Anaheim H.O.M.E.
Folder 15: Annie Snyder Personal Notes
Folder 16: Anti Disney Mailings
Folder 17: Archeological Overview Waverly Development
Folder 18: Association for the Presentation of Civil War Sites
Folder 19: Betty Rankin
Folder 20: Board of County Supervisors
Folder 21: Board of County Supervisors – 1994 PWC Citizen Satisfaction Survey
Folder 22: Board of County Supervisors – Correspondence
Folder 23: Board of County Supervisors – Memorandums and Prepared Remarks
Folder 24: Board of County Supervisors – Zoning and Minutes
Folder 25: Bobby McManus Papers
Folder 26: Bull Run Civil War Round Table
Folder 27: Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Folder 28: Cincinnati Civil War Round Table
Folder 29: Citizens for Fauquier County
Folder 30: Civil War Round Tables Information Lists
Folder 31: Clean Air Act
Folder 32: Clean Water Action
Folder 33: Coalition of Gainesville District Residents
Folder 34: Columnists: Pulley, John
Folder 35: Congressman Mike Andrews Resolution 255
Folder 36: Conservation Council of Virginia
Folder 37: County of Prince William (1 of 2)
Folder 38: County of Prince William (2 of 2)
Folder 39: CPAH 93-018 Bristoe Battlefield Alternatives
Folder 40: Disney and Education
Folder 41: Disney Financials
Folder 42: Disney Move to Cedar Creek
Folder 43: Disney’s America Publications
Folder 44: Dr. Gridlock
Folder 45: Euro Disney
Folder 46: Fiscal Costs of Disney’s America
Folder 47: Fiscal Impact Analysis
Folder 48: Frederick E. Westenberger Tract (1 of 3)
Folder 49: Frederick E. Westenberger Tract (2 of 3)
Folder 50: Frederick E. Westenberger Tract (3 of 3)
Folder 51: The Free Market
Folder 52: Heritage Pac

BOX 14
Folder 1: History Associates: Administrative History Contract
Folder 2: Land Use Tax in Virginia
Folder 3: Lego World
Folder 4: Letter Writing Instruction
Folder 5: Letters by Annie
Folder 6: Manassas National Battlefield Park Superintendent Letter
Folder 7: Maps
Folder 8: Meeting Minutes
Folder 9: Montgomery County Civil War Round Table
Folder 10: Newsletters
Folder 11: Noise County Code
Folder 12: Northwest Prince William Citizen’s Association
Folder 13: Orlando (1 of 2)
Folder 14: Orlando (2 of 2)
Folder 15: Personal Notes
Folder 16: Piedmont Environmental Council
Folder 17: Powell Tate
Folder 18: Prince William 66 Partnership
Folder 19: Prince William County Demographics
Folder 20: Prince William County Rezoning Report, 9/1994
Folder 21: Prince William Citizen’s Development Task Force
Folder 22: Prince William Newsletters
Folder 23: Proposed Amendment Parks and Open Space Plan, 9/20/94
Folder 24: Protect History America (1 of 2)
Folder 25: Protect History America (2 of 2)
Folder 26: Protect Organization
Folder 27: Protesting Information
Folder 28: Questions for Disney
Folder 29: Reedy Creek
Folder 30: Rezoning Schedules
Folder 31: Roads Issues
Folder 32: Save the Battlefield Coalition Disney Press Kit
Folder 33: Save the Battlefield Coalition Fliers
Folder 34: Senator Dale Bumpers
Folder 35: Shareholder Opinions
Folder 36: Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund
Folder 37: Society of Old Greek Cross
Folder 38: Speeches and Surveys
Folder 39: Synergy Planning
Folder 40: Take a Second Look
Folder 41: Tersh Boasberg CV
Folder 42: Thunderbird Archeological Associates
Folder 43: V-Dot I-66 Information
Folder 44: Various Civil War Round Tables referencing Disney
Folder 45: Virginia Legislations
Folder 46: Virginia’s Heritage
Folder 47: Water Resources and Environmental Issues
Folder 48: Welcome Disney Committee
Folder 49: Western Transportation Corridor
Folder 50: Widmeyer Focus Group Report
Folder 51: Zoning and Special Use Permits – Proffers
Folder 52: Zoning – Douglas L. James

Series IX: Subject Files, 1978-1998, undated

Extent of Series: 2.25 LF
Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Scope and Content Note
Files and information collected by the Save the Battlefield Coalition and Annie Snyder dealing with a variety of issues. Included are materials about other battlefield parks and protest movements collected and maintained by Coalition members to facilitate their initiatives to block development efforts, particularly magazines, articles from LexisNexis searches, and informational newsletters from Civil War Round Tables from across the country. Of note are documents and press coverage dealing with park expansion from the 1978-1987; the Western Bypass conference and press coverage from 1989-1990; and a history of the preservation struggle at Manassas Battlefield Park entitled “Battling for Manassas” written by History Associates.

