{"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University","next":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University\u0026page=2","last":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University\u0026page=24"},"meta":{"pages":{"current_page":1,"next_page":2,"prev_page":null,"total_pages":24,"limit_value":10,"offset_value":0,"total_count":239,"first_page?":true,"last_page?":false}},"data":[{"id":"vifgm_nicoson_c07_c02_c01","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"ABC's of Reston politics, 1999","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vifgm_nicoson_c07_c02_c01#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"vifgm_nicoson_c07_c02_c01","ref_ssm":["vifgm_nicoson_c07_c02_c01"],"id":"vifgm_nicoson_c07_c02_c01","ead_ssi":"vifgm_nicoson","_root_":"vifgm_nicoson","_nest_parent_":"vifgm_nicoson_c07_c02","parent_ssi":"vifgm_nicoson_c07_c02","parent_ssim":["William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007","Series 7: Newspaper Columns, 1982/2007","ABC's of Reston politics, 1999"],"parent_ids_ssim":["vifgm_nicoson","vifgm_nicoson_c07","vifgm_nicoson_c07_c02"],"title_filing_ssi":"ABC's of Reston politics,","title_ssm":["ABC's of Reston politics"],"title_tesim":["ABC's of Reston politics"],"normalized_title_ssm":["ABC's of Reston politics, 1999"],"text":["ABC's of Reston politics, 1999","William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007","Series 7: Newspaper Columns, 1982/2007","ABC's of Reston politics, 1999"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007","Series 7: Newspaper Columns, 1982/2007","ABC's of Reston politics, 1999"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007","Series 7: Newspaper Columns, 1982/2007","ABC's of Reston politics, 1999"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1999"],"unitdate_other_ssim":["April 19, 1999"],"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"component_level_isim":[3],"sort_isi":588,"repository_ssim":["George Mason University"],"collection_ssim":["William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007"],"has_online_content_ssim":["true"],"digital_objects_ssm":["{\"label\": \"ABC's of Reston politics,\", \"href\": \"http://hdl.handle.net/1920/49\"}"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"parent_access_restrict_tesm":["There are no access restrictions."],"parent_access_terms_tesm":["There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the William Nicoson papers must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"date_range_isim":[1999],"_nest_path_":"/components#6/components#1/components#0","timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:20:07.979Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"vifgm_nicoson","ead_ssi":"vifgm_nicoson","_root_":"vifgm_nicoson","_nest_parent_":"vifgm_nicoson","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/gmu/nicoson.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/nicoson.html","title_ssm":["William Nicoson papers"],"title_tesim":["William Nicoson papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1954-2007"],"unitdate_other_ssim":["1954-2007"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1954/2007"],"normalized_title_ssm":["William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007"],"text":["William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007","C0164","Housing--Virginia--Reston.","Planned communities--Virginia--Reston.","There are no access restrictions.","Organized into six series.","Series 1: Correspondence, 1965-1980 (Boxes 1-3)\n        Series 2: Reston, 1960-1985 (Boxes 3-5)\n        Series 3: Federal, 1960-1980 (Boxes 5-8)\n        Series 4: International, 1957-1979 (Boxes 8-12)\n        Series 5: Newsclippings, 1960-1985 (Boxes 12-14)\n        Series 6: General Information, 1954-1999 (Boxes 14-20)\n        Series 7: Newspaper Columns, 1982-2007 (Boxes 21-25)","William Jarvie Nicoson (1932-2013) was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Marion Jarvie and William McGarvey Nicoson. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Princeton University, and Harvard Law School. He spent his Junior Year of college at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he studied acting with the Director of the Comedie Francais.  At Princeton, he was a member of the Army ROTC.  He served as an officer in the U.S. Army in Germany for two years.","Nicoson's career began at the law firm of Sullivan \u0026 Cromwell. He worked in New York City and Paris practicing law before moving to Washington, D.C. in the 1960s.","In 1965 the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was created as an executive cabinet-level agency. HUD's mission is to help promote affordable home ownership and community development. William Nicoson was the first Director of the New Community Assistance Program at HUD. The primary goal of this office was to help foster cooperation among all levels of government and private business, both non-profit and profit. He resigned from this position in 1972.","When he moved to Washington, D.C., from New York City, he moved to the then-new community of Reston, Virginia. Robert E. Simon, Jr. was the founder of Reston. Simon purchased the land with the proceeds from the sale of Carnegie Hall in New York City in 1961. Construction began in 1963 with the building of Lake Anne. Nicoson and Simon shared many interests in planned communities and taught a course together in New Community Planning at the New School in New York City.","Nicoson was very active in Reston community organizations and served on a number of boards and committees. He was one of the founders of the Reston Connection newspaper and he served as publisher and writer of a weekly column for five years. He also wrote a monthly column for the Reston Times. In 2002 he was given the \"Best of Reston\" award for his civic participation.","The William Nicoson Papers were originally attached to the larger Planned Community Archives collection currently in the Special Collections and Archives. In 2009 the documents were removed and organized into a separate collection still housed in the Special Collections and Archives at George Mason University Libraries. The old box and folder numbers are also included as part of the new arrangement.","Processed in May 2009 by Emily Martin. Series 7 added in July 2013 by Greta Kuriger Suiter.","The Special Collections and Archives also holds the Planned Community Archives and other personal papers and organizational records that document Reston, Virginia, and other planned communities.","The William Nicoson papers contain material on Reston redevelopment, mostly promotional. The collection includes maps, charts, publications, slides, and newsclippings. The collection also includes information on federal housing agencies and documentation on new towns in the United States, France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.","Series one is titled Correspondence. The series contains different correspondence to and from William Nicoson. The correspondence covers a variety of topics such as the Interstate Land Development Company, Low-Income Households in New Towns, Chapel Hill Study and William Nicoson's personal correspondence. The series is dated from 1965 to 1980 and is contained in boxes 1 through 3.","Series two is titled Reston. The series includes information about the development on Reston, including the Reston Town Center, Lake Anne Elementary School and newsclippings from newspaper in Reston and outside of the area. The series is dated from 1960 to 1985 and is contained in boxes 3 through 5.","Series three is titled Federal. The information in this series is from federal programs and agencies including Congress about the development of new towns. The material covers a variety of topics such as U.S. Government Memorandum on Tax Reform Act from 1969, U.S. Senate Report on New Towns and Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The series is dated from 1960 to 1980 and is contained in boxes 5 through 8.","Series four is titled International. The series covers a variety of international new towns from France, Sweden, the United Kingdom and others, mostly European nations. Most of the information is brochures, maps and statistics from the international new towns. The series is dated from 1957 to 1979 and is contained in boxes 8 through 12.","Series five is titled Newsclippings. The articles in this collection are mostly from newspapers about different new towns both nationally and internationally. Also in the series are articles written by different people involved in new town development. The series is dated from 1960 to 1985 and is contained in boxes 12 through 14.","Series six is titled General Information. The information in this series covers a variety of topics such as Richmond Metropolitan Authority, Town and Country Planning Association and New Communities Development Handbook. Also included are booklets, advertisements, slides and maps. The series is dated from 1954 to 1999 and is contained in boxes 14 through 20.","Series seven is titled Newspaper Columns. This series consists of paper and digital files containing original drafts and research materials for newspaper columns written by William Nicoson that were originally published in the Reston Connection during the late 1990s and early 2000s. The series contains materials dating from 1982 to 2007 and comprises box 21 through 25.","There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the William Nicoson papers must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.","The William Nicoson papers contain material on Reston redevelopment, mostly promotional. The collection includes maps, charts, publications, slides, and newsclippings. The collection also includes information on federal housing agencies and documentation on new towns in the United States, France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.","George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","United States. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.","United States. Office of New Community Development Corporation.","Nicoson, William","Nicoson, William.","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007"],"collection_ssim":["William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["C0164"],"unitid_tesim":["C0164"],"repository_ssm":["George Mason University"],"repository_ssim":["George Mason University"],"creator_ssm":["Nicoson, William"],"creator_ssim":["Nicoson, William"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Nicoson, William","Nicoson, William."],"creator_corpname_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","United States. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.","United States. Office of New Community Development Corporation."],"creators_ssim":["Nicoson, William","Nicoson, William.","George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","United States. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.","United States. Office of New Community Development Corporation."],"access_terms_ssm":["There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the William Nicoson papers must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Donated by William Nicoson in multiple parts, first in 1992, then October 6, 1994, August 26, 1998 and the final donation was made on January 12, 1999."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Housing--Virginia--Reston.","Planned communities--Virginia--Reston."],"access_subjects_ssm":["Housing--Virginia--Reston.","Planned communities--Virginia--Reston."],"has_online_content_ssim":["true"],"extent_ssm":["12.0 linear feet (25 boxes)"],"extent_tesim":["12.0 linear feet (25 boxes)"],"date_range_isim":[1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no access restrictions.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["There are no access restrictions."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOrganized into six series.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003clist type=\"ordered\"\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 1: Correspondence, 1965-1980 (Boxes 1-3)\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 2: Reston, 1960-1985 (Boxes 3-5)\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 3: Federal, 1960-1980 (Boxes 5-8)\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 4: International, 1957-1979 (Boxes 8-12)\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 5: Newsclippings, 1960-1985 (Boxes 12-14)\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 6: General Information, 1954-1999 (Boxes 14-20)\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 7: Newspaper Columns, 1982-2007 (Boxes 21-25)\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/list\u003e\n    "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["Organized into six series.","Series 1: Correspondence, 1965-1980 (Boxes 1-3)\n        Series 2: Reston, 1960-1985 (Boxes 3-5)\n        Series 3: Federal, 1960-1980 (Boxes 5-8)\n        Series 4: International, 1957-1979 (Boxes 8-12)\n        Series 5: Newsclippings, 1960-1985 (Boxes 12-14)\n        Series 6: General Information, 1954-1999 (Boxes 14-20)\n        Series 7: Newspaper Columns, 1982-2007 (Boxes 21-25)"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eWilliam Jarvie Nicoson (1932-2013) was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Marion Jarvie and William McGarvey Nicoson. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Princeton University, and Harvard Law School. He spent his Junior Year of college at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he studied acting with the Director of the Comedie Francais.  At Princeton, he was a member of the Army ROTC.  He served as an officer in the U.S. Army in Germany for two years.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eNicoson's career began at the law firm of Sullivan \u0026amp; Cromwell. He worked in New York City and Paris practicing law before moving to Washington, D.C. in the 1960s.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eIn 1965 the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was created as an executive cabinet-level agency. HUD's mission is to help promote affordable home ownership and community development. William Nicoson was the first Director of the New Community Assistance Program at HUD. The primary goal of this office was to help foster cooperation among all levels of government and private business, both non-profit and profit. He resigned from this position in 1972.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eWhen he moved to Washington, D.C., from New York City, he moved to the then-new community of Reston, Virginia. Robert E. Simon, Jr. was the founder of Reston. Simon purchased the land with the proceeds from the sale of Carnegie Hall in New York City in 1961. Construction began in 1963 with the building of Lake Anne. Nicoson and Simon shared many interests in planned communities and taught a course together in New Community Planning at the New School in New York City.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eNicoson was very active in Reston community organizations and served on a number of boards and committees. He was one of the founders of the Reston Connection newspaper and he served as publisher and writer of a weekly column for five years. He also wrote a monthly column for the Reston Times. In 2002 he was given the \"Best of Reston\" award for his civic participation. \n\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["William Jarvie Nicoson (1932-2013) was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Marion Jarvie and William McGarvey Nicoson. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Princeton University, and Harvard Law School. He spent his Junior Year of college at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he studied acting with the Director of the Comedie Francais.  At Princeton, he was a member of the Army ROTC.  He served as an officer in the U.S. Army in Germany for two years.","Nicoson's career began at the law firm of Sullivan \u0026 Cromwell. He worked in New York City and Paris practicing law before moving to Washington, D.C. in the 1960s.","In 1965 the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was created as an executive cabinet-level agency. HUD's mission is to help promote affordable home ownership and community development. William Nicoson was the first Director of the New Community Assistance Program at HUD. The primary goal of this office was to help foster cooperation among all levels of government and private business, both non-profit and profit. He resigned from this position in 1972.","When he moved to Washington, D.C., from New York City, he moved to the then-new community of Reston, Virginia. Robert E. Simon, Jr. was the founder of Reston. Simon purchased the land with the proceeds from the sale of Carnegie Hall in New York City in 1961. Construction began in 1963 with the building of Lake Anne. Nicoson and Simon shared many interests in planned communities and taught a course together in New Community Planning at the New School in New York City.","Nicoson was very active in Reston community organizations and served on a number of boards and committees. He was one of the founders of the Reston Connection newspaper and he served as publisher and writer of a weekly column for five years. He also wrote a monthly column for the Reston Times. In 2002 he was given the \"Best of Reston\" award for his civic participation."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eWilliam Nicoson papers, C0164, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"prefercite_tesim":["William Nicoson papers, C0164, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe William Nicoson Papers were originally attached to the larger Planned Community Archives collection currently in the Special Collections and Archives. In 2009 the documents were removed and organized into a separate collection still housed in the Special Collections and Archives at George Mason University Libraries. The old box and folder numbers are also included as part of the new arrangement.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eProcessed in May 2009 by Emily Martin. Series 7 added in July 2013 by Greta Kuriger Suiter.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The William Nicoson Papers were originally attached to the larger Planned Community Archives collection currently in the Special Collections and Archives. In 2009 the documents were removed and organized into a separate collection still housed in the Special Collections and Archives at George Mason University Libraries. The old box and folder numbers are also included as part of the new arrangement.","Processed in May 2009 by Emily Martin. Series 7 added in July 2013 by Greta Kuriger Suiter."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Special Collections and Archives also holds the Planned Community Archives and other personal papers and organizational records that document Reston, Virginia, and other planned communities.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["The Special Collections and Archives also holds the Planned Community Archives and other personal papers and organizational records that document Reston, Virginia, and other planned communities."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe William Nicoson papers contain material on Reston redevelopment, mostly promotional. The collection includes maps, charts, publications, slides, and newsclippings. The collection also includes information on federal housing agencies and documentation on new towns in the United States, France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries one is titled Correspondence. The series contains different correspondence to and from William Nicoson. The correspondence covers a variety of topics such as the Interstate Land Development Company, Low-Income Households in New Towns, Chapel Hill Study and William Nicoson's personal correspondence. The series is dated from 1965 to 1980 and is contained in boxes 1 through 3.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries two is titled Reston. The series includes information about the development on Reston, including the Reston Town Center, Lake Anne Elementary School and newsclippings from newspaper in Reston and outside of the area. The series is dated from 1960 to 1985 and is contained in boxes 3 through 5.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries three is titled Federal. The information in this series is from federal programs and agencies including Congress about the development of new towns. The material covers a variety of topics such as U.S. Government Memorandum on Tax Reform Act from 1969, U.S. Senate Report on New Towns and Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The series is dated from 1960 to 1980 and is contained in boxes 5 through 8.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries four is titled International. The series covers a variety of international new towns from France, Sweden, the United Kingdom and others, mostly European nations. Most of the information is brochures, maps and statistics from the international new towns. The series is dated from 1957 to 1979 and is contained in boxes 8 through 12.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries five is titled Newsclippings. The articles in this collection are mostly from newspapers about different new towns both nationally and internationally. Also in the series are articles written by different people involved in new town development. The series is dated from 1960 to 1985 and is contained in boxes 12 through 14.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries six is titled General Information. The information in this series covers a variety of topics such as Richmond Metropolitan Authority, Town and Country Planning Association and New Communities Development Handbook. Also included are booklets, advertisements, slides and maps. The series is dated from 1954 to 1999 and is contained in boxes 14 through 20.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries seven is titled Newspaper Columns. This series consists of paper and digital files containing original drafts and research materials for newspaper columns written by William Nicoson that were originally published in the Reston Connection during the late 1990s and early 2000s. The series contains materials dating from 1982 to 2007 and comprises box 21 through 25.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The William Nicoson papers contain material on Reston redevelopment, mostly promotional. The collection includes maps, charts, publications, slides, and newsclippings. The collection also includes information on federal housing agencies and documentation on new towns in the United States, France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.","Series one is titled Correspondence. The series contains different correspondence to and from William Nicoson. The correspondence covers a variety of topics such as the Interstate Land Development Company, Low-Income Households in New Towns, Chapel Hill Study and William Nicoson's personal correspondence. The series is dated from 1965 to 1980 and is contained in boxes 1 through 3.","Series two is titled Reston. The series includes information about the development on Reston, including the Reston Town Center, Lake Anne Elementary School and newsclippings from newspaper in Reston and outside of the area. The series is dated from 1960 to 1985 and is contained in boxes 3 through 5.","Series three is titled Federal. The information in this series is from federal programs and agencies including Congress about the development of new towns. The material covers a variety of topics such as U.S. Government Memorandum on Tax Reform Act from 1969, U.S. Senate Report on New Towns and Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The series is dated from 1960 to 1980 and is contained in boxes 5 through 8.","Series four is titled International. The series covers a variety of international new towns from France, Sweden, the United Kingdom and others, mostly European nations. Most of the information is brochures, maps and statistics from the international new towns. The series is dated from 1957 to 1979 and is contained in boxes 8 through 12.","Series five is titled Newsclippings. The articles in this collection are mostly from newspapers about different new towns both nationally and internationally. Also in the series are articles written by different people involved in new town development. The series is dated from 1960 to 1985 and is contained in boxes 12 through 14.","Series six is titled General Information. The information in this series covers a variety of topics such as Richmond Metropolitan Authority, Town and Country Planning Association and New Communities Development Handbook. Also included are booklets, advertisements, slides and maps. The series is dated from 1954 to 1999 and is contained in boxes 14 through 20.","Series seven is titled Newspaper Columns. This series consists of paper and digital files containing original drafts and research materials for newspaper columns written by William Nicoson that were originally published in the Reston Connection during the late 1990s and early 2000s. The series contains materials dating from 1982 to 2007 and comprises box 21 through 25."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the William Nicoson papers must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.\n\n\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the William Nicoson papers must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"ref2\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe William Nicoson papers contain material on Reston redevelopment, mostly promotional. The collection includes maps, charts, publications, slides, and newsclippings. The collection also includes information on federal housing agencies and documentation on new towns in the United States, France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n      "],"abstract_tesim":["The William Nicoson papers contain material on Reston redevelopment, mostly promotional. The collection includes maps, charts, publications, slides, and newsclippings. The collection also includes information on federal housing agencies and documentation on new towns in the United States, France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom."],"corpname_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","United States. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.","United States. Office of New Community Development Corporation."],"persname_ssim":["Nicoson, William","Nicoson, William."],"names_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","United States. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.","United States. Office of New Community Development Corporation.","Nicoson, William","Nicoson, William."],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":822,"online_item_count_is":143,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:20:07.979Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vifgm_nicoson_c07_c02_c01"}},{"id":"vifgm_nicoson_c07_c21_c04","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"A city center in Reston for Dulles corridor, 2002","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vifgm_nicoson_c07_c21_c04#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"vifgm_nicoson_c07_c21_c04","ref_ssm":["vifgm_nicoson_c07_c21_c04"],"id":"vifgm_nicoson_c07_c21_c04","ead_ssi":"vifgm_nicoson","_root_":"vifgm_nicoson","_nest_parent_":"vifgm_nicoson_c07_c21","parent_ssi":"vifgm_nicoson_c07_c21","parent_ssim":["William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007","Series 7: Newspaper Columns, 1982/2007","Columns, 1999/2005"],"parent_ids_ssim":["vifgm_nicoson","vifgm_nicoson_c07","vifgm_nicoson_c07_c21"],"title_filing_ssi":"A city center in Reston for Dulles corridor,","title_ssm":["A city center in Reston for Dulles corridor"],"title_tesim":["A city center in Reston for Dulles corridor"],"normalized_title_ssm":["A city center in Reston for Dulles corridor, 2002"],"text":["A city center in Reston for Dulles corridor, 2002","William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007","Series 7: Newspaper Columns, 1982/2007","Columns, 1999/2005"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007","Series 7: Newspaper Columns, 1982/2007","Columns, 1999/2005"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007","Series 7: Newspaper Columns, 1982/2007","Columns, 1999/2005"],"normalized_date_ssm":["2002"],"unitdate_other_ssim":["November 6, 2002"],"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"component_level_isim":[3],"sort_isi":627,"repository_ssim":["George Mason University"],"collection_ssim":["William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007"],"has_online_content_ssim":["true"],"digital_objects_ssm":["{\"label\": \"A city center in Reston for Dulles corridor,\", \"href\": \"http://hdl.handle.net/1920/71\"}"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"parent_access_restrict_tesm":["There are no access restrictions."],"parent_access_terms_tesm":["There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the William Nicoson papers must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"date_range_isim":[2002],"_nest_path_":"/components#6/components#20/components#3","timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:20:07.979Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"vifgm_nicoson","ead_ssi":"vifgm_nicoson","_root_":"vifgm_nicoson","_nest_parent_":"vifgm_nicoson","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/gmu/nicoson.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/nicoson.html","title_ssm":["William Nicoson papers"],"title_tesim":["William Nicoson papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1954-2007"],"unitdate_other_ssim":["1954-2007"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1954/2007"],"normalized_title_ssm":["William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007"],"text":["William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007","C0164","Housing--Virginia--Reston.","Planned communities--Virginia--Reston.","There are no access restrictions.","Organized into six series.","Series 1: Correspondence, 1965-1980 (Boxes 1-3)\n        Series 2: Reston, 1960-1985 (Boxes 3-5)\n        Series 3: Federal, 1960-1980 (Boxes 5-8)\n        Series 4: International, 1957-1979 (Boxes 8-12)\n        Series 5: Newsclippings, 1960-1985 (Boxes 12-14)\n        Series 6: General Information, 1954-1999 (Boxes 14-20)\n        Series 7: Newspaper Columns, 1982-2007 (Boxes 21-25)","William Jarvie Nicoson (1932-2013) was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Marion Jarvie and William McGarvey Nicoson. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Princeton University, and Harvard Law School. He spent his Junior Year of college at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he studied acting with the Director of the Comedie Francais.  At Princeton, he was a member of the Army ROTC.  He served as an officer in the U.S. Army in Germany for two years.","Nicoson's career began at the law firm of Sullivan \u0026 Cromwell. He worked in New York City and Paris practicing law before moving to Washington, D.C. in the 1960s.","In 1965 the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was created as an executive cabinet-level agency. HUD's mission is to help promote affordable home ownership and community development. William Nicoson was the first Director of the New Community Assistance Program at HUD. The primary goal of this office was to help foster cooperation among all levels of government and private business, both non-profit and profit. He resigned from this position in 1972.","When he moved to Washington, D.C., from New York City, he moved to the then-new community of Reston, Virginia. Robert E. Simon, Jr. was the founder of Reston. Simon purchased the land with the proceeds from the sale of Carnegie Hall in New York City in 1961. Construction began in 1963 with the building of Lake Anne. Nicoson and Simon shared many interests in planned communities and taught a course together in New Community Planning at the New School in New York City.","Nicoson was very active in Reston community organizations and served on a number of boards and committees. He was one of the founders of the Reston Connection newspaper and he served as publisher and writer of a weekly column for five years. He also wrote a monthly column for the Reston Times. In 2002 he was given the \"Best of Reston\" award for his civic participation.","The William Nicoson Papers were originally attached to the larger Planned Community Archives collection currently in the Special Collections and Archives. In 2009 the documents were removed and organized into a separate collection still housed in the Special Collections and Archives at George Mason University Libraries. The old box and folder numbers are also included as part of the new arrangement.","Processed in May 2009 by Emily Martin. Series 7 added in July 2013 by Greta Kuriger Suiter.","The Special Collections and Archives also holds the Planned Community Archives and other personal papers and organizational records that document Reston, Virginia, and other planned communities.","The William Nicoson papers contain material on Reston redevelopment, mostly promotional. The collection includes maps, charts, publications, slides, and newsclippings. The collection also includes information on federal housing agencies and documentation on new towns in the United States, France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.","Series one is titled Correspondence. The series contains different correspondence to and from William Nicoson. The correspondence covers a variety of topics such as the Interstate Land Development Company, Low-Income Households in New Towns, Chapel Hill Study and William Nicoson's personal correspondence. The series is dated from 1965 to 1980 and is contained in boxes 1 through 3.","Series two is titled Reston. The series includes information about the development on Reston, including the Reston Town Center, Lake Anne Elementary School and newsclippings from newspaper in Reston and outside of the area. The series is dated from 1960 to 1985 and is contained in boxes 3 through 5.","Series three is titled Federal. The information in this series is from federal programs and agencies including Congress about the development of new towns. The material covers a variety of topics such as U.S. Government Memorandum on Tax Reform Act from 1969, U.S. Senate Report on New Towns and Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The series is dated from 1960 to 1980 and is contained in boxes 5 through 8.","Series four is titled International. The series covers a variety of international new towns from France, Sweden, the United Kingdom and others, mostly European nations. Most of the information is brochures, maps and statistics from the international new towns. The series is dated from 1957 to 1979 and is contained in boxes 8 through 12.","Series five is titled Newsclippings. The articles in this collection are mostly from newspapers about different new towns both nationally and internationally. Also in the series are articles written by different people involved in new town development. The series is dated from 1960 to 1985 and is contained in boxes 12 through 14.","Series six is titled General Information. The information in this series covers a variety of topics such as Richmond Metropolitan Authority, Town and Country Planning Association and New Communities Development Handbook. Also included are booklets, advertisements, slides and maps. The series is dated from 1954 to 1999 and is contained in boxes 14 through 20.","Series seven is titled Newspaper Columns. This series consists of paper and digital files containing original drafts and research materials for newspaper columns written by William Nicoson that were originally published in the Reston Connection during the late 1990s and early 2000s. The series contains materials dating from 1982 to 2007 and comprises box 21 through 25.","There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the William Nicoson papers must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.","The William Nicoson papers contain material on Reston redevelopment, mostly promotional. The collection includes maps, charts, publications, slides, and newsclippings. The collection also includes information on federal housing agencies and documentation on new towns in the United States, France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.","George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","United States. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.","United States. Office of New Community Development Corporation.","Nicoson, William","Nicoson, William.","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007"],"collection_ssim":["William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["C0164"],"unitid_tesim":["C0164"],"repository_ssm":["George Mason University"],"repository_ssim":["George Mason University"],"creator_ssm":["Nicoson, William"],"creator_ssim":["Nicoson, William"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Nicoson, William","Nicoson, William."],"creator_corpname_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","United States. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.","United States. Office of New Community Development Corporation."],"creators_ssim":["Nicoson, William","Nicoson, William.","George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","United States. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.","United States. Office of New Community Development Corporation."],"access_terms_ssm":["There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the William Nicoson papers must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Donated by William Nicoson in multiple parts, first in 1992, then October 6, 1994, August 26, 1998 and the final donation was made on January 12, 1999."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Housing--Virginia--Reston.","Planned communities--Virginia--Reston."],"access_subjects_ssm":["Housing--Virginia--Reston.","Planned communities--Virginia--Reston."],"has_online_content_ssim":["true"],"extent_ssm":["12.0 linear feet (25 boxes)"],"extent_tesim":["12.0 linear feet (25 boxes)"],"date_range_isim":[1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no access restrictions.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["There are no access restrictions."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOrganized into six series.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003clist type=\"ordered\"\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 1: Correspondence, 1965-1980 (Boxes 1-3)\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 2: Reston, 1960-1985 (Boxes 3-5)\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 3: Federal, 1960-1980 (Boxes 5-8)\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 4: International, 1957-1979 (Boxes 8-12)\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 5: Newsclippings, 1960-1985 (Boxes 12-14)\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 6: General Information, 1954-1999 (Boxes 14-20)\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 7: Newspaper Columns, 1982-2007 (Boxes 21-25)\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/list\u003e\n    "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["Organized into six series.","Series 1: Correspondence, 1965-1980 (Boxes 1-3)\n        Series 2: Reston, 1960-1985 (Boxes 3-5)\n        Series 3: Federal, 1960-1980 (Boxes 5-8)\n        Series 4: International, 1957-1979 (Boxes 8-12)\n        Series 5: Newsclippings, 1960-1985 (Boxes 12-14)\n        Series 6: General Information, 1954-1999 (Boxes 14-20)\n        Series 7: Newspaper Columns, 1982-2007 (Boxes 21-25)"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eWilliam Jarvie Nicoson (1932-2013) was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Marion Jarvie and William McGarvey Nicoson. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Princeton University, and Harvard Law School. He spent his Junior Year of college at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he studied acting with the Director of the Comedie Francais.  At Princeton, he was a member of the Army ROTC.  He served as an officer in the U.S. Army in Germany for two years.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eNicoson's career began at the law firm of Sullivan \u0026amp; Cromwell. He worked in New York City and Paris practicing law before moving to Washington, D.C. in the 1960s.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eIn 1965 the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was created as an executive cabinet-level agency. HUD's mission is to help promote affordable home ownership and community development. William Nicoson was the first Director of the New Community Assistance Program at HUD. The primary goal of this office was to help foster cooperation among all levels of government and private business, both non-profit and profit. He resigned from this position in 1972.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eWhen he moved to Washington, D.C., from New York City, he moved to the then-new community of Reston, Virginia. Robert E. Simon, Jr. was the founder of Reston. Simon purchased the land with the proceeds from the sale of Carnegie Hall in New York City in 1961. Construction began in 1963 with the building of Lake Anne. Nicoson and Simon shared many interests in planned communities and taught a course together in New Community Planning at the New School in New York City.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eNicoson was very active in Reston community organizations and served on a number of boards and committees. He was one of the founders of the Reston Connection newspaper and he served as publisher and writer of a weekly column for five years. He also wrote a monthly column for the Reston Times. In 2002 he was given the \"Best of Reston\" award for his civic participation. \n\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["William Jarvie Nicoson (1932-2013) was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Marion Jarvie and William McGarvey Nicoson. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Princeton University, and Harvard Law School. He spent his Junior Year of college at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he studied acting with the Director of the Comedie Francais.  At Princeton, he was a member of the Army ROTC.  He served as an officer in the U.S. Army in Germany for two years.","Nicoson's career began at the law firm of Sullivan \u0026 Cromwell. He worked in New York City and Paris practicing law before moving to Washington, D.C. in the 1960s.","In 1965 the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was created as an executive cabinet-level agency. HUD's mission is to help promote affordable home ownership and community development. William Nicoson was the first Director of the New Community Assistance Program at HUD. The primary goal of this office was to help foster cooperation among all levels of government and private business, both non-profit and profit. He resigned from this position in 1972.","When he moved to Washington, D.C., from New York City, he moved to the then-new community of Reston, Virginia. Robert E. Simon, Jr. was the founder of Reston. Simon purchased the land with the proceeds from the sale of Carnegie Hall in New York City in 1961. Construction began in 1963 with the building of Lake Anne. Nicoson and Simon shared many interests in planned communities and taught a course together in New Community Planning at the New School in New York City.","Nicoson was very active in Reston community organizations and served on a number of boards and committees. He was one of the founders of the Reston Connection newspaper and he served as publisher and writer of a weekly column for five years. He also wrote a monthly column for the Reston Times. In 2002 he was given the \"Best of Reston\" award for his civic participation."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eWilliam Nicoson papers, C0164, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"prefercite_tesim":["William Nicoson papers, C0164, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe William Nicoson Papers were originally attached to the larger Planned Community Archives collection currently in the Special Collections and Archives. In 2009 the documents were removed and organized into a separate collection still housed in the Special Collections and Archives at George Mason University Libraries. The old box and folder numbers are also included as part of the new arrangement.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eProcessed in May 2009 by Emily Martin. Series 7 added in July 2013 by Greta Kuriger Suiter.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The William Nicoson Papers were originally attached to the larger Planned Community Archives collection currently in the Special Collections and Archives. In 2009 the documents were removed and organized into a separate collection still housed in the Special Collections and Archives at George Mason University Libraries. The old box and folder numbers are also included as part of the new arrangement.","Processed in May 2009 by Emily Martin. Series 7 added in July 2013 by Greta Kuriger Suiter."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Special Collections and Archives also holds the Planned Community Archives and other personal papers and organizational records that document Reston, Virginia, and other planned communities.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["The Special Collections and Archives also holds the Planned Community Archives and other personal papers and organizational records that document Reston, Virginia, and other planned communities."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe William Nicoson papers contain material on Reston redevelopment, mostly promotional. The collection includes maps, charts, publications, slides, and newsclippings. The collection also includes information on federal housing agencies and documentation on new towns in the United States, France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries one is titled Correspondence. The series contains different correspondence to and from William Nicoson. The correspondence covers a variety of topics such as the Interstate Land Development Company, Low-Income Households in New Towns, Chapel Hill Study and William Nicoson's personal correspondence. The series is dated from 1965 to 1980 and is contained in boxes 1 through 3.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries two is titled Reston. The series includes information about the development on Reston, including the Reston Town Center, Lake Anne Elementary School and newsclippings from newspaper in Reston and outside of the area. The series is dated from 1960 to 1985 and is contained in boxes 3 through 5.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries three is titled Federal. The information in this series is from federal programs and agencies including Congress about the development of new towns. The material covers a variety of topics such as U.S. Government Memorandum on Tax Reform Act from 1969, U.S. Senate Report on New Towns and Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The series is dated from 1960 to 1980 and is contained in boxes 5 through 8.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries four is titled International. The series covers a variety of international new towns from France, Sweden, the United Kingdom and others, mostly European nations. Most of the information is brochures, maps and statistics from the international new towns. The series is dated from 1957 to 1979 and is contained in boxes 8 through 12.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries five is titled Newsclippings. The articles in this collection are mostly from newspapers about different new towns both nationally and internationally. Also in the series are articles written by different people involved in new town development. The series is dated from 1960 to 1985 and is contained in boxes 12 through 14.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries six is titled General Information. The information in this series covers a variety of topics such as Richmond Metropolitan Authority, Town and Country Planning Association and New Communities Development Handbook. Also included are booklets, advertisements, slides and maps. The series is dated from 1954 to 1999 and is contained in boxes 14 through 20.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries seven is titled Newspaper Columns. This series consists of paper and digital files containing original drafts and research materials for newspaper columns written by William Nicoson that were originally published in the Reston Connection during the late 1990s and early 2000s. The series contains materials dating from 1982 to 2007 and comprises box 21 through 25.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The William Nicoson papers contain material on Reston redevelopment, mostly promotional. The collection includes maps, charts, publications, slides, and newsclippings. The collection also includes information on federal housing agencies and documentation on new towns in the United States, France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.","Series one is titled Correspondence. The series contains different correspondence to and from William Nicoson. The correspondence covers a variety of topics such as the Interstate Land Development Company, Low-Income Households in New Towns, Chapel Hill Study and William Nicoson's personal correspondence. The series is dated from 1965 to 1980 and is contained in boxes 1 through 3.","Series two is titled Reston. The series includes information about the development on Reston, including the Reston Town Center, Lake Anne Elementary School and newsclippings from newspaper in Reston and outside of the area. The series is dated from 1960 to 1985 and is contained in boxes 3 through 5.","Series three is titled Federal. The information in this series is from federal programs and agencies including Congress about the development of new towns. The material covers a variety of topics such as U.S. Government Memorandum on Tax Reform Act from 1969, U.S. Senate Report on New Towns and Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The series is dated from 1960 to 1980 and is contained in boxes 5 through 8.","Series four is titled International. The series covers a variety of international new towns from France, Sweden, the United Kingdom and others, mostly European nations. Most of the information is brochures, maps and statistics from the international new towns. The series is dated from 1957 to 1979 and is contained in boxes 8 through 12.","Series five is titled Newsclippings. The articles in this collection are mostly from newspapers about different new towns both nationally and internationally. Also in the series are articles written by different people involved in new town development. The series is dated from 1960 to 1985 and is contained in boxes 12 through 14.","Series six is titled General Information. The information in this series covers a variety of topics such as Richmond Metropolitan Authority, Town and Country Planning Association and New Communities Development Handbook. Also included are booklets, advertisements, slides and maps. The series is dated from 1954 to 1999 and is contained in boxes 14 through 20.","Series seven is titled Newspaper Columns. This series consists of paper and digital files containing original drafts and research materials for newspaper columns written by William Nicoson that were originally published in the Reston Connection during the late 1990s and early 2000s. The series contains materials dating from 1982 to 2007 and comprises box 21 through 25."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the William Nicoson papers must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.\n\n\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the William Nicoson papers must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"ref2\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe William Nicoson papers contain material on Reston redevelopment, mostly promotional. The collection includes maps, charts, publications, slides, and newsclippings. The collection also includes information on federal housing agencies and documentation on new towns in the United States, France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n      "],"abstract_tesim":["The William Nicoson papers contain material on Reston redevelopment, mostly promotional. The collection includes maps, charts, publications, slides, and newsclippings. The collection also includes information on federal housing agencies and documentation on new towns in the United States, France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom."],"corpname_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","United States. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.","United States. Office of New Community Development Corporation."],"persname_ssim":["Nicoson, William","Nicoson, William."],"names_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","United States. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.","United States. Office of New Community Development Corporation.","Nicoson, William","Nicoson, William."],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":822,"online_item_count_is":143,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:20:07.979Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vifgm_nicoson_c07_c21_c04"}},{"id":"vifgm_mannmaps_c01_c24","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"A Draught of Virginia, 1758","abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vifgm_mannmaps_c01_c24#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eMap of Chesapeake Bay Area of Virginia, Mark Tiddeman, London. Copper plate engraving, color. 19 in. x 23.5 in. (48.26 cm x 59.69 cm). Map depicts eighteenth-century Tidewater and Chesapeake Bay area of Virginia. Titlepiece in bottom left. Scale is in bottom center.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vifgm_mannmaps_c01_c24#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"vifgm_mannmaps_c01_c24","ref_ssm":["vifgm_mannmaps_c01_c24"],"id":"vifgm_mannmaps_c01_c24","ead_ssi":"vifgm_mannmaps","_root_":"vifgm_mannmaps","_nest_parent_":"vifgm_mannmaps_c01","parent_ssi":"vifgm_mannmaps_c01","parent_ssim":["C. Harrison Mann, Jr. Map Collection, 1579/1961","C. Harrison Mann, Jr. Map Collection"],"parent_ids_ssim":["vifgm_mannmaps","vifgm_mannmaps_c01"],"title_filing_ssi":"A Draught of Virginia","title_ssm":["A Draught of Virginia"],"title_tesim":["A Draught of Virginia"],"normalized_title_ssm":["A Draught of Virginia, 1758"],"text":["A Draught of Virginia, 1758","C. Harrison Mann, Jr. Map Collection, 1579/1961","C. Harrison Mann, Jr. Map Collection","Folder 24","Map of Chesapeake Bay Area of Virginia, Mark Tiddeman, London. Copper plate engraving, color. 19 in. x 23.5 in. (48.26 cm x 59.69 cm). Map depicts eighteenth-century Tidewater and Chesapeake Bay area of Virginia. Titlepiece in bottom left. Scale is in bottom center."],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["C. Harrison Mann, Jr. Map Collection, 1579/1961","C. Harrison Mann, Jr. Map Collection"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["C. Harrison Mann, Jr. Map Collection, 1579/1961","C. Harrison Mann, Jr. Map Collection"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1758"],"unitdate_other_ssim":["1758"],"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"component_level_isim":[2],"sort_isi":25,"repository_ssim":["George Mason University"],"collection_ssim":["C. Harrison Mann, Jr. Map Collection, 1579/1961"],"containers_ssim":["Folder 24"],"has_online_content_ssim":["true"],"digital_objects_ssm":["{\"label\": \"A Draught of Virginia\", \"href\": \"http://hdl.handle.net/1920/1986\"}"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"parent_access_restrict_tesm":["There are no access restrictions."],"parent_access_terms_tesm":["There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the C. Harrison Mann, Jr. Map Collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"date_range_isim":[1758],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMap of Chesapeake Bay Area of Virginia, Mark Tiddeman, London. Copper plate engraving, color. 19 in. x 23.5 in. (48.26 cm x 59.69 cm). Map depicts eighteenth-century Tidewater and Chesapeake Bay area of Virginia. Titlepiece in bottom left. Scale is in bottom center.\u003c/p\u003e\n          "],"scopecontent_tesim":["Map of Chesapeake Bay Area of Virginia, Mark Tiddeman, London. Copper plate engraving, color. 19 in. x 23.5 in. (48.26 cm x 59.69 cm). Map depicts eighteenth-century Tidewater and Chesapeake Bay area of Virginia. Titlepiece in bottom left. Scale is in bottom center."],"_nest_path_":"/components#0/components#23","timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:20:03.374Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"vifgm_mannmaps","ead_ssi":"vifgm_mannmaps","_root_":"vifgm_mannmaps","_nest_parent_":"vifgm_mannmaps","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/gmu/mannmaps.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/mannmaps.html","title_ssm":["C. Harrison Mann, Jr. Map Collection"],"title_tesim":["C. Harrison Mann, Jr. Map Collection"],"unitdate_ssm":["1579-1961"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1579-1961"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1579/1961"],"normalized_title_ssm":["C. Harrison Mann, Jr. Map Collection, 1579/1961"],"text":["C. Harrison Mann, Jr. Map Collection, 1579/1961","C0213","Maps.","There are no access restrictions.","Selections from the C. Harrison Mann, Jr. Map Collection are also available in the \n                .","This collection is arranged by size of map.","Charles Harrison Mann, Jr. was born in Alabama in 1908 and received his law degree from the University of Virginia in 1931. He subsequently became an attorney both in Washington, D.C. and in Arlington, Virginia where he and his wife Betty Hart Mann, maintained their home. In 1949, while serving as President of the Northern Virginia Chapter of the University of Virginia Alumni Association, Mann organized an exploratory committee of local citizens to develop support for higher education in Northern Virginia. Through these efforts, the Northern Virginia Center of the University opened in October 1, 1949.","In 1953 Mann organized the Advisory Council to the Northern Virginia Center, which agreed that a two-year branch college should be established. Elected as a Democrat to the Virginia House of Delegates from 1954-1970, Mann sponsored a resolution calling for a study of educational needs for Virginia, and was instrumental in recommending the development of a college system in Virginia, particularly the establishment of a branch in Northern Virginia.","Mann was responsible for creating an educational financial assistance program for Virginia college students, and was instrumental in sponsoring legislation allowing local governments to form regional boards to acquire and transfer land and buildings for educational use.","He also served as the Chairman of George Mason College's first Board of Control. He sponsored bills constituting George Mason College as a branch of the University of Virginia and later elevating it to a four year division of the University with the right to grant degrees and offer graduate programs. He served on the GMU Board of Visitors from 1975 to 1977. He died in 1977.","Processed by Special Collections and Archives staff. EAD markup completed in July 2012 by Greta Kuriger.","Special Collections and Archives also holds  and handwritten draft of his history of George Mason University. Papers pertain to his political career and include subject files, memoranda, campaign materials, speeches, newsclippings and other related materials. In addition, there is the C. Harrison Mann, Jr. collection of rare books and atlases that can be found searching the GMU Libraries catalog.","There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the C. Harrison Mann, Jr. Map Collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.","Donated to George Mason University Libraries in September 1978 by the Mann family, the C. Harrison Mann Jr, Map Collection comprises ninety-six maps ranging from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries and is housed in the Special Collections \u0026 Archives department. Though the majority of the maps Mann collected are of Virginia, there are many pertaining to other parts of the United States and the world in the collection.","George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","Mann, Charles Harrison, Jr., 1908-1977","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["C. Harrison Mann, Jr. Map Collection, 1579/1961"],"collection_ssim":["C. Harrison Mann, Jr. Map Collection, 1579/1961"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["C0213"],"unitid_tesim":["C0213"],"repository_ssm":["George Mason University"],"repository_ssim":["George Mason University"],"creator_ssm":["Mann, Charles Harrison, Jr., 1908-1977"],"creator_ssim":["Mann, Charles Harrison, Jr., 1908-1977"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Mann, Charles Harrison, Jr., 1908-1977"],"creator_corpname_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives"],"creators_ssim":["Mann, Charles Harrison, Jr., 1908-1977","George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives"],"access_terms_ssm":["There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the C. Harrison Mann, Jr. Map Collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Collection donated by Betty Hart Mann in 1979."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Maps."],"access_subjects_ssm":["Maps."],"has_online_content_ssim":["true"],"extent_ssm":["5 linear feet (90 folders)"],"extent_tesim":["5 linear feet (90 folders)"],"date_range_isim":[1579,1580,1581,1582,1583,1584,1585,1586,1587,1588,1589,1590,1591,1592,1593,1594,1595,1596,1597,1598,1599,1600,1601,1602,1603,1604,1605,1606,1607,1608,1609,1610,1611,1612,1613,1614,1615,1616,1617,1618,1619,1620,1621,1622,1623,1624,1625,1626,1627,1628,1629,1630,1631,1632,1633,1634,1635,1636,1637,1638,1639,1640,1641,1642,1643,1644,1645,1646,1647,1648,1649,1650,1651,1652,1653,1654,1655,1656,1657,1658,1659,1660,1661,1662,1663,1664,1665,1666,1667,1668,1669,1670,1671,1672,1673,1674,1675,1676,1677,1678,1679,1680,1681,1682,1683,1684,1685,1686,1687,1688,1689,1690,1691,1692,1693,1694,1695,1696,1697,1698,1699,1700,1701,1702,1703,1704,1705,1706,1707,1708,1709,1710,1711,1712,1713,1714,1715,1716,1717,1718,1719,1720,1721,1722,1723,1724,1725,1726,1727,1728,1729,1730,1731,1732,1733,1734,1735,1736,1737,1738,1739,1740,1741,1742,1743,1744,1745,1746,1747,1748,1749,1750,1751,1752,1753,1754,1755,1756,1757,1758,1759,1760,1761,1762,1763,1764,1765,1766,1767,1768,1769,1770,1771,1772,1773,1774,1775,1776,1777,1778,1779,1780,1781,1782,1783,1784,1785,1786,1787,1788,1789,1790,1791,1792,1793,1794,1795,1796,1797,1798,1799,1800,1801,1802,1803,1804,1805,1806,1807,1808,1809,1810,1811,1812,1813,1814,1815,1816,1817,1818,1819,1820,1821,1822,1823,1824,1825,1826,1827,1828,1829,1830,1831,1832,1833,1834,1835,1836,1837,1838,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no access restrictions.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["There are no access restrictions."],"altformavail_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSelections from the C. Harrison Mann, Jr. Map Collection are also available in the \n                \u003cextptr type=\"simple\" show=\"new\" title=\"C. Harrison Mann, Jr. Digitized Map Collection\" href=\"http://digilib.gmu.edu:8080/dspace/handle/1920/1935\"\u003e\u003c/extptr\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"altformavail_heading_ssm":["Alternative Form Available"],"altformavail_tesim":["Selections from the C. Harrison Mann, Jr. Map Collection are also available in the \n                ."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection is arranged by size of map.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["This collection is arranged by size of map."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCharles Harrison Mann, Jr. was born in Alabama in 1908 and received his law degree from the University of Virginia in 1931. He subsequently became an attorney both in Washington, D.C. and in Arlington, Virginia where he and his wife Betty Hart Mann, maintained their home. In 1949, while serving as President of the Northern Virginia Chapter of the University of Virginia Alumni Association, Mann organized an exploratory committee of local citizens to develop support for higher education in Northern Virginia. Through these efforts, the Northern Virginia Center of the University opened in October 1, 1949.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eIn 1953 Mann organized the Advisory Council to the Northern Virginia Center, which agreed that a two-year branch college should be established. Elected as a Democrat to the Virginia House of Delegates from 1954-1970, Mann sponsored a resolution calling for a study of educational needs for Virginia, and was instrumental in recommending the development of a college system in Virginia, particularly the establishment of a branch in Northern Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eMann was responsible for creating an educational financial assistance program for Virginia college students, and was instrumental in sponsoring legislation allowing local governments to form regional boards to acquire and transfer land and buildings for educational use.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eHe also served as the Chairman of George Mason College's first Board of Control. He sponsored bills constituting George Mason College as a branch of the University of Virginia and later elevating it to a four year division of the University with the right to grant degrees and offer graduate programs. He served on the GMU Board of Visitors from 1975 to 1977. He died in 1977.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Charles Harrison Mann, Jr. was born in Alabama in 1908 and received his law degree from the University of Virginia in 1931. He subsequently became an attorney both in Washington, D.C. and in Arlington, Virginia where he and his wife Betty Hart Mann, maintained their home. In 1949, while serving as President of the Northern Virginia Chapter of the University of Virginia Alumni Association, Mann organized an exploratory committee of local citizens to develop support for higher education in Northern Virginia. Through these efforts, the Northern Virginia Center of the University opened in October 1, 1949.","In 1953 Mann organized the Advisory Council to the Northern Virginia Center, which agreed that a two-year branch college should be established. Elected as a Democrat to the Virginia House of Delegates from 1954-1970, Mann sponsored a resolution calling for a study of educational needs for Virginia, and was instrumental in recommending the development of a college system in Virginia, particularly the establishment of a branch in Northern Virginia.","Mann was responsible for creating an educational financial assistance program for Virginia college students, and was instrumental in sponsoring legislation allowing local governments to form regional boards to acquire and transfer land and buildings for educational use.","He also served as the Chairman of George Mason College's first Board of Control. He sponsored bills constituting George Mason College as a branch of the University of Virginia and later elevating it to a four year division of the University with the right to grant degrees and offer graduate programs. He served on the GMU Board of Visitors from 1975 to 1977. He died in 1977."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eC. Harrison Mann, Jr. Map Collection, C0213, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"prefercite_tesim":["C. Harrison Mann, Jr. Map Collection, C0213, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProcessed by Special Collections and Archives staff. EAD markup completed in July 2012 by Greta Kuriger.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["Processed by Special Collections and Archives staff. EAD markup completed in July 2012 by Greta Kuriger."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSpecial Collections and Archives also holds \u003cextptr type=\"simple\" show=\"new\" title=\"C. Harrison Mann, Jr.'s personal papers\" href=\"http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/mann.html\"\u003e\u003c/extptr\u003e and handwritten draft of his history of George Mason University. Papers pertain to his political career and include subject files, memoranda, campaign materials, speeches, newsclippings and other related materials. In addition, there is the C. Harrison Mann, Jr. collection of rare books and atlases that can be found searching the GMU Libraries catalog.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Special Collections and Archives also holds  and handwritten draft of his history of George Mason University. Papers pertain to his political career and include subject files, memoranda, campaign materials, speeches, newsclippings and other related materials. In addition, there is the C. Harrison Mann, Jr. collection of rare books and atlases that can be found searching the GMU Libraries catalog."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the C. Harrison Mann, Jr. Map Collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the C. Harrison Mann, Jr. Map Collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"ref175\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eDonated to George Mason University Libraries in September 1978 by the Mann family, the C. Harrison Mann Jr, Map Collection comprises ninety-six maps ranging from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries and is housed in the Special Collections \u0026amp; Archives department. Though the majority of the maps Mann collected are of Virginia, there are many pertaining to other parts of the United States and the world in the collection.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n      "],"abstract_tesim":["Donated to George Mason University Libraries in September 1978 by the Mann family, the C. Harrison Mann Jr, Map Collection comprises ninety-six maps ranging from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries and is housed in the Special Collections \u0026 Archives department. Though the majority of the maps Mann collected are of Virginia, there are many pertaining to other parts of the United States and the world in the collection."],"corpname_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives"],"persname_ssim":["Mann, Charles Harrison, Jr., 1908-1977"],"names_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","Mann, Charles Harrison, Jr., 1908-1977"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":92,"online_item_count_is":33,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:20:03.374Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vifgm_mannmaps_c01_c24"}},{"id":"vifgm_nicoson_c07_c20_c01","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"A historic vote against war, 1999","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vifgm_nicoson_c07_c20_c01#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"vifgm_nicoson_c07_c20_c01","ref_ssm":["vifgm_nicoson_c07_c20_c01"],"id":"vifgm_nicoson_c07_c20_c01","ead_ssi":"vifgm_nicoson","_root_":"vifgm_nicoson","_nest_parent_":"vifgm_nicoson_c07_c20","parent_ssi":"vifgm_nicoson_c07_c20","parent_ssim":["William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007","Series 7: Newspaper Columns, 1982/2007","Columns, 1993/2002"],"parent_ids_ssim":["vifgm_nicoson","vifgm_nicoson_c07","vifgm_nicoson_c07_c20"],"title_filing_ssi":"A historic vote against war,","title_ssm":["A historic vote against war"],"title_tesim":["A historic vote against war"],"normalized_title_ssm":["A historic vote against war, 1999"],"text":["A historic vote against war, 1999","William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007","Series 7: Newspaper Columns, 1982/2007","Columns, 1993/2002"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007","Series 7: Newspaper Columns, 1982/2007","Columns, 1993/2002"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007","Series 7: Newspaper Columns, 1982/2007","Columns, 1993/2002"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1999"],"unitdate_other_ssim":["May 1, 1999"],"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"component_level_isim":[3],"sort_isi":622,"repository_ssim":["George Mason University"],"collection_ssim":["William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007"],"has_online_content_ssim":["true"],"digital_objects_ssm":["{\"label\": \"A historic vote against war,\", \"href\": \"http://hdl.handle.net/1920/73\"}"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"parent_access_restrict_tesm":["There are no access restrictions."],"parent_access_terms_tesm":["There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the William Nicoson papers must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"date_range_isim":[1999],"_nest_path_":"/components#6/components#19/components#0","timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:20:07.979Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"vifgm_nicoson","ead_ssi":"vifgm_nicoson","_root_":"vifgm_nicoson","_nest_parent_":"vifgm_nicoson","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/gmu/nicoson.