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George Mason University publications R0153

George Mason University publications


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George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center

Fenwick Library, MS2FL
4400 University Dr.
Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Business Number: 703-993-2220
Fax Number: 703-993-8911
speccoll@gmu.edu
URL: https://scrc.gmu.edu

Maegan Jankowski and Robert Vay

Repository
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Identification
R0153
Title
George Mason University publications 1959-2020s
Quantity
48 Linear Feet, 96 containers
Creator
George Mason University
Physical Location
SCRC storage area, Row 93.
Language
English .
Abstract
The George Mason University publications consist of serial publications, both short and long-running conceived and published under the authority of George Mason University or its previous iteration, George Mason College of the University of Virginia. The types of publications include schedules, catalogs, statistical reports, directories, handbooks, brochures, journals, and magazines created and disseminated from 1959 to date.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Custodial History

Some materials were transferred directly to Special Collections Research Center from various George Mason University units, particularly University Relations (later Office of University Branding), the Office of the Registrar, and the College of Arts and Sciences (now the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the College of Science) beginning around the late 1960s. Some of the materials were initially placed on Reserve for in-library use and then transferred to Special Collections, once they were superceded by newer versions of the title. Other materials were acquired by SCRC staff as they were published and disseminated.

Preferred Citation

George Mason University publications, #R0153, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.


Historical Note

George Mason University began operation under the name "University College of the University of Virginia" in the fall of 1957 in an 8-room former elementary school in Bailey's Crossroads. The original student body consisted of 17 young men and women from local high schools. The college was renamed "George Mason College" in late 1959 and moved to its first permanent campus at Fairfax during the fall of 1964. George Mason College became independent of the University of Virginia on April 7, 1972 and was renamed George Mason University. In 1979 George Mason's acquisition of the International School of Law in Arlington was approved by the Virginia Legislature, creating the George Mason University School of Law (now known as the Antonin Scalia Law School) upon the Arlington Campus (know known as Mason Square Campus). Today's Science and Technology Campus near Manassas, Virginia was established in 1997, and Mason Korea, located in the Incheon Global Campus, began operations in 2014. Enrollment at all campuses combined totaled over 40,000 in 2024.

Nearly all early official George Mason publications (from the late 1950s until 1972) were designed and printed by the University of Virginia at Charlottesville. They prominently displayed the University of Virginia seal (often on the front cover and title page). These publications included the George Mason College catalog (known as the "Virginia Record") and Schedule of Classes publications. Other publications that were more "local" in nature, such as telephone directories, George Mason College newsletters, reports, and publications prduced for Mason students, staff, faculty, and the public displayed the University of Virginia logos and language much less. After April 1972 the University of Virginia seal and references disappeared, altogether, as George Mason University became an independent entity with its own identity.

Some recurring publications designed to announce class offerings, codify university regulations and policies, report statistical data and university news, and other reference sources are no longer printed (beginning around 2009) and are now published and accessed on-line via the university website (www.gmu.edu).

Scope and Contents

The George Mason University publications consist of serial publications, both short and long-running conceived and published under the authority of George Mason University or its previous iteration, George Mason College of the University of Virginia. The types of publications include schedules, catalogs, statistical reports, directories, handbooks, brochures, journals, and magazines created and disseminated from 1959 to date. Several recurring publications designed to announce class offerings, codify university regulations and policies, report statistical data and university news, and other reference sources are no longer printed (beginning around 2009) and are now published and accessed on-line via the university website (www.gmu.edu).

The collection is organized according to the following series:

Series 1: University catalogs and class schedules

Series 2: Publications pertaining to Commencement and other events at George Mason

Series 3: Magazines and journals

Series 4: Newsletters and other news publications

Series 5: Statistical and annual reports

Series 6: Telephone directories

Series 7: University faculty and student handbooks and other faculty and student-related publications

Series 8: Brochures and prospectuses

Within each series the materials are arranged chronilogically by title of publication.

Arrangement

The collection is organized according to the following series:

Series 1: University catalogs and class schedules

Series 2: Publications pertaining to Commencement and other events at George Mason

Series 3: Magazines and journals

Series 4: Newsletters and other news publications

Series 5: Statistical and annual reports

Series 6: Telephone directories

Series 7: University faculty and student handbooks and other faculty and student-related publications

Series 8: Brochures and prospectuses

Within each series the materials are arranged chronilogically by title of publication.

Related Material

George Mason University Office of University Relations newsclipping and press release records

George Mason University photograph collection

George Mason University student publications

Broadside student newspapers

Subjects and Indexing Terms


Container List

Series 1: Catalogs and Course Schedules
Mixed Materials Boxes: 1-27 1960-2009
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Series 2: Commencement Programs and Publications for University Events
Mixed Materials Boxes: 1-9 1961-2023
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Series 3: Journals and Magazines
Mixed Materials Boxes: 1-7 1977-Date
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Series 4: Newsletters and news publications
Mixed Materials Boxes: 1-20 1965-2000
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Series 5: Annual and Statistical Reports / Highlights
Mixed Materials Boxes: 1-11 1965-2000
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Series 6: Telephone and Other Directories
Mixed Materials Boxes: 1-13 1959-2011
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Mixed Materials Boxes: 1-8
Series 7: Handbooks and Manuals
1967-2015
Series 8: Brochures, Prospectuses, and Advancement-related publications
Mixed Materials Boxes: 1-2 1978-2006
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