Guide to the William Hugh McFarlane George Mason University history collection, 1949-1977 C0045 William Hugh McFarlane George Mason University history

Guide to the William Hugh McFarlane George Mason University history collection, 1949-1977 C0045

William Hugh McFarlane George Mason University history


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Eron Ackerman

Repository
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Identification
C0045
Title
William Hugh McFarlane George Mason University history collection 1949-1977
URL:
http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/mcfarlane.html
Quantity
6.75 Linear Feet, (6 boxes)
General Physical Description note
(6 boxes)
Creator
McFarlane, William Hugh
Location
no content
Language
English .
Abstract
The collection consists of documents and original research done by Dr. McFarlane on the early history of George Mason University. The collection comprises correspondence, newsclippings, reports, meeting minutes, speeches, and audiotape interviews.

Administrative Information

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Preferred Citation

William Hugh McFarlane George Mason University history collection, Collection #C0045, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Robert Hawkes in 1998.

Processing Information

Processed by Special Collections and Archives staff. EAD markup completed in February 2009 by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty.


Biographical Information

William Hugh McFarlane, educator and administrator, had worked in higher education for nearly three decades when he retired from George Mason University in 1986. Born in Chicago, McFarlane was a pilot in the Army Air Corps during World War II, and then, after the war, entered the University of Virginia on the G.I. Bill. Later, while completing his Ph.D. at the University of Virginia, he worked as student aid director, assistant professor of humanities, and briefly, as the director in charge of fundraising for the Virginia Foundation of Independent Colleges. After receiving his Ph.D. in 1957, McFarlane accepted the position of Director of the State Council of Higher Education, in Richmond, which he held for six years. From 1964-1967 he directed the Virginia Associated Research Center where he organized and managed a university consortium administering NASA's Space Radiation Effects Laboratory at Langley Field, Virginia. Then, in 1968, McFarlane began his eighteen-year career at George Mason University where he was chairman of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies from 1968-1979.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of documents and original research done by Dr. McFarlane on the early history of George Mason University. The collection comprises correspondence, newsclippings, reports, meeting minutes, speeches, and audiotape interviews.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged by subject.

Related Material

Special Collections and Archives also holds the George Mason University archives.

Subjects and Indexing Terms


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Container List

William Hugh McFarlane George Mason University history collection
1949-1977
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