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The office leads the university community in promoting George Mason University as a world-class institution of higher education.","Broadside, George Mason University's official student newspaper, began its life as The Gunston Ledger. An eight-page monthly printed on 12 inch by 9 inch paper, The Gunston Ledger first appeared on October 15, 1963 on the then George Mason College campus located in Bailey's Crossroads. On the staff of twelve students included a photography editor, Richard Sparks, and he contributed two to four photos for each edition. The content consisted of campus news, features on GMC faculty and students, engagement and wedding notices, and some commentary.\nThe Ledger became the Broadside on October 28, 1969. It was explained in that issue that the name change was part of an effort to remake the paper into more of a news instrument like that of the nation's revolutionary fathers. The Broadside was a weekly paper which contained sixteen or more pages in each issue. Photography in the Broadside was mostly limited to campus events and personalities.\nToday, Broadside is a modern newspaper. It is generated via computer and is published in a large, folded newspaper format. With two issues each week, it is produced more frequently. Its news is local, national, and international in scope. Besides campus news, the paper features national and world events, entertainment, music, and restaurant reviews, sports, and commentary. Photography for each issue is provided by both digital and traditional 35mm format cameras. Broadside uses staff photographers and major wire service outlets for its photographs.","As publication of the George Mason University Yearbook ceased in 1988, GM View: The George Mason Video Yearbook was born. Mason had maintained a print version of the yearbook since 1965 under various names (i.e. Advocate, By George, Patriotism, and others).\nGM View has been in continuous publication since 1989. Though each year's production is different from the others, they all have maintained the same basic format: a length of about 30 minutes; and coverage of university sports, greek, and campus events (such as Mason and Patriots' Day, International Week celebrations, graduations, etc).\nThis digital collection was created with the kind, generous, and expert help from the staff of GMU TV and Digital Programs and Systems, George Mason University Libraries.","The George Mason University Foundation was established in 1966 to advance and further the aims and purposes of George Mason University. It is a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of the university. The foundation assists the university in generating private support, and manages, invests, and administers private gifts, including endowment and real property. It is governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees, led by a chairman.","Processed by Special Collections and Archives staff. EAD markup completed by Jesse Gastelle in 2010 and Greta Kuriger in 2011.","Special Collections and Archives holds the George Mason University archives.","GMU Creative Services online image archives.","The George Mason University photograph collection is a combination of nine series: University Relations, Broadside Student Newspaper, Yearbook Photographs, George Mason University Foundation, Athletic Department, Office of Admissions, Office of the Registrar, photographs from unidentified offices, and Creative Services. The total collection contains over 12,000 color and black and white photographs, including prints, contact sheets, and negatives, taken between the 1950s and 2007.","Series 1 contains 1696 folders which contain thousands of photographs; estimated to contain 10,000 photogaphs or more. The date range is from 1950s-1999. The series is mostly black and white photographs, contact sheets, and negatives. There are also some color images. Subjects include commencements and graduations as well as campus development from the beginning as Northern Virginia University Center (NVUC) to George Mason University in 1972. The modern university depicted in the photographs from the 1980s-1990s include construction photographs of academic buildings, dormitories, and parking lots. A few events seen throughout the collection are George Mason Day, Patriot's Day, freshman orientation, Alumni Association parties, registration, athletics, student club meetings, art sculputures and displays, GMU Law School, extended studies, Speakers Bureau, Chess Federation, Northern Virginia Press Club, counseling, class trips, dances, festivals, presentations, promotions, donation events, Agora Society, Federal Theatre Project, Wolf Trap, and student productions.","Series 2 contains over two thousand photographs taken between 1971 and 1999. Ninety-nine percent of the photographs were taken by Broadside staff members, while the remaining images comprise official publicity photos of individuals or organizations. Topics in the collection include: images of the campus, student organizations, university sports, campus events, university administrative units, the GMU Board of Visitors, individuals, featured entertainers, restaurants, and arts. The majority of the images are in black-and-white, a few color images are dispersed throughout. The color images are almost all from the 1990s. Some negatives are available for a small part of the collection, found mostly in the sports photographs. Total volume of the collection is 2.75 linear feet.","Series 3 consists of 210 folders which include photographs, contact sheets, and negatives. The images contained in the collection encompass all areas of student life at George Mason University including students on campus, studying, Greek life, athletics, professors, and campus scenery. The date range is from 1979 to the mid-1990s. The total volume is 2.5 linear feet.","Series 4 contains color negatives and slides documenting the 1989 GMU Foundation Fundraising Campaign. The majority of the negatives and slides are images of student life on campus but also campus buildings, arts and performances, faculty, and campus technology. The slides and negatives occupy eleven boxes and span 2 linear feet.","Series 5 consists of photographs from the GMU Athletic Department used in game programs and promotional literature. Subjects include campus life, game crowds, and athletic competitions.","Series 6 includes photographs of office scenes, staff, and social gatherings from the Office of Admissions.","Series 7 consists of slides from graduation ceremonies in 1970 and 1971. These slides originated in the Office of the Registrar.","Series 8 was artificially created with photographs from unidentified offices. Subjects are similar to those from the other series including athletic events, campus life, faculty, and campus buildings.","Series 9 contains thousands of photographs from the Creative Services division of University Relations.","The date range for this series is 1964-2007. The series consists of mostly black and white photographs, contact sheets, slides, and negatives. There are also some color images. Subjects include graduations (commencements) as well as campus development from the 1970s to early 2007. The bulk of the material contains images of faculty, staff, students, alumni, campus scenes, construction, and events. Subjects seen throughout the series include George Mason Day, Patriot's Day, freshman orientation, Alumni Association parties, registration, athletics, student club meetings, art sculputures and displays, GMU Law School and Arlington campus, Prince William campus, Mason community, Chess Federation, Northern Virginia Press Club, Northern Virginia and Washington D.C. scenes, class trips, dances, festivals, presentations, promotions, donation events, the Federal Theatre Project, Wolf Trap, and student productions. This series has many images in common with series one.","There are four subseries to this series based on original order.","The first subseries is Subjects. This subseries contains mostly black and white photographs with some slides, color photographs, negatives, and contact sheets. It is arranged by subject according to a number system employed by the university photographers. The number system is as follows: 1. Outdoor campus and scenics, 2. Buildings and physical features, 3. Construction, 4. Students: Individuals, 5. Students: Groups 6. Students: In classrooms, 7. Students: Non-class academic, 8. On-campus housing, 9. Student services, 10. Student-Faculty interaction, 11. Social events / club activities, 12. Admin/faculty/staff: Individuals, 13. Admin/faculty/staff: Groups, 14. Admin/faculty/staff: Workplace, 15. Admin/faculty/staff: Social/casual, 16. VIP's on campus, 17. Commencement (graduation), 18. Arts Gala, 19. University Day, 20. Miscellaneous annual events, 21. Miscellaneous one-time events, 22. Student performances, 23. Faculty performances, 24. Student artworks/exhibitions, 25. Faculty artworks/exhibitions, 26. Visiting performances/exhibitions, 27. Fine and performing arts classrooms, 28. Science labs, 29. Science field trips, 30. Computer facilities, 31. Cablecast facilities, 32. Nursing School facilities, 33. Law School Facilities (Arlington campus), 34. High-tech centers and firms, 35. Northern Virginia area, 36. Washington D.C. attractions, 37. Patriot Center events (non-GMU), 38. Basketball (GMU), 39. Soccer (GMU), 40. Other varsity sports, 41. Special effects and abstracts, 42. Copy shots, titles and logos, 43. Other off-campus locations, 44. Alumni, 45. Community service/events, 46. Historical/archival photos, 47. Federal Theatre Project (FTP), 48. New Century College, 49. Campus community, 50. Miscellaneous, 51. Prince William, 52. President Alan Merten","Subseries two is Chronological. It is arranged by date from earliest to most recent. This series contains mostly contact sheets and negatives but also includes some black and white photographs, and slides.","Subseries three consists of publications and their accompanying photographs. Formats include black and white photographs, color photographs, slides, negatives, and contact sheets with their corresponding brochures, reports, posters, or newsletters. They are arranged alphabetically.","Subseries four consists of fourteen disassembled photo albums. Photo albums are arranged alphabetically by subject.","There are no restrictions.","The George Mason University photograph collection is a combination of nine series: University Relations, Broadside Student Newspaper, Yearbook Photographs, George Mason University Foundation, Athletic Department, Office of Admissions, Office of the Registrar, photographs from unidentified offices, and Creative Services. The total collection contains over 12,000 color and black and white photographs, including prints, contact sheets, and negatives, taken between the 1950s and 2007. The collection includes images of student life, campus architecture and construction, campus events, faculty and staff, performances, and art.","George Mason University. 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On the staff of twelve students included a photography editor, Richard Sparks, and he contributed two to four photos for each edition. The content consisted of campus news, features on GMC faculty and students, engagement and wedding notices, and some commentary.\nThe Ledger became the Broadside on October 28, 1969. It was explained in that issue that the name change was part of an effort to remake the paper into more of a news instrument like that of the nation's revolutionary fathers. The Broadside was a weekly paper which contained sixteen or more pages in each issue. Photography in the Broadside was mostly limited to campus events and personalities.\nToday, Broadside is a modern newspaper. It is generated via computer and is published in a large, folded newspaper format. With two issues each week, it is produced more frequently. Its news is local, national, and international in scope. Besides campus news, the paper features national and world events, entertainment, music, and restaurant reviews, sports, and commentary. Photography for each issue is provided by both digital and traditional 35mm format cameras. Broadside uses staff photographers and major wire service outlets for its photographs.","As publication of the George Mason University Yearbook ceased in 1988, GM View: The George Mason Video Yearbook was born. Mason had maintained a print version of the yearbook since 1965 under various names (i.e. Advocate, By George, Patriotism, and others).\nGM View has been in continuous publication since 1989. 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The total collection contains over 12,000 color and black and white photographs, including prints, contact sheets, and negatives, taken between the 1950s and 2007.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1 contains 1696 folders which contain thousands of photographs; estimated to contain 10,000 photogaphs or more. The date range is from 1950s-1999. The series is mostly black and white photographs, contact sheets, and negatives. There are also some color images. Subjects include commencements and graduations as well as campus development from the beginning as Northern Virginia University Center (NVUC) to George Mason University in 1972. The modern university depicted in the photographs from the 1980s-1990s include construction photographs of academic buildings, dormitories, and parking lots. A few events seen throughout the collection are George Mason Day, Patriot's Day, freshman orientation, Alumni Association parties, registration, athletics, student club meetings, art sculputures and displays, GMU Law School, extended studies, Speakers Bureau, Chess Federation, Northern Virginia Press Club, counseling, class trips, dances, festivals, presentations, promotions, donation events, Agora Society, Federal Theatre Project, Wolf Trap, and student productions.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 2 contains over two thousand photographs taken between 1971 and 1999. Ninety-nine percent of the photographs were taken by Broadside staff members, while the remaining images comprise official publicity photos of individuals or organizations. Topics in the collection include: images of the campus, student organizations, university sports, campus events, university administrative units, the GMU Board of Visitors, individuals, featured entertainers, restaurants, and arts. The majority of the images are in black-and-white, a few color images are dispersed throughout. The color images are almost all from the 1990s. Some negatives are available for a small part of the collection, found mostly in the sports photographs. Total volume of the collection is 2.75 linear feet. \n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 3 consists of 210 folders which include photographs, contact sheets, and negatives. The images contained in the collection encompass all areas of student life at George Mason University including students on campus, studying, Greek life, athletics, professors, and campus scenery. The date range is from 1979 to the mid-1990s. The total volume is 2.5 linear feet.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 4 contains color negatives and slides documenting the 1989 GMU Foundation Fundraising Campaign. The majority of the negatives and slides are images of student life on campus but also campus buildings, arts and performances, faculty, and campus technology. The slides and negatives occupy eleven boxes and span 2 linear feet.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 5 consists of photographs from the GMU Athletic Department used in game programs and promotional literature. Subjects include campus life, game crowds, and athletic competitions.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 6 includes photographs of office scenes, staff, and social gatherings from the Office of Admissions.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 7 consists of slides from graduation ceremonies in 1970 and 1971. These slides originated in the Office of the Registrar.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 8 was artificially created with photographs from unidentified offices. 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Subjects seen throughout the series include George Mason Day, Patriot's Day, freshman orientation, Alumni Association parties, registration, athletics, student club meetings, art sculputures and displays, GMU Law School and Arlington campus, Prince William campus, Mason community, Chess Federation, Northern Virginia Press Club, Northern Virginia and Washington D.C. scenes, class trips, dances, festivals, presentations, promotions, donation events, the Federal Theatre Project, Wolf Trap, and student productions. This series has many images in common with series one.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThere are four subseries to this series based on original order. \n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe first subseries is Subjects. This subseries contains mostly black and white photographs with some slides, color photographs, negatives, and contact sheets. It is arranged by subject according to a number system employed by the university photographers. 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Law School Facilities (Arlington campus), 34. High-tech centers and firms, 35. Northern Virginia area, 36. Washington D.C. attractions, 37. Patriot Center events (non-GMU), 38. Basketball (GMU), 39. Soccer (GMU), 40. Other varsity sports, 41. Special effects and abstracts, 42. Copy shots, titles and logos, 43. Other off-campus locations, 44. Alumni, 45. Community service/events, 46. Historical/archival photos, 47. Federal Theatre Project (FTP), 48. New Century College, 49. Campus community, 50. Miscellaneous, 51. Prince William, 52. President Alan Merten\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSubseries two is Chronological. It is arranged by date from earliest to most recent. This series contains mostly contact sheets and negatives but also includes some black and white photographs, and slides.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSubseries three consists of publications and their accompanying photographs. 