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/nicoson.html","title_ssm":["William Nicoson papers"],"title_tesim":["William Nicoson papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1954-2007"],"unitdate_other_ssim":["1954-2007"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1954/2007"],"normalized_title_ssm":["William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007"],"text":["William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007","C0164","Housing--Virginia--Reston.","Planned communities--Virginia--Reston.","There are no access restrictions.","Organized into six series.","Series 1: Correspondence, 1965-1980 (Boxes 1-3)\n        Series 2: Reston, 1960-1985 (Boxes 3-5)\n        Series 3: Federal, 1960-1980 (Boxes 5-8)\n        Series 4: International, 1957-1979 (Boxes 8-12)\n        Series 5: Newsclippings, 1960-1985 (Boxes 12-14)\n        Series 6: General Information, 1954-1999 (Boxes 14-20)\n        Series 7: Newspaper Columns, 1982-2007 (Boxes 21-25)","William Jarvie Nicoson (1932-2013) was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Marion Jarvie and William McGarvey Nicoson. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Princeton University, and Harvard Law School. He spent his Junior Year of college at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he studied acting with the Director of the Comedie Francais.  At Princeton, he was a member of the Army ROTC.  He served as an officer in the U.S. Army in Germany for two years.","Nicoson's career began at the law firm of Sullivan \u0026 Cromwell. He worked in New York City and Paris practicing law before moving to Washington, D.C. in the 1960s.","In 1965 the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was created as an executive cabinet-level agency. HUD's mission is to help promote affordable home ownership and community development. William Nicoson was the first Director of the New Community Assistance Program at HUD. The primary goal of this office was to help foster cooperation among all levels of government and private business, both non-profit and profit. He resigned from this position in 1972.","When he moved to Washington, D.C., from New York City, he moved to the then-new community of Reston, Virginia. Robert E. Simon, Jr. was the founder of Reston. Simon purchased the land with the proceeds from the sale of Carnegie Hall in New York City in 1961. Construction began in 1963 with the building of Lake Anne. Nicoson and Simon shared many interests in planned communities and taught a course together in New Community Planning at the New School in New York City.","Nicoson was very active in Reston community organizations and served on a number of boards and committees. He was one of the founders of the Reston Connection newspaper and he served as publisher and writer of a weekly column for five years. He also wrote a monthly column for the Reston Times. In 2002 he was given the \"Best of Reston\" award for his civic participation.","The William Nicoson Papers were originally attached to the larger Planned Community Archives collection currently in the Special Collections and Archives. In 2009 the documents were removed and organized into a separate collection still housed in the Special Collections and Archives at George Mason University Libraries. The old box and folder numbers are also included as part of the new arrangement.","Processed in May 2009 by Emily Martin. Series 7 added in July 2013 by Greta Kuriger Suiter.","The Special Collections and Archives also holds the Planned Community Archives and other personal papers and organizational records that document Reston, Virginia, and other planned communities.","The William Nicoson papers contain material on Reston redevelopment, mostly promotional. The collection includes maps, charts, publications, slides, and newsclippings. The collection also includes information on federal housing agencies and documentation on new towns in the United States, France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.","Series one is titled Correspondence. The series contains different correspondence to and from William Nicoson. The correspondence covers a variety of topics such as the Interstate Land Development Company, Low-Income Households in New Towns, Chapel Hill Study and William Nicoson's personal correspondence. The series is dated from 1965 to 1980 and is contained in boxes 1 through 3.","Series two is titled Reston. The series includes information about the development on Reston, including the Reston Town Center, Lake Anne Elementary School and newsclippings from newspaper in Reston and outside of the area. The series is dated from 1960 to 1985 and is contained in boxes 3 through 5.","Series three is titled Federal. The information in this series is from federal programs and agencies including Congress about the development of new towns. The material covers a variety of topics such as U.S. Government Memorandum on Tax Reform Act from 1969, U.S. Senate Report on New Towns and Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The series is dated from 1960 to 1980 and is contained in boxes 5 through 8.","Series four is titled International. The series covers a variety of international new towns from France, Sweden, the United Kingdom and others, mostly European nations. Most of the information is brochures, maps and statistics from the international new towns. The series is dated from 1957 to 1979 and is contained in boxes 8 through 12.","Series five is titled Newsclippings. The articles in this collection are mostly from newspapers about different new towns both nationally and internationally. Also in the series are articles written by different people involved in new town development. The series is dated from 1960 to 1985 and is contained in boxes 12 through 14.","Series six is titled General Information. The information in this series covers a variety of topics such as Richmond Metropolitan Authority, Town and Country Planning Association and New Communities Development Handbook. Also included are booklets, advertisements, slides and maps. The series is dated from 1954 to 1999 and is contained in boxes 14 through 20.","Series seven is titled Newspaper Columns. This series consists of paper and digital files containing original drafts and research materials for newspaper columns written by William Nicoson that were originally published in the Reston Connection during the late 1990s and early 2000s. The series contains materials dating from 1982 to 2007 and comprises box 21 through 25.","There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the William Nicoson papers must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.","The William Nicoson papers contain material on Reston redevelopment, mostly promotional. The collection includes maps, charts, publications, slides, and newsclippings. The collection also includes information on federal housing agencies and documentation on new towns in the United States, France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.","George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","United States. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.","United States. Office of New Community Development Corporation.","Nicoson, William","Nicoson, William.","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007"],"collection_ssim":["William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["C0164"],"unitid_tesim":["C0164"],"repository_ssm":["George Mason University"],"repository_ssim":["George Mason University"],"creator_ssm":["Nicoson, William"],"creator_ssim":["Nicoson, William"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Nicoson, William","Nicoson, William."],"creator_corpname_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","United States. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.","United States. Office of New Community Development Corporation."],"creators_ssim":["Nicoson, William","Nicoson, William.","George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","United States. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.","United States. Office of New Community Development Corporation."],"access_terms_ssm":["There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the William Nicoson papers must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Donated by William Nicoson in multiple parts, first in 1992, then October 6, 1994, August 26, 1998 and the final donation was made on January 12, 1999."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Housing--Virginia--Reston.","Planned communities--Virginia--Reston."],"access_subjects_ssm":["Housing--Virginia--Reston.","Planned communities--Virginia--Reston."],"has_online_content_ssim":["true"],"extent_ssm":["12.0 linear feet (25 boxes)"],"extent_tesim":["12.0 linear feet (25 boxes)"],"date_range_isim":[1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no access restrictions.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["There are no access restrictions."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOrganized into six series.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003clist type=\"ordered\"\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 1: Correspondence, 1965-1980 (Boxes 1-3)\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 2: Reston, 1960-1985 (Boxes 3-5)\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 3: Federal, 1960-1980 (Boxes 5-8)\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 4: International, 1957-1979 (Boxes 8-12)\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 5: Newsclippings, 1960-1985 (Boxes 12-14)\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 6: General Information, 1954-1999 (Boxes 14-20)\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 7: Newspaper Columns, 1982-2007 (Boxes 21-25)\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/list\u003e\n    "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["Organized into six series.","Series 1: Correspondence, 1965-1980 (Boxes 1-3)\n        Series 2: Reston, 1960-1985 (Boxes 3-5)\n        Series 3: Federal, 1960-1980 (Boxes 5-8)\n        Series 4: International, 1957-1979 (Boxes 8-12)\n        Series 5: Newsclippings, 1960-1985 (Boxes 12-14)\n        Series 6: General Information, 1954-1999 (Boxes 14-20)\n        Series 7: Newspaper Columns, 1982-2007 (Boxes 21-25)"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eWilliam Jarvie Nicoson (1932-2013) was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Marion Jarvie and William McGarvey Nicoson. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Princeton University, and Harvard Law School. He spent his Junior Year of college at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he studied acting with the Director of the Comedie Francais.  At Princeton, he was a member of the Army ROTC.  He served as an officer in the U.S. Army in Germany for two years.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eNicoson's career began at the law firm of Sullivan \u0026amp; Cromwell. He worked in New York City and Paris practicing law before moving to Washington, D.C. in the 1960s.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eIn 1965 the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was created as an executive cabinet-level agency. HUD's mission is to help promote affordable home ownership and community development. William Nicoson was the first Director of the New Community Assistance Program at HUD. The primary goal of this office was to help foster cooperation among all levels of government and private business, both non-profit and profit. He resigned from this position in 1972.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eWhen he moved to Washington, D.C., from New York City, he moved to the then-new community of Reston, Virginia. Robert E. Simon, Jr. was the founder of Reston. Simon purchased the land with the proceeds from the sale of Carnegie Hall in New York City in 1961. Construction began in 1963 with the building of Lake Anne. Nicoson and Simon shared many interests in planned communities and taught a course together in New Community Planning at the New School in New York City.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eNicoson was very active in Reston community organizations and served on a number of boards and committees. He was one of the founders of the Reston Connection newspaper and he served as publisher and writer of a weekly column for five years. He also wrote a monthly column for the Reston Times. In 2002 he was given the \"Best of Reston\" award for his civic participation. \n\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["William Jarvie Nicoson (1932-2013) was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Marion Jarvie and William McGarvey Nicoson. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Princeton University, and Harvard Law School. He spent his Junior Year of college at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he studied acting with the Director of the Comedie Francais.  At Princeton, he was a member of the Army ROTC.  He served as an officer in the U.S. Army in Germany for two years.","Nicoson's career began at the law firm of Sullivan \u0026 Cromwell. He worked in New York City and Paris practicing law before moving to Washington, D.C. in the 1960s.","In 1965 the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was created as an executive cabinet-level agency. HUD's mission is to help promote affordable home ownership and community development. William Nicoson was the first Director of the New Community Assistance Program at HUD. The primary goal of this office was to help foster cooperation among all levels of government and private business, both non-profit and profit. He resigned from this position in 1972.","When he moved to Washington, D.C., from New York City, he moved to the then-new community of Reston, Virginia. Robert E. Simon, Jr. was the founder of Reston. Simon purchased the land with the proceeds from the sale of Carnegie Hall in New York City in 1961. Construction began in 1963 with the building of Lake Anne. Nicoson and Simon shared many interests in planned communities and taught a course together in New Community Planning at the New School in New York City.","Nicoson was very active in Reston community organizations and served on a number of boards and committees. He was one of the founders of the Reston Connection newspaper and he served as publisher and writer of a weekly column for five years. He also wrote a monthly column for the Reston Times. In 2002 he was given the \"Best of Reston\" award for his civic participation."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eWilliam Nicoson papers, C0164, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"prefercite_tesim":["William Nicoson papers, C0164, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe William Nicoson Papers were originally attached to the larger Planned Community Archives collection currently in the Special Collections and Archives. In 2009 the documents were removed and organized into a separate collection still housed in the Special Collections and Archives at George Mason University Libraries. The old box and folder numbers are also included as part of the new arrangement.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eProcessed in May 2009 by Emily Martin. Series 7 added in July 2013 by Greta Kuriger Suiter.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The William Nicoson Papers were originally attached to the larger Planned Community Archives collection currently in the Special Collections and Archives. In 2009 the documents were removed and organized into a separate collection still housed in the Special Collections and Archives at George Mason University Libraries. The old box and folder numbers are also included as part of the new arrangement.","Processed in May 2009 by Emily Martin. Series 7 added in July 2013 by Greta Kuriger Suiter."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Special Collections and Archives also holds the Planned Community Archives and other personal papers and organizational records that document Reston, Virginia, and other planned communities.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["The Special Collections and Archives also holds the Planned Community Archives and other personal papers and organizational records that document Reston, Virginia, and other planned communities."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe William Nicoson papers contain material on Reston redevelopment, mostly promotional. The collection includes maps, charts, publications, slides, and newsclippings. The collection also includes information on federal housing agencies and documentation on new towns in the United States, France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries one is titled Correspondence. The series contains different correspondence to and from William Nicoson. The correspondence covers a variety of topics such as the Interstate Land Development Company, Low-Income Households in New Towns, Chapel Hill Study and William Nicoson's personal correspondence. The series is dated from 1965 to 1980 and is contained in boxes 1 through 3.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries two is titled Reston. The series includes information about the development on Reston, including the Reston Town Center, Lake Anne Elementary School and newsclippings from newspaper in Reston and outside of the area. The series is dated from 1960 to 1985 and is contained in boxes 3 through 5.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries three is titled Federal. The information in this series is from federal programs and agencies including Congress about the development of new towns. The material covers a variety of topics such as U.S. Government Memorandum on Tax Reform Act from 1969, U.S. Senate Report on New Towns and Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The series is dated from 1960 to 1980 and is contained in boxes 5 through 8.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries four is titled International. The series covers a variety of international new towns from France, Sweden, the United Kingdom and others, mostly European nations. Most of the information is brochures, maps and statistics from the international new towns. The series is dated from 1957 to 1979 and is contained in boxes 8 through 12.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries five is titled Newsclippings. The articles in this collection are mostly from newspapers about different new towns both nationally and internationally. Also in the series are articles written by different people involved in new town development. The series is dated from 1960 to 1985 and is contained in boxes 12 through 14.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries six is titled General Information. The information in this series covers a variety of topics such as Richmond Metropolitan Authority, Town and Country Planning Association and New Communities Development Handbook. Also included are booklets, advertisements, slides and maps. The series is dated from 1954 to 1999 and is contained in boxes 14 through 20.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries seven is titled Newspaper Columns. This series consists of paper and digital files containing original drafts and research materials for newspaper columns written by William Nicoson that were originally published in the Reston Connection during the late 1990s and early 2000s. The series contains materials dating from 1982 to 2007 and comprises box 21 through 25.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The William Nicoson papers contain material on Reston redevelopment, mostly promotional. The collection includes maps, charts, publications, slides, and newsclippings. The collection also includes information on federal housing agencies and documentation on new towns in the United States, France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.","Series one is titled Correspondence. The series contains different correspondence to and from William Nicoson. The correspondence covers a variety of topics such as the Interstate Land Development Company, Low-Income Households in New Towns, Chapel Hill Study and William Nicoson's personal correspondence. The series is dated from 1965 to 1980 and is contained in boxes 1 through 3.","Series two is titled Reston. The series includes information about the development on Reston, including the Reston Town Center, Lake Anne Elementary School and newsclippings from newspaper in Reston and outside of the area. The series is dated from 1960 to 1985 and is contained in boxes 3 through 5.","Series three is titled Federal. The information in this series is from federal programs and agencies including Congress about the development of new towns. The material covers a variety of topics such as U.S. Government Memorandum on Tax Reform Act from 1969, U.S. Senate Report on New Towns and Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The series is dated from 1960 to 1980 and is contained in boxes 5 through 8.","Series four is titled International. The series covers a variety of international new towns from France, Sweden, the United Kingdom and others, mostly European nations. Most of the information is brochures, maps and statistics from the international new towns. The series is dated from 1957 to 1979 and is contained in boxes 8 through 12.","Series five is titled Newsclippings. The articles in this collection are mostly from newspapers about different new towns both nationally and internationally. Also in the series are articles written by different people involved in new town development. The series is dated from 1960 to 1985 and is contained in boxes 12 through 14.","Series six is titled General Information. The information in this series covers a variety of topics such as Richmond Metropolitan Authority, Town and Country Planning Association and New Communities Development Handbook. Also included are booklets, advertisements, slides and maps. The series is dated from 1954 to 1999 and is contained in boxes 14 through 20.","Series seven is titled Newspaper Columns. This series consists of paper and digital files containing original drafts and research materials for newspaper columns written by William Nicoson that were originally published in the Reston Connection during the late 1990s and early 2000s. The series contains materials dating from 1982 to 2007 and comprises box 21 through 25."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the William Nicoson papers must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.\n\n\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the William Nicoson papers must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"ref2\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe William Nicoson papers contain material on Reston redevelopment, mostly promotional. The collection includes maps, charts, publications, slides, and newsclippings. The collection also includes information on federal housing agencies and documentation on new towns in the United States, France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n      "],"abstract_tesim":["The William Nicoson papers contain material on Reston redevelopment, mostly promotional. The collection includes maps, charts, publications, slides, and newsclippings. The collection also includes information on federal housing agencies and documentation on new towns in the United States, France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom."],"corpname_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","United States. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.","United States. Office of New Community Development Corporation."],"persname_ssim":["Nicoson, William","Nicoson, William."],"names_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","United States. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.","United States. Office of New Community Development Corporation.","Nicoson, William","Nicoson, William."],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":822,"online_item_count_is":143,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:20:07.979Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vifgm_nicoson_c07_c20_c01"}},{"id":"vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c20_c01","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"Ah, Wilderness production photograph, 1938","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c20_c01#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c20_c01","ref_ssm":["vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c20_c01"],"id":"vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c20_c01","ead_ssi":"vifgm_ftpphoto","_root_":"vifgm_ftpphoto","_nest_parent_":"vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c20","parent_ssi":"vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c20","parent_ssim":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939","Series 1: Production Photographs, 1936/1939","Ah, Wilderness (Los Angeles, California)"],"parent_ids_ssim":["vifgm_ftpphoto","vifgm_ftpphoto_c01","vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c20"],"title_filing_ssi":"Ah, Wilderness production photograph,","title_ssm":["Ah, Wilderness production photograph"],"title_tesim":["Ah, Wilderness production photograph"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Ah, Wilderness production photograph, 1938"],"text":["Ah, Wilderness production photograph, 1938","Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939","Series 1: Production Photographs, 1936/1939","Ah, Wilderness (Los Angeles, California)"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939","Series 1: Production Photographs, 1936/1939","Ah, Wilderness (Los Angeles, California)"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939","Series 1: Production Photographs, 1936/1939","Ah, Wilderness (Los Angeles, California)"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1938"],"unitdate_other_ssim":["1938"],"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"component_level_isim":[3],"sort_isi":22,"repository_ssim":["George Mason University"],"collection_ssim":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939"],"has_online_content_ssim":["true"],"digital_objects_ssm":["{\"label\": \"Ah, Wilderness production photograph\", \"href\": \"http://images.gmu.edu/luna/servlet/s/m745j4\"}"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"parent_access_restrict_tesm":["There are no access restrictions."],"parent_access_terms_tesm":["There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Federal Theatre Project Photographs collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"date_range_isim":[1938],"_nest_path_":"/components#0/components#19/components#0","timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:19:57.213Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"vifgm_ftpphoto","ead_ssi":"vifgm_ftpphoto","_root_":"vifgm_ftpphoto","_nest_parent_":"vifgm_ftpphoto","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/gmu/ftpphoto.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/ftpphoto.html","title_ssm":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection"],"title_tesim":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection"],"unitdate_ssm":["1936-1939"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1936-1939"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1936/1939"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939"],"text":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939","C0205","Actors--Photographs.","Theatre--New York--New York.","Negatives.","Photographs.","Portraits.","There are no access restrictions.","The costumes and set designs are also available as a series in the \n                . There are photographs from this collection and other FTP collections in the \n                 There are also 35 mm microfiche negatives made from original Federal Theatre Project photographs in the early 1980s.","This collection is organized into three series. Series one is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city; by surname; or by subject. Series two is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city, or by subject. Series three is arranged alphabetically by surname.","Series 1: Production Photographs, 1936-1939\n        Series 2: Oversize Production Photographs,1936-1939\n        Series 3: Portraits, 1936-1939\n        Series 4: Microfiche, 1936-1939\n        Series 5: Printing Materials, 1936-1939","Organized in 1935, The Federal Theatre Project flourished as the first and only federally sponsored and subsidized theater program in the United States until its end in 1939. The FTP was a division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which provided employment for large numbers of artists, writers, and performers during the Great Depression (1929-1939). Directed by Hallie Flanagan (1880-1969), the FTP provided employment for theatrical professionals throughout the United States during the Great Depression. Actors, playwrights, scene designers and builders, seamstresses, lighting experts, ushers, box-office men, and stagehands all found employment through the FTP.","Like many New Deal programs implemented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Federal Theatre Project was intended not only to benefit its participants, but also to enrich the condition of the nation. Theater was a distinguished part of American popular culture, but the economic downturn of the Depression had bankrupted the entire theater industry. As the theater houses closed down, the nation was left without an outlet for theatrical creativity. According to Hallie Flanagan, this hurt the nation as much as it hurt the theater industry - indeed, the nation was their audience and the theater could provide entertaining distractions from the effects of Depression as well as offer commentary on present conditions.","But it was not enough to simply return to the pre-Depression concept of theater. In the first meeting with her staff Flanagan expressed her willingness to follow Roosevelt's experimental approach to public policy: \"In a changing world, a world of experiment, the stage too must experiment - with ideas, with the psychological relationship of men and women, with color and light.... The theatre must grow up.\"","Flanagan pursued her ideal of developing the relationship between the Federal Theatre and the federal government: \"Any theatre sponsored by the government of the United States should do no plays of a cheap, trivial, outworn or vulgar nature, but only such plays as the Government can stand proudly behind in a planned theatrical program, national in scope, regional in emphasis, and American in democratic attitude.\" To Flanagan, it was imperative that this new theater should be progressive and experimental, yet within a patriotic and informative framework.","The productions that best embodied Flanagan's views on theater were the Living Newspapers. These hard-hitting, poignant plays dealt with contemporary factual material, dramatizing issues such as housing, agriculture, labor, and destitution. Always ending on an upbeat note, Living Newspapers underscored the importance of hard work and morality in overcoming difficult times. Living Newspaper titles include: Triple A Plowed Under, Injunction Granted, One Third of a Nation, and Spirochete.","The Federal Theatre was noted for employing black Americans at a time when the Federal Government did not actively protect the rights of minorities. The \"Negro Theater\" (as it was called in the 1930s) was an established industry before the Depression, and it greatly contributed to the success of the Federal Theatre Project. Some of the most spectacular productions were put on by black theater professionals, for example: Macbeth, Haiti, Turpentine, Run Little Chillun, and The Trial of Dr. Beck.","Processed by Monica Johnson and Joey Romeo in 2012. EAD markup completed by Monica Johnson and Joey Romeo in 2012.","Special Collections and Archives holds the Federal Theatre Project collection, which includes numerous personal and organizational records as well as oral histories.","This collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives.","Series one is titled Production Photographs. The series is comprised of photographs and negatives relating to productions, the majority of which are scene shots and portraits of employees, but the series also includes portraits of well-known figures of the day such as Eleanor Roosevelt and the Scottsboro Boys, and prints of audiences, caravan theater, children's theater, circus, community theater presentation, marionette construction, office personnel, posters, radio performances, rehearsals, sets, behind-the-scenes techniques, vaudeville, and workshops. Included are scene and stage production shots from living newspaper productions, such as \"Triple-A Plowed Under,\" \"Injunction Granted,\" \"1935,\" \"One-Third of a Nation,\" \"Power,\" and \"Spirochete,\" as well as from the Negro, Yiddish, and Radio units. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 1 to 82. It is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city; by surname; or by subject. Some of the subjects included are audience, circus, dance, marionette, publicity, set, technical, theatres, and workshops. Duplicates can be found both within folders and across folders (more than one folder with the same heading); oversize duplicates are included in series two.","Series two is titled Oversize Production Photographs. The series is comprised of photographs relating to productions, including scene shots, stage and set shots, and portraits. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 83 to 88. The series is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city, or by subject. This series includes oversize duplicates from photographs contained in series one and series three.","Series three is titled Portraits. The series is comprised of headshots and portraits of actors, actresses, and directors involved in Federal Theatre productions. The series includes portraits of unidentified actors and actresses from various plays, such as \"It Can't Happen Here,\" \"No More Peace,\" \"Power,\" \"Sing for Your Supper,\" \"Processional,\" etc. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 88 to 93. The series is arranged alphabetically by surname. Duplicates can be found both within folders and across folders (more than one folder with the same heading); oversize duplicates are included in series two.","Series four is titled Microfiche. The series contains microfiche featuring a variety of subjects that are related to the Federal Theater Project. Each file contains at least one negative and one positive of each subject with most of the files having duplicates. