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Funding and Support
This exhibit is funded in part by a grant from the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, Maryland.
Special thanks to Mary Ferranti, Director of the Archive and Research Center, and to all the Board Members of the Chevy Chase Historical Society for their interest and support of this project.
Credits
This exhibit was researched and written by Colleen Neuharth, graduate intern from Johns Hopkins University's Masters Program in Museum Studies.
The research for this exhibit was conducted using primary source materials located in the Archive and Research Center at the Chevy Chase Historical Society. Digitization of images, documents and printed materials from the CCHS collection, was done at the CCHS Archive and Research Center, located at the Chevy Chase Library, Chevy Chase, Maryland.
Sandglass Systems, Inc. designed and developed the website for this exhibit. Special thanks to Andrew Fraser, Principal, and the Sandglass staff for their assistance.
We are especially grateful to St. John’s Norwood, All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Chevy Chase United Methodist Church, Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, and Chevy Chase Baptist Church for assistance and cooperation with this project.
Selected Bibliography
Books
Atwood, Albert W. (1969). Francis G. Newlands, A Builder of the Nation. The Newlands Company.
Clark, Edward O. (1957). Faith Fulfilled: The Story of Chevy Chase Baptist Church. Washington, DC: Chevy Chase Baptist Church.
Daly, John J. (1961). Landmark in Chevy Chase: Story of the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, 1911-1961. Chevy Chase, DC: Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament.
Weightman, R.H. (1968). St John's Norwood 1874-1965. Chevy Chase, MD: St. John’s Episcopal Church.
Pamphlets
75th Anniversary [Pamphlet]. (1987) Chevy Chase, MD: Chevy Chase United Methodist Church.
75 Years at the Gateway: Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church [Pamphlet]. (1979) Chevy Chase, DC: Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church.
A Brief History of All Saints’ Church: Chevy Chase Parish [Pamphlet]. (1956) Chevy Chase, MD: All Saints’ Church.
A Brief History of Chevy Chase United Methodist Church [Pamphlet]. (1978) Chevy Chase, MD: Chevy Chase United Methodist Church.
A History: 1908-1958: A Beginning and a Promise [Pamphlet]. (1958). Chevy Chase, DC: Anniversary Committee on History of Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church.
A History of Chevy Chase Parish [Pamphlet]. (1905) Chevy Chase, MD: Diocese of Washington.
A Mission of Many Facets: Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament 75th Anniversary Celebration September 28- October 5, 1986. [Pamphlet]. (1986). Washington, DC: Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament.
A Profile of All Saints’ Church [Pamphlet]. (1980) Chevy Chase, MD: Chevy Chase Parish.
How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place [Pamphlet]. (1954) Chevy Chase, MD: Chevy Chase United Methodist Church.
Linehan, J. (Ed.). (1990). The Town of Chevy Chase: Past and Present. Chevy Chase, MD: The Town of Chevy Chase.
Stafford, Edward T. (1959). Fifty Years in Chevy Chase: 1909-1959 [Pamphlet]. Washington, DC: Chevy Chase Citizens Association.
Oral Histories from the CCHS Oral History Collection
Don Chapman, November 20, 2003. CCHS 2005.42.02
Edward Echols, May 27, 1987. CCHS 2008.12.11
Mary Wright Smith, April 27, 2006. CCHS 2007.58.02
Richard S.T. Marsh, July 16, 2007. CCHS 2007.73.04
Newspapers
The Evening Star (1854 - 1972) and The Washington Times (1902 - 1939). Accessed through "Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers," available online at the Library of Congress.
The Washington Post (1877 - 1995). Accessed through ProQuest Historical Newspapers, available online at the Montgomery County Public Library.
Web Resources
Chevy Chase Baptist Church. (2016). History. Retrieved from http://chevychasebaptist.org/history/
The Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament. (2016). History of Blessed Sacrament. Retrieved from http://www.blessedsacramentdc.org/about-us/history/
The University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine. (2016) Washington. DC: Influenza Encyclopedia. Retrieved from http://www.influenzaarchive.org/cities/city-washingtondc.html#
