Use Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Elizabeth Campbell papers collection, Collection #C0132, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Donor unknown.

Processing Information

Processed by Special Collections and Archives staff.

Biographical Information

Elizabeth Campbell, originally from North Carolina, attended Salem College and later Columbia University. In 1948 Mrs. Campbell was appointed to the Arlington County School Board and in 1953, was the founder and first president of WETA-TV, a public television station serving Washington D.C. In 1987 she was awarded an Emmy for her work in public broadcasting. Additionally, Campbell served on the Board of Control for the acquisition of land for George Mason College in the 1960s and the Chairman of the Consortium for Continuing Higher Education Citizens Advisory Committee in the 1970s. Elizabeth Campbell passed away in 2004 at the age of 101.

Scope and Contents

The Elizabeth Campbell papers collection includes correspondence between Elizabeth Campbell and George Mason University Advisory Board officials, regarding Mrs. Campbell's appointment to the Board of Control for the acquisition of land for George Mason College.

The collection contains nine letters dated between 1964 and 1972, and one resolution recognizing Mrs. Campbell's commitment to the Continuing Higher Education Citizens Advisory Committee dated 1978. The letters pertain largely to Mrs. Campbell's appointment to the Board of Control, who was petitioning for land in Arlington VA on which to build a satellite campus.

Arrangement

All correspondence is contained in one series.

Related Material

Special Collections and Archives also holds

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Fairfax (Va.)
• Universities and colleges -- History
• University extension -- United States
• Virginia, Northern -- History