Northern Virginia history 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 access restrictions.

Terms of access:

The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)

Materials created prior to 1925 are in the Public Domain. These materials have no known restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Northern Virginia history collection, C0123, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
4 Linear Feet 10 boxes
Creator:
George Mason University. Department of History
Abstract:
This collection contains materials on the history of Northern Virginia, including "Northern Virginia Heritage," a George Mason University local history journal from the 1980s, a few dozen issues of "The Courier," newsletter for the Northern Virginia Association of Historians, and 8 boxes of newsclippings dating from 1911-1970, which were compiled by the GMU History Department in the 1970s.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Northern Virginia history collection, C0123, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains materials on the history of Northern Virginia, including "Northern Virginia Heritage," a George Mason University local history journal from the 1980s, a few dozen issues of "The Courier," newsletter for the Northern Virginia Association of Historians, and eight boxes of newsclippings dating from 1911-1970, which were compiled by the GMU History Department in the 1970s.

Biographical / historical:

The George Mason University Department of History was actively involved in the promotion and documentation of Northern Virginia history during the 1970s and 1980s. As other local history organizations became more involved in Northern Virginia history, the history department ceased collecting material.

Acquisition information:
Collection was donated by the George Mason University Department of History.
Processing information:

Processed by Special Collections Research Center staff. EAD markup completed by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty in April 2009.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged by date and subject.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard