Upperville in Fauquier County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Mary Elizabeth Conover Mellon

(1904-1946)

Photographed by Patricia Strat, August 11, 2019

1. Mary Elizabeth Conover Mellon Marker

Inscription. Mary E. Conover Mellon lived nearby with her second husband, the philanthropist Paul Mellon. Interested in the humanities and deeply influenced by the work of Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung, she was instrumental in establishing the Bollingen Series of books in 1943 to publish Jung’s writings in English and to disseminate works on anthropology, art, literary criticism, philosophy, and comparative religion. She was the series’ first editor and the first president of the Bollingen Foundation, founded by the Mellons in 1945 to support the publishing enterprise and to issue fellowships, grants, and prizes in the humanities. Mary Mellon died in 1946 and is buried here at Trinity Episcopal Church.

Erected 2018 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number B-43.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Charity & Public Work • Women. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1943.

Location. 38° 59.624′ N, 77° 52.953′ W. Marker is in Upperville, Virginia, in Fauquier County. It is on John S Mosby Highway (U.S. 50) 0.1 miles east of Delaplane

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Grade Raod (Virginia Route 712), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9108 John S Mosby Hwy, Upperville VA 20184, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: This Stone (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Upperville Library (about 400 feet away); The Armistead House (about 800 feet away); The Gibson House (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Smith House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lee Moves North Again (approx. half a mile away); Battle of Upperville (approx. half a mile away); Battle of Unison (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Upperville.

Also see . . . Historical markers highlight the Mellon family. (Submitted on August 12, 2019, by Patricia Strat of Oakton, Virginia.)

Photographed by Patricia Strat, August 11, 2019

2. Mary Elizabeth Conover Mellon Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2019, by Patricia Strat of Oakton, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,599 times since then and 112 times this year. Last updated on April 10, 2025, by Lawrence Merle Nelson of Springfield, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 12, 2019, by Patricia Strat of Oakton, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.