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The image is an excerpt from the Harpers weekly in 1886. The image displays the key places in and around Mount Vernon such as Fort Washington, the Estate, the main hallway, the landing, and the tomb. It also showcases the distant view of D.C. and…

Protestors from Life and Liberty Ministries came to Mason to advocate against abortion by standing behind signs dispalying graphic images of abortion and handing out literautre from their church to passing students. These protestors were met with…

A paper from a short book describing the purpose of the Krasnow Institute. It states that Krasnow deovted himself for scientific research. He wanted to create an institute to advance human knowledge.

On March 8th, residents of Commonwealth and Dominion dormitories staged a rally to protest against the proposed change. Bumgarner met with students outside the rally to answer questions they may have regarding the policy change. The next day fliers…

This is screenshots from the 1965 "The Advocate" Yearbook of the administrative staff of George Mason College in the Office of the Director, Office of the Dean, Office of Admissions, Office of Business, and the college's director. This is to show the…

This image from the 1965 George Mason College yearbook reflects a time when the faculty and administrative staff were entirely white. The absence of Black faculty or staff members in this picture and throughout the yearbook highlights the racial…

These are screenshots from the 1982 GMU "The Advocate" Yearbook of the administrative staff at George Mason University, in particular the Vice presidents of the administrative departments. We can see an equal balance of women to men in vice president…

This advertisement features an illustration of a white planter smoking a pipe, surrounded by enslaved individuals holding farming tools like hoes and providing shade with an umbrella. The image reflects the idealized portrayal of plantation life,…

A group of African American students gathering together.

The facility finally was distrubted a license by the Department of Welfare and Institutions of the Commonwealth of Virginia.