George Mason University Northern Virginia Writing Project records

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 access restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Northern Virginia Writing Project records must be obtained from Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.

Preferred citation:

The Northern Virginia Writing Project Records, R0149, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
13.5 linear feet (15 boxes)
Creator:
George Mason University. English Department
Abstract:
Photos, documents, correspondence, and audio-visual materials created over several years of the Northern Virginia Writing Project.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

The Northern Virginia Writing Project Records, R0149, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The Northern Virginia Writing Project records include photos, photo negatives, documents, correspondence, logs, and audio-visual materials created and gathered over several years of the Northern Virginia Writing Project (NVWP), spanning the years 1973 - 2011.

Biographical / historical:

The Northern Virginia Writing Project (NVWP) was originally founded in 1977 by George Mason University Professor Don Gallehr, who after attending and feeling inspired by the Bay Area Writing Project Summer Institute, decided to create the NVWP in order to foster a successful learning environment for his students, teachers in their own right. With the support of George Mason University and Fairfax County Public schools, the NVWP began in 1978. As of 2016, over 800,000 students have been taught in their Invitational Summer Institutes to great success. George Mason University remains the home of the NVWP.

Acquisition information:
Transferred from Don Gallehr in October 2016.
Processing information:

Processing completed by Amanda Brent in 2016. EAD markup completed by Amanda Brent in 2017.

Arrangement:

These records are arranged chronologically by year, and subsequently in the original order it was received by the donor, with the exception of bound and audio-visual materials, which are arranged by type of record, chronologically, and lastly original order. Boxes 12 - 15, processed separately, are arranged in original order.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Creative writing
Places:
Northern Virginia
Virginia, Northern