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The total collection contains over 12,000 color and black and white photographs, including prints, contact sheets, and negatives, taken between the 1950s and 2007.","Series 1 contains 1696 folders which contain thousands of photographs; estimated to contain 10,000 photogaphs or more. The date range is from 1950s-1999. The series is mostly black and white photographs, contact sheets, and negatives. There are also some color images. Subjects include commencements and graduations as well as campus development from the beginning as Northern Virginia University Center (NVUC) to George Mason University in 1972. The modern university depicted in the photographs from the 1980s-1990s include construction photographs of academic buildings, dormitories, and parking lots. A few events seen throughout the collection are George Mason Day, Patriot's Day, freshman orientation, Alumni Association parties, registration, athletics, student club meetings, art sculputures and displays, GMU Law School, extended studies, Speakers Bureau, Chess Federation, Northern Virginia Press Club, counseling, class trips, dances, festivals, presentations, promotions, donation events, Agora Society, Federal Theatre Project, Wolf Trap, and student productions.","Series 2 contains over two thousand photographs taken between 1971 and 1999. Ninety-nine percent of the photographs were taken by Broadside staff members, while the remaining images comprise official publicity photos of individuals or organizations. Topics in the collection include: images of the campus, student organizations, university sports, campus events, university administrative units, the GMU Board of Visitors, individuals, featured entertainers, restaurants, and arts. The majority of the images are in black-and-white, a few color images are dispersed throughout. The color images are almost all from the 1990s. Some negatives are available for a small part of the collection, found mostly in the sports photographs. Total volume of the collection is 2.75 linear feet.","Series 3 consists of 210 folders which include photographs, contact sheets, and negatives. The images contained in the collection encompass all areas of student life at George Mason University including students on campus, studying, Greek life, athletics, professors, and campus scenery. The date range is from 1979 to the mid-1990s. The total volume is 2.5 linear feet.","Series 4 contains color negatives and slides documenting the 1989 GMU Foundation Fundraising Campaign. The majority of the negatives and slides are images of student life on campus but also campus buildings, arts and performances, faculty, and campus technology. The slides and negatives occupy eleven boxes and span 2 linear feet.","Series 5 consists of photographs from the GMU Athletic Department used in game programs and promotional literature. Subjects include campus life, game crowds, and athletic competitions.","Series 6 includes photographs of office scenes, staff, and social gatherings from the Office of Admissions.","Series 7 consists of slides from graduation ceremonies in 1970 and 1971. These slides originated in the Office of the Registrar.","Series 8 was artificially created with photographs from unidentified offices. Subjects are similar to those from the other series including athletic events, campus life, faculty, and campus buildings.","Series 9 contains thousands of photographs from the Creative Services division of University Relations.","The date range for this series is 1964-2007. The series consists of mostly black and white photographs, contact sheets, slides, and negatives. There are also some color images. Subjects include graduations (commencements) as well as campus development from the 1970s to early 2007. The bulk of the material contains images of faculty, staff, students, alumni, campus scenes, construction, and events. Subjects seen throughout the series include George Mason Day, Patriot's Day, freshman orientation, Alumni Association parties, registration, athletics, student club meetings, art sculputures and displays, GMU Law School and Arlington campus, Prince William campus, Mason community, Chess Federation, Northern Virginia Press Club, Northern Virginia and Washington D.C. scenes, class trips, dances, festivals, presentations, promotions, donation events, the Federal Theatre Project, Wolf Trap, and student productions. This series has many images in common with series one.","There are four subseries to this series based on original order.","The first subseries is Subjects. This subseries contains mostly black and white photographs with some slides, color photographs, negatives, and contact sheets. It is arranged by subject according to a number system employed by the university photographers. The number system is as follows: 1. Outdoor campus and scenics, 2. Buildings and physical features, 3. Construction, 4. Students: Individuals, 5. Students: Groups 6. Students: In classrooms, 7. Students: Non-class academic, 8. On-campus housing, 9. Student services, 10. Student-Faculty interaction, 11. Social events / club activities, 12. Admin/faculty/staff: Individuals, 13. Admin/faculty/staff: Groups, 14. Admin/faculty/staff: Workplace, 15. Admin/faculty/staff: Social/casual, 16. VIP's on campus, 17. Commencement (graduation), 18. Arts Gala, 19. University Day, 20. Miscellaneous annual events, 21. Miscellaneous one-time events, 22. Student performances, 23. Faculty performances, 24. Student artworks/exhibitions, 25. Faculty artworks/exhibitions, 26. Visiting performances/exhibitions, 27. Fine and performing arts classrooms, 28. Science labs, 29. Science field trips, 30. Computer facilities, 31. Cablecast facilities, 32. Nursing School facilities, 33. Law School Facilities (Arlington campus), 34. High-tech centers and firms, 35. Northern Virginia area, 36. Washington D.C. attractions, 37. Patriot Center events (non-GMU), 38. Basketball (GMU), 39. Soccer (GMU), 40. Other varsity sports, 41. Special effects and abstracts, 42. Copy shots, titles and logos, 43. Other off-campus locations, 44. Alumni, 45. Community service/events, 46. Historical/archival photos, 47. Federal Theatre Project (FTP), 48. New Century College, 49. Campus community, 50. Miscellaneous, 51. Prince William, 52. President Alan Merten","Subseries two is Chronological. It is arranged by date from earliest to most recent. This series contains mostly contact sheets and negatives but also includes some black and white photographs, and slides.","Subseries three consists of publications and their accompanying photographs. Formats include black and white photographs, color photographs, slides, negatives, and contact sheets with their corresponding brochures, reports, posters, or newsletters. They are arranged alphabetically.","Subseries four consists of fourteen disassembled photo albums. 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The office leads the university community in promoting George Mason University as a world-class institution of higher education.","Broadside, George Mason University's official student newspaper, began its life as The Gunston Ledger. An eight-page monthly printed on 12 inch by 9 inch paper, The Gunston Ledger first appeared on October 15, 1963 on the then George Mason College campus located in Bailey's Crossroads. On the staff of twelve students included a photography editor, Richard Sparks, and he contributed two to four photos for each edition. The content consisted of campus news, features on GMC faculty and students, engagement and wedding notices, and some commentary.\nThe Ledger became the Broadside on October 28, 1969. It was explained in that issue that the name change was part of an effort to remake the paper into more of a news instrument like that of the nation's revolutionary fathers. The Broadside was a weekly paper which contained sixteen or more pages in each issue. Photography in the Broadside was mostly limited to campus events and personalities.\nToday, Broadside is a modern newspaper. It is generated via computer and is published in a large, folded newspaper format. With two issues each week, it is produced more frequently. Its news is local, national, and international in scope. Besides campus news, the paper features national and world events, entertainment, music, and restaurant reviews, sports, and commentary. Photography for each issue is provided by both digital and traditional 35mm format cameras. Broadside uses staff photographers and major wire service outlets for its photographs.","As publication of the George Mason University Yearbook ceased in 1988, GM View: The George Mason Video Yearbook was born. Mason had maintained a print version of the yearbook since 1965 under various names (i.e. Advocate, By George, Patriotism, and others).\nGM View has been in continuous publication since 1989. Though each year's production is different from the others, they all have maintained the same basic format: a length of about 30 minutes; and coverage of university sports, greek, and campus events (such as Mason and Patriots' Day, International Week celebrations, graduations, etc).\nThis digital collection was created with the kind, generous, and expert help from the staff of GMU TV and Digital Programs and Systems, George Mason University Libraries.","The George Mason University Foundation was established in 1966 to advance and further the aims and purposes of George Mason University. It is a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of the university. The foundation assists the university in generating private support, and manages, invests, and administers private gifts, including endowment and real property. It is governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees, led by a chairman.","Processed by Special Collections and Archives staff. EAD markup completed by Jesse Gastelle in 2010 and Greta Kuriger in 2011.","Special Collections and Archives holds the George Mason University archives.","GMU Creative Services online image archives.","The George Mason University photograph collection is a combination of nine series: University Relations, Broadside Student Newspaper, Yearbook Photographs, George Mason University Foundation, Athletic Department, Office of Admissions, Office of the Registrar, photographs from unidentified offices, and Creative Services. The total collection contains over 12,000 color and black and white photographs, including prints, contact sheets, and negatives, taken between the 1950s and 2007.","Series 1 contains 1696 folders which contain thousands of photographs; estimated to contain 10,000 photogaphs or more. The date range is from 1950s-1999. The series is mostly black and white photographs, contact sheets, and negatives. There are also some color images. Subjects include commencements and graduations as well as campus development from the beginning as Northern Virginia University Center (NVUC) to George Mason University in 1972. The modern university