Container List

BOX 14
Folder 53: 1984 Comprehensive Plan Updated and Highway Info
Folder 54: Association for the Preservation of Civil War Sites Newsletters
Folder 55: Battlefield Correspondence
Folder 56: Battlefields
Folder 57: Battling for Manassas – History Associates (1 of 2)
Folder 58: Battling for Manassas – History Associates (2 of 2)
Folder 59: Bobby McManus Election
Folder 60: Bull Run Civil War Table
Folder 61: Brandy Station
Folder 62: Bristoe Station
Folder 63: Brochures and Pamphlets
Folder 64: Buckland
Folder 65: Bumper Stickers
Folder 66: Civil War Round Table Associates Newsletter (1 of 2)
Folder 67: Civil War Round Table Associates Newsletter (2 of 2)

BOX 15
Folder 1: Civil War Round Table of Arkansas
Folder 2: Civil War Round Table of District of Columbia
Folder 3: Civil War Round Table of Greater Boston
Folder 4: The Civil War Round Table of New York
Folder 5: Columbia Journalism Review
Folder 6: Congratulations Notes
Folder 7: Consolidated Natural Gas Company Foundation
Folder 8: Conway Robinson State Forest
Folder 9: Correspondence
Folder 10: Distant Thunder
Folder 11: Douglas Hall Historic Structure Report
Folder 12: Ed Wenzel Letters
Folder 13: Environmental Element Plan, 1989
Folder 14: Environmental Management Plan
Folder 15: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Folder 16: Friends of Virginia Civil War Parks
Folder 17: Gainesville- Upper Bull Run Planning Area
Folder 18: General Plan and Amendment for Manassas National Battlefield Park
Folder 19: General Press Coverage
Folder 20: Houston Civil War Round Table
Folder 21: Industrial Survey for Prince William County, 1971
Folder 22: Investigation of Military Activity on Pageland Farm Report
Folder 23: The Jackson Civil War Round Table
Folder 24: Jim Burgress Letter
Folder 25: John Pelham Historical Association
Folder 26: Johnson’s Island
Folder 27: Land Protection Plan
Folder 28: Lexis Nexis News Article Results (1 of 2)
Folder 29: Lexis Nexis News Article Results (2 of 2)
Folder 30: Linton Hall Road Plan Amendment – Evaluation of Land Use Concepts
Folder 31: Linton Hall Road Plan Amendment – Existing Conditions and Demand Projections
Folder 32: Local Media Debate
Folder 33: Magazines – Civil War
Folder 34: Magazines – National Parks
Folder 35: Magazines – Various about Manassas
Folder 36: Magazines – Washington Post
Folder 37: Manassas Bull Run Courier
Folder 38: Manassas Stables
Folder 39: Marsh Farms Estate
Folder 40: Mobile Home Study, 1974
Folder 41: Montgomery County Civil War Round Table
Folder 42: Name Cards
Folder 43: National Cemetery Proposal
Folder 44: National Congress of Civil War Round Tables – Guest Book
Folder 45: Ogilvy and Mather
Folder 46: Park Expansion HR 2434
Folder 47: Park Expansion Press Coverage 1978-1987

BOX 16
Folder 1: Park Newspapers, Inc.
Folder 2: Paving Over the Past: Analysis of Civil War Battlefield Preservation Policy (1 of 2)
Folder 3: Paving Over the Past: Analysis of Civil War Battlefield Preservation Policy (2 of 2)
Folder 4: Prince William County Comprehensive Study, 1965
Folder 5: Prince William County Comprehensive Study, 1982
Folder 6: Prince William County Water and Sewer
Folder 7: Prince William County Zoning Ordinance (Rusty)
Folder 8: Prince William League for the Protection of Natural Resources
Folder 9: Public Lands HR9719
Folder 10: Recreation and Parks, Land and Facility Appraisal
Folder 11: Roads
Folder 12: Route 234 and 29 Intersection
Folder 13: Salvage Houses and Demolish Structures Bid Schedules
Folder 14: Senate Letters
Folder 15: Senator Charles J. Colgan
Folder 16: Sons of Confederate Veterans
Folder 17: Statement for Management for Manassas National Battlefield Park
Folder 18: Stuart Hill Tract
Folder 19: Supervisor Files Expansion Bill (1 of 2)
Folder 20: Supervisor Files Expansion Bill (2 of 2)
Folder 21: Supporters
Folder 22: Veterans Group Cemetery Debate
Folder 23: Washington Bypass
Folder 24: Western Bypass Conference
Folder 25: Western Bypass Press Coverage
Folder 26: William Center Notes
Folder 27: William Center Site Plans

Series X: Still Pictures, 1988-1991, undated

Extent of Series: 3 LF
Organized into three subseries: Subseries A: Prints, Subseries B: Negatives, and Subseries C: Slides.

Scope and Content Note
Images documenting the Save the Battlefield Coalition’s activities as well as pictures of Annie Snyder.

Subseries X.A: Prints, 1988-1991, undated

Extent of Series: 2.5 LF
Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Scope and Content Note
Included are images from several different events from the Save the Battlefield Coalition’s efforts in connection with the William Center construction, rallies, and horse trails, as well as pictures of Annie Snyder, awards ceremonies, and various activities at the park.

Container List

BOX 17

Book 2 – Photographs, 1988-1991, undated
Folders –

Photographs:
Annie Snyder
Save the Battlefield Coalition

Subseries X.B: Negatives, 1988, undated

Extent of Series: 0.25 LF
Arranged alphabetically by subject

Scope and Content Note
Portraits of Annie Snyder, images of Save the Battlefield Coalition activities such as rallies, and William Center construction work.

Container List

BOX 17
Folders –

Negatives:
Annie Snyder
Celebration Pageland Farm, 11/88
New York Civil War Round Table Meeting, 12/88
Save the Battlefield Coalition Tour Lincoln Memorial with Jim Burgess, 12/88
William Center Aerial Views, 8/88
William Center Construction, Summer 1988
William Center, unidentified

Subseries X.C: Slides, 1988, undated

Extent of Series: 0.25 LF
Arranged numerically.

Scope and Content Note
Included are images of Annie Snyder, a hearing at Stonewall Jackson High School from the spring of 1988, and a Save the Battlefield Coalition Rally at Manassas National Battlefield Park on June 16, 1988

Container List

BOX 17
Book 1 – Slides, undated, 1988

Series XI: Audiovisual Material, 1968-1994, undated

Extent of Series: 2 LF
Organized into two subseries: Subseries A: Audiocassettes and Subseries B: Videocassettes.

Scope and Content Note
Audiocassettes and videocassettes that feature Annie Snyder, the Save the Battlefield Coalition, Manassas Battlefield National Park, and other causes and events relevant to the park protection efforts.

Subseries XI.A: Audiocassetes, 1968-1994, undated

Extent of Series: 1 LF
Arranged alphabetically by title of cassette.

Scope and Content Note
Audiocassettes containing radio interviews, the campaign song “Manassas, There’s No Need for You to Die” by Dusty Rose and Tom Lofgren, rally events, town meetings, and public hearings.

Container List

BOX 19
1970 Support of CHPA at public Hearing
Annie Snyder radio interview
Battlefield
Battle Ground by Ken Precure, 1993
Board Meeting, May 1991
Government Study, 1968
GSHDAC 6/12/73
Hazel Peterson Public Hearing Proposal on Rezoning
Hearing on Sewer Lines, 1972
“Manassas, There’s No Need for You to Die” by Dusty Rose and Tom Lofgren (3 copies), 1988
Marriott, 1973
Marriott Burke, 2/26/75
Marriott Hearing, 1973
Memory
Protect Historic America, 9/12/1994
Sewer Line Gainesville, 4/7/72
Sludge Meeting
Tape of Moon Landing, 1969
Town of Manassas - Water

Subseries XI.B: Videocassetes, 1987-1992, undated

Extent of Series: 1 LF
Arranged alphabetically by title of cassette.

Scope and Content Note
Videocassettes of press conferences, awards ceremonies, interviews, documentaries, hearings, and battle reenactments. Two videocassettes are unidentified.

Container List

BOX 18
3rd Battle of Manassas
128th Anniversary of the Battle of Cedar Creek, 10/1992
Annie Recounting Family History
Battlefield, 2/12/88
Battlefield Appearances on several TV shows, 1988
Bumpers Senate Vote Hearing - 2 copies
Candidates NWPRCA, 5/4/87
Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation: Preserving the Past for the Future – 2 copies CBS
Citizens Against Roads for Developers
Creative Newspaper Athina Award
Government by Consent
Larry King Disney
Prince William Planning Committee, 9/10/94
Rally, 7/16/88
Save Manassas National Battlefield Park Coalition Press Conference, 5/19/88
"Service Appt", January 1995
What So Proudly We Hailed, 3/21/91
2 unlabeled video cassettes

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