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The first issue of the Broadside student newspaper after it's re-naming from The Gunston Ledger, in Oct 28, 1969

In the first half of the 20th century, most mothers stayed home and took care of their children while fathers went out to work to make money and provide for families. Many mothers did not use childcare because it was merely even at exsistence at the…

The first student apartments open to GMU students. Students were able to move in at the start of the semester as the first class to ever learn and live on GMU's campus.

Drs. Lee Potter, Joseph Harrison, Fanny-Fern Davis, and Linda Grant DePauw announce their resignations from George Mason College. Dr. Reid hired in October 1963, was tasked with transitioning George Mason from a two-year institution into a four-year…

This is a hangar located Middle River, Maryland. The Federal Theatre Project materials were located in an abandoned hangar in Middle River, however, the exact location is currently unknown. Glenn L. Martin company owned the biggest hangar in the area…

Around Fall of 1968, the campus formed Patriots Day. This was a fun way for students to engage in various activties with fellow colleagues through barbeques, chariot races, etc. all in the name to foster student productivity and campus spirit.

Bailey’s Crossroads: George Mason’s First Campus (1957–1964)
This small red-brick building at 5836 Columbia Pike in Falls Church, Virginia, was first built in 1922 as an elementary school. In 1957, it became the first home of George Mason College.…

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.