References
Most references listed below are available for in-house use at the Montgomery History Jane C. Sween Research Library in Rockville, MD or at the Montgomery County Archives in Gaithersburg, MD. The research library and County archives are managed by Montgomery History. For information about accessing these and other historical resources, contact Sarah Hedlund, Archivist/Librarian at 301-340-2974 or archive@montgomeryhistory.org .
If you are interested in exploring additional aspects of the suburbanization of Montgomery County in the 1950s, please click on the titles of these online exhibits: How Montgomery County Grew in the 1950s and How Montgomery County Shopped in the 1950s.
Brigham, Arthur P. “The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission,” Montgomery County Story, vol. 21, no. 3, Rockville, MD: Montgomery County Historical Society,1978.
Creighton, Charles A. "Builder Housing: Wheaton, Maryland." Progressive Architecture, Volume 33, Number 5 (May 1952).
Cullen, Jim. The American Dream: A Short History of an Idea That Shaped a Nation. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003.
Duany, Andres, Plater-Zyberk, Elizabeth and Speck, Jeff. Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream. New York: North Point Press, 2000.
Hanson, Royce. Suburb: Planning Politics and the Public Interest. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2017.
Hayden, Dolores. Building Suburbia: Green Fields and Urban Growth, 1820-2000. New York: Vantage Books, 2003.
Hiebert, Ray Eldon and MacMaster, Richard K. A Grateful Remembrance, the Story of Montgomery County, Maryland. Rockville, MD: Montgomery County Government & Montgomery County Historical Society, 1976.
Homer Hoyt Associates. Economic Survey of Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties, Maryland Washington, D.C.: Homer Hoyt Associates,1955.
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Jewell, E. Guy. From One Room to Open Space: A History of Montgomery County Schools from 1732 to 1965. Rockville, MD: Montgomery County Public Schools, 1976.
Kelly, Clare Lise, Montgomery Modern: Modern Architecture in Montgomery County, Maryland 1930-1979. Silver Spring, MD: Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission, 2015.
Lachin, Teresa B., Rockville’s Recent Past, Rockville, MD: Peerless Rockville Historic Preservation, Ltd., 2012.
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Liebertz, John, Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties Form: Georgia Avenue Commercial Corridor Survey. Crownsville, MD: Maryland Historical Trust,1998.
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Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. Montgomery County State and Regional Trends, 1950-1990. Silver Spring, MD: Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, 1967.
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Miller, Albert R. Dynamics of Urban Expansion in Maryland: Changes in Population Density by County Election Districts 1900-1960, Baltimore, MD: Maryland State Planning Department,1964.
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Tamburrino, Tim. Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties Form: Capsule Summary Sheet, Glenmont Village, Crownsville, MD: Maryland Historical Trust
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U S Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census. US Census of Population: 1960, General Social and Economic Characteristics, Maryland, Table 82 - Social Characteristics of the Population for Counties, Washington, DC: U S Department of Commerce,1961.
U S Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census. US Census of Population: 1960, General Social and Economic Characteristics, Maryland, Tables 86 & 88 – Income in 1959 of Families and Persons, and Weeks Worked in 1959, For Counties: Washington, DC: U S Department of Commerce, 1961.
US Department of Interior, National Park Service. National Register of Historic Places, Multiple Property Designation Form: Subdivisions and Architecture Planned & Designed by Charles M. Goodman Associates in Montgomery County, MD. Washington, DC: US Department of Interior, 1991.
Credits
The information, charts, and images for this online exhibition were researched, organized, and curated by Bob Bachman, MA. Bob chairs the Montgomery History Mary Kay Harper Center for Suburban Studies steering committee. The online design of the exhibit was by Melanie Marino, a current MA candidate in Community Planning at the University of Maryland. Melanie is the recipient of the 2019 Mary Kay Harper Center for Suburban Studies Fellowship.
Special thanks to Sarah Hedlund, Montgomery History Archivist/Librarian for expert consultation, technical guidance, and support. Special thanks also to: J. Montgomery Gingery, Clare Lise Kelly, Minnesota Streetcar Museum, Montgomery Village Foundation, and Peerless Rockville Historic Preservation, Ltd for their permission to use specific images and photographs.