depicted in the photographs from the 1980s-1990s include construction photographs of academic buildings, dormitories, and parking lots. A few events seen throughout the collection are George Mason Day, Patriot's Day, freshman orientation, Alumni Association parties, registration, athletics, student club meetings, art sculputures and displays, GMU Law School, extended studies, Speakers Bureau, Chess Federation, Northern Virginia Press Club, counseling, class trips, dances, festivals, presentations, promotions, donation events, Agora Society, Federal Theatre Project, Wolf Trap, and student productions.","Series 2 contains over two thousand photographs taken between 1971 and 1999. Ninety-nine percent of the photographs were taken by Broadside staff members, while the remaining images comprise official publicity photos of individuals or organizations. Topics in the collection include: images of the campus, student organizations, university sports, campus events, university administrative units, the GMU Board of Visitors, individuals, featured entertainers, restaurants, and arts. The majority of the images are in black-and-white, a few color images are dispersed throughout. The color images are almost all from the 1990s. Some negatives are available for a small part of the collection, found mostly in the sports photographs. Total volume of the collection is 2.75 linear feet.","Series 3 consists of 210 folders which include photographs, contact sheets, and negatives. The images contained in the collection encompass all areas of student life at George Mason University including students on campus, studying, Greek life, athletics, professors, and campus scenery. The date range is from 1979 to the mid-1990s. The total volume is 2.5 linear feet.","Series 4 contains color negatives and slides documenting the 1989 GMU Foundation Fundraising Campaign. The majority of the negatives and slides are images of student life on campus but also campus buildings, arts and performances, faculty, and campus technology. The slides and negatives occupy eleven boxes and span 2 linear feet.","Series 5 consists of photographs from the GMU Athletic Department used in game programs and promotional literature. Subjects include campus life, game crowds, and athletic competitions.","Series 6 includes photographs of office scenes, staff, and social gatherings from the Office of Admissions.","Series 7 consists of slides from graduation ceremonies in 1970 and 1971. These slides originated in the Office of the Registrar.","Series 8 was artificially created with photographs from unidentified offices. Subjects are similar to those from the other series including athletic events, campus life, faculty, and campus buildings.","Series 9 contains thousands of photographs from the Creative Services division of University Relations.","The date range for this series is 1964-2007. The series consists of mostly black and white photographs, contact sheets, slides, and negatives. There are also some color images. Subjects include graduations (commencements) as well as campus development from the 1970s to early 2007. The bulk of the material contains images of faculty, staff, students, alumni, campus scenes, construction, and events. Subjects seen throughout the series include George Mason Day, Patriot's Day, freshman orientation, Alumni Association parties, registration, athletics, student club meetings, art sculputures and displays, GMU Law School and Arlington campus, Prince William campus, Mason community, Chess Federation, Northern Virginia Press Club, Northern Virginia and Washington D.C. scenes, class trips, dances, festivals, presentations, promotions, donation events, the Federal Theatre Project, Wolf Trap, and student productions. This series has many images in common with series one.","There are four subseries to this series based on original order.","The first subseries is Subjects. This subseries contains mostly black and white photographs with some slides, color photographs, negatives, and contact sheets. It is arranged by subject according to a number system employed by the university photographers. The number system is as follows: 1. Outdoor campus and scenics, 2. Buildings and physical features, 3. Construction, 4. Students: Individuals, 5. Students: Groups 6. Students: In classrooms, 7. Students: Non-class academic, 8. On-campus housing, 9. Student services, 10. Student-Faculty interaction, 11. Social events / club activities, 12. Admin/faculty/staff: Individuals, 13. Admin/faculty/staff: Groups, 14. Admin/faculty/staff: Workplace, 15. Admin/faculty/staff: Social/casual, 16. VIP's on campus, 17. Commencement (graduation), 18. Arts Gala, 19. University Day, 20. Miscellaneous annual events, 21. Miscellaneous one-time events, 22. Student performances, 23. Faculty performances, 24. Student artworks/exhibitions, 25. Faculty artworks/exhibitions, 26. Visiting performances/exhibitions, 27. Fine and performing arts classrooms, 28. Science labs, 29. Science field trips, 30. Computer facilities, 31. Cablecast facilities, 32. Nursing School facilities, 33. Law School Facilities (Arlington campus), 34. High-tech centers and firms, 35. 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The Broadside was a weekly paper which contained sixteen or more pages in each issue. Photography in the Broadside was mostly limited to campus events and personalities.\nToday, Broadside is a modern newspaper. It is generated via computer and is published in a large, folded newspaper format. With two issues each week, it is produced more frequently. Its news is local, national, and international in scope. Besides campus news, the paper features national and world events, entertainment, music, and restaurant reviews, sports, and commentary. Photography for each issue is provided by both digital and traditional 35mm format cameras. Broadside uses staff photographers and major wire service outlets for its photographs.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eAs publication of the George Mason University Yearbook ceased in 1988, GM View: The George Mason Video Yearbook was born. Mason had maintained a print version of the yearbook since 1965 under various names (i.e. Advocate, By George, Patriotism, and others).\nGM View has been in continuous publication since 1989. Though each year's production is different from the others, they all have maintained the same basic format: a length of about 30 minutes; and coverage of university sports, greek, and campus events (such as Mason and Patriots' Day, International Week celebrations, graduations, etc).\nThis digital collection was created with the kind, generous, and expert help from the staff of GMU TV and Digital Programs and Systems, George Mason University Libraries. \n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe George Mason University Foundation was established in 1966 to advance and further the aims and purposes of George Mason University. It is a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of the university. 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On the staff of twelve students included a photography editor, Richard Sparks, and he contributed two to four photos for each edition. The content consisted of campus news, features on GMC faculty and students, engagement and wedding notices, and some commentary.\nThe Ledger became the Broadside on October 28, 1969. It was explained in that issue that the name change was part of an effort to remake the paper into more of a news instrument like that of the nation's revolutionary fathers. The Broadside was a weekly paper which contained sixteen or more pages in each issue. Photography in the Broadside was mostly limited to campus events and personalities.\nToday, Broadside is a modern newspaper. It is generated via computer and is published in a large, folded newspaper format. With two issues each week, it is produced more frequently. Its news is local, national, and international in scope. Besides campus news, the paper features national and world events, entertainment, music, and restaurant reviews, sports, and commentary. Photography for each issue is provided by both digital and traditional 35mm format cameras. Broadside uses staff photographers and major wire service outlets for its photographs.","As publication of the George Mason University Yearbook ceased in 1988, GM View: The George Mason Video Yearbook was born. Mason had maintained a print version of the yearbook since 1965 under various names (i.e. Advocate, By George, Patriotism, and others).\nGM View has been in continuous publication since 1989. Though each year's production is different from the others, they all have maintained the same basic format: a length of about 30 minutes; and coverage of university sports, greek, and campus events (such as Mason and Patriots' Day, International Week celebrations, graduations, etc).\nThis digital collection was created with the kind, generous, and expert help from the staff of GMU TV and Digital Programs and Systems, George Mason University Libraries.","The George Mason University Foundation was established in 1966 to advance and further the aims and purposes of George Mason University. It is a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of the university. The foundation assists the university in generating private support, and manages, invests, and administers private gifts, including endowment and real property. 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The total collection contains over 12,000 color and black and white photographs, including prints, contact sheets, and negatives, taken between the 1950s and 2007.