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 95 to 104. It is arranged alphabetically by production title, by surname, or by subject. Some of the subjects included are actors, actresses, authors, audience, circus, dance, directors, employees, marionette, publicity, scenes, set, technical, theatres, and workshops.","Series five is titled Printing Materials. This series is split into three subseries: Zinc Plates and Mats, Woodblocks, and Mimeographs.This series contains zinc plates, mats, mimeographs and woodblocks that were used in the production of publications for the Federal Theater Project. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 105 to 112. The series is arranged alphabetically starting with productions and then going into portraits.","There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Federal Theatre Project Photographs collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.","This collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives.","George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939"],"collection_ssim":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["C0205"],"unitid_tesim":["C0205"],"repository_ssm":["George Mason University"],"repository_ssim":["George Mason University"],"creator_ssm":["Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)"],"creator_ssim":["Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)"],"creator_corpname_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)"],"creators_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)"],"access_terms_ssm":["There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Federal Theatre Project Photographs collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Donated by the Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, and acquired through purchase."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Actors--Photographs.","Theatre--New York--New York.","Negatives.","Photographs.","Portraits."],"access_subjects_ssm":["Actors--Photographs.","Theatre--New York--New York.","Negatives.","Photographs.","Portraits."],"has_online_content_ssim":["true"],"extent_ssm":["47.0 linear feet (112 boxes)"],"extent_tesim":["47.0 linear feet (112 boxes)"],"date_range_isim":[1936,1937,1938,1939],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no access restrictions.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["There are no access restrictions."],"altformavail_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe costumes and set designs are also available as a series in the \n                \u003cextptr type=\"simple\" show=\"new\" title=\"FTP digital collection\" href=\"http://www.aladin0.wrlc.org/gsdl/collect/ftpp/ftpp.shtml\"\u003e\u003c/extptr\u003e. There are photographs from this collection and other FTP collections in the \n                \u003cextptr type=\"simple\" show=\"new\" title=\"Federal Theatre Project collection\" href=\"http://images.gmu.edu/luna/servlet/GMUDPSdps~23~23\"\u003e\u003c/extptr\u003e There are also 35 mm microfiche negatives made from original Federal Theatre Project photographs in the early 1980s.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"altformavail_heading_ssm":["Alternative Form Available"],"altformavail_tesim":["The costumes and set designs are also available as a series in the \n                . There are photographs from this collection and other FTP collections in the \n                 There are also 35 mm microfiche negatives made from original Federal Theatre Project photographs in the early 1980s."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection is organized into three series. Series one is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city; by surname; or by subject. Series two is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city, or by subject. Series three is arranged alphabetically by surname.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003clist type=\"ordered\"\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 1: Production Photographs, 1936-1939\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 2: Oversize Production Photographs,1936-1939\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 3: Portraits, 1936-1939\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 4: Microfiche, 1936-1939\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 5: Printing Materials, 1936-1939\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/list\u003e\n    "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["This collection is organized into three series. Series one is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city; by surname; or by subject. Series two is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city, or by subject. Series three is arranged alphabetically by surname.","Series 1: Production Photographs, 1936-1939\n        Series 2: Oversize Production Photographs,1936-1939\n        Series 3: Portraits, 1936-1939\n        Series 4: Microfiche, 1936-1939\n        Series 5: Printing Materials, 1936-1939"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOrganized in 1935, The Federal Theatre Project flourished as the first and only federally sponsored and subsidized theater program in the United States until its end in 1939. The FTP was a division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which provided employment for large numbers of artists, writers, and performers during the Great Depression (1929-1939). Directed by Hallie Flanagan (1880-1969), the FTP provided employment for theatrical professionals throughout the United States during the Great Depression. Actors, playwrights, scene designers and builders, seamstresses, lighting experts, ushers, box-office men, and stagehands all found employment through the FTP.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eLike many New Deal programs implemented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Federal Theatre Project was intended not only to benefit its participants, but also to enrich the condition of the nation. Theater was a distinguished part of American popular culture, but the economic downturn of the Depression had bankrupted the entire theater industry. As the theater houses closed down, the nation was left without an outlet for theatrical creativity. According to Hallie Flanagan, this hurt the nation as much as it hurt the theater industry - indeed, the nation was their audience and the theater could provide entertaining distractions from the effects of Depression as well as offer commentary on present conditions.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eBut it was not enough to simply return to the pre-Depression concept of theater. In the first meeting with her staff Flanagan expressed her willingness to follow Roosevelt's experimental approach to public policy: \"In a changing world, a world of experiment, the stage too must experiment - with ideas, with the psychological relationship of men and women, with color and light.... The theatre must grow up.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eFlanagan pursued her ideal of developing the relationship between the Federal Theatre and the federal government: \"Any theatre sponsored by the government of the United States should do no plays of a cheap, trivial, outworn or vulgar nature, but only such plays as the Government can stand proudly behind in a planned theatrical program, national in scope, regional in emphasis, and American in democratic attitude.\" To Flanagan, it was imperative that this new theater should be progressive and experimental, yet within a patriotic and informative framework.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe productions that best embodied Flanagan's views on theater were the Living Newspapers. These hard-hitting, poignant plays dealt with contemporary factual material, dramatizing issues such as housing, agriculture, labor, and destitution. Always ending on an upbeat note, Living Newspapers underscored the importance of hard work and morality in overcoming difficult times. Living Newspaper titles include: Triple A Plowed Under, Injunction Granted, One Third of a Nation, and Spirochete.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe Federal Theatre was noted for employing black Americans at a time when the Federal Government did not actively protect the rights of minorities. The \"Negro Theater\" (as it was called in the 1930s) was an established industry before the Depression, and it greatly contributed to the success of the Federal Theatre Project. Some of the most spectacular productions were put on by black theater professionals, for example: Macbeth, Haiti, Turpentine, Run Little Chillun, and The Trial of Dr. Beck.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Historical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Organized in 1935, The Federal Theatre Project flourished as the first and only federally sponsored and subsidized theater program in the United States until its end in 1939. The FTP was a division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which provided employment for large numbers of artists, writers, and performers during the Great Depression (1929-1939). Directed by Hallie Flanagan (1880-1969), the FTP provided employment for theatrical professionals throughout the United States during the Great Depression. Actors, playwrights, scene designers and builders, seamstresses, lighting experts, ushers, box-office men, and stagehands all found employment through the FTP.","Like many New Deal programs implemented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Federal Theatre Project was intended not only to benefit its participants, but also to enrich the condition of the nation. Theater was a distinguished part of American popular culture, but the economic downturn of the Depression had bankrupted the entire theater industry. As the theater houses closed down, the nation was left without an outlet for theatrical creativity. According to Hallie Flanagan, this hurt the nation as much as it hurt the theater industry - indeed, the nation was their audience and the theater could provide entertaining distractions from the effects of Depression as well as offer commentary on present conditions.","But it was not enough to simply return to the pre-Depression concept of theater. In the first meeting with her staff Flanagan expressed her willingness to follow Roosevelt's experimental approach to public policy: \"In a changing world, a world of experiment, the stage too must experiment - with ideas, with the psychological relationship of men and women, with color and light.... The theatre must grow up.\"","Flanagan pursued her ideal of developing the relationship between the Federal Theatre and the federal government: \"Any theatre sponsored by the government of the United States should do no plays of a cheap, trivial, outworn or vulgar nature, but only such plays as the Government can stand proudly behind in a planned theatrical program, national in scope, regional in emphasis, and American in democratic attitude.\" To Flanagan, it was imperative that this new theater should be progressive and experimental, yet within a patriotic and informative framework.","The productions that best embodied Flanagan's views on theater were the Living Newspapers. These hard-hitting, poignant plays dealt with contemporary factual material, dramatizing issues such as housing, agriculture, labor, and destitution. Always ending on an upbeat note, Living Newspapers underscored the importance of hard work and morality in overcoming difficult times. Living Newspaper titles include: Triple A Plowed Under, Injunction Granted, One Third of a Nation, and Spirochete.","The Federal Theatre was noted for employing black Americans at a time when the Federal Government did not actively protect the rights of minorities. The \"Negro Theater\" (as it was called in the 1930s) was an established industry before the Depression, and it greatly contributed to the success of the Federal Theatre Project. Some of the most spectacular productions were put on by black theater professionals, for example: Macbeth, Haiti, Turpentine, Run Little Chillun, and The Trial of Dr. Beck."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFederal Theatre Project Photographs, C0205, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"prefercite_tesim":["Federal Theatre Project Photographs, C0205, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProcessed by Monica Johnson and Joey Romeo in 2012. EAD markup completed by Monica Johnson and Joey Romeo in 2012.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["Processed by Monica Johnson and Joey Romeo in 2012. EAD markup completed by Monica Johnson and Joey Romeo in 2012."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSpecial Collections and Archives holds the Federal Theatre Project collection, which includes numerous personal and organizational records as well as oral histories.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Special Collections and Archives holds the Federal Theatre Project collection, which includes numerous personal and organizational records as well as oral histories."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries one is titled Production Photographs. The series is comprised of photographs and negatives relating to productions, the majority of which are scene shots and portraits of employees, but the series also includes portraits of well-known figures of the day such as Eleanor Roosevelt and the Scottsboro Boys, and prints of audiences, caravan theater, children's theater, circus, community theater presentation, marionette construction, office personnel, posters, radio performances, rehearsals, sets, behind-the-scenes techniques, vaudeville, and workshops. Included are scene and stage production shots from living newspaper productions, such as \"Triple-A Plowed Under,\" \"Injunction Granted,\" \"1935,\" \"One-Third of a Nation,\" \"Power,\" and \"Spirochete,\" as well as from the Negro, Yiddish, and Radio units. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 1 to 82. It is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city; by surname; or by subject. Some of the subjects included are audience, circus, dance, marionette, publicity, set, technical, theatres, and workshops. Duplicates can be found both within folders and across folders (more than one folder with the same heading); oversize duplicates are included in series two.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries two is titled Oversize Production Photographs. The series is comprised of photographs relating to productions, including scene shots, stage and set shots, and portraits. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 83 to 88. The series is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city, or by subject. This series includes oversize duplicates from photographs contained in series one and series three.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries three is titled Portraits. The series is comprised of headshots and portraits of actors, actresses, and directors involved in Federal Theatre productions. The series includes portraits of unidentified actors and actresses from various plays, such as \"It Can't Happen Here,\" \"No More Peace,\" \"Power,\" \"Sing for Your Supper,\" \"Processional,\" etc. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 88 to 93. The series is arranged alphabetically by surname. Duplicates can be found both within folders and across folders (more than one folder with the same heading); oversize duplicates are included in series two.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries four is titled Microfiche. The series contains microfiche featuring a variety of subjects that are related to the Federal Theater Project. Each file contains at least one negative and one positive of each subject with most of the files having duplicates. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 95 to 104. It is arranged alphabetically by production title, by surname, or by subject. Some of the subjects included are actors, actresses, authors, audience, circus, dance, directors, employees, marionette, publicity, scenes, set, technical, theatres, and workshops.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries five is titled Printing Materials. This series is split into three subseries: Zinc Plates and Mats, Woodblocks, and Mimeographs.This series contains zinc plates, mats, mimeographs and woodblocks that were used in the production of publications for the Federal Theater Project. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 105 to 112. The series is arranged alphabetically starting with productions and then going into portraits.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives.","Series one is titled Production Photographs. The series is comprised of photographs and negatives relating to productions, the majority of which are scene shots and portraits of employees, but the series also includes portraits of well-known figures of the day such as Eleanor Roosevelt and the Scottsboro Boys, and prints of audiences, caravan theater, children's theater, circus, community theater presentation, marionette construction, office personnel, posters, radio performances, rehearsals, sets, behind-the-scenes techniques, vaudeville, and workshops. Included are scene and stage production shots from living newspaper productions, such as \"Triple-A Plowed Under,\" \"Injunction Granted,\" \"1935,\" \"One-Third of a Nation,\" \"Power,\" and \"Spirochete,\" as well as from the Negro, Yiddish, and Radio units. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 1 to 82. It is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city; by surname; or by subject. Some of the subjects included are audience, circus, dance, marionette, publicity, set, technical, theatres, and workshops. Duplicates can be found both within folders and across folders (more than one folder with the same heading); oversize duplicates are included in series two.","Series two is titled Oversize Production Photographs. The series is comprised of photographs relating to productions, including scene shots, stage and set shots, and portraits. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 83 to 88. The series is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city, or by subject. This series includes oversize duplicates from photographs contained in series one and series three.","Series three is titled Portraits. The series is comprised of headshots and portraits of actors, actresses, and directors involved in Federal Theatre productions. The series includes portraits of unidentified actors and actresses from various plays, such as \"It Can't Happen Here,\" \"No More Peace,\" \"Power,\" \"Sing for Your Supper,\" \"Processional,\" etc. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 88 to 93. The series is arranged alphabetically by surname. Duplicates can be found both within folders and across folders (more than one folder with the same heading); oversize duplicates are included in series two.","Series four is titled Microfiche. The series contains microfiche featuring a variety of subjects that are related to the Federal Theater Project. Each file contains at least one negative and one positive of each subject with most of the files having duplicates. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 95 to 104. It is arranged alphabetically by production title, by surname, or by subject. Some of the subjects included are actors, actresses, authors, audience, circus, dance, directors, employees, marionette, publicity, scenes, set, technical, theatres, and workshops.","Series five is titled Printing Materials. This series is split into three subseries: Zinc Plates and Mats, Woodblocks, and Mimeographs.This series contains zinc plates, mats, mimeographs and woodblocks that were used in the production of publications for the Federal Theater Project. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 105 to 112. The series is arranged alphabetically starting with productions and then going into portraits."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Federal Theatre Project Photographs collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Federal Theatre Project Photographs collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"ref2653\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThis collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n      "],"abstract_tesim":["This collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives."],"corpname_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)"],"names_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)"],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":3845,"online_item_count_is":48,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:19:57.213Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c20_c01"}},{"id":"vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c22_c01","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"Ah, Wilderness production photograph, 1938","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c22_c01#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c22_c01","ref_ssm":["vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c22_c01"],"id":"vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c22_c01","ead_ssi":"vifgm_ftpphoto","_root_":"vifgm_ftpphoto","_nest_parent_":"vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c22","parent_ssi":"vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c22","parent_ssim":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939","Series 1: Production Photographs, 1936/1939","Ah, Wilderness (San Diego, California), 1938"],"parent_ids_ssim":["vifgm_ftpphoto","vifgm_ftpphoto_c01","vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c22"],"title_filing_ssi":"Ah, Wilderness production photograph,","title_ssm":["Ah, Wilderness production photograph"],"title_tesim":["Ah, Wilderness production photograph"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Ah, Wilderness production photograph, 1938"],"text":["Ah, Wilderness production photograph, 1938","Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939","Series 1: Production Photographs, 1936/1939","Ah, Wilderness (San Diego, California), 1938"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939","Series 1: Production Photographs, 1936/1939","Ah, Wilderness (San Diego, California), 1938"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939","Series 1: Production Photographs, 1936/1939","Ah, Wilderness (San Diego, California), 1938"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1938"],"unitdate_other_ssim":["January 24, 1938"],"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"component_level_isim":[3],"sort_isi":25,"repository_ssim":["George Mason University"],"collection_ssim":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939"],"has_online_content_ssim":["true"],"digital_objects_ssm":["{\"label\": \"Ah, Wilderness production photograph\", \"href\": \"http://images.gmu.edu/luna/servlet/s/y2kyjq\"}"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"parent_access_restrict_tesm":["There are no access restrictions."],"parent_access_terms_tesm":["There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Federal Theatre Project Photographs collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"date_range_isim":[1938],"_nest_path_":"/components#0/components#21/components#0","timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:19:57.213Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"vifgm_ftpphoto","ead_ssi":"vifgm_ftpphoto","_root_":"vifgm_ftpphoto","_nest_parent_":"vifgm_ftpphoto","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/gmu/ftpphoto.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/ftpphoto.html","title_ssm":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection"],"title_tesim":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection"],"unitdate_ssm":["1936-1939"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1936-1939"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1936/1939"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939"],"text":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939","C0205","Actors--Photographs.","Theatre--New York--New York.","Negatives.","Photographs.","Portraits.","There are no access restrictions.","The costumes and set designs are also available as a series in the \n                . There are photographs from this collection and other FTP collections in the \n                 There are also 35 mm microfiche negatives made from original Federal Theatre Project photographs in the early 1980s.","This collection is organized into three series. Series one is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city; by surname; or by subject. Series two is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city, or by subject. Series three is arranged alphabetically by surname.","Series 1: Production Photographs, 1936-1939\n        Series 2: Oversize Production Photographs,1936-1939\n        Series 3: Portraits, 1936-1939\n        Series 4: Microfiche, 1936-1939\n        Series 5: Printing Materials, 1936-1939","Organized in 1935, The Federal Theatre Project flourished as the first and only federally sponsored and subsidized theater program in the United States until its end in 1939. The FTP was a division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which provided employment for large numbers of artists, writers, and performers during the Great Depression (1929-1939). Directed by Hallie Flanagan (1880-1969), the FTP provided employment for theatrical professionals throughout the United States during the Great Depression. Actors, playwrights, scene designers and builders, seamstresses, lighting experts, ushers, box-office men, and stagehands all found employment through the FTP.","Like many New Deal programs implemented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Federal Theatre Project was intended not only to benefit its participants, but also to enrich the condition of the nation. Theater was a distinguished part of American popular culture, but the economic downturn of the Depression had bankrupted the entire theater industry. As the theater houses closed down, the nation was left without an outlet for theatrical creativity. According to Hallie Flanagan, this hurt the nation as much as it hurt the theater industry - indeed, the nation was their audience and the theater could provide entertaining distractions from the effects of Depression as well as offer commentary on present conditions.","But it was not enough to simply return to the pre-Depression concept of theater. In the first meeting with her staff Flanagan expressed her willingness to follow Roosevelt's experimental approach to public policy: \"In a changing world, a world of experiment, the stage too must experiment - with ideas, with the psychological relationship of men and women, with color and light.... The theatre must grow up.\"","Flanagan pursued her ideal of developing the relationship between the Federal Theatre and the federal government: \"Any theatre sponsored by the government of the United States should do no plays of a cheap, trivial, outworn or vulgar nature, but only such plays as the Government can stand proudly behind in a planned theatrical program, national in scope, regional in emphasis, and American in democratic attitude.\" To Flanagan, it was imperative that this new theater should be progressive and experimental, yet within a patriotic and informative framework.","The productions that best embodied Flanagan's views on theater were the Living Newspapers. These hard-hitting, poignant plays dealt with contemporary factual material, dramatizing issues such as housing, agriculture, labor, and destitution. Always ending on an upbeat note, Living Newspapers underscored the importance of hard work and morality in overcoming difficult times. Living Newspaper titles include: Triple A Plowed Under, Injunction Granted, One Third of a Nation, and Spirochete.","The Federal Theatre was noted for employing black Americans at a time when the Federal Government did not actively protect the rights of minorities. The \"Negro Theater\" (as it was called in the 1930s) was an established industry before the Depression, and it greatly contributed to the success of the Federal Theatre Project. Some of the most spectacular productions were put on by black theater professionals, for example: Macbeth, Haiti, Turpentine, Run Little Chillun, and The Trial of Dr. Beck.","Processed by Monica Johnson and Joey Romeo in 2012. EAD markup completed by Monica Johnson and Joey Romeo in 2012.","Special Collections and Archives holds the Federal Theatre Project collection, which includes numerous personal and organizational records as well as oral histories.","This collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives.","Series one is titled Production Photographs. The series is comprised of photographs and negatives relating to productions, the majority of which are scene shots and portraits of employees, but the series also includes portraits of well-known figures of the day such as Eleanor Roosevelt and the Scottsboro Boys, and prints of audiences, caravan theater, children's theater, circus, community theater presentation, marionette construction, office personnel, posters, radio performances, rehearsals, sets, behind-the-scenes techniques, vaudeville, and workshops. Included are scene and stage production shots from living newspaper productions, such as \"Triple-A Plowed Under,\" \"Injunction Granted,\" \"1935,\" \"One-Third of a Nation,\" \"Power,\" and \"Spirochete,\" as well as from the Negro, Yiddish, and Radio units. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 1 to 82. It is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city; by surname; or by subject. Some of the subjects included are audience, circus, dance, marionette, publicity, set, technical, theatres, and workshops. Duplicates can be found both within folders and across folders (more than one folder with the same heading); oversize duplicates are included in series two.","Series two is titled Oversize Production Photographs. The series is comprised of photographs relating to productions, including scene shots, stage and set shots, and portraits. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 83 to 88. The series is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city, or by subject. This series includes oversize duplicates from photographs contained in series one and series three.","Series three is titled Portraits. The series is comprised of headshots and portraits of actors, actresses, and directors involved in Federal Theatre productions. The series includes portraits of unidentified actors and actresses from various plays, such as \"It Can't Happen Here,\" \"No More Peace,\" \"Power,\" \"Sing for Your Supper,\" \"Processional,\" etc. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 88 to 93. The series is arranged alphabetically by surname. Duplicates can be found both within folders and across folders (more than one folder with the same heading); oversize duplicates are included in series two.","Series four is titled Microfiche. The series contains microfiche featuring a variety of subjects that are related to the Federal Theater Project. Each file contains at least one negative and one positive of each subject with most of the files having duplicates. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 95 to 104. It is arranged alphabetically by production title, by surname, or by subject. Some of the subjects included are actors, actresses, authors, audience, circus, dance, directors, employees, marionette, publicity, scenes, set, technical, theatres, and workshops.","Series five is titled Printing Materials. This series is split into three subseries: Zinc Plates and Mats, Woodblocks, and Mimeographs.This series contains zinc plates, mats, mimeographs and woodblocks that were used in the production of publications for the Federal Theater Project. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 105 to 112. The series is arranged alphabetically starting with productions and then going into portraits.","There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Federal Theatre Project Photographs collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.","This collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives.","George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939"],"collection_ssim":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["C0205"],"unitid_tesim":["C0205"],"repository_ssm":["George Mason University"],"repository_ssim":["George Mason University"],"creator_ssm":["Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)"],"creator_ssim":["Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)"],"creator_corpname_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)"],"creators_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)"],"access_terms_ssm":["There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Federal Theatre Project Photographs collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Donated by the Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, and acquired through purchase."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Actors--Photographs.","Theatre--New York--New York.","Negatives.","Photographs.","Portraits."],"access_subjects_ssm":["Actors--Photographs.","Theatre--New York--New York.","Negatives.","Photographs.","Portraits."],"has_online_content_ssim":["true"],"extent_ssm":["47.0 linear feet (112 boxes)"],"extent_tesim":["47.0 linear feet (112 boxes)"],"date_range_isim":[1936,1937,1938,1939],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no access restrictions.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["There are no access restrictions."],"altformavail_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe costumes and set designs are also available as a series in the \n                \u003cextptr type=\"simple\" show=\"new\" title=\"FTP digital collection\" href=\"http://www.aladin0.wrlc.org/gsdl/collect/ftpp/ftpp.shtml\"\u003e\u003c/extptr\u003e. There are photographs from this collection and other FTP collections in the \n                \u003cextptr type=\"simple\" show=\"new\" title=\"Federal Theatre Project collection\" href=\"http://images.gmu.edu/luna/servlet/GMUDPSdps~23~23\"\u003e\u003c/extptr\u003e There are also 35 mm microfiche negatives made from original Federal Theatre Project photographs in the early 1980s.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"altformavail_heading_ssm":["Alternative Form Available"],"altformavail_tesim":["The costumes and set designs are also available as a series in the \n                . There are photographs from this collection and other FTP collections in the \n                 There are also 35 mm microfiche negatives made from original Federal Theatre Project photographs in the early 1980s."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection is organized into three series. Series one is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city; by surname; or by subject. Series two is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city, or by subject. Series three is arranged alphabetically by surname.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003clist type=\"ordered\"\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 1: Production Photographs, 1936-1939\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 2: Oversize Production Photographs,1936-1939\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 3: Portraits, 1936-1939\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 4: Microfiche, 1936-1939\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 5: Printing Materials, 1936-1939\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/list\u003e\n    "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["This collection is organized into three series. Series one is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city; by surname; or by subject. Series two is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city, or by subject. Series three is arranged alphabetically by surname.","Series 1: Production Photographs, 1936-1939\n        Series 2: Oversize Production Photographs,1936-1939\n        Series 3: Portraits, 1936-1939\n        Series 4: Microfiche, 1936-1939\n        Series 5: Printing Materials, 1936-1939"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOrganized in 1935, The Federal Theatre Project flourished as the first and only federally sponsored and subsidized theater program in the United States until its end in 1939. The FTP was a division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which provided employment for large numbers of artists, writers, and performers during the Great Depression (1929-1939). Directed by Hallie Flanagan (1880-1969), the FTP provided employment for theatrical professionals throughout the United States during the Great Depression. Actors, playwrights, scene designers and builders, seamstresses, lighting experts, ushers, box-office men, and stagehands all found employment through the FTP.