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GMU Basketball FansFans in the crowd celebrating the team.
GMU Becoming IndependantA picture of GMU's first graduation class after becoming independent from UVA. Graduating students were able to choose whether their degree was…
The First Big StepTo first create a presence in the Northern Virginia area, an extension center was established that had a focus on adult education, military veterans,…
The Initial PushThe University of Virginia president at the time, Colgate W. Darden Jr. saw an opportunity to start a new university in Northern Virginia and asked…
Want to Buy a Slave?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…
Dr. Vergil H. Dykstra Denies HCC Being on Campus, July 1973Newly named president of George Mason University, Vergil H. Dykstra (center), addressing the George Mason University community and the media, April 3,…
George Mason University President, Lorin A. Thompson Receives Letter,September 1972.George Mason University President Lorin A. Thompson in academic regalia.
In September of 1972, Lorin Thompson received an inter-office memorandum…
Lorin A. Thompson to Mr. Roger W. Verley, February 9, 1971Letter from George Mason University President, Lorin A. Thompson to Reverend Roger W. Verley of Hourly Child Care, Inc. of February 9, 1971. In this…
Woman began to immerse themselves into feminism and began to join the workforce and obtain an education regardless of gender roles and male dominated…
James H. Clark to business manager, 1971, February 4Inter-office memorandum from Director of Facilities Planning, James H. Clark, to Henry P. Adams, Business Manager of George Mason College regarding…