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1 contains 1696 folders which contain thousands of photographs; estimated to contain 10,000 photogaphs or more. The date range is from 1950s-1999. The series is mostly black and white photographs, contact sheets, and negatives. There are also some color images. Subjects include commencements and graduations as well as campus development from the beginning as Northern Virginia University Center (NVUC) to George Mason University in 1972. The modern university depicted in the photographs from the 1980s-1990s include construction photographs of academic buildings, dormitories, and parking lots. A few events seen throughout the collection are George Mason Day, Patriot's Day, freshman orientation, Alumni Association parties, registration, athletics, student club meetings, art sculputures and displays, GMU Law School, extended studies, Speakers Bureau, Chess Federation, Northern Virginia Press Club, counseling, class trips, dances, festivals, presentations, promotions, donation events, Agora Society, Federal Theatre Project, Wolf Trap, and student productions.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 2 contains over two thousand photographs taken between 1971 and 1999. Ninety-nine percent of the photographs were taken by Broadside staff members, while the remaining images comprise official publicity photos of individuals or organizations. Topics in the collection include: images of the campus, student organizations, university sports, campus events, university administrative units, the GMU Board of Visitors, individuals, featured entertainers, restaurants, and arts. The majority of the images are in black-and-white, a few color images are dispersed throughout. The color images are almost all from the 1990s. Some negatives are available for a small part of the collection, found mostly in the sports photographs. Total volume of the collection is 2.75 linear feet. \n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 3 consists of 210 folders which include photographs, contact sheets, and negatives. The images contained in the collection encompass all areas of student life at George Mason University including students on campus, studying, Greek life, athletics, professors, and campus scenery. The date range is from 1979 to the mid-1990s. The total volume is 2.5 linear feet.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 4 contains color negatives and slides documenting the 1989 GMU Foundation Fundraising Campaign. The majority of the negatives and slides are images of student life on campus but also campus buildings, arts and performances, faculty, and campus technology. The slides and negatives occupy eleven boxes and span 2 linear feet.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 5 consists of photographs from the GMU Athletic Department used in game programs and promotional literature. Subjects include campus life, game crowds, and athletic competitions.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 6 includes photographs of office scenes, staff, and social gatherings from the Office of Admissions.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 7 consists of slides from graduation ceremonies in 1970 and 1971. These slides originated in the Office of the Registrar.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 8 was artificially created with photographs from unidentified offices. 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Subjects seen throughout the series include George Mason Day, Patriot's Day, freshman orientation, Alumni Association parties, registration, athletics, student club meetings, art sculputures and displays, GMU Law School and Arlington campus, Prince William campus, Mason community, Chess Federation, Northern Virginia Press Club, Northern Virginia and Washington D.C. scenes, class trips, dances, festivals, presentations, promotions, donation events, the Federal Theatre Project, Wolf Trap, and student productions. This series has many images in common with series one.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThere are four subseries to this series based on original order. \n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe first subseries is Subjects. This subseries contains mostly black and white photographs with some slides, color photographs, negatives, and contact sheets. It is arranged by subject according to a number system employed by the university photographers. The number system is as follows: 1. Outdoor campus and scenics, 2. Buildings and physical features, 3. Construction, 4. Students: Individuals, 5. Students: Groups 6. Students: In classrooms, 7. Students: Non-class academic, 8. On-campus housing, 9. Student services, 10. Student-Faculty interaction, 11. Social events / club activities, 12. Admin/faculty/staff: Individuals, 13. Admin/faculty/staff: Groups, 14. Admin/faculty/staff: Workplace, 15. Admin/faculty/staff: Social/casual, 16. VIP's on campus, 17. Commencement (graduation), 18. Arts Gala, 19. University Day, 20. Miscellaneous annual events, 21. Miscellaneous one-time events, 22. Student performances, 23. Faculty performances, 24. Student artworks/exhibitions, 25. Faculty artworks/exhibitions, 26. Visiting performances/exhibitions, 27. Fine and performing arts classrooms, 28. Science labs, 29. Science field trips, 30. Computer facilities, 31. Cablecast facilities, 32. Nursing School facilities, 33. Law School Facilities (Arlington campus), 34. High-tech centers and firms, 35. Northern Virginia area, 36. Washington D.C. attractions, 37. Patriot Center events (non-GMU), 38. Basketball (GMU), 39. Soccer (GMU), 40. Other varsity sports, 41. Special effects and abstracts, 42. Copy shots, titles and logos, 43. Other off-campus locations, 44. Alumni, 45. Community service/events, 46. Historical/archival photos, 47. Federal Theatre Project (FTP), 48. New Century College, 49. Campus community, 50. Miscellaneous, 51. Prince William, 52. President Alan Merten\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSubseries two is Chronological. It is arranged by date from earliest to most recent. This series contains mostly contact sheets and negatives but also includes some black and white photographs, and slides.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eSubseries three consists of publications and their accompanying photographs. 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The total collection contains over 12,000 color and black and white photographs, including prints, contact sheets, and negatives, taken between the 1950s and 2007.","Series 1 contains 1696 folders which contain thousands of photographs; estimated to contain 10,000 photogaphs or more. The date range is from 1950s-1999. The series is mostly black and white photographs, contact sheets, and negatives. There are also some color images. Subjects include commencements and graduations as well as campus development from the beginning as Northern Virginia University Center (NVUC) to George Mason University in 1972. The modern university depicted in the photographs from the 1980s-1990s include construction photographs of academic buildings, dormitories, and parking lots. A few events seen throughout the collection are George Mason Day, Patriot's Day, freshman orientation, Alumni Association parties, registration, athletics, student club meetings, art sculputures and displays, GMU Law School, extended studies, Speakers Bureau, Chess Federation, Northern Virginia Press Club, counseling, class trips, dances, festivals, presentations, promotions, donation events, Agora Society, Federal Theatre Project, Wolf Trap, and student productions.","Series 2 contains over two thousand photographs taken between 1971 and 1999. Ninety-nine percent of the photographs were taken by Broadside staff members, while the remaining images comprise official publicity photos of individuals or organizations. Topics in the collection include: images of the campus, student organizations, university sports, campus events, university administrative units, the GMU Board of Visitors, individuals, featured entertainers, restaurants, and arts. The majority of the images are in black-and-white, a few color images are dispersed throughout. The color images are almost all from the 1990s. Some negatives are available for a small part of the collection, found mostly in the sports photographs. Total volume of the collection is 2.75 linear feet.","Series 3 consists of 210 folders which include photographs, contact sheets, and negatives. The images contained in the collection encompass all areas of student life at George Mason University including students on campus, studying, Greek life, athletics, professors, and campus scenery. The date range is from 1979 to the mid-1990s. The total volume is 2.5 linear feet.","Series 4 contains color negatives and slides documenting the 1989 GMU Foundation Fundraising Campaign. The majority of the negatives and slides are images of student life on campus but also campus buildings, arts and performances, faculty, and campus technology. 