55 10 714 https://masonhistory.gmu.edu/files/original/2ba7051f82429b901e5b7f41283bfb12.png c908e3af8963d898c45e43ef048b4901 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Beginning of New Traditions Description An account of the resource The beginning of new campus activites and clubs that began to foster school spirit and started the celebration of George Mason Day. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Raghav Chalamgari https://masonhistory.gmu.edu/files/original/9c7ffcec9d73ffb0ae80142988488987.jpg 42268ec96f336cc6d86ad992e62c29b7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rise of the Arts Subject The topic of the resource GMU History Description An account of the resource Around this time, the Agora society was formed, a group dedicated to the the arts and various cultural preservations. They hosted their first stage play in 66, and first adaptation screening in 1967-68 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1967 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Raghav Chalamgari https://masonhistory.gmu.edu/files/original/88d1ed87eb7e5a973d010973b95d70c3.jpg d0a7468610da7c5109203b7e38b5699e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rise of Student Life and Organizations Description An account of the resource Students began forming clubs and organizations on Campus, as well as forming Greek life, notable events was for example the Spring Formal. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1966 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Raghav Chalamgari https://masonhistory.gmu.edu/files/original/2ee7788b8b7d1836b0eab04b75d32cb9.jpg 0078c1f4ec9cb557ac09201a25e8c50b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Early Life at GMU Subject The topic of the resource GMU History Description An account of the resource Describes intitial challenges in student engagement as well as problems among the student body at Geroge Mason Unviersity. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1965 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Raghav Chalamgari https://masonhistory.gmu.edu/files/original/72b7ce42e0675303f9e5738513678449.pdf f6a08be95cd9944cdd17d02d9bd47fa8 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Annotated map. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Strategic Context: Battle of Ream's Station Subject The topic of the resource The forces in play that led to the capture of Solomon Crist in August 1864 from the Union lines around the Bermuda Hundred. Description An account of the resource In August 1864, Grant captured the Weldon Railroad, one of the key supply lines into Richmond, VA. He sent the Army of Potomac’s Second Corps to tear up the Weldon Railroad track heading south. An understrength and overused Second Corps was operating outside of Union lines in an exposed position. On August 24, 1864, Confederate General Robert E. Lee decided to attack the Union Second Corps while it was outside the Union lines around Petersburg. Lee sent a Confederate Corps south to attack the Union force from the flank, and to disguise his intentions and divert Grant and the Union Command’s attention, he launched a feint on the Union lines around Richmond on the Bermuda Hundred. Private Solomon Crist and Company K, 55th Pennsylvania Infantry, part of the Union Tenth Corps, had just relieved the Eighteenth Corps on the Bermuda Hundred Line. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Graphic: Dennis Kelly, May 2020. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Base map: US Coast Survey, Military map of Southeastern Virginia, 1864. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Dennis Kelly Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864-8-24 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Open Source. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Petersburg and Richmond, VA Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Dennis Kelly HIS390 Spring 2025 https://masonhistory.gmu.edu/files/original/44f927394d342da36c56ecd8c0e63652.png 6810ba68cf360e873cf3e575c0dcffe9 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Washington Post Article About the Finding of the Federal Theatre Program Collection Subject The topic of the resource Lorraine Brown John O'Conner Federal Theatre Program Description An account of the resource An article in the Washington Post by Doree Lovell was written about Lorraine Brown and her colleague John O’Conner, both English professors at George Mason University. The article starts out by mentioning how the documents from the Federal Theatre Program have been “lost for a quarter of the century.” Lorraine started the search for the materials, “because of a course I taught in American drama. Materials from the 1930s were very scant. When I heard about some unedited play scripts at the Library of Congress, I began slogging around there one day asking questions.” Brown’s determined search landed her in John Cole’s office, the then reference librarian at the Library of Congress. Cole, Brown, and O’Conner set out to Maryland where 900 cubic feet of materials were found in an abandoned airport hangar. The collection was then brought back to Mason: “…in 1974, a research center for the Federal Theatre Project was set up in the George Mason library in Fairfax. The FTP materials have been on permanent loan there by the Library of Congress…” A National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant was given to make an archive possible. Brown is quoted saying the staff had completed, “the phenomenal task of unpacking, analyzing, and cataloging the materials in just three years.” According to assistant curator Louanne Wheeler, 25,000 production photographs, 7,000 play scripts, and 1,645 costume design sketches were amongst the vast number of materials in this collection. Additional funds in the NEH grant were allotted for oral history interviews of surviving actors and directors from the program. Lorraine Brown’s insistence on finding the materials allowed for the FTP materials to be the first collection to be brought to George Mason's Fenwick Library and brought the need for our Special Collections Research Center where currently over 600 collections can be viewed. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Doree Lovell Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived ProQuest Historic Newspaper: Washington Post Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 15 September 1974 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Grace Owens HIST390 Spring 2025 https://masonhistory.gmu.edu/files/original/f2f52290ca0b7b1eab9ad5f5d9c952bf.png 9439a3de26a87492fb85000c05024849 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Professor Lorraine Brown holding a Federal Theatre Project Poster Subject The topic of the resource Lorraine Brown Federal Theatre Project Description An account of the resource Lorraine Brown holding a poster in the Federal Theatre Project collection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kerry Miller Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived George Mason University Libraries Special Collections Research Center Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12 September 1974 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Grace Owens HIST390 Spring 2025 https://masonhistory.gmu.edu/files/original/2e4a68370db8b6b0bf88b97ebd6ab6ee.png 672d3724c9588742f3e095c64c928f02 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Day Care Center at George Mason College, ca. 1971. Subject The topic of the resource Office of the President records, Box 8, Folder 14. Description An account of the resource A child of approximately 2 years of age plays with a toy at the Hourly Child Care Center at George Mason College. The Center was located across Ox Road from the main part of the Fairfax Campus. The photo is from the Spring, of 1971. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Office of the President records, Box 8, Folder 14. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available George Mason University Libraries. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1971-02 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rachida Adour Hist390 2025 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright George Mason University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Language A language of the resource English Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dr. Robert C. Krug in his office Subject The topic of the resource George Mason University Fairfax (Va.) Description An account of the resource Photograph of George Mason University President, Robert C. Krug in his office at George Mason University, Fairfax Campus. Photograph is undated, but is most probably ca. 1977 or 1978. 5" x 7" photograph print; black and white. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tart, Libby Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived George Mason University photograph collectionBroadside, Box 2, Folder 15 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available George Mason University Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1977-04 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright George Mason University Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg image: 2,230 Kb, 2,980px x 3,755px Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource 1 jpeg image https://masonhistory.gmu.edu/files/original/33ffae48249528aac122ec96c99ac63f.png 38705242cb6721d7b98b23256f911d67 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Day Care Center at George Mason College, ca. 1971. Subject The topic of the resource Office of the President records, Box 8, Folder 14. Description An account of the resource A child of approximately 2 years of age plays with a toy at the Hourly Child Care Center at George Mason College. The Center was located across Ox Road from the main part of the Fairfax Campus. The photo is from the Spring, of 1971. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Office of the President records, Box 8, Folder 14. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available George Mason University Libraries. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1971-02 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rachida Adour Hist390 2025 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright George Mason University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Language A language of the resource English Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fred Millar and other faculty members at rally, February 5, 1978 Subject The topic of the resource George Mason University Fairfax (Va.) Description An account of the resource Photograph of George Mason University professor, Edmund (Fred) Millar with fellow faculty members at a rally at George Mason University Fairfax Campus, February 5, 1978. 8" x 10" photograph; black and white. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived George Mason University photograph collectionBroadside, Box 2 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available George Mason University Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1978-02 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright George Mason University Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg image: 5,390 Kb, 5,990px x 4,782px Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource 1 jpeg image https://masonhistory.gmu.edu/files/original/be3acd9c613483162fb706b528cb627a.png d43318c3e7f363cc56e2914c67f3059e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Day Care Center at George Mason College, ca. 1971. Subject The topic of the resource Office of the President records, Box 8, Folder 14. Description An account of the resource A child of approximately 2 years of age plays with a toy at the Hourly Child Care Center at George Mason College. The Center was located across Ox Road from the main part of the Fairfax Campus. The photo is from the Spring, of 1971. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Office of the President records, Box 8, Folder 14. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available George Mason University Libraries. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1971-02 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rachida Adour Hist390 2025 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright George Mason University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Language A language of the resource English Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Student Apartments, ca 1981 Subject The topic of the resource George Mason University Description An account of the resource Photograph of the Student Apartments, ca. 1981. The Student Apartments were the original on-campus housing facilities, completed in October 1977. 8" x 10" photograph print; black and white. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource University Relations, George Mason University Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived George Mason University photograph collection, 1950s-1999Box 21, Folder 15 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available George Mason University Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1981-09 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright George Mason University Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg image: 877.1 Kb, 1,679px × 2,400px Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource 1 jpeg image