Collections : [George Mason University]

George Mason University

2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Primary Collecting Areas:
SCRC collects materials related to George Mason University, Northern Virginia, performing arts, transportation and planning, and photography. SCRC collects oral histories pertaining to Northern Virginia; the Federal Theatre Project; Reston, Virginia; and George Mason University's history. It currently conducts an active oral history program.
Description:
Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) is the unit within the University Libraries charged with acquiring, documenting, preserving, and providing access to primary research collections and documents. SCRC also manages the non-current and archival records of George Mason University, is responsible for the preservation and access to the University's theses and dissertations, and undertakes, through its Oral History program, the creation of audiovisual documentary resources. SCRC services, collections, and programs support the teaching and research activities of George Mason University and also serve the community at large.
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Start Over Repository George Mason University Date range 1981 Subjects Aerial photographs.

Abraham Anson papers, 1939/2005 12.5 linear feet (31 boxes)

Anson, Abraham, 1912-2005
The collection includes aerial photographs, publications, newspapers, magazines, correspondence, notebooks, color slides, glass slides, and maps.
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Arthur Arundel papers, 1964/1990 0.25 Linear feet (1 box)

Arundel, Arthur M.
The Arthur Arundel papers collection includes correspondence, proposals, status reports and other documents documenting Arthur Arundel's service on the George Mason College Advisory Board and the George Mason University Board of Visitors. Documents in this collection are photocopies of the orginals.
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Dorn McGrath Fairfax County and Loudoun County slide collection, 1963/2004 0.5 linear feet (2 boxes)

McGrath, Dorn C., Jr.
The collection consists of 525 color slides that contain mostly aerial views of Fairfax County and Loudoun County, Virginia. The aerial views feature housing developments, automobile transportation corridors, Dulles International Airport, and the surrounding countryside.
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Jack Rottier photograph collection, 1953/1983 3.5 linear feet (10 boxes)

John M. (Jack) Rottier, 1910-1988
This collection contains 10 boxes of slides, negatives, and prints of photographs taken by National Park Service photographer Jack Rottier. Numbering around 2,500 total, the photographs in this collection document politics, culture, and urban beautification in and around Washington, DC during the 1960s and 1970s. Subjects include United States presidents from Eisenhower to Ford, Lady Bird Johnson, the Washington Senators baseball team, the National Mall, and various Potomac-region landmarks and parks.
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The Charles Baptie photograph collection, 1917/1995 26 linear feet (24 document boxes, 35 3-ring photo boxes, and 12 oversize boxes)

Charles Baptie, 1914-2000
Mid-20th century photographs of Washington, D.C., area landmarks, including Gunston Hall, the White House, and embassies; local businesses, including Texaco stations and Hot Shoppes; and more common subjects, like artwork, animals, nature, or people. These images are in several formats: negatives, slides, prints, and publications.
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