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eLike many New Deal programs implemented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Federal Theatre Project was intended not only to benefit its participants, but also to enrich the condition of the nation. Theater was a distinguished part of American popular culture, but the economic downturn of the Depression had bankrupted the entire theater industry. As the theater houses closed down, the nation was left without an outlet for theatrical creativity. According to Hallie Flanagan, this hurt the nation as much as it hurt the theater industry - indeed, the nation was their audience and the theater could provide entertaining distractions from the effects of Depression as well as offer commentary on present conditions.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eBut it was not enough to simply return to the pre-Depression concept of theater. In the first meeting with her staff Flanagan expressed her willingness to follow Roosevelt's experimental approach to public policy: \"In a changing world, a world of experiment, the stage too must experiment - with ideas, with the psychological relationship of men and women, with color and light.... The theatre must grow up.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eFlanagan pursued her ideal of developing the relationship between the Federal Theatre and the federal government: \"Any theatre sponsored by the government of the United States should do no plays of a cheap, trivial, outworn or vulgar nature, but only such plays as the Government can stand proudly behind in a planned theatrical program, national in scope, regional in emphasis, and American in democratic attitude.\" To Flanagan, it was imperative that this new theater should be progressive and experimental, yet within a patriotic and informative framework.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe productions that best embodied Flanagan's views on theater were the Living Newspapers. These hard-hitting, poignant plays dealt with contemporary factual material, dramatizing issues such as housing, agriculture, labor, and destitution. Always ending on an upbeat note, Living Newspapers underscored the importance of hard work and morality in overcoming difficult times. Living Newspaper titles include: Triple A Plowed Under, Injunction Granted, One Third of a Nation, and Spirochete.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe Federal Theatre was noted for employing black Americans at a time when the Federal Government did not actively protect the rights of minorities. The \"Negro Theater\" (as it was called in the 1930s) was an established industry before the Depression, and it greatly contributed to the success of the Federal Theatre Project. Some of the most spectacular productions were put on by black theater professionals, for example: Macbeth, Haiti, Turpentine, Run Little Chillun, and The Trial of Dr. Beck.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Historical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Organized in 1935, The Federal Theatre Project flourished as the first and only federally sponsored and subsidized theater program in the United States until its end in 1939. The FTP was a division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which provided employment for large numbers of artists, writers, and performers during the Great Depression (1929-1939). Directed by Hallie Flanagan (1880-1969), the FTP provided employment for theatrical professionals throughout the United States during the Great Depression. Actors, playwrights, scene designers and builders, seamstresses, lighting experts, ushers, box-office men, and stagehands all found employment through the FTP.","Like many New Deal programs implemented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Federal Theatre Project was intended not only to benefit its participants, but also to enrich the condition of the nation. Theater was a distinguished part of American popular culture, but the economic downturn of the Depression had bankrupted the entire theater industry. As the theater houses closed down, the nation was left without an outlet for theatrical creativity. According to Hallie Flanagan, this hurt the nation as much as it hurt the theater industry - indeed, the nation was their audience and the theater could provide entertaining distractions from the effects of Depression as well as offer commentary on present conditions.","But it was not enough to simply return to the pre-Depression concept of theater. In the first meeting with her staff Flanagan expressed her willingness to follow Roosevelt's experimental approach to public policy: \"In a changing world, a world of experiment, the stage too must experiment - with ideas, with the psychological relationship of men and women, with color and light.... The theatre must grow up.\"","Flanagan pursued her ideal of developing the relationship between the Federal Theatre and the federal government: \"Any theatre sponsored by the government of the United States should do no plays of a cheap, trivial, outworn or vulgar nature, but only such plays as the Government can stand proudly behind in a planned theatrical program, national in scope, regional in emphasis, and American in democratic attitude.\" To Flanagan, it was imperative that this new theater should be progressive and experimental, yet within a patriotic and informative framework.","The productions that best embodied Flanagan's views on theater were the Living Newspapers. These hard-hitting, poignant plays dealt with contemporary factual material, dramatizing issues such as housing, agriculture, labor, and destitution. Always ending on an upbeat note, Living Newspapers underscored the importance of hard work and morality in overcoming difficult times. Living Newspaper titles include: Triple A Plowed Under, Injunction Granted, One Third of a Nation, and Spirochete.","The Federal Theatre was noted for employing black Americans at a time when the Federal Government did not actively protect the rights of minorities. The \"Negro Theater\" (as it was called in the 1930s) was an established industry before the Depression, and it greatly contributed to the success of the Federal Theatre Project. Some of the most spectacular productions were put on by black theater professionals, for example: Macbeth, Haiti, Turpentine, Run Little Chillun, and The Trial of Dr. Beck."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFederal Theatre Project Photographs, C0205, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"prefercite_tesim":["Federal Theatre Project Photographs, C0205, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProcessed by Monica Johnson and Joey Romeo in 2012. EAD markup completed by Monica Johnson and Joey Romeo in 2012.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["Processed by Monica Johnson and Joey Romeo in 2012. EAD markup completed by Monica Johnson and Joey Romeo in 2012."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSpecial Collections and Archives holds the Federal Theatre Project collection, which includes numerous personal and organizational records as well as oral histories.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Special Collections and Archives holds the Federal Theatre Project collection, which includes numerous personal and organizational records as well as oral histories."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries one is titled Production Photographs. The series is comprised of photographs and negatives relating to productions, the majority of which are scene shots and portraits of employees, but the series also includes portraits of well-known figures of the day such as Eleanor Roosevelt and the Scottsboro Boys, and prints of audiences, caravan theater, children's theater, circus, community theater presentation, marionette construction, office personnel, posters, radio performances, rehearsals, sets, behind-the-scenes techniques, vaudeville, and workshops. Included are scene and stage production shots from living newspaper productions, such as \"Triple-A Plowed Under,\" \"Injunction Granted,\" \"1935,\" \"One-Third of a Nation,\" \"Power,\" and \"Spirochete,\" as well as from the Negro, Yiddish, and Radio units. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 1 to 82. It is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city; by surname; or by subject. Some of the subjects included are audience, circus, dance, marionette, publicity, set, technical, theatres, and workshops. Duplicates can be found both within folders and across folders (more than one folder with the same heading); oversize duplicates are included in series two.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries two is titled Oversize Production Photographs. The series is comprised of photographs relating to productions, including scene shots, stage and set shots, and portraits. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 83 to 88. The series is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city, or by subject. This series includes oversize duplicates from photographs contained in series one and series three.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries three is titled Portraits. The series is comprised of headshots and portraits of actors, actresses, and directors involved in Federal Theatre productions. The series includes portraits of unidentified actors and actresses from various plays, such as \"It Can't Happen Here,\" \"No More Peace,\" \"Power,\" \"Sing for Your Supper,\" \"Processional,\" etc. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 88 to 93. The series is arranged alphabetically by surname. Duplicates can be found both within folders and across folders (more than one folder with the same heading); oversize duplicates are included in series two.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries four is titled Microfiche. The series contains microfiche featuring a variety of subjects that are related to the Federal Theater Project. Each file contains at least one negative and one positive of each subject with most of the files having duplicates. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 95 to 104. It is arranged alphabetically by production title, by surname, or by subject. Some of the subjects included are actors, actresses, authors, audience, circus, dance, directors, employees, marionette, publicity, scenes, set, technical, theatres, and workshops.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries five is titled Printing Materials. This series is split into three subseries: Zinc Plates and Mats, Woodblocks, and Mimeographs.This series contains zinc plates, mats, mimeographs and woodblocks that were used in the production of publications for the Federal Theater Project. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 105 to 112. The series is arranged alphabetically starting with productions and then going into portraits.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives.","Series one is titled Production Photographs. The series is comprised of photographs and negatives relating to productions, the majority of which are scene shots and portraits of employees, but the series also includes portraits of well-known figures of the day such as Eleanor Roosevelt and the Scottsboro Boys, and prints of audiences, caravan theater, children's theater, circus, community theater presentation, marionette construction, office personnel, posters, radio performances, rehearsals, sets, behind-the-scenes techniques, vaudeville, and workshops. Included are scene and stage production shots from living newspaper productions, such as \"Triple-A Plowed Under,\" \"Injunction Granted,\" \"1935,\" \"One-Third of a Nation,\" \"Power,\" and \"Spirochete,\" as well as from the Negro, Yiddish, and Radio units. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 1 to 82. It is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city; by surname; or by subject. Some of the subjects included are audience, circus, dance, marionette, publicity, set, technical, theatres, and workshops. Duplicates can be found both within folders and across folders (more than one folder with the same heading); oversize duplicates are included in series two.","Series two is titled Oversize Production Photographs. The series is comprised of photographs relating to productions, including scene shots, stage and set shots, and portraits. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 83 to 88. The series is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city, or by subject. This series includes oversize duplicates from photographs contained in series one and series three.","Series three is titled Portraits. The series is comprised of headshots and portraits of actors, actresses, and directors involved in Federal Theatre productions. The series includes portraits of unidentified actors and actresses from various plays, such as \"It Can't Happen Here,\" \"No More Peace,\" \"Power,\" \"Sing for Your Supper,\" \"Processional,\" etc. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 88 to 93. The series is arranged alphabetically by surname. Duplicates can be found both within folders and across folders (more than one folder with the same heading); oversize duplicates are included in series two.","Series four is titled Microfiche. The series contains microfiche featuring a variety of subjects that are related to the Federal Theater Project. Each file contains at least one negative and one positive of each subject with most of the files having duplicates. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 95 to 104. It is arranged alphabetically by production title, by surname, or by subject. Some of the subjects included are actors, actresses, authors, audience, circus, dance, directors, employees, marionette, publicity, scenes, set, technical, theatres, and workshops.","Series five is titled Printing Materials. This series is split into three subseries: Zinc Plates and Mats, Woodblocks, and Mimeographs.This series contains zinc plates, mats, mimeographs and woodblocks that were used in the production of publications for the Federal Theater Project. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 105 to 112. The series is arranged alphabetically starting with productions and then going into portraits."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Federal Theatre Project Photographs collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Federal Theatre Project Photographs collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"ref2653\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThis collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n      "],"abstract_tesim":["This collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives."],"corpname_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)"],"names_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)"],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":3845,"online_item_count_is":48,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:19:57.213Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c22_c01"}},{"id":"vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c26_c01","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"Ah, Wilderness production photograph, 1938","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c26_c01#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c26_c01","ref_ssm":["vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c26_c01"],"id":"vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c26_c01","ead_ssi":"vifgm_ftpphoto","_root_":"vifgm_ftpphoto","_nest_parent_":"vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c26","parent_ssi":"vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c26","parent_ssim":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939","Series 1: Production Photographs, 1936/1939","Ah, Wilderness (New Orleans, Louisiana), 1938"],"parent_ids_ssim":["vifgm_ftpphoto","vifgm_ftpphoto_c01","vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c26"],"title_filing_ssi":"Ah, Wilderness production photograph","title_ssm":["Ah, Wilderness production photograph"],"title_tesim":["Ah, Wilderness production photograph"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Ah, Wilderness production photograph, 1938"],"text":["Ah, Wilderness production photograph, 1938","Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939","Series 1: Production Photographs, 1936/1939","Ah, Wilderness (New Orleans, Louisiana), 1938"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939","Series 1: Production Photographs, 1936/1939","Ah, Wilderness (New Orleans, Louisiana), 1938"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939","Series 1: Production Photographs, 1936/1939","Ah, Wilderness (New Orleans, Louisiana), 1938"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1938"],"unitdate_other_ssim":["June 3, 1938"],"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"component_level_isim":[3],"sort_isi":30,"repository_ssim":["George Mason University"],"collection_ssim":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939"],"has_online_content_ssim":["true"],"digital_objects_ssm":["{\"label\": \"Ah, Wilderness production photograph\", \"href\": \"http://images.gmu.edu/luna/servlet/s/2231bq\"}"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"parent_access_restrict_tesm":["There are no access restrictions."],"parent_access_terms_tesm":["There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Federal Theatre Project Photographs collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"date_range_isim":[1938],"_nest_path_":"/components#0/components#25/components#0","timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:19:57.213Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"vifgm_ftpphoto","ead_ssi":"vifgm_ftpphoto","_root_":"vifgm_ftpphoto","_nest_parent_":"vifgm_ftpphoto","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/gmu/ftpphoto.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/ftpphoto.html","title_ssm":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection"],"title_tesim":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection"],"unitdate_ssm":["1936-1939"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1936-1939"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1936/1939"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939"],"text":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939","C0205","Actors--Photographs.","Theatre--New York--New York.","Negatives.","Photographs.","Portraits.","There are no access restrictions.","The costumes and set designs are also available as a series in the \n                . There are photographs from this collection and other FTP collections in the \n                 There are also 35 mm microfiche negatives made from original Federal Theatre Project photographs in the early 1980s.","This collection is organized into three series. Series one is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city; by surname; or by subject. Series two is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city, or by subject. Series three is arranged alphabetically by surname.","Series 1: Production Photographs, 1936-1939\n        Series 2: Oversize Production Photographs,1936-1939\n        Series 3: Portraits, 1936-1939\n        Series 4: Microfiche, 1936-1939\n        Series 5: Printing Materials, 1936-1939","Organized in 1935, The Federal Theatre Project flourished as the first and only federally sponsored and subsidized theater program in the United States until its end in 1939. The FTP was a division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which provided employment for large numbers of artists, writers, and performers during the Great Depression (1929-1939). Directed by Hallie Flanagan (1880-1969), the FTP provided employment for theatrical professionals throughout the United States during the Great Depression. Actors, playwrights, scene designers and builders, seamstresses, lighting experts, ushers, box-office men, and stagehands all found employment through the FTP.","Like many New Deal programs implemented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Federal Theatre Project was intended not only to benefit its participants, but also to enrich the condition of the nation. Theater was a distinguished part of American popular culture, but the economic downturn of the Depression had bankrupted the entire theater industry. As the theater houses closed down, the nation was left without an outlet for theatrical creativity. According to Hallie Flanagan, this hurt the nation as much as it hurt the theater industry - indeed, the nation was their audience and the theater could provide entertaining distractions from the effects of Depression as well as offer commentary on present conditions.","But it was not enough to simply return to the pre-Depression concept of theater. In the first meeting with her staff Flanagan expressed her willingness to follow Roosevelt's experimental approach to public policy: \"In a changing world, a world of experiment, the stage too must experiment - with ideas, with the psychological relationship of men and women, with color and light.... The theatre must grow up.\"","Flanagan pursued her ideal of developing the relationship between the Federal Theatre and the federal government: \"Any theatre sponsored by the government of the United States should do no plays of a cheap, trivial, outworn or vulgar nature, but only such plays as the Government can stand proudly behind in a planned theatrical program, national in scope, regional in emphasis, and American in democratic attitude.\" To Flanagan, it was imperative that this new theater should be progressive and experimental, yet within a patriotic and informative framework.","The productions that best embodied Flanagan's views on theater were the Living Newspapers. These hard-hitting, poignant plays dealt with contemporary factual material, dramatizing issues such as housing, agriculture, labor, and destitution. Always ending on an upbeat note, Living Newspapers underscored the importance of hard work and morality in overcoming difficult times. Living Newspaper titles include: Triple A Plowed Under, Injunction Granted, One Third of a Nation, and Spirochete.","The Federal Theatre was noted for employing black Americans at a time when the Federal Government did not actively protect the rights of minorities. The \"Negro Theater\" (as it was called in the 1930s) was an established industry before the Depression, and it greatly contributed to the success of the Federal Theatre Project. Some of the most spectacular productions were put on by black theater professionals, for example: Macbeth, Haiti, Turpentine, Run Little Chillun, and The Trial of Dr. Beck.","Processed by Monica Johnson and Joey Romeo in 2012. EAD markup completed by Monica Johnson and Joey Romeo in 2012.","Special Collections and Archives holds the Federal Theatre Project collection, which includes numerous personal and organizational records as well as oral histories.","This collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives.","Series one is titled Production Photographs. The series is comprised of photographs and negatives relating to productions, the majority of which are scene shots and portraits of employees, but the series also includes portraits of well-known figures of the day such as Eleanor Roosevelt and the Scottsboro Boys, and prints of audiences, caravan theater, children's theater, circus, community theater presentation, marionette construction, office personnel, posters, radio performances, rehearsals, sets, behind-the-scenes techniques, vaudeville, and workshops. Included are scene and stage production shots from living newspaper productions, such as \"Triple-A Plowed Under,\" \"Injunction Granted,\" \"1935,\" \"One-Third of a Nation,\" \"Power,\" and \"Spirochete,\" as well as from the Negro, Yiddish, and Radio units. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 1 to 82. It is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city; by surname; or by subject. Some of the subjects included are audience, circus, dance, marionette, publicity, set, technical, theatres, and workshops. Duplicates can be found both within folders and across folders (more than one folder with the same heading); oversize duplicates are included in series two.","Series two is titled Oversize Production Photographs. The series is comprised of photographs relating to productions, including scene shots, stage and set shots, and portraits. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 83 to 88. The series is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city, or by subject. This series includes oversize duplicates from photographs contained in series one and series three.","Series three is titled Portraits. The series is comprised of headshots and portraits of actors, actresses, and directors involved in Federal Theatre productions. The series includes portraits of unidentified actors and actresses from various plays, such as \"It Can't Happen Here,\" \"No More Peace,\" \"Power,\" \"Sing for Your Supper,\" \"Processional,\" etc. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 88 to 93. The series is arranged alphabetically by surname. Duplicates can be found both within folders and across folders (more than one folder with the same heading); oversize duplicates are included in series two.","Series four is titled Microfiche. The series contains microfiche featuring a variety of subjects that are related to the Federal Theater Project. Each file contains at least one negative and one positive of each subject with most of the files having duplicates. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 95 to 104. It is arranged alphabetically by production title, by surname, or by subject. Some of the subjects included are actors, actresses, authors, audience, circus, dance, directors, employees, marionette, publicity, scenes, set, technical, theatres, and workshops.","Series five is titled Printing Materials. This series is split into three subseries: Zinc Plates and Mats, Woodblocks, and Mimeographs.This series contains zinc plates, mats, mimeographs and woodblocks that were used in the production of publications for the Federal Theater Project. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 105 to 112. The series is arranged alphabetically starting with productions and then going into portraits.","There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Federal Theatre Project Photographs collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.","This collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives.","George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939"],"collection_ssim":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["C0205"],"unitid_tesim":["C0205"],"repository_ssm":["George Mason University"],"repository_ssim":["George Mason University"],"creator_ssm":["Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)"],"creator_ssim":["Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)"],"creator_corpname_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)"],"creators_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)"],"access_terms_ssm":["There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Federal Theatre Project Photographs collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Donated by the Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, and acquired through purchase."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Actors--Photographs.","Theatre--New York--New York.","Negatives.","Photographs.","Portraits."],"access_subjects_ssm":["Actors--Photographs.","Theatre--New York--New York.","Negatives.","Photographs.","Portraits."],"has_online_content_ssim":["true"],"extent_ssm":["47.0 linear feet (112 boxes)"],"extent_tesim":["47.0 linear feet (112 boxes)"],"date_range_isim":[1936,1937,1938,1939],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no access restrictions.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["There are no access restrictions."],"altformavail_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe costumes and set designs are also available as a series in the \n                \u003cextptr type=\"simple\" show=\"new\" title=\"FTP digital collection\" href=\"http://www.aladin0.wrlc.org/gsdl/collect/ftpp/ftpp.shtml\"\u003e\u003c/extptr\u003e. There are photographs from this collection and other FTP collections in the \n                \u003cextptr type=\"simple\" show=\"new\" title=\"Federal Theatre Project collection\" href=\"http://images.gmu.edu/luna/servlet/GMUDPSdps~23~23\"\u003e\u003c/extptr\u003e There are also 35 mm microfiche negatives made from original Federal Theatre Project photographs in the early 1980s.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"altformavail_heading_ssm":["Alternative Form Available"],"altformavail_tesim":["The costumes and set designs are also available as a series in the \n                . There are photographs from this collection and other FTP collections in the \n                 There are also 35 mm microfiche negatives made from original Federal Theatre Project photographs in the early 1980s."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection is organized into three series. Series one is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city; by surname; or by subject. Series two is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city, or by subject. Series three is arranged alphabetically by surname.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003clist type=\"ordered\"\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 1: Production Photographs, 1936-1939\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 2: Oversize Production Photographs,1936-1939\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 3: Portraits, 1936-1939\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 4: Microfiche, 1936-1939\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 5: Printing Materials, 1936-1939\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/list\u003e\n    "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["This collection is organized into three series. Series one is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city; by surname; or by subject. Series two is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city, or by subject. Series three is arranged alphabetically by surname.","Series 1: Production Photographs, 1936-1939\n        Series 2: Oversize Production Photographs,1936-1939\n        Series 3: Portraits, 1936-1939\n        Series 4: Microfiche, 1936-1939\n        Series 5: Printing Materials, 1936-1939"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOrganized in 1935, The Federal Theatre Project flourished as the first and only federally sponsored and subsidized theater program in the United States until its end in 1939. The FTP was a division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which provided employment for large numbers of artists, writers, and performers during the Great Depression (1929-1939). Directed by Hallie Flanagan (1880-1969), the FTP provided employment for theatrical professionals throughout the United States during the Great Depression. Actors, playwrights, scene designers and builders, seamstresses, lighting experts, ushers, box-office men, and stagehands all found employment through the FTP.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eLike many New Deal programs implemented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Federal Theatre Project was intended not only to benefit its participants, but also to enrich the condition of the nation. Theater was a distinguished part of American popular culture, but the economic downturn of the Depression had bankrupted the entire theater industry. As the theater houses closed down, the nation was left without an outlet for theatrical creativity. According to Hallie Flanagan, this hurt the nation as much as it hurt the theater industry - indeed, the nation was their audience and the theater could provide entertaining distractions from the effects of Depression as well as offer commentary on present conditions.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eBut it was not enough to simply return to the pre-Depression concept of theater. In the first meeting with her staff Flanagan expressed her willingness to follow Roosevelt's experimental approach to public policy: \"In a changing world, a world of experiment, the stage too must experiment - with ideas, with the psychological relationship of men and women, with color and light.... The theatre must grow up.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eFlanagan pursued her ideal of developing the relationship between the Federal Theatre and the federal government: \"Any theatre sponsored by the government of the United States should do no plays of a cheap, trivial, outworn or vulgar nature, but only such plays as the Government can stand proudly behind in a planned theatrical program, national in scope, regional in emphasis, and American in democratic attitude.\" To Flanagan, it was imperative that this new theater should be progressive and experimental, yet within a patriotic and informative framework.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe productions that best embodied Flanagan's views on theater were the Living Newspapers. These hard-hitting, poignant plays dealt with contemporary factual material, dramatizing issues such as housing, agriculture, labor, and destitution. Always ending on an upbeat note, Living Newspapers underscored the importance of hard work and morality in overcoming difficult times. Living Newspaper titles include: Triple A Plowed Under, Injunction Granted, One Third of a Nation, and Spirochete.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe Federal Theatre was noted for employing black Americans at a time when the Federal Government did not actively protect the rights of minorities. The \"Negro Theater\" (as it was called in the 1930s) was an established industry before the Depression, and it greatly contributed to the success of the Federal Theatre Project. Some of the most spectacular productions were put on by black theater professionals, for example: Macbeth, Haiti, Turpentine, Run Little Chillun, and The Trial of Dr. Beck.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Historical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Organized in 1935, The Federal Theatre Project flourished as the first and only federally sponsored and subsidized theater program in the United States until its end in 1939. The FTP was a division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which provided employment for large numbers of artists, writers, and performers during the Great Depression (1929-1939). Directed by Hallie Flanagan (1880-1969), the FTP provided employment for theatrical professionals throughout the United States during the Great Depression. Actors, playwrights, scene designers and builders, seamstresses, lighting experts, ushers, box-office men, and stagehands all found employment through the FTP.","Like many New Deal programs implemented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Federal Theatre Project was intended not only to benefit its participants, but also to enrich the condition of the nation. Theater was a distinguished part of American popular culture, but the economic downturn of the Depression had bankrupted the entire theater industry. As the theater houses closed down, the nation was left without an outlet for theatrical creativity. According to Hallie Flanagan, this hurt the nation as much as it hurt the theater industry - indeed, the nation was their audience and the theater could provide entertaining distractions from the effects of Depression as well as offer commentary on present conditions.","But it was not enough to simply return to the pre-Depression concept of theater. In the first meeting with her staff Flanagan expressed her willingness to follow Roosevelt's experimental approach to public policy: \"In a changing world, a world of experiment, the stage too must experiment - with ideas, with the psychological relationship of men and women, with color and light.... The theatre must grow up.\"","Flanagan pursued her ideal of developing the relationship between the Federal Theatre and the federal government: \"Any theatre sponsored by the government of the United States should do no plays of a cheap, trivial, outworn or vulgar nature, but only such plays as the Government can stand proudly behind in a planned theatrical program, national in scope, regional in emphasis, and American in democratic attitude.\" To Flanagan, it was imperative that this new theater should be progressive and experimental, yet within a patriotic and informative framework.","The productions that best embodied Flanagan's views on theater were the Living Newspapers. These hard-hitting, poignant plays dealt with contemporary factual material, dramatizing issues such as housing, agriculture, labor, and destitution. Always ending on an upbeat note, Living Newspapers underscored the importance of hard work and morality in overcoming difficult times. Living Newspaper titles include: Triple A Plowed Under, Injunction Granted, One Third of a Nation, and Spirochete.","The Federal Theatre was noted for employing black Americans at a time when the Federal Government did not actively protect the rights of minorities. The \"Negro Theater\" (as it was called in the 1930s) was an established industry before the Depression, and it greatly contributed to the success of the Federal Theatre Project. Some of the most spectacular productions were put on by black theater professionals, for example: Macbeth, Haiti, Turpentine, Run Little Chillun, and The Trial of Dr. Beck."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFederal Theatre Project Photographs, C0205, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"prefercite_tesim":["Federal Theatre Project Photographs, C0205, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProcessed by Monica Johnson and Joey Romeo in 2012. EAD markup completed by Monica Johnson and Joey Romeo in 2012.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["Processed by Monica Johnson and Joey Romeo in 2012. EAD markup completed by Monica Johnson and Joey Romeo in 2012."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSpecial Collections and Archives holds the Federal Theatre Project collection, which includes numerous personal and organizational records as well as oral histories.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Special Collections and Archives holds the Federal Theatre Project collection, which includes numerous personal and organizational records as well as oral histories."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries one is titled Production Photographs. The series is comprised of photographs and negatives relating to productions, the majority of which are scene shots and portraits of employees, but the series also includes portraits of well-known figures of the day such as Eleanor Roosevelt and the Scottsboro Boys, and prints of audiences, caravan theater, children's theater, circus, community theater presentation, marionette construction, office personnel, posters, radio performances, rehearsals, sets, behind-the-scenes techniques, vaudeville, and workshops. Included are scene and stage production shots from living newspaper productions, such as \"Triple-A Plowed Under,\" \"Injunction Granted,\" \"1935,\" \"One-Third of a Nation,\" \"Power,\" and \"Spirochete,\" as well as from the Negro, Yiddish, and Radio units. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 1 to 82. It is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city; by surname; or by subject. Some of the subjects included are audience, circus, dance, marionette, publicity, set, technical, theatres, and workshops. Duplicates can be found both within folders and across folders (more than one folder with the same heading); oversize duplicates are included in series two.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries two is titled Oversize Production Photographs. The series is comprised of photographs relating to productions, including scene shots, stage and set shots, and portraits. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 83 to 88. The series is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city, or by subject. This series includes oversize duplicates from photographs contained in series one and series three.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries three is titled Portraits. The series is comprised of headshots and portraits of actors, actresses, and directors involved in Federal Theatre productions. The series includes portraits of unidentified actors and actresses from various plays, such as \"It Can't Happen Here,\" \"No More Peace,\" \"Power,\" \"Sing for Your Supper,\" \"Processional,\" etc. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 88 to 93. The series is arranged alphabetically by surname. Duplicates can be found both within folders and across folders (more than one folder with the same heading); oversize duplicates are included in series two.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries four is titled Microfiche. The series contains microfiche featuring a variety of subjects that are related to the Federal Theater Project. Each file contains at least one negative and one positive of each subject with most of the files having duplicates. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 95 to 104. It is arranged alphabetically by production title, by surname, or by subject. Some of the subjects included are actors, actresses, authors, audience, circus, dance, directors, employees, marionette, publicity, scenes, set, technical, theatres, and workshops.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries five is titled Printing Materials. This series is split into three subseries: Zinc Plates and Mats, Woodblocks, and Mimeographs.This series contains zinc plates, mats, mimeographs and woodblocks that were used in the production of publications for the Federal Theater Project. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 105 to 112. The series is arranged alphabetically starting with productions and then going into portraits.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives.","Series one is titled Production Photographs. The series is comprised of photographs and negatives relating to productions, the majority of which are scene shots and portraits of employees, but the series also includes portraits of well-known figures of the day such as Eleanor Roosevelt and the Scottsboro Boys, and prints of audiences, caravan theater, children's theater, circus, community theater presentation, marionette construction, office personnel, posters, radio performances, rehearsals, sets, behind-the-scenes techniques, vaudeville, and workshops. Included are scene and stage production shots from living newspaper productions, such as \"Triple-A Plowed Under,\" \"Injunction Granted,\" \"1935,\" \"One-Third of a Nation,\" \"Power,\" and \"Spirochete,\" as well as from the Negro, Yiddish, and Radio units. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 1 to 82. It is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city; by surname; or by subject. Some of the subjects included are audience, circus, dance, marionette, publicity, set, technical, theatres, and workshops. Duplicates can be found both within folders and across folders (more than one folder with the same heading); oversize duplicates are included in series two.","Series two is titled Oversize Production Photographs. The series is comprised of photographs relating to productions, including scene shots, stage and set shots, and portraits. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 83 to 88. The series is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city, or by subject. This series includes oversize duplicates from photographs contained in series one and series three.","Series three is titled Portraits. The series is comprised of headshots and portraits of actors, actresses, and directors involved in Federal Theatre productions. The series includes portraits of unidentified actors and actresses from various plays, such as \"It Can't Happen Here,\" \"No More Peace,\" \"Power,\" \"Sing for Your Supper,\" \"Processional,\" etc. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 88 to 93. The series is arranged alphabetically by surname. Duplicates can be found both within folders and across folders (more than one folder with the same heading); oversize duplicates are included in series two.","Series four is titled Microfiche. The series contains microfiche featuring a variety of subjects that are related to the Federal Theater Project. Each file contains at least one negative and one positive of each subject with most of the files having duplicates. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 95 to 104. It is arranged alphabetically by production title, by surname, or by subject. Some of the subjects included are actors, actresses, authors, audience, circus, dance, directors, employees, marionette, publicity, scenes, set, technical, theatres, and workshops.","Series five is titled Printing Materials. This series is split into three subseries: Zinc Plates and Mats, Woodblocks, and Mimeographs.This series contains zinc plates, mats, mimeographs and woodblocks that were used in the production of publications for the Federal Theater Project. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 105 to 112. The series is arranged alphabetically starting with productions and then going into portraits."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Federal Theatre Project Photographs collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Federal Theatre Project Photographs collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"ref2653\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThis collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n      "],"abstract_tesim":["This collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives."],"corpname_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)"],"names_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)"],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":3845,"online_item_count_is":48,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:19:57.213Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c26_c01"}},{"id":"vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c26_c02","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"Ah, Wilderness production photograph, 1938","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c26_c02#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c26_c02","ref_ssm":["vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c26_c02"],"id":"vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c26_c02","ead_ssi":"vifgm_ftpphoto","_root_":"vifgm_ftpphoto","_nest_parent_":"vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c26","parent_ssi":"vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c26","parent_ssim":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939","Series 1: Production Photographs, 1936/1939","Ah, Wilderness (New Orleans, Louisiana), 1938"],"parent_ids_ssim":["vifgm_ftpphoto","vifgm_ftpphoto_c01","vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c26"],"title_filing_ssi":"Ah, Wilderness production photograph","title_ssm":["Ah, Wilderness production photograph"],"title_tesim":["Ah, Wilderness production photograph"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Ah, Wilderness production photograph, 1938"],"text":["Ah, Wilderness production photograph, 1938","Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939","Series 1: Production Photographs, 1936/1939","Ah, Wilderness (New Orleans, Louisiana), 1938"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939","Series 1: Production Photographs, 1936/1939","Ah, Wilderness (New Orleans, Louisiana), 1938"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939","Series 1: Production Photographs, 1936/1939","Ah, Wilderness (New Orleans, Louisiana), 1938"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1938"],"unitdate_other_ssim":["June 3, 1938"],"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"component_level_isim":[3],"sort_isi":31,"repository_ssim":["George Mason University"],"collection_ssim":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939"],"has_online_content_ssim":["true"],"digital_objects_ssm":["{\"label\": \"Ah, Wilderness production photograph\", \"href\": \"http://images.gmu.edu/luna/servlet/s/4juyk5\"}"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"parent_access_restrict_tesm":["There are no access restrictions."],"parent_access_terms_tesm":["There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Federal Theatre Project Photographs collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"date_range_isim":[1938],"_nest_path_":"/components#0/components#25/components#1","timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:19:57.213Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"vifgm_ftpphoto","ead_ssi":"vifgm_ftpphoto","_root_":"vifgm_ftpphoto","_nest_parent_":"vifgm_ftpphoto","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/gmu/ftpphoto.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/ftpphoto.html","title_ssm":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection"],"title_tesim":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection"],"unitdate_ssm":["1936-1939"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1936-1939"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1936/1939"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939"],"text":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939","C0205","Actors--Photographs.","Theatre--New York--New York.","Negatives.","Photographs.","Portraits.","There are no access restrictions.","The costumes and set designs are also available as a series in the \n                . There are photographs from this collection and other FTP collections in the \n                 There are also 35 mm microfiche negatives made from original Federal Theatre Project photographs in the early 1980s.","This collection is organized into three series. Series one is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city; by surname; or by subject. Series two is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city, or by subject. Series three is arranged alphabetically by surname.","Series 1: Production Photographs, 1936-1939\n        Series 2: Oversize Production Photographs,1936-1939\n        Series 3: Portraits, 1936-1939\n        Series 4: Microfiche, 1936-1939\n        Series 5: Printing Materials, 1936-1939","Organized in 1935, The Federal Theatre Project flourished as the first and only federally sponsored and subsidized theater program in the United States until its end in 1939. The FTP was a division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which provided employment for large numbers of artists, writers, and performers during the Great Depression (1929-1939). Directed by Hallie Flanagan (1880-1969), the FTP provided employment for theatrical professionals throughout the United States during the Great Depression. Actors, playwrights, scene designers and builders, seamstresses, lighting experts, ushers, box-office men, and stagehands all found employment through the FTP.","Like many New Deal programs implemented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Federal Theatre Project was intended not only to benefit its participants, but also to enrich the condition of the nation. Theater was a distinguished part of American popular culture, but the economic downturn of the Depression had bankrupted the entire theater industry. As the theater houses closed down, the nation was left without an outlet for theatrical creativity. According to Hallie Flanagan, this hurt the nation as much as it hurt the theater industry - indeed, the nation was their audience and the theater could provide entertaining distractions from the effects of Depression as well as offer commentary on present conditions.","But it was not enough to simply return to the pre-Depression concept of theater. In the first meeting with her staff Flanagan expressed her willingness to follow Roosevelt's experimental approach to public policy: \"In a changing world, a world of experiment, the stage too must experiment - with ideas, with the psychological relationship of men and women, with color and light.... The theatre must grow up.\"","Flanagan pursued her ideal of developing the relationship between the Federal Theatre and the federal government: \"Any theatre sponsored by the government of the United States should do no plays of a cheap, trivial, outworn or vulgar nature, but only such plays as the Government can stand proudly behind in a planned theatrical program, national in scope, regional in emphasis, and American in democratic attitude.\" To Flanagan, it was imperative that this new theater should be progressive and experimental, yet within a patriotic and informative framework.","The productions that best embodied Flanagan's views on theater were the Living Newspapers. These hard-hitting, poignant plays dealt with contemporary factual material, dramatizing issues such as housing, agriculture, labor, and destitution. Always ending on an upbeat note, Living Newspapers underscored the importance of hard work and morality in overcoming difficult times. Living Newspaper titles include: Triple A Plowed Under, Injunction Granted, One Third of a Nation, and Spirochete.","The Federal Theatre was noted for employing black Americans at a time when the Federal Government did not actively protect the rights of minorities. The \"Negro Theater\" (as it was called in the 1930s) was an established industry before the Depression, and it greatly contributed to the success of the Federal Theatre Project. Some of the most spectacular productions were put on by black theater professionals, for example: Macbeth, Haiti, Turpentine, Run Little Chillun, and The Trial of Dr. Beck.","Processed by Monica Johnson and Joey Romeo in 2012. EAD markup completed by Monica Johnson and Joey Romeo in 2012.","Special Collections and Archives holds the Federal Theatre Project collection, which includes numerous personal and organizational records as well as oral histories.","This collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives.","Series one is titled Production Photographs. The series is comprised of photographs and negatives relating to productions, the majority of which are scene shots and portraits of employees, but the series also includes portraits of well-known figures of the day such as Eleanor Roosevelt and the Scottsboro Boys, and prints of audiences, caravan theater, children's theater, circus, community theater presentation, marionette construction, office personnel, posters, radio performances, rehearsals, sets, behind-the-scenes techniques, vaudeville, and workshops. Included are scene and stage production shots from living newspaper productions, such as \"Triple-A Plowed Under,\" \"Injunction Granted,\" \"1935,\" \"One-Third of a Nation,\" \"Power,\" and \"Spirochete,\" as well as from the Negro, Yiddish, and Radio units. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 1 to 82. It is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city; by surname; or by subject. Some of the subjects included are audience, circus, dance, marionette, publicity, set, technical, theatres, and workshops. Duplicates can be found both within folders and across folders (more than one folder with the same heading); oversize duplicates are included in series two.","Series two is titled Oversize Production Photographs. The series is comprised of photographs relating to productions, including scene shots, stage and set shots, and portraits. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 83 to 88. The series is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city, or by subject. This series includes oversize duplicates from photographs contained in series one and series three.","Series three is titled Portraits. The series is comprised of headshots and portraits of actors, actresses, and directors involved in Federal Theatre productions. The series includes portraits of unidentified actors and actresses from various plays, such as \"It Can't Happen Here,\" \"No More Peace,\" \"Power,\" \"Sing for Your Supper,\" \"Processional,\" etc. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 88 to 93. The series is arranged alphabetically by surname. Duplicates can be found both within folders and across folders (more than one folder with the same heading); oversize duplicates are included in series two.","Series four is titled Microfiche. The series contains microfiche featuring a variety of subjects that are related to the Federal Theater Project. Each file contains at least one negative and one positive of each subject with most of the files having duplicates. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 95 to 104. It is arranged alphabetically by production title, by surname, or by subject. Some of the subjects included are actors, actresses, authors, audience, circus, dance, directors, employees, marionette, publicity, scenes, set, technical, theatres, and workshops.","Series five is titled Printing Materials. This series is split into three subseries: Zinc Plates and Mats, Woodblocks, and Mimeographs.This series contains zinc plates, mats, mimeographs and woodblocks that were used in the production of publications for the Federal Theater Project. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 105 to 112. The series is arranged alphabetically starting with productions and then going into portraits.","There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Federal Theatre Project Photographs collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.","This collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives.","George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939"],"collection_ssim":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["C0205"],"unitid_tesim":["C0205"],"repository_ssm":["George Mason University"],"repository_ssim":["George Mason University"],"creator_ssm":["Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)"],"creator_ssim":["Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)"],"creator_corpname_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)"],"creators_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)"],"access_terms_ssm":["There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Federal Theatre Project Photographs collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Donated by the Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, and acquired through purchase."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Actors--Photographs.","Theatre--New York--New York.","Negatives.","Photographs.","Portraits."],"access_subjects_ssm":["Actors--Photographs.","Theatre--New York--New York.","Negatives.","Photographs.","Portraits."],"has_online_content_ssim":["true"],"extent_ssm":["47.0 linear feet (112 boxes)"],"extent_tesim":["47.0 linear feet (112 boxes)"],"date_range_isim":[1936,1937,1938,1939],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no access restrictions.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["There are no access restrictions."],"altformavail_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe costumes and set designs are also available as a series in the \n                \u003cextptr type=\"simple\" show=\"new\" title=\"FTP digital collection\" href=\"http://www.aladin0.wrlc.org/gsdl/collect/ftpp/ftpp.shtml\"\u003e\u003c/extptr\u003e. There are photographs from this collection and other FTP collections in the \n                \u003cextptr type=\"simple\" show=\"new\" title=\"Federal Theatre Project collection\" href=\"http://images.gmu.edu/luna/servlet/GMUDPSdps~23~23\"\u003e\u003c/extptr\u003e There are also 35 mm microfiche negatives made from original Federal Theatre Project photographs in the early 1980s.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"altformavail_heading_ssm":["Alternative Form Available"],"altformavail_tesim":["The costumes and set designs are also available as a series in the \n                . There are photographs from this collection and other FTP collections in the \n                 There are also 35 mm microfiche negatives made from original Federal Theatre Project photographs in the early 1980s."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection is organized into three series. Series one is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city; by surname; or by subject. Series two is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city, or by subject. Series three is arranged alphabetically by surname.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003clist type=\"ordered\"\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 1: Production Photographs, 1936-1939\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 2: Oversize Production Photographs,1936-1939\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 3: Portraits, 1936-1939\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 4: Microfiche, 1936-1939\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 5: Printing Materials, 1936-1939\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/list\u003e\n    "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["This collection is organized into three series. Series one is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city; by surname; or by subject. Series two is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city, or by subject. Series three is arranged alphabetically by surname.","Series 1: Production Photographs, 1936-1939\n        Series 2: Oversize Production Photographs,1936-1939\n        Series 3: Portraits, 1936-1939\n        Series 4: Microfiche, 1936-1939\n        Series 5: Printing Materials, 1936-1939"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOrganized in 1935, The Federal Theatre Project flourished as the first and only federally sponsored and subsidized theater program in the United States until its end in 1939. The FTP was a division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which provided employment for large numbers of artists, writers, and performers during the Great Depression (1929-1939). Directed by Hallie Flanagan (1880-1969), the FTP provided employment for theatrical professionals throughout the United States during the Great Depression. Actors, playwrights, scene designers and builders, seamstresses, lighting experts, ushers, box-office men, and stagehands all found employment through the FTP.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eLike many New Deal programs implemented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Federal Theatre Project was intended not only to benefit its participants, but also to enrich the condition of the nation. Theater was a distinguished part of American popular culture, but the economic downturn of the Depression had bankrupted the entire theater industry. As the theater houses closed down, the nation was left without an outlet for theatrical creativity. According to Hallie Flanagan, this hurt the nation as much as it hurt the theater industry - indeed, the nation was their audience and the theater could provide entertaining distractions from the effects of Depression as well as offer commentary on present conditions.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eBut it was not enough to simply return to the pre-Depression concept of theater. In the first meeting with her staff Flanagan expressed her willingness to follow Roosevelt's experimental approach to public policy: \"In a changing world, a world of experiment, the stage too must experiment - with ideas, with the psychological relationship of men and women, with color and light.... The theatre must grow up.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eFlanagan pursued her ideal of developing the relationship between the Federal Theatre and the federal government: \"Any theatre sponsored by the government of the United States should do no plays of a cheap, trivial, outworn or vulgar nature, but only such plays as the Government can stand proudly behind in a planned theatrical program, national in scope, regional in emphasis, and American in democratic attitude.\" To Flanagan, it was imperative that this new theater should be progressive and experimental, yet within a patriotic and informative framework.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe productions that best embodied Flanagan's views on theater were the Living Newspapers. These hard-hitting, poignant plays dealt with contemporary factual material, dramatizing issues such as housing, agriculture, labor, and destitution. Always ending on an upbeat note, Living Newspapers underscored the importance of hard work and morality in overcoming difficult times. Living Newspaper titles include: Triple A Plowed Under, Injunction Granted, One Third of a Nation, and Spirochete.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe Federal Theatre was noted for employing black Americans at a time when the Federal Government did not actively protect the rights of minorities. The \"Negro Theater\" (as it was called in the 1930s) was an established industry before the Depression, and it greatly contributed to the success of the Federal Theatre Project. Some of the most spectacular productions were put on by black theater professionals, for example: Macbeth, Haiti, Turpentine, Run Little Chillun, and The Trial of Dr. Beck.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Historical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Organized in 1935, The Federal Theatre Project flourished as the first and only federally sponsored and subsidized theater program in the United States until its end in 1939. The FTP was a division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which provided employment for large numbers of artists, writers, and performers during the Great Depression (1929-1939). Directed by Hallie Flanagan (1880-1969), the FTP provided employment for theatrical professionals throughout the United States during the Great Depression. Actors, playwrights, scene designers and builders, seamstresses, lighting experts, ushers, box-office men, and stagehands all found employment through the FTP.","Like many New Deal programs implemented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Federal Theatre Project was intended not only to benefit its participants, but also to enrich the condition of the nation. Theater was a distinguished part of American popular culture, but the economic downturn of the Depression had bankrupted the entire theater industry. As the theater houses closed down, the nation was left without an outlet for theatrical creativity. According to Hallie Flanagan, this hurt the nation as much as it hurt the theater industry - indeed, the nation was their audience and the theater could provide entertaining distractions from the effects of Depression as well as offer commentary on present conditions.","But it was not enough to simply return to the pre-Depression concept of theater. In the first meeting with her staff Flanagan expressed her willingness to follow Roosevelt's experimental approach to public policy: \"In a changing world, a world of experiment, the stage too must experiment - with ideas, with the psychological relationship of men and women, with color and light.... The theatre must grow up.\"","Flanagan pursued her ideal of developing the relationship between the Federal Theatre and the federal government: \"Any theatre sponsored by the government of the United States should do no plays of a cheap, trivial, outworn or vulgar nature, but only such plays as the Government can stand proudly behind in a planned theatrical program, national in scope, regional in emphasis, and American in democratic attitude.\" To Flanagan, it was imperative that this new theater should be progressive and experimental, yet within a patriotic and informative framework.","The productions that best embodied Flanagan's views on theater were the Living Newspapers. These hard-hitting, poignant plays dealt with contemporary factual material, dramatizing issues such as housing, agriculture, labor, and destitution. Always ending on an upbeat note, Living Newspapers underscored the importance of hard work and morality in overcoming difficult times. Living Newspaper titles include: Triple A Plowed Under, Injunction Granted, One Third of a Nation, and Spirochete.","The Federal Theatre was noted for employing black Americans at a time when the Federal Government did not actively protect the rights of minorities. The \"Negro Theater\" (as it was called in the 1930s) was an established industry before the Depression, and it greatly contributed to the success of the Federal Theatre Project. Some of the most spectacular productions were put on by black theater professionals, for example: Macbeth, Haiti, Turpentine, Run Little Chillun, and The Trial of Dr. Beck."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFederal Theatre Project Photographs, C0205, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"prefercite_tesim":["Federal Theatre Project Photographs, C0205, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProcessed by Monica Johnson and Joey Romeo in 2012. EAD markup completed by Monica Johnson and Joey Romeo in 2012.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["Processed by Monica Johnson and Joey Romeo in 2012. EAD markup completed by Monica Johnson and Joey Romeo in 2012."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSpecial Collections and Archives holds the Federal Theatre Project collection, which includes numerous personal and organizational records as well as oral histories.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Special Collections and Archives holds the Federal Theatre Project collection, which includes numerous personal and organizational records as well as oral histories."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries one is titled Production Photographs. The series is comprised of photographs and negatives relating to productions, the majority of which are scene shots and portraits of employees, but the series also includes portraits of well-known figures of the day such as Eleanor Roosevelt and the Scottsboro Boys, and prints of audiences, caravan theater, children's theater, circus, community theater presentation, marionette construction, office personnel, posters, radio performances, rehearsals, sets, behind-the-scenes techniques, vaudeville, and workshops. Included are scene and stage production shots from living newspaper productions, such as \"Triple-A Plowed Under,\" \"Injunction Granted,\" \"1935,\" \"One-Third of a Nation,\" \"Power,\" and \"Spirochete,\" as well as from the Negro, Yiddish, and Radio units. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 1 to 82. It is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city; by surname; or by subject. Some of the subjects included are audience, circus, dance, marionette, publicity, set, technical, theatres, and workshops. Duplicates can be found both within folders and across folders (more than one folder with the same heading); oversize duplicates are included in series two.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries two is titled Oversize Production Photographs. The series is comprised of photographs relating to productions, including scene shots, stage and set shots, and portraits. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 83 to 88. The series is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city, or by subject. This series includes oversize duplicates from photographs contained in series one and series three.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries three is titled Portraits. The series is comprised of headshots and portraits of actors, actresses, and directors involved in Federal Theatre productions. The series includes portraits of unidentified actors and actresses from various plays, such as \"It Can't Happen Here,\" \"No More Peace,\" \"Power,\" \"Sing for Your Supper,\" \"Processional,\" etc. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 88 to 93. The series is arranged alphabetically by surname. Duplicates can be found both within folders and across folders (more than one folder with the same heading); oversize duplicates are included in series two.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries four is titled Microfiche. The series contains microfiche featuring a variety of subjects that are related to the Federal Theater Project. Each file contains at least one negative and one positive of each subject with most of the files having duplicates. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 95 to 104. It is arranged alphabetically by production title, by surname, or by subject. Some of the subjects included are actors, actresses, authors, audience, circus, dance, directors, employees, marionette, publicity, scenes, set, technical, theatres, and workshops.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries five is titled Printing Materials. This series is split into three subseries: Zinc Plates and Mats, Woodblocks, and Mimeographs.This series contains zinc plates, mats, mimeographs and woodblocks that were used in the production of publications for the Federal Theater Project. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 105 to 112. The series is arranged alphabetically starting with productions and then going into portraits.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives.","Series one is titled Production Photographs. The series is comprised of photographs and negatives relating to productions, the majority of which are scene shots and portraits of employees, but the series also includes portraits of well-known figures of the day such as Eleanor Roosevelt and the Scottsboro Boys, and prints of audiences, caravan theater, children's theater, circus, community theater presentation, marionette construction, office personnel, posters, radio performances, rehearsals, sets, behind-the-scenes techniques, vaudeville, and workshops. Included are scene and stage production shots from living newspaper productions, such as \"Triple-A Plowed Under,\" \"Injunction Granted,\" \"1935,\" \"One-Third of a Nation,\" \"Power,\" and \"Spirochete,\" as well as from the Negro, Yiddish, and Radio units. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 1 to 82. It is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city; by surname; or by subject. Some of the subjects included are audience, circus, dance, marionette, publicity, set, technical, theatres, and workshops. Duplicates can be found both within folders and across folders (more than one folder with the same heading); oversize duplicates are included in series two.","Series two is titled Oversize Production Photographs. The series is comprised of photographs relating to productions, including scene shots, stage and set shots, and portraits. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 83 to 88. The series is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city, or by subject. This series includes oversize duplicates from photographs contained in series one and series three.","Series three is titled Portraits. The series is comprised of headshots and portraits of actors, actresses, and directors involved in Federal Theatre productions. The series includes portraits of unidentified actors and actresses from various plays, such as \"It Can't Happen Here,\" \"No More Peace,\" \"Power,\" \"Sing for Your Supper,\" \"Processional,\" etc. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 88 to 93. The series is arranged alphabetically by surname. Duplicates can be found both within folders and across folders (more than one folder with the same heading); oversize duplicates are included in series two.","Series four is titled Microfiche. The series contains microfiche featuring a variety of subjects that are related to the Federal Theater Project. Each file contains at least one negative and one positive of each subject with most of the files having duplicates. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 95 to 104. It is arranged alphabetically by production title, by surname, or by subject. Some of the subjects included are actors, actresses, authors, audience, circus, dance, directors, employees, marionette, publicity, scenes, set, technical, theatres, and workshops.","Series five is titled Printing Materials. This series is split into three subseries: Zinc Plates and Mats, Woodblocks, and Mimeographs.This series contains zinc plates, mats, mimeographs and woodblocks that were used in the production of publications for the Federal Theater Project. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 105 to 112. The series is arranged alphabetically starting with productions and then going into portraits."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Federal Theatre Project Photographs collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Federal Theatre Project Photographs collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"ref2653\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThis collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n      "],"abstract_tesim":["This collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives."],"corpname_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)"],"names_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)"],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":3845,"online_item_count_is":48,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:19:57.213Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c26_c02"}},{"id":"vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c26_c03","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"Ah, Wilderness production photograph, 1938","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c26_c03#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c26_c03","ref_ssm":["vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c26_c03"],"id":"vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c26_c03","ead_ssi":"vifgm_ftpphoto","_root_":"vifgm_ftpphoto","_nest_parent_":"vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c26","parent_ssi":"vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c26","parent_ssim":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939","Series 1: Production Photographs, 1936/1939","Ah, Wilderness (New Orleans, Louisiana), 1938"],"parent_ids_ssim":["vifgm_ftpphoto","vifgm_ftpphoto_c01","vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c26"],"title_filing_ssi":"Ah, Wilderness production photograph","title_ssm":["Ah, Wilderness production photograph"],"title_tesim":["Ah, Wilderness production photograph"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Ah, Wilderness production photograph, 1938"],"text":["Ah, Wilderness production photograph, 1938","Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939","Series 1: Production Photographs, 1936/1939","Ah, Wilderness (New Orleans, Louisiana), 1938"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939","Series 1: Production Photographs, 1936/1939","Ah, Wilderness (New Orleans, Louisiana), 1938"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939","Series 1: Production Photographs, 1936/1939","Ah, Wilderness (New Orleans, Louisiana), 1938"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1938"],"unitdate_other_ssim":["June 3, 1938"],"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"component_level_isim":[3],"sort_isi":32,"repository_ssim":["George Mason University"],"collection_ssim":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939"],"has_online_content_ssim":["true"],"digital_objects_ssm":["{\"label\": \"Ah, Wilderness production photograph\", \"href\": \"http://images.gmu.edu/luna/servlet/s/h6q321\"}"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"parent_access_restrict_tesm":["There are no access restrictions."],"parent_access_terms_tesm":["There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Federal Theatre Project Photographs collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"date_range_isim":[1938],"_nest_path_":"/components#0/components#25/components#2","timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:19:57.213Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"vifgm_ftpphoto","ead_ssi":"vifgm_ftpphoto","_root_":"vifgm_ftpphoto","_nest_parent_":"vifgm_ftpphoto","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/gmu/ftpphoto.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/ftpphoto.html","title_ssm":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection"],"title_tesim":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection"],"unitdate_ssm":["1936-1939"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1936-1939"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1936/1939"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939"],"text":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939","C0205","Actors--Photographs.","Theatre--New York--New York.","Negatives.","Photographs.","Portraits.","There are no access restrictions.","The costumes and set designs are also available as a series in the \n                . There are photographs from this collection and other FTP collections in the \n                 There are also 35 mm microfiche negatives made from original Federal Theatre Project photographs in the early 1980s.","This collection is organized into three series. Series one is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city; by surname; or by subject. Series two is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city, or by subject. Series three is arranged alphabetically by surname.","Series 1: Production Photographs, 1936-1939\n        Series 2: Oversize Production Photographs,1936-1939\n        Series 3: Portraits, 1936-1939\n        Series 4: Microfiche, 1936-1939\n        Series 5: Printing Materials, 1936-1939","Organized in 1935, The Federal Theatre Project flourished as the first and only federally sponsored and subsidized theater program in the United States until its end in 1939. The FTP was a division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which provided employment for large numbers of artists, writers, and performers during the Great Depression (1929-1939). Directed by Hallie Flanagan (1880-1969), the FTP provided employment for theatrical professionals throughout the United States during the Great Depression. Actors, playwrights, scene designers and builders, seamstresses, lighting experts, ushers, box-office men, and stagehands all found employment through the FTP.","Like many New Deal programs implemented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Federal Theatre Project was intended not only to benefit its participants, but also to enrich the condition of the nation. Theater was a distinguished part of American popular culture, but the economic downturn of the Depression had bankrupted the entire theater industry. As the theater houses closed down, the nation was left without an outlet for theatrical creativity. According to Hallie Flanagan, this hurt the nation as much as it hurt the theater industry - indeed, the nation was their audience and the theater could provide entertaining distractions from the effects of Depression as well as offer commentary on present conditions.","But it was not enough to simply return to the pre-Depression concept of theater. In the first meeting with her staff Flanagan expressed her willingness to follow Roosevelt's experimental approach to public policy: \"In a changing world, a world of experiment, the stage too must experiment - with ideas, with the psychological relationship of men and women, with color and light.... The theatre must grow up.\"","Flanagan pursued her ideal of developing the relationship between the Federal Theatre and the federal government: \"Any theatre sponsored by the government of the United States should do no plays of a cheap, trivial, outworn or vulgar nature, but only such plays as the Government can stand proudly behind in a planned theatrical program, national in scope, regional in emphasis, and American in democratic attitude.\" To Flanagan, it was imperative that this new theater should be progressive and experimental, yet within a patriotic and informative framework.","The productions that best embodied Flanagan's views on theater were the Living Newspapers. These hard-hitting, poignant plays dealt with contemporary factual material, dramatizing issues such as housing, agriculture, labor, and destitution. Always ending on an upbeat note, Living Newspapers underscored the importance of hard work and morality in overcoming difficult times. Living Newspaper titles include: Triple A Plowed Under, Injunction Granted, One Third of a Nation, and Spirochete.","The Federal Theatre was noted for employing black Americans at a time when the Federal Government did not actively protect the rights of minorities. The \"Negro Theater\" (as it was called in the 1930s) was an established industry before the Depression, and it greatly contributed to the success of the Federal Theatre Project. Some of the most spectacular productions were put on by black theater professionals, for example: Macbeth, Haiti, Turpentine, Run Little Chillun, and The Trial of Dr. Beck.","Processed by Monica Johnson and Joey Romeo in 2012. EAD markup completed by Monica Johnson and Joey Romeo in 2012.","Special Collections and Archives holds the Federal Theatre Project collection, which includes numerous personal and organizational records as well as oral histories.","This collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives.","Series one is titled Production Photographs. The series is comprised of photographs and negatives relating to productions, the majority of which are scene shots and portraits of employees, but the series also includes portraits of well-known figures of the day such as Eleanor Roosevelt and the Scottsboro Boys, and prints of audiences, caravan theater, children's theater, circus, community theater presentation, marionette construction, office personnel, posters, radio performances, rehearsals, sets, behind-the-scenes techniques, vaudeville, and workshops. Included are scene and stage production shots from living newspaper productions, such as \"Triple-A Plowed Under,\" \"Injunction Granted,\" \"1935,\" \"One-Third of a Nation,\" \"Power,\" and \"Spirochete,\" as well as from the Negro, Yiddish, and Radio units. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 1 to 82. It is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city; by surname; or by subject. Some of the subjects included are audience, circus, dance, marionette, publicity, set, technical, theatres, and workshops. Duplicates can be found both within folders and across folders (more than one folder with the same heading); oversize duplicates are included in series two.","Series two is titled Oversize Production Photographs. The series is comprised of photographs relating to productions, including scene shots, stage and set shots, and portraits. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 83 to 88. The series is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city, or by subject. This series includes oversize duplicates from photographs contained in series one and series three.","Series three is titled Portraits. The series is comprised of headshots and portraits of actors, actresses, and directors involved in Federal Theatre productions. The series includes portraits of unidentified actors and actresses from various plays, such as \"It Can't Happen Here,\" \"No More Peace,\" \"Power,\" \"Sing for Your Supper,\" \"Processional,\" etc. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 88 to 93. The series is arranged alphabetically by surname. Duplicates can be found both within folders and across folders (more than one folder with the same heading); oversize duplicates are included in series two.","Series four is titled Microfiche. The series contains microfiche featuring a variety of subjects that are related to the Federal Theater Project. Each file contains at least one negative and one positive of each subject with most of the files having duplicates. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 95 to 104. It is arranged alphabetically by production title, by surname, or by subject. Some of the subjects included are actors, actresses, authors, audience, circus, dance, directors, employees, marionette, publicity, scenes, set, technical, theatres, and workshops.","Series five is titled Printing Materials. This series is split into three subseries: Zinc Plates and Mats, Woodblocks, and Mimeographs.This series contains zinc plates, mats, mimeographs and woodblocks that were used in the production of publications for the Federal Theater Project. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 105 to 112. The series is arranged alphabetically starting with productions and then going into portraits.","There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Federal Theatre Project Photographs collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.","This collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives.","George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939"],"collection_ssim":["Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["C0205"],"unitid_tesim":["C0205"],"repository_ssm":["George Mason University"],"repository_ssim":["George Mason University"],"creator_ssm":["Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)"],"creator_ssim":["Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)"],"creator_corpname_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)"],"creators_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)"],"access_terms_ssm":["There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Federal Theatre Project Photographs collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Donated by the Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, and acquired through purchase."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Actors--Photographs.","Theatre--New York--New York.","Negatives.","Photographs.","Portraits."],"access_subjects_ssm":["Actors--Photographs.","Theatre--New York--New York.","Negatives.","Photographs.","Portraits."],"has_online_content_ssim":["true"],"extent_ssm":["47.0 linear feet (112 boxes)"],"extent_tesim":["47.0 linear feet (112 boxes)"],"date_range_isim":[1936,1937,1938,1939],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no access restrictions.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["There are no access restrictions."],"altformavail_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe costumes and set designs are also available as a series in the \n                \u003cextptr type=\"simple\" show=\"new\" title=\"FTP digital collection\" href=\"http://www.aladin0.wrlc.org/gsdl/collect/ftpp/ftpp.shtml\"\u003e\u003c/extptr\u003e. There are photographs from this collection and other FTP collections in the \n                \u003cextptr type=\"simple\" show=\"new\" title=\"Federal Theatre Project collection\" href=\"http://images.gmu.edu/luna/servlet/GMUDPSdps~23~23\"\u003e\u003c/extptr\u003e There are also 35 mm microfiche negatives made from original Federal Theatre Project photographs in the early 1980s.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"altformavail_heading_ssm":["Alternative Form Available"],"altformavail_tesim":["The costumes and set designs are also available as a series in the \n                . There are photographs from this collection and other FTP collections in the \n                 There are also 35 mm microfiche negatives made from original Federal Theatre Project photographs in the early 1980s."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection is organized into three series. Series one is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city; by surname; or by subject. Series two is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city, or by subject. Series three is arranged alphabetically by surname.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003clist type=\"ordered\"\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 1: Production Photographs, 1936-1939\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 2: Oversize Production Photographs,1936-1939\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 3: Portraits, 1936-1939\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 4: Microfiche, 1936-1939\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 5: Printing Materials, 1936-1939\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/list\u003e\n    "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["This collection is organized into three series. Series one is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city; by surname; or by subject. Series two is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city, or by subject. Series three is arranged alphabetically by surname.","Series 1: Production Photographs, 1936-1939\n        Series 2: Oversize Production Photographs,1936-1939\n        Series 3: Portraits, 1936-1939\n        Series 4: Microfiche, 1936-1939\n        Series 5: Printing Materials, 1936-1939"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOrganized in 1935, The Federal Theatre Project flourished as the first and only federally sponsored and subsidized theater program in the United States until its end in 1939. The FTP was a division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which provided employment for large numbers of artists, writers, and performers during the Great Depression (1929-1939). Directed by Hallie Flanagan (1880-1969), the FTP provided employment for theatrical professionals throughout the United States during the Great Depression. Actors, playwrights, scene designers and builders, seamstresses, lighting experts, ushers, box-office men, and stagehands all found employment through the FTP.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eLike many New Deal programs implemented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Federal Theatre Project was intended not only to benefit its participants, but also to enrich the condition of the nation. Theater was a distinguished part of American popular culture, but the economic downturn of the Depression had bankrupted the entire theater industry. As the theater houses closed down, the nation was left without an outlet for theatrical creativity. According to Hallie Flanagan, this hurt the nation as much as it hurt the theater industry - indeed, the nation was their audience and the theater could provide entertaining distractions from the effects of Depression as well as offer commentary on present conditions.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eBut it was not enough to simply return to the pre-Depression concept of theater. In the first meeting with her staff Flanagan expressed her willingness to follow Roosevelt's experimental approach to public policy: \"In a changing world, a world of experiment, the stage too must experiment - with ideas, with the psychological relationship of men and women, with color and light.... The theatre must grow up.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eFlanagan pursued her ideal of developing the relationship between the Federal Theatre and the federal government: \"Any theatre sponsored by the government of the United States should do no plays of a cheap, trivial, outworn or vulgar nature, but only such plays as the Government can stand proudly behind in a planned theatrical program, national in scope, regional in emphasis, and American in democratic attitude.\" To Flanagan, it was imperative that this new theater should be progressive and experimental, yet within a patriotic and informative framework.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe productions that best embodied Flanagan's views on theater were the Living Newspapers. These hard-hitting, poignant plays dealt with contemporary factual material, dramatizing issues such as housing, agriculture, labor, and destitution. Always ending on an upbeat note, Living Newspapers underscored the importance of hard work and morality in overcoming difficult times. Living Newspaper titles include: Triple A Plowed Under, Injunction Granted, One Third of a Nation, and Spirochete.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe Federal Theatre was noted for employing black Americans at a time when the Federal Government did not actively protect the rights of minorities. The \"Negro Theater\" (as it was called in the 1930s) was an established industry before the Depression, and it greatly contributed to the success of the Federal Theatre Project. Some of the most spectacular productions were put on by black theater professionals, for example: Macbeth, Haiti, Turpentine, Run Little Chillun, and The Trial of Dr. Beck.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Historical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Organized in 1935, The Federal Theatre Project flourished as the first and only federally sponsored and subsidized theater program in the United States until its end in 1939. The FTP was a division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which provided employment for large numbers of artists, writers, and performers during the Great Depression (1929-1939). Directed by Hallie Flanagan (1880-1969), the FTP provided employment for theatrical professionals throughout the United States during the Great Depression. Actors, playwrights, scene designers and builders, seamstresses, lighting experts, ushers, box-office men, and stagehands all found employment through the FTP.","Like many New Deal programs implemented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Federal Theatre Project was intended not only to benefit its participants, but also to enrich the condition of the nation. Theater was a distinguished part of American popular culture, but the economic downturn of the Depression had bankrupted the entire theater industry. As the theater houses closed down, the nation was left without an outlet for theatrical creativity. According to Hallie Flanagan, this hurt the nation as much as it hurt the theater industry - indeed, the nation was their audience and the theater could provide entertaining distractions from the effects of Depression as well as offer commentary on present conditions.","But it was not enough to simply return to the pre-Depression concept of theater. In the first meeting with her staff Flanagan expressed her willingness to follow Roosevelt's experimental approach to public policy: \"In a changing world, a world of experiment, the stage too must experiment - with ideas, with the psychological relationship of men and women, with color and light.... The theatre must grow up.\"","Flanagan pursued her ideal of developing the relationship between the Federal Theatre and the federal government: \"Any theatre sponsored by the government of the United States should do no plays of a cheap, trivial, outworn or vulgar nature, but only such plays as the Government can stand proudly behind in a planned theatrical program, national in scope, regional in emphasis, and American in democratic attitude.\" To Flanagan, it was imperative that this new theater should be progressive and experimental, yet within a patriotic and informative framework.","The productions that best embodied Flanagan's views on theater were the Living Newspapers. These hard-hitting, poignant plays dealt with contemporary factual material, dramatizing issues such as housing, agriculture, labor, and destitution. Always ending on an upbeat note, Living Newspapers underscored the importance of hard work and morality in overcoming difficult times. Living Newspaper titles include: Triple A Plowed Under, Injunction Granted, One Third of a Nation, and Spirochete.","The Federal Theatre was noted for employing black Americans at a time when the Federal Government did not actively protect the rights of minorities. The \"Negro Theater\" (as it was called in the 1930s) was an established industry before the Depression, and it greatly contributed to the success of the Federal Theatre Project. Some of the most spectacular productions were put on by black theater professionals, for example: Macbeth, Haiti, Turpentine, Run Little Chillun, and The Trial of Dr. Beck."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFederal Theatre Project Photographs, C0205, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"prefercite_tesim":["Federal Theatre Project Photographs, C0205, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProcessed by Monica Johnson and Joey Romeo in 2012. EAD markup completed by Monica Johnson and Joey Romeo in 2012.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["Processed by Monica Johnson and Joey Romeo in 2012. EAD markup completed by Monica Johnson and Joey Romeo in 2012."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSpecial Collections and Archives holds the Federal Theatre Project collection, which includes numerous personal and organizational records as well as oral histories.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Special Collections and Archives holds the Federal Theatre Project collection, which includes numerous personal and organizational records as well as oral histories."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries one is titled Production Photographs. The series is comprised of photographs and negatives relating to productions, the majority of which are scene shots and portraits of employees, but the series also includes portraits of well-known figures of the day such as Eleanor Roosevelt and the Scottsboro Boys, and prints of audiences, caravan theater, children's theater, circus, community theater presentation, marionette construction, office personnel, posters, radio performances, rehearsals, sets, behind-the-scenes techniques, vaudeville, and workshops. Included are scene and stage production shots from living newspaper productions, such as \"Triple-A Plowed Under,\" \"Injunction Granted,\" \"1935,\" \"One-Third of a Nation,\" \"Power,\" and \"Spirochete,\" as well as from the Negro, Yiddish, and Radio units. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 1 to 82. It is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city; by surname; or by subject. Some of the subjects included are audience, circus, dance, marionette, publicity, set, technical, theatres, and workshops. Duplicates can be found both within folders and across folders (more than one folder with the same heading); oversize duplicates are included in series two.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries two is titled Oversize Production Photographs. The series is comprised of photographs relating to productions, including scene shots, stage and set shots, and portraits. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 83 to 88. The series is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city, or by subject. This series includes oversize duplicates from photographs contained in series one and series three.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries three is titled Portraits. The series is comprised of headshots and portraits of actors, actresses, and directors involved in Federal Theatre productions. The series includes portraits of unidentified actors and actresses from various plays, such as \"It Can't Happen Here,\" \"No More Peace,\" \"Power,\" \"Sing for Your Supper,\" \"Processional,\" etc. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 88 to 93. The series is arranged alphabetically by surname. Duplicates can be found both within folders and across folders (more than one folder with the same heading); oversize duplicates are included in series two.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries four is titled Microfiche. The series contains microfiche featuring a variety of subjects that are related to the Federal Theater Project. Each file contains at least one negative and one positive of each subject with most of the files having duplicates. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 95 to 104. It is arranged alphabetically by production title, by surname, or by subject. Some of the subjects included are actors, actresses, authors, audience, circus, dance, directors, employees, marionette, publicity, scenes, set, technical, theatres, and workshops.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries five is titled Printing Materials. This series is split into three subseries: Zinc Plates and Mats, Woodblocks, and Mimeographs.This series contains zinc plates, mats, mimeographs and woodblocks that were used in the production of publications for the Federal Theater Project. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 105 to 112. The series is arranged alphabetically starting with productions and then going into portraits.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives.","Series one is titled Production Photographs. The series is comprised of photographs and negatives relating to productions, the majority of which are scene shots and portraits of employees, but the series also includes portraits of well-known figures of the day such as Eleanor Roosevelt and the Scottsboro Boys, and prints of audiences, caravan theater, children's theater, circus, community theater presentation, marionette construction, office personnel, posters, radio performances, rehearsals, sets, behind-the-scenes techniques, vaudeville, and workshops. Included are scene and stage production shots from living newspaper productions, such as \"Triple-A Plowed Under,\" \"Injunction Granted,\" \"1935,\" \"One-Third of a Nation,\" \"Power,\" and \"Spirochete,\" as well as from the Negro, Yiddish, and Radio units. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 1 to 82. It is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city; by surname; or by subject. Some of the subjects included are audience, circus, dance, marionette, publicity, set, technical, theatres, and workshops. Duplicates can be found both within folders and across folders (more than one folder with the same heading); oversize duplicates are included in series two.","Series two is titled Oversize Production Photographs. The series is comprised of photographs relating to productions, including scene shots, stage and set shots, and portraits. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 83 to 88. The series is arranged alphabetically by production title, state and city, or by subject. This series includes oversize duplicates from photographs contained in series one and series three.","Series three is titled Portraits. The series is comprised of headshots and portraits of actors, actresses, and directors involved in Federal Theatre productions. The series includes portraits of unidentified actors and actresses from various plays, such as \"It Can't Happen Here,\" \"No More Peace,\" \"Power,\" \"Sing for Your Supper,\" \"Processional,\" etc. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 88 to 93. The series is arranged alphabetically by surname. Duplicates can be found both within folders and across folders (more than one folder with the same heading); oversize duplicates are included in series two.","Series four is titled Microfiche. The series contains microfiche featuring a variety of subjects that are related to the Federal Theater Project. Each file contains at least one negative and one positive of each subject with most of the files having duplicates. