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Fans in the crowd celebrating the team.

A picture of GMU's first graduation class after becoming independent from UVA. Graduating students were able to choose whether their degree was labeled as GMU or UVA. GMU became independent in the 1970s, while Virginia’s political climate was…

To first create a presence in the Northern Virginia area, an extension center was established that had a focus on adult education, military veterans, and anyone else that was in a pursuit of college-level instructions. It offered both credit and…

The University of Virginia president at the time, Colgate W. Darden Jr. saw an opportunity to start a new university in Northern Virginia and asked for the help of Charles Harrison Mann Jr. to test how feasible the idea was. He needed both the…

Pictured is a promotional flier for Slave Day. Slave Day was an event held by one of the GMU fraternities that mimicked the slave trade to raise money. The flier states that clubs and individuals that purchase student "slaves" would get a full day of…

Newly named president of George Mason University, Vergil H. Dykstra (center), addressing the George Mason University community and the media, April 3, 1973 in Finley Hall. On the right is former president, Lorin A. Thompson, while on the left is…

George Mason University President Lorin A. Thompson in academic regalia.

In September of 1972, Lorin Thompson received an inter-office memorandum from the Dean of Students Robert Turner, conveying a variety of concerns voiced to him about the…

Letter from George Mason University President, Lorin A. Thompson to Reverend Roger W. Verley of Hourly Child Care, Inc. of February 9, 1971. In this letter Thompson reports to Verley that he is satisfied with the progress of the preparations for the…

Woman began to immerse themselves into feminism and began to join the workforce and obtain an education regardless of gender roles and male dominated work place oppurtunities.

Inter-office memorandum from Director of Facilities Planning, James H. Clark, to Henry P. Adams, Business Manager of George Mason College regarding the setup and location of the mobile home used to house the Hourly Child Care Center. Attached graphic…