Preserved in University Libraries' Special Collections & Archives, George Mason University Archives comprise the official, permanent papers and historical documents of the University. The University Archives not only documents the day-to-day workings of the University, but they provide insight into Mason's growth from an eight-room elementary school campus with seventeen students in 1957 to a multi-campus system with over 30,000 students. The collection contains papers from administrative units, university and student publications, and photography and audivisual materials.

Types of materials in the George Mason University Archives Collection include:

Administrative Papers - Administrative and Executive Offices including: Office of the President, Alumni Affairs, Centers and Institutes, Facilities Planning, Office of the Provost, Faculty Councils, Senate Faculty, Student Groups and Clubs; Intercollegate Athletics including: game programs, press guides, men's basketball; Libraries; Public Relations, including official photogaphs, press releases, news and media clippings, and Statistical Information and Self Assessment. List of University Archives Collections.

Publications - Student Publications such as Phoebe, Apathy, Plum Duff, Vox Pop, Broadside. University Publications including: Mason Gazette, Mason Spirit, staff and student directories, University catalogs and course schedules. List of University and Student publications.

Photographs and Audiovisual Audio-Visual Archives - Broadside Photograph Collection and Public Relations Photogaphs.

Finding Aids to Collections in University Archives:

Digitized Collections
 Electronic Exhibits

External Links to Publication Archives Available Online through George Mason University

1) The CIP Report (2002-) School of Law Critical Infrastructure Protection Program

2) The Docket (2004-) The official news source of the George Mason legal consumer

3) The Mason Gazette (1999-) The daily online news source for the George Mason University faculty and staff

4) The Mason Senator (2004-) Newsletter of the Staff Senate

5) The Mason Spirit (1998-) The magazine for alumni and friends of George Mason University

6) SPP Currents (2001-) Monthly online newsletter of the School of Public Policy

Monographs

  • Acosta-Lewis, Elizabeth. Institutional Image: A Case Study of George Mason University. 1989. SpecColl Ref. LD 1894 .A36

  • Sorrell, Michael. The Formative Years of GMU, 1949-1972. 2002. SpecColl Ref. LD 1894 .S67 2002

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