George Mason University Yearbook collection

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no use restrictions.

Preferred citation:

George Mason University Yearbook collection, Collection #R0002, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
8 Linear Feet (17 boxes)
Creator:
George Mason University. Offices of University Life. Student Media
Abstract:
This collection contains George Mason University yearbooks from 1965 to 2012. Most of the volumes contain information about a single year at the GMU Fairfax campus. The date listed for the yearbooks is the date they were published following the spring semester but the yearbooks themselves document the previous fall semester.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

George Mason University Yearbook collection, Collection #R0002, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains George Mason University yearbooks from 1965 to 2012. Most of the volumes contain information about a single year at the GMU Fairfax campus. The date listed for the yearbooks is the date they were published following the spring semester but the yearbooks themselves document the previous fall semester.

There are a couple of notable exceptions. One yearbook documents the GMU School of Law from 1981-1982, the first year of operations. The other exception is the two volume set for 1978-1979. One volume documents the 1978 fall semester and the other documents the 1979 spring semester.

Biographical / historical:

Since 1965, George Mason University students have produced a yearbook under various names, including the Advocate, By-George!, Senior Expressions, and GM View. The layouts varied considerably, although most included portraits of each class up until 1988. The following year, the print version of the yearbook was slimmed down and included portraits of only the senior class, and the students produced a video "yearbook" to accompany the print version. Though each year's video production was different from the others, they all maintained the same basic format: a length of about 30 minutes and coverage of university sports, greek life, and campus events such as Mason Day, Patriots' Day, International Week, and commencement.

Acquisition information:
Recent donations come from the George Mason University Communications Department while earlier volumes appear to have been transferred from the library's general collection or donated by alumni.
Processing information:

Processed by Michelle Page in January 2013. EAD markup completed by Michelle Page and Greta Kuriger Suiter in September 2013.

Arrangement:

Organized into two series.

Missing Title
  1. Series 1: Yearbooks, 1965-2012 (Boxes 1-13)
  2. Series 2: GMView, 1990-2012 (Boxes 14-17)
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard