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 1993 Subjects Transportation -- Planning

David A. Edwards papers 2.75 Linear Feet 6 boxes

Edwards, David A.
This collection contains correspondence, reports, newsclippings, budgets, and some papers from the Reston Board of Commerce and the Reston Chamber of Commerce, as well as general Reston and Dulles corridor planning documents from Edwards' professional career and his involvement in community activities from 1970-2011.
  1. George Mason University

Dulles Corridor Rail Association records 60 Linear Feet 44 boxes, 2 tubes of rolled up posters, 5 foamboard oversize aerial images, 10 foamboard oversize posters of metrorail plans

Nicoson, Patricia
The collection consists of correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, and audiovisual materials that document the effort to secure funding and support for an addition to the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) rail system to service Tyson's Corner, Dulles International Airport and Loudon County in Virginia.
  1. George Mason University

Jonathan Gifford transportation collection 0.25 Linear Feet 1 box

Gifford, Jonathan Lewis
This collection contains tapes, documents, and books on transportation planning. Included is a VHS videotape of footage from 1919 on a US Army convoy traveling across the country on Lincoln Highway, the first transcontinental highway in America.
  1. George Mason University

Ron Fraser papers 2.5 Linear Feet 6 boxes

Fraser, Ronald R.
For his Ph.D. in Public Policy, Ron Fraser wrote a dissertation on the reauthorization of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991. The materials in this collection come from his dissertation research and include 44 microcassette audiotapes, transcriptions, and 5.25" floppy disks of interviews with upper-level transportation officials.
  1. George Mason University

William L. Mertz transportation collection 47.5 Linear Feet 62 boxes

Mertz, Lee, 1920-1993
The collection contains transportation related materials collected over a 45-year period. Types of materials include scholarly journal articles dealing with transportation topics, summaries of congressional acts relating to transportation, official reports and studies of transportation agencies, summaries of speeches given by transportation officials, and personal correspondence among transportation officials.
  1. George Mason University

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