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 95 to 104. It is arranged alphabetically by production title, by surname, or by subject. Some of the subjects included are actors, actresses, authors, audience, circus, dance, directors, employees, marionette, publicity, scenes, set, technical, theatres, and workshops.","Series five is titled Printing Materials. This series is split into three subseries: Zinc Plates and Mats, Woodblocks, and Mimeographs.This series contains zinc plates, mats, mimeographs and woodblocks that were used in the production of publications for the Federal Theater Project. The series is dated from 1936 to 1939 and is contained in boxes 105 to 112. The series is arranged alphabetically starting with productions and then going into portraits."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Federal Theatre Project Photographs collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Federal Theatre Project Photographs collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"ref2653\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThis collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n      "],"abstract_tesim":["This collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives."],"corpname_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)"],"names_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)"],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":3845,"online_item_count_is":48,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:19:57.213Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vifgm_ftpphoto_c01_c26_c03"}},{"id":"vifgm_nicoson_c07_c61_c01","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"A literacy manifesto at Sallie Mae, 2000","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vifgm_nicoson_c07_c61_c01#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"vifgm_nicoson_c07_c61_c01","ref_ssm":["vifgm_nicoson_c07_c61_c01"],"id":"vifgm_nicoson_c07_c61_c01","ead_ssi":"vifgm_nicoson","_root_":"vifgm_nicoson","_nest_parent_":"vifgm_nicoson_c07_c61","parent_ssi":"vifgm_nicoson_c07_c61","parent_ssim":["William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007","Series 7: Newspaper Columns, 1982/2007","A literacy manifesto at Sallie Mae, 2000"],"parent_ids_ssim":["vifgm_nicoson","vifgm_nicoson_c07","vifgm_nicoson_c07_c61"],"title_filing_ssi":"A literacy manifesto at Sallie Mae,","title_ssm":["A literacy manifesto at Sallie Mae"],"title_tesim":["A literacy manifesto at Sallie Mae"],"normalized_title_ssm":["A literacy manifesto at Sallie Mae, 2000"],"text":["A literacy manifesto at Sallie Mae, 2000","William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007","Series 7: Newspaper Columns, 1982/2007","A literacy manifesto at Sallie Mae, 2000"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007","Series 7: Newspaper Columns, 1982/2007","A literacy manifesto at Sallie Mae, 2000"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007","Series 7: Newspaper Columns, 1982/2007","A literacy manifesto at Sallie Mae, 2000"],"normalized_date_ssm":["2000"],"unitdate_other_ssim":["April 4, 2000"],"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"component_level_isim":[3],"sort_isi":711,"repository_ssim":["George Mason University"],"collection_ssim":["William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007"],"has_online_content_ssim":["true"],"digital_objects_ssm":["{\"label\": \"A literacy manifesto at Sallie Mae,\", \"href\": \"http://hdl.handle.net/1920/60\"}"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"parent_access_restrict_tesm":["There are no access restrictions."],"parent_access_terms_tesm":["There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the William Nicoson papers must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"date_range_isim":[2000],"_nest_path_":"/components#6/components#60/components#0","timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:20:07.979Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"vifgm_nicoson","ead_ssi":"vifgm_nicoson","_root_":"vifgm_nicoson","_nest_parent_":"vifgm_nicoson","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/gmu/nicoson.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/nicoson.html","title_ssm":["William Nicoson papers"],"title_tesim":["William Nicoson papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1954-2007"],"unitdate_other_ssim":["1954-2007"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1954/2007"],"normalized_title_ssm":["William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007"],"text":["William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007","C0164","Housing--Virginia--Reston.","Planned communities--Virginia--Reston.","There are no access restrictions.","Organized into six series.","Series 1: Correspondence, 1965-1980 (Boxes 1-3)\n        Series 2: Reston, 1960-1985 (Boxes 3-5)\n        Series 3: Federal, 1960-1980 (Boxes 5-8)\n        Series 4: International, 1957-1979 (Boxes 8-12)\n        Series 5: Newsclippings, 1960-1985 (Boxes 12-14)\n        Series 6: General Information, 1954-1999 (Boxes 14-20)\n        Series 7: Newspaper Columns, 1982-2007 (Boxes 21-25)","William Jarvie Nicoson (1932-2013) was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Marion Jarvie and William McGarvey Nicoson. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Princeton University, and Harvard Law School. He spent his Junior Year of college at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he studied acting with the Director of the Comedie Francais.  At Princeton, he was a member of the Army ROTC.  He served as an officer in the U.S. Army in Germany for two years.","Nicoson's career began at the law firm of Sullivan \u0026 Cromwell. He worked in New York City and Paris practicing law before moving to Washington, D.C. in the 1960s.","In 1965 the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was created as an executive cabinet-level agency. HUD's mission is to help promote affordable home ownership and community development. William Nicoson was the first Director of the New Community Assistance Program at HUD. The primary goal of this office was to help foster cooperation among all levels of government and private business, both non-profit and profit. He resigned from this position in 1972.","When he moved to Washington, D.C., from New York City, he moved to the then-new community of Reston, Virginia. Robert E. Simon, Jr. was the founder of Reston. Simon purchased the land with the proceeds from the sale of Carnegie Hall in New York City in 1961. Construction began in 1963 with the building of Lake Anne. Nicoson and Simon shared many interests in planned communities and taught a course together in New Community Planning at the New School in New York City.","Nicoson was very active in Reston community organizations and served on a number of boards and committees. He was one of the founders of the Reston Connection newspaper and he served as publisher and writer of a weekly column for five years. He also wrote a monthly column for the Reston Times. In 2002 he was given the \"Best of Reston\" award for his civic participation.","The William Nicoson Papers were originally attached to the larger Planned Community Archives collection currently in the Special Collections and Archives. In 2009 the documents were removed and organized into a separate collection still housed in the Special Collections and Archives at George Mason University Libraries. The old box and folder numbers are also included as part of the new arrangement.","Processed in May 2009 by Emily Martin. Series 7 added in July 2013 by Greta Kuriger Suiter.","The Special Collections and Archives also holds the Planned Community Archives and other personal papers and organizational records that document Reston, Virginia, and other planned communities.","The William Nicoson papers contain material on Reston redevelopment, mostly promotional. The collection includes maps, charts, publications, slides, and newsclippings. The collection also includes information on federal housing agencies and documentation on new towns in the United States, France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.","Series one is titled Correspondence. The series contains different correspondence to and from William Nicoson. The correspondence covers a variety of topics such as the Interstate Land Development Company, Low-Income Households in New Towns, Chapel Hill Study and William Nicoson's personal correspondence. The series is dated from 1965 to 1980 and is contained in boxes 1 through 3.","Series two is titled Reston. The series includes information about the development on Reston, including the Reston Town Center, Lake Anne Elementary School and newsclippings from newspaper in Reston and outside of the area. The series is dated from 1960 to 1985 and is contained in boxes 3 through 5.","Series three is titled Federal. The information in this series is from federal programs and agencies including Congress about the development of new towns. The material covers a variety of topics such as U.S. Government Memorandum on Tax Reform Act from 1969, U.S. Senate Report on New Towns and Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The series is dated from 1960 to 1980 and is contained in boxes 5 through 8.","Series four is titled International. The series covers a variety of international new towns from France, Sweden, the United Kingdom and others, mostly European nations. Most of the information is brochures, maps and statistics from the international new towns. The series is dated from 1957 to 1979 and is contained in boxes 8 through 12.","Series five is titled Newsclippings. The articles in this collection are mostly from newspapers about different new towns both nationally and internationally. Also in the series are articles written by different people involved in new town development. The series is dated from 1960 to 1985 and is contained in boxes 12 through 14.","Series six is titled General Information. The information in this series covers a variety of topics such as Richmond Metropolitan Authority, Town and Country Planning Association and New Communities Development Handbook. Also included are booklets, advertisements, slides and maps. The series is dated from 1954 to 1999 and is contained in boxes 14 through 20.","Series seven is titled Newspaper Columns. This series consists of paper and digital files containing original drafts and research materials for newspaper columns written by William Nicoson that were originally published in the Reston Connection during the late 1990s and early 2000s. The series contains materials dating from 1982 to 2007 and comprises box 21 through 25.","There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the William Nicoson papers must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.","The William Nicoson papers contain material on Reston redevelopment, mostly promotional. The collection includes maps, charts, publications, slides, and newsclippings. The collection also includes information on federal housing agencies and documentation on new towns in the United States, France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.","George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","United States. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.","United States. Office of New Community Development Corporation.","Nicoson, William","Nicoson, William.","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007"],"collection_ssim":["William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["C0164"],"unitid_tesim":["C0164"],"repository_ssm":["George Mason University"],"repository_ssim":["George Mason University"],"creator_ssm":["Nicoson, William"],"creator_ssim":["Nicoson, William"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Nicoson, William","Nicoson, William."],"creator_corpname_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","United States. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.","United States. Office of New Community Development Corporation."],"creators_ssim":["Nicoson, William","Nicoson, William.","George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","United States. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.","United States. Office of New Community Development Corporation."],"access_terms_ssm":["There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the William Nicoson papers must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Donated by William Nicoson in multiple parts, first in 1992, then October 6, 1994, August 26, 1998 and the final donation was made on January 12, 1999."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Housing--Virginia--Reston.","Planned communities--Virginia--Reston."],"access_subjects_ssm":["Housing--Virginia--Reston.","Planned communities--Virginia--Reston."],"has_online_content_ssim":["true"],"extent_ssm":["12.0 linear feet (25 boxes)"],"extent_tesim":["12.0 linear feet (25 boxes)"],"date_range_isim":[1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no access restrictions.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["There are no access restrictions."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOrganized into six series.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003clist type=\"ordered\"\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 1: Correspondence, 1965-1980 (Boxes 1-3)\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 2: Reston, 1960-1985 (Boxes 3-5)\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 3: Federal, 1960-1980 (Boxes 5-8)\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 4: International, 1957-1979 (Boxes 8-12)\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 5: Newsclippings, 1960-1985 (Boxes 12-14)\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 6: General Information, 1954-1999 (Boxes 14-20)\u003c/item\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eSeries 7: Newspaper Columns, 1982-2007 (Boxes 21-25)\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/list\u003e\n    "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["Organized into six series.","Series 1: Correspondence, 1965-1980 (Boxes 1-3)\n        Series 2: Reston, 1960-1985 (Boxes 3-5)\n        Series 3: Federal, 1960-1980 (Boxes 5-8)\n        Series 4: International, 1957-1979 (Boxes 8-12)\n        Series 5: Newsclippings, 1960-1985 (Boxes 12-14)\n        Series 6: General Information, 1954-1999 (Boxes 14-20)\n        Series 7: Newspaper Columns, 1982-2007 (Boxes 21-25)"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eWilliam Jarvie Nicoson (1932-2013) was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Marion Jarvie and William McGarvey Nicoson. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Princeton University, and Harvard Law School. He spent his Junior Year of college at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he studied acting with the Director of the Comedie Francais.  At Princeton, he was a member of the Army ROTC.  He served as an officer in the U.S. Army in Germany for two years.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eNicoson's career began at the law firm of Sullivan \u0026amp; Cromwell. He worked in New York City and Paris practicing law before moving to Washington, D.C. in the 1960s.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eIn 1965 the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was created as an executive cabinet-level agency. HUD's mission is to help promote affordable home ownership and community development. William Nicoson was the first Director of the New Community Assistance Program at HUD. The primary goal of this office was to help foster cooperation among all levels of government and private business, both non-profit and profit. He resigned from this position in 1972.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eWhen he moved to Washington, D.C., from New York City, he moved to the then-new community of Reston, Virginia. Robert E. Simon, Jr. was the founder of Reston. Simon purchased the land with the proceeds from the sale of Carnegie Hall in New York City in 1961. Construction began in 1963 with the building of Lake Anne. Nicoson and Simon shared many interests in planned communities and taught a course together in New Community Planning at the New School in New York City.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eNicoson was very active in Reston community organizations and served on a number of boards and committees. He was one of the founders of the Reston Connection newspaper and he served as publisher and writer of a weekly column for five years. He also wrote a monthly column for the Reston Times. In 2002 he was given the \"Best of Reston\" award for his civic participation. \n\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["William Jarvie Nicoson (1932-2013) was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Marion Jarvie and William McGarvey Nicoson. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Princeton University, and Harvard Law School. He spent his Junior Year of college at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he studied acting with the Director of the Comedie Francais.  At Princeton, he was a member of the Army ROTC.  He served as an officer in the U.S. Army in Germany for two years.","Nicoson's career began at the law firm of Sullivan \u0026 Cromwell. He worked in New York City and Paris practicing law before moving to Washington, D.C. in the 1960s.","In 1965 the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was created as an executive cabinet-level agency. HUD's mission is to help promote affordable home ownership and community development. William Nicoson was the first Director of the New Community Assistance Program at HUD. The primary goal of this office was to help foster cooperation among all levels of government and private business, both non-profit and profit. He resigned from this position in 1972.","When he moved to Washington, D.C., from New York City, he moved to the then-new community of Reston, Virginia. Robert E. Simon, Jr. was the founder of Reston. Simon purchased the land with the proceeds from the sale of Carnegie Hall in New York City in 1961. Construction began in 1963 with the building of Lake Anne. Nicoson and Simon shared many interests in planned communities and taught a course together in New Community Planning at the New School in New York City.","Nicoson was very active in Reston community organizations and served on a number of boards and committees. He was one of the founders of the Reston Connection newspaper and he served as publisher and writer of a weekly column for five years. He also wrote a monthly column for the Reston Times. In 2002 he was given the \"Best of Reston\" award for his civic participation."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eWilliam Nicoson papers, C0164, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"prefercite_tesim":["William Nicoson papers, C0164, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe William Nicoson Papers were originally attached to the larger Planned Community Archives collection currently in the Special Collections and Archives. In 2009 the documents were removed and organized into a separate collection still housed in the Special Collections and Archives at George Mason University Libraries. The old box and folder numbers are also included as part of the new arrangement.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eProcessed in May 2009 by Emily Martin. Series 7 added in July 2013 by Greta Kuriger Suiter.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The William Nicoson Papers were originally attached to the larger Planned Community Archives collection currently in the Special Collections and Archives. In 2009 the documents were removed and organized into a separate collection still housed in the Special Collections and Archives at George Mason University Libraries. The old box and folder numbers are also included as part of the new arrangement.","Processed in May 2009 by Emily Martin. Series 7 added in July 2013 by Greta Kuriger Suiter."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Special Collections and Archives also holds the Planned Community Archives and other personal papers and organizational records that document Reston, Virginia, and other planned communities.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["The Special Collections and Archives also holds the Planned Community Archives and other personal papers and organizational records that document Reston, Virginia, and other planned communities."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe William Nicoson papers contain material on Reston redevelopment, mostly promotional. The collection includes maps, charts, publications, slides, and newsclippings. The collection also includes information on federal housing agencies and documentation on new towns in the United States, France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries one is titled Correspondence. The series contains different correspondence to and from William Nicoson. The correspondence covers a variety of topics such as the Interstate Land Development Company, Low-Income Households in New Towns, Chapel Hill Study and William Nicoson's personal correspondence. The series is dated from 1965 to 1980 and is contained in boxes 1 through 3.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries two is titled Reston. The series includes information about the development on Reston, including the Reston Town Center, Lake Anne Elementary School and newsclippings from newspaper in Reston and outside of the area. The series is dated from 1960 to 1985 and is contained in boxes 3 through 5.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries three is titled Federal. The information in this series is from federal programs and agencies including Congress about the development of new towns. The material covers a variety of topics such as U.S. Government Memorandum on Tax Reform Act from 1969, U.S. Senate Report on New Towns and Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The series is dated from 1960 to 1980 and is contained in boxes 5 through 8.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries four is titled International. The series covers a variety of international new towns from France, Sweden, the United Kingdom and others, mostly European nations. Most of the information is brochures, maps and statistics from the international new towns. The series is dated from 1957 to 1979 and is contained in boxes 8 through 12.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries five is titled Newsclippings. The articles in this collection are mostly from newspapers about different new towns both nationally and internationally. Also in the series are articles written by different people involved in new town development. The series is dated from 1960 to 1985 and is contained in boxes 12 through 14.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries six is titled General Information. The information in this series covers a variety of topics such as Richmond Metropolitan Authority, Town and Country Planning Association and New Communities Development Handbook. Also included are booklets, advertisements, slides and maps. The series is dated from 1954 to 1999 and is contained in boxes 14 through 20.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries seven is titled Newspaper Columns. This series consists of paper and digital files containing original drafts and research materials for newspaper columns written by William Nicoson that were originally published in the Reston Connection during the late 1990s and early 2000s. The series contains materials dating from 1982 to 2007 and comprises box 21 through 25.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The William Nicoson papers contain material on Reston redevelopment, mostly promotional. The collection includes maps, charts, publications, slides, and newsclippings. The collection also includes information on federal housing agencies and documentation on new towns in the United States, France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.","Series one is titled Correspondence. The series contains different correspondence to and from William Nicoson. The correspondence covers a variety of topics such as the Interstate Land Development Company, Low-Income Households in New Towns, Chapel Hill Study and William Nicoson's personal correspondence. The series is dated from 1965 to 1980 and is contained in boxes 1 through 3.","Series two is titled Reston. The series includes information about the development on Reston, including the Reston Town Center, Lake Anne Elementary School and newsclippings from newspaper in Reston and outside of the area. The series is dated from 1960 to 1985 and is contained in boxes 3 through 5.","Series three is titled Federal. The information in this series is from federal programs and agencies including Congress about the development of new towns. The material covers a variety of topics such as U.S. Government Memorandum on Tax Reform Act from 1969, U.S. Senate Report on New Towns and Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The series is dated from 1960 to 1980 and is contained in boxes 5 through 8.","Series four is titled International. The series covers a variety of international new towns from France, Sweden, the United Kingdom and others, mostly European nations. Most of the information is brochures, maps and statistics from the international new towns. The series is dated from 1957 to 1979 and is contained in boxes 8 through 12.","Series five is titled Newsclippings. The articles in this collection are mostly from newspapers about different new towns both nationally and internationally. Also in the series are articles written by different people involved in new town development. The series is dated from 1960 to 1985 and is contained in boxes 12 through 14.","Series six is titled General Information. The information in this series covers a variety of topics such as Richmond Metropolitan Authority, Town and Country Planning Association and New Communities Development Handbook. Also included are booklets, advertisements, slides and maps. The series is dated from 1954 to 1999 and is contained in boxes 14 through 20.","Series seven is titled Newspaper Columns. This series consists of paper and digital files containing original drafts and research materials for newspaper columns written by William Nicoson that were originally published in the Reston Connection during the late 1990s and early 2000s. The series contains materials dating from 1982 to 2007 and comprises box 21 through 25."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the William Nicoson papers must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.\n\n\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the William Nicoson papers must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"ref2\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe William Nicoson papers contain material on Reston redevelopment, mostly promotional. The collection includes maps, charts, publications, slides, and newsclippings. The collection also includes information on federal housing agencies and documentation on new towns in the United States, France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n      "],"abstract_tesim":["The William Nicoson papers contain material on Reston redevelopment, mostly promotional. The collection includes maps, charts, publications, slides, and newsclippings. The collection also includes information on federal housing agencies and documentation on new towns in the United States, France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom."],"corpname_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","United States. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.","United States. Office of New Community Development Corporation."],"persname_ssim":["Nicoson, William","Nicoson, William."],"names_ssim":["George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections \u0026 Archives","United States. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.","United States. Office of New Community Development Corporation.","Nicoson, William","Nicoson, William."],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":822,"online_item_count_is":143,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:20:07.979Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vifgm_nicoson_c07_c61_c01"}}],"included":[{"type":"facet","id":"repository_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Repository","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"George Mason University","value":"George Mason University","hits":239},"links":{"remove":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/repository_ssim.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University"}},{"type":"facet","id":"collection_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Collection","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"Arnold Sundgaard papers, 1925/1988","value":"Arnold Sundgaard papers, 1925/1988","hits":3},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Arnold+Sundgaard+papers%2C+1925%2F1988\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University"}},{"attributes":{"label":"C. Harrison Mann, Jr. Map Collection, 1579/1961","value":"C. Harrison Mann, Jr. Map Collection, 1579/1961","hits":32},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=C.+Harrison+Mann%2C+Jr.+Map+Collection%2C+1579%2F1961\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Eda Edson papers, 1930/1976","value":"Eda Edson papers, 1930/1976","hits":4},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Eda+Edson+papers%2C+1930%2F1976\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939","value":"Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936/1939","hits":48},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Federal+Theatre+Project+photograph+collection%2C+1936%2F1939\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Kate Lawson papers, 1936/1940","value":"Kate Lawson papers, 1936/1940","hits":3},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Kate+Lawson+papers%2C+1936%2F1940\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Molka Reich papers, 1904/1986","value":"Molka Reich papers, 1904/1986","hits":10},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Molka+Reich+papers%2C+1904%2F1986\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Ralph Chesse papers, 1935/1975","value":"Ralph Chesse papers, 1935/1975","hits":2},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Ralph+Chesse+papers%2C+1935%2F1975\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University"}},{"attributes":{"label":"William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007","value":"William Nicoson papers, 1954/2007","hits":137},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=William+Nicoson+papers%2C+1954%2F2007\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/collection_ssim.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University"}},{"type":"facet","id":"date_range_isim","attributes":{"label":"Date range","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"1607","value":"1607","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1607\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1640","value":"1640","hits":2},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1640\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1646","value":"1646","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1646\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1648","value":"1648","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1648\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1660","value":"1660","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1660\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1662","value":"1662","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1662\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1670","value":"1670","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1670\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1671","value":"1671","hits":2},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1671\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1675","value":"1675","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1675\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1676","value":"1676","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1676\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1680","value":"1680","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1680\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/date_range_isim.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University"}},{"type":"facet","id":"access_subjects_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Subjects","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"Playscript","value":"Playscript","hits":4},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Playscript\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Theater--United States.","value":"Theater--United States.","hits":4},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Theater--United+States.\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/access_subjects_ssim.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University"}},{"type":"facet","id":"level_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Level","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"Item","value":"Item","hits":239},"links":{"remove":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/level_ssim.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University"}},{"type":"facet","id":"access","attributes":{"label":"Access","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"Online access","value":"online","hits":239},"links":{"remove":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/access.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"all_fields","attributes":{"label":"All Fields"},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University\u0026search_field=all_fields"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"keyword","attributes":{"label":"Keyword"},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University\u0026search_field=keyword"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"name","attributes":{"label":"Name"},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University\u0026search_field=name"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"place","attributes":{"label":"Place"},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University\u0026search_field=place"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"subject","attributes":{"label":"Subject"},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University\u0026search_field=subject"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"title","attributes":{"label":"Title"},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University\u0026search_field=title"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"container","attributes":{"label":"Container"},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University\u0026search_field=container"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"identifier","attributes":{"label":"Identifier"},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University\u0026search_field=identifier"}},{"type":"sort","id":"score desc, title_sort asc","attributes":{"label":"relevance"},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University\u0026sort=score+desc%2C+title_sort+asc"}},{"type":"sort","id":"date_sort asc","attributes":{"label":"date (ascending)"},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University\u0026sort=date_sort+asc"}},{"type":"sort","id":"date_sort desc","attributes":{"label":"date (descending)"},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University\u0026sort=date_sort+desc"}},{"type":"sort","id":"creator_sort asc","attributes":{"label":"creator (A-Z)"},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University\u0026sort=creator_sort+asc"}},{"type":"sort","id":"creator_sort desc","attributes":{"label":"creator (Z-A)"},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University\u0026sort=creator_sort+desc"}},{"type":"sort","id":"title_sort asc","attributes":{"label":"title (A-Z)"},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University\u0026sort=title_sort+asc"}},{"type":"sort","id":"title_sort desc","attributes":{"label":"title (Z-A)"},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=online\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=George+Mason+University\u0026sort=title_sort+desc"}}]}