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Dr. Lorin Thompson, Chancellor of George Mason College, meets with construction experts to start conversation about on-campus housing for students. Pictured is a memo detailing this first meeting.

The University's Board of Visitors approves the project to source financial backing for the construction of student housing at GMU. The pictured memo describes this initiative.

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.

Mrs. Lorraine Schlesinger during her first-year teaching featured in George Mason’s yearbook, The Advocate, in 1967. She began teaching at George Mason College while finishing her PhD at University of Maryland. Her portrait is presented under the…

Mr. Brown came to George Mason College as an associate dean in 1968. A year later, he would marry Lorraine Brown. In 1970, he stepped down from his role and started teaching in the English department.

George Mason Patriots protesting in support of US troops in lieu of the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq.

A speaker is surrounded by an audience during women's month. This photo was taken as the audience is erupting in applause possibly as the conclusion to the speaker's speech. This source plays significance to a time that George Mason University…

Supporters of NCAA football at Mason sitting with signs at a Board of Visitors meeting.

Student supporter of NCAA football at Mason speaking at a Board of Visitors meeting.

A student standing in front of a student government sign encouraging students to come to the Board of Visitors meeting where football was to be voted on.