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Subjects include graduations (commencements) as well as campus development from the 1970s to early 2007. The bulk of the material contains images of faculty, staff, students, alumni, campus scenes, construction, and events. Subjects seen throughout the series include George Mason Day, Patriot's Day, freshman orientation, Alumni Association parties, registration, athletics, student club meetings, art sculputures and displays, GMU Law School and Arlington campus, Prince William campus, Mason community, Chess Federation, Northern Virginia Press Club, Northern Virginia and Washington D.C. scenes, class trips, dances, festivals, presentations, promotions, donation events, the Federal Theatre Project, Wolf Trap, and student productions. This series has many images in common with series one.","There are four subseries to this series based on original order.","The first subseries is Subjects. This subseries contains mostly black and white photographs with some slides, color photographs, negatives, and contact sheets. It is arranged by subject according to a number system employed by the university photographers. The number system is as follows: 1. Outdoor campus and scenics, 2. Buildings and physical features, 3. Construction, 4. Students: Individuals, 5. Students: Groups 6. Students: In classrooms, 7. Students: Non-class academic, 8. On-campus housing, 9. Student services, 10. Student-Faculty interaction, 11. Social events / club activities, 12. Admin/faculty/staff: Individuals, 13. Admin/faculty/staff: Groups, 14. Admin/faculty/staff: Workplace, 15. Admin/faculty/staff: Social/casual, 16. VIP's on campus, 17. Commencement (graduation), 18. Arts Gala, 19. University Day, 20. Miscellaneous annual events, 21. Miscellaneous one-time events, 22. Student performances, 23. Faculty performances, 24. Student artworks/exhibitions, 25. Faculty artworks/exhibitions, 26. Visiting performances/exhibitions, 27. Fine and performing arts classrooms, 28. Science labs, 29. Science field trips, 30. Computer facilities, 31. Cablecast facilities, 32. Nursing School facilities, 33. Law School Facilities (Arlington campus), 34. High-tech centers and firms, 35. Northern Virginia area, 36. Washington D.C. attractions, 37. Patriot Center events (non-GMU), 38. Basketball (GMU), 39. Soccer (GMU), 40. Other varsity sports, 41. Special effects and abstracts, 42. Copy shots, titles and logos, 43. Other off-campus locations, 44. Alumni, 45. Community service/events, 46. Historical/archival photos, 47. Federal Theatre Project (FTP), 48. New Century College, 49. Campus community, 50. Miscellaneous, 51. Prince William, 52. President Alan Merten","Subseries two is Chronological. It is arranged by date from earliest to most recent. This series contains mostly contact sheets and negatives but also includes some black and white photographs, and slides.","Subseries three consists of publications and their accompanying photographs. Formats include black and white photographs, color photographs, slides, negatives, and contact sheets with their corresponding brochures, reports, posters, or newsletters. They are arranged alphabetically.","Subseries four consists of fourteen disassembled photo albums. 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Artists like Vizetelly sometimes did more than draw,\n         though. He acted as a messenger for Confederate General James\n         Longstreet at the battle of Chickamauga. Vizetelly was also a\n         staff aide for the Confederates at the battle of\n         Fredericksburg and was present at Charleston, South Carolina,\n         when it was besieged. Because of such personal involvement by\n         artists, many engravings were not made by detached observers,\n         but by active participants in history unfolding.","Frank Leslie (1821-1880) was another artist who began his\n         career as an engraver in 1842 and eventually published his own\n         newspaper, which he titled, Frank Leslie's Illustrated\n         Newspaper. The newspaper also covered the Civil War. Leslie\n         used a large number of illustrations in his newspaper to\n         increase circulation. Images from Frank Leslie's Illustrated\n         Newspaper are well represented in Northern Virginia Images\n         Collection, including several images from the German language\n         edition of the newspaper.","Another popular periodical of the time was Harper's Weekly.\n         It first appeared in 1857 and became one of the most important\n         and influential periodicals in nineteenth century America,\n         notably during the Civil War. Two prominent artists for\n         Harper's Weekly during this period were Alfred Waud\n         (1828-1891) and Thomas Nast (1840-1902). Engravings by both\n         are included in Northern Virginia Images Collection. Waud was\n         primarily assigned to the eastern front and covered the war\n         from the Battle of First Manassas to the Confederacy's\n         surrender at Appomattox Court House. Thomas Nast (who later\n         became famous for creating the roly- poly figure in red we now\n         know as Santa Claus) worked largely in New York for most of\n         the war. One of the major exceptions to this was when he spent\n         time in the Union camp during the Battle of Gettysburg. Nast's\n         sympathies were for the Union side, which, naturally, bothered\n         Southerners, who often sent threatening letters to Nast at the\n         Harper's Weekly office. By and large, The Illustrated London\n         News, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, and Harper's\n         Weekly illustrated the Civil War from the Northern\n         point-of-view.","Many of today's\n         Northern Virginia residents only know the area as a population\n         outgrowth of Washington, D.C. Despite this cosmopolitan\n         reputation, it was largely farm country at the time of the\n         Civil War through World War II. Few realize that the area was\n         the frequent battleground for large contending forces. Yet,\n         many of the areas that are depicted in the images still exist\n         today but under much different circumstances. Some of the areas included in these images have\n         undergone radical cultural changes as well. An Islamic Mosque\n         now occupies Munson Hill, which Confederate forces occupied\n         under General J.E.B. Stuart during early days of the war."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNorthern Virginia Civil War images collection, Collection #C0150, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      "],"prefercite_tesim":["Northern Virginia Civil War images collection, Collection #C0150, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProcessed by Special Collections and Archives staff. EAD markup completed in February 2009 by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty. 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Columbia Pike,\n         Chain Bridge, Long Bridge, the Little River Turnpike,\n         Centreville and Manassas all existed at the time of the Civil\n         War and all of them are represented or referenced in these\n         images. \u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eMost of the Civil War images are from three periodicals:\n         The Illustrated London News, Frank Leslie's Illustrated\n         Newspaper, and Harper's Weekly. They are primarily wood\n         engravings, several of which are hand colored. Though wood\n         engraving was invented as an illustrative technique in the\n         1790s, it was the later appearance of the mass illustrated\n         newspaper that took advantage of the technique to appeal to a\n         wide readership.\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eAlthough pictorial images comprise the majority of images\n         in the collection, there are also numerous maps, most of which\n         were produced by lithography. 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Columbia Pike,\n         Chain Bridge, Long Bridge, the Little River Turnpike,\n         Centreville and Manassas all existed at the time of the Civil\n         War and all of them are represented or referenced in these\n         images.","Most of the Civil War images are from three periodicals:\n         The Illustrated London News, Frank Leslie's Illustrated\n         Newspaper, and Harper's Weekly. They are primarily wood\n         engravings, several of which are hand colored. Though wood\n         engraving was invented as an illustrative technique in the\n         1790s, it was the later appearance of the mass illustrated\n         newspaper that took advantage of the technique to appeal to a\n         wide readership.","Although pictorial images comprise the majority of images\n         in the collection, there are also numerous maps, most of which\n         were produced by lithography. A number were produced for\n         military purposes and employed by both the North and South\n         alike. Maps made during the Civil War were often exceedingly\n         accurate; their usefulness carried on into the twentieth\n         century."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe collection contains images and maps depicting Northern Virginia. A majority of the images are contemporary illustrations of the Civil War in Virginia. Formats include wood engravings, steel engravings, lithographs, chromolithographs, and a manuscript.\n\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["The collection contains images and maps depicting Northern Virginia. A majority of the images are contemporary illustrations of the Civil War in Virginia. 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One of its artists\n         was Frank Vizetelly (1830-1883); he covered the Civil War for\n         British readers. Early on, he illustrated the war from the\n         Union side but was later allowed to draw from the Confederate\n         side. Artists like Vizetelly sometimes did more than draw,\n         though. He acted as a messenger for Confederate General James\n         Longstreet at the battle of Chickamauga. Vizetelly was also a\n         staff aide for the Confederates at the battle of\n         Fredericksburg and was present at Charleston, South Carolina,\n         when it was besieged. Because of such personal involvement by\n         artists, many engravings were not made by detached observers,\n         but by active participants in history unfolding.","Frank Leslie (1821-1880) was another artist who began his\n         career as an engraver in 1842 and eventually published his own\n         newspaper, which he titled, Frank Leslie's Illustrated\n         Newspaper. The newspaper also covered the Civil War. Leslie\n         used a large number of illustrations in his newspaper to\n         increase circulation. Images from Frank Leslie's Illustrated\n         Newspaper are well represented in Northern Virginia Images\n         Collection, including several images from the German language\n         edition of the newspaper.","Another popular periodical of the time was Harper's Weekly.\n         It first appeared in 1857 and became one of the most important\n         and influential periodicals in nineteenth century America,\n         notably during the Civil War. Two prominent artists for\n         Harper's Weekly during this period were Alfred Waud\n         (1828-1891) and Thomas Nast (1840-1902). Engravings by both\n         are included in Northern Virginia Images Collection. Waud was\n         primarily assigned to the eastern front and covered the war\n         from the Battle of First Manassas to the Confederacy's\n         surrender at Appomattox Court House. Thomas Nast (who later\n         became famous for creating the roly- poly figure in red we now\n         know as Santa Claus) worked largely in New York for most of\n         the war. One of the major exceptions to this was when he spent\n         time in the Union camp during the Battle of Gettysburg. Nast's\n         sympathies were for the Union side, which, naturally, bothered\n         Southerners, who often sent threatening letters to Nast at the\n         Harper's Weekly office. By and large, The Illustrated London\n         News, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, and Harper's\n         Weekly illustrated the Civil War from the Northern\n         point-of-view.","Many of today's\n         Northern Virginia residents only know the area as a population\n         outgrowth of Washington, D.C. Despite this cosmopolitan\n         reputation, it was largely farm country at the time of the\n         Civil War through World War II. Few realize that the area was\n         the frequent battleground for large contending forces. Yet,\n         many of the areas that are depicted in the images still exist\n         today but under much different circumstances. Some of the areas included in these images have\n         undergone radical cultural changes as well. An Islamic Mosque\n         now occupies Munson Hill, which Confederate forces occupied\n         under General J.E.B. Stuart during early days of the war.","Processed by Special Collections and Archives staff. EAD markup completed in February 2009 by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty. Finding aid updated by Greta Kuriger in July 2011.","Special Collections and Archives also holds the , the , and the the WRLC digital collection . The  is available for GMU affiliated researchers.","The collection \n         consists of nearly 200 images on various historical subjects\n         in a variety of formats, including wood engravings, steel\n         engravings, lithographs, chromolithographs, maps, and\n         manuscripts. Most of the images depict battles and maps\n         of the Civil War. The maps include the cities of Arlington and\n         Alexandria and the counties of Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince\n         William. Columbia Pike,\n         Chain Bridge, Long Bridge, the Little River Turnpike,\n         Centreville and Manassas all existed at the time of the Civil\n         War and all of them are represented or referenced in these\n         images.","Most of the Civil War images are from three periodicals:\n         The Illustrated London News, Frank Leslie's Illustrated\n         Newspaper, and Harper's Weekly. They are primarily wood\n         engravings, several of which are hand colored. Though wood\n         engraving was invented as an illustrative technique in the\n         1790s, it was the later appearance of the mass illustrated\n         newspaper that took advantage of the technique to appeal to a\n         wide readership.","Although pictorial images comprise the majority of images\n         in the collection, there are also numerous maps, most of which\n         were produced by lithography. A number were produced for\n         military purposes and employed by both the North and South\n         alike. Maps made during the Civil War were often exceedingly\n         accurate; their usefulness carried on into the twentieth\n         century.","There are no restrictions.","The collection contains images and maps depicting Northern Virginia. A majority of the images are contemporary illustrations of the Civil War in Virginia. Formats include wood engravings, steel engravings, lithographs, chromolithographs, and a manuscript.","George Mason University. 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Few realize that the area was\n         the frequent battleground for large contending forces. Yet,\n         many of the areas that are depicted in the images still exist\n         today but under much different circumstances. Some of the areas included in these images have\n         undergone radical cultural changes as well. An Islamic Mosque\n         now occupies Munson Hill, which Confederate forces occupied\n         under General J.E.B. Stuart during early days of the war.\u003c/p\u003e\n    "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["The Illustrated London News was one of the first newspapers\n         to employ wood engravings on a wide scale. One of its artists\n         was Frank Vizetelly (1830-1883); he covered the Civil War for\n         British readers. Early on, he illustrated the war from the\n         Union side but was later allowed to draw from the Confederate\n         side. Artists like Vizetelly sometimes did more than draw,\n         though. He acted as a messenger for Confederate General James\n         Longstreet at the battle of Chickamauga. Vizetelly was also a\n         staff aide for the Confederates at the battle of\n         Fredericksburg and was present at Charleston, South Carolina,\n         when it was besieged. Because of such personal involvement by\n         artists, many engravings were not made by detached observers,\n         but by active participants in history unfolding.","Frank Leslie (1821-1880) was another artist who began his\n         career as an engraver in 1842 and eventually published his own\n         newspaper, which he titled, Frank Leslie's Illustrated\n         Newspaper. The newspaper also covered the Civil War. Leslie\n         used a large number of illustrations in his newspaper to\n         increase circulation. 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Thomas Nast (who later\n         became famous for creating the roly- poly figure in red we now\n         know as Santa Claus) worked largely in New York for most of\n         the war. One of the major exceptions to this was when he spent\n         time in the Union camp during the Battle of Gettysburg. Nast's\n         sympathies were for the Union side, which, naturally, bothered\n         Southerners, who often sent threatening letters to Nast at the\n         Harper's Weekly office. By and large, The Illustrated London\n         News, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, and Harper's\n         Weekly illustrated the Civil War from the Northern\n         point-of-view.","Many of today's\n         Northern Virginia residents only know the area as a population\n         outgrowth of Washington, D.C. Despite this cosmopolitan\n         reputation, it was largely farm country at the time of the\n         Civil War through World War II. 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Columbia Pike,\n         Chain Bridge, Long Bridge, the Little River Turnpike,\n         Centreville and Manassas all existed at the time of the Civil\n         War and all of them are represented or referenced in these\n         images.","Most of the Civil War images are from three periodicals:\n         The Illustrated London News, Frank Leslie's Illustrated\n         Newspaper, and Harper's Weekly. They are primarily wood\n         engravings, several of which are hand colored. Though wood\n         engraving was invented as an illustrative technique in the\n         1790s, it was the later appearance of the mass illustrated\n         newspaper that took advantage of the technique to appeal to a\n         wide readership.","Although pictorial images comprise the majority of images\n         in the collection, there are also numerous maps, most of which\n         were produced by lithography. A number were produced for\n         military purposes and employed by both the North and South\n         alike. Maps made during the Civil War were often exceedingly\n         accurate; their usefulness carried on into the twentieth\n         century."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe collection contains images and maps depicting Northern Virginia. A majority of the images are contemporary illustrations of the Civil War in Virginia. Formats include wood engravings, steel engravings, lithographs, chromolithographs, and a manuscript.\n\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["The collection contains images and maps depicting Northern Virginia. A majority of the images are contemporary illustrations of the Civil War in Virginia. Formats include wood engravings, steel engravings, lithographs, chromolithographs, and a manuscript."],"corpname_ssim":["George Mason University. Special Collections and Archives."],"names_ssim":["George Mason University. Special Collections and Archives."],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":471,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-08-14T22:35:29.729Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vifgm_vifgm00014"}},{"id":"vifgm_vifgm00053","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Vietnam Military Assistance Advisory Group Team 58 photograph collection, 1955/1965","creator":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vifgm_vifgm00053#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"George Mason University. 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Originally, the delegation was sent to support the French military in the First Indochina War and named MAAG Indochina. With the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam, MAAG shifted its focus to the training of South Vietnamese forces in an effort to stem the rising influence of Communism. MAAG Vietnam was in operation from 1955-1964. At the time the photographs in this collection were taken, Team 58 was stationed in Vi Thanh in the former Chuong Thien province. Throughout its inception MAAG Vietnam was under the control of three generals; Lieutenant General Samuel T. Williams, November 1955-September 1960, Lieutenant General Lionel C. McGarr, September 1960-July 1962, and Major General Charles J. Timmes, July 1962-May 1964. In 1964 MAAG was placed under U.S. Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV) and had grown from a few hundred advisors to over 3,000.","Processed by Kristen Korfitzen in November 2011. EAD created by Kristen Korfitzen in November 2011.","Special Collections and Archives also hold the Oliver F. Atkins photograph collection which includes photographs related to the Vietnam War. The French Communist Party poster collection and the Edwin W. Lynch Vietnam War protest collection both contain anti-Vietnam War materials.","The collection contains 104 black and white photographs measuring 3.75 x 2.5 inches, of MAAG Advisory Team 58. Photographs in the collection show the day-to-day life in the camp with no images of combat. The majority of photographs feature portraits of MAAG Team 58. Photographs of advisors include personnel working in offices, eating meals and enjoying down time, and preparing for a USO show. Several photographs document an assembly with Vietnamese speakers attended by both military advisors and local residents. Photographs also include scenes of the town of Vi Thanh, and several photographs taken from an airplane.","Series 1 contains photographs taken from an assembly in Vi Thanh. The photographs show one main speaker addressing the crowd from a platform with several other persons sitting behind him. Photographs of the crowd show both soldiers and civilians in attendance. Though the purpose and issues discussed at the assembly remain undocumented, soldiers in the audience carry banners with Vietnamese slogans printed on them which could provide further insight.","Series 2 contains photographs of the MAAG Team-58 camp. Photographs document the interiors and exteriors of the camp, showing soldier common areas and images of several buildings that make up the camp complex. Interior shots show the living quarters of MAAG Team 58 including bedrooms and common areas used for meals and recreation. Interiors also depicted include rooms used for meetings and office space. Exterior views of the camp include several shots of different kinds of buildings. Large multipurpose buildings as well as small living quarters are shown. Images of several roofs show that buildings were marked with MAAG Team 58, Vi Thanh.","Series 3 includes Aerial views of Vietnam and images of the camp's runway and pilots. Four images in this series are shot from the back of a cargo or transport aircraft. The other four images in the series show planes taking off from the camp's makeshift runway and aviation crew members.","Series 4 contains images of Vi Thanh,the capital of what was then called Chuong-Thien Province. Photographs of Vi Thanh include the main town area and areas of local recreation. Several photographs show a local tennis court being used by both civilians and possibly soldiers. Images of Vi Thanh town center include shop fronts with local residents, and a main street populated with cars and residents.","Series 5 contains portraits of MAAG Team 58. Portraits in the series contain individual as well as group portraits. Only one of the portraits in the series is labeled, documenting place and date. None of the figures in the portraits are identified. Images show the soldiers working at their desks, sitting in common areas, eat meals, congregating outside and solitary against a non-descript background.","There are no restrictions.","The collection contains 104 black and white photographs measuring 3.75 x 2.5 inches, of MAAG Advisory Team 58. The images in this collection document the camp life of MAAG Advisory team 58. Photographs in the collection show the day-to-day life in the camp with no images of combat. The majority of photographs feature portraits of MAAG Team 58.","George Mason University. Special Collections and Archives.","United States. 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Portraits in the series contain individual as well as group portraits. Only one of the portraits in the series is labeled, documenting place and date. None of the figures in the portraits are identified. Images show the soldiers working at their desks, sitting in common areas, eat meals, congregating outside and solitary against a non-descript background."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe collection contains 104 black and white photographs measuring 3.75 x 2.5 inches, of MAAG Advisory Team 58. The images in this collection document the camp life of MAAG Advisory team 58. Photographs in the collection show the day-to-day life in the camp with no images of combat. 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Originally, the delegation was sent to support the French military in the First Indochina War and named MAAG Indochina. With the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam, MAAG shifted its focus to the training of South Vietnamese forces in an effort to stem the rising influence of Communism. MAAG Vietnam was in operation from 1955-1964. At the time the photographs in this collection were taken, Team 58 was stationed in Vi Thanh in the former Chuong Thien province. Throughout its inception MAAG Vietnam was under the control of three generals; Lieutenant General Samuel T. Williams, November 1955-September 1960, Lieutenant General Lionel C. McGarr, September 1960-July 1962, and Major General Charles J. Timmes, July 1962-May 1964. In 1964 MAAG was placed under U.S. Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV) and had grown from a few hundred advisors to over 3,000.","Processed by Kristen Korfitzen in November 2011. EAD created by Kristen Korfitzen in November 2011.","Special Collections and Archives also hold the Oliver F. Atkins photograph collection which includes photographs related to the Vietnam War. The French Communist Party poster collection and the Edwin W. Lynch Vietnam War protest collection both contain anti-Vietnam War materials.","The collection contains 104 black and white photographs measuring 3.75 x 2.5 inches, of MAAG Advisory Team 58. Photographs in the collection show the day-to-day life in the camp with no images of combat. The majority of photographs feature portraits of MAAG Team 58. Photographs of advisors include personnel working in offices, eating meals and enjoying down time, and preparing for a USO show. Several photographs document an assembly with Vietnamese speakers attended by both military advisors and local residents. Photographs also include scenes of the town of Vi Thanh, and several photographs taken from an airplane.","Series 1 contains photographs taken from an assembly in Vi Thanh. The photographs show one main speaker addressing the crowd from a platform with several other persons sitting behind him. Photographs of the crowd show both soldiers and civilians in attendance. Though the purpose and issues discussed at the assembly remain undocumented, soldiers in the audience carry banners with Vietnamese slogans printed on them which could provide further insight.","Series 2 contains photographs of the MAAG Team-58 camp. Photographs document the interiors and exteriors of the camp, showing soldier common areas and images of several buildings that make up the camp complex. Interior shots show the living quarters of MAAG Team 58 including bedrooms and common areas used for meals and recreation. Interiors also depicted include rooms used for meetings and office space. Exterior views of the camp include several shots of different kinds of buildings. Large multipurpose buildings as well as small living quarters are shown. Images of several roofs show that buildings were marked with MAAG Team 58, Vi Thanh.","Series 3 includes Aerial views of Vietnam and images of the camp's runway and pilots. Four images in this series are shot from the back of a cargo or transport aircraft. The other four images in the series show planes taking off from the camp's makeshift runway and aviation crew members.","Series 4 contains images of Vi Thanh,the capital of what was then called Chuong-Thien Province. Photographs of Vi Thanh include the main town area and areas of local recreation. Several photographs show a local tennis court being used by both civilians and possibly soldiers. Images of Vi Thanh town center include shop fronts with local residents, and a main street populated with cars and residents.","Series 5 contains portraits of MAAG Team 58. 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