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Each series is arranged alphabetically by subject and then chronologically.\n","Series 1: Annual Reports, 1960-1980 (Boxes 1-2) Series 2: Early History, 1949-1967  (Boxes 3-5) Series 3: Lorin A. Thompson, 1964-1975 (Boxes 5-22) Series 4: Vergil H. Dykstra, 1962-1980 (Boxes 23-28) Series 5: Robert C. Krug, 1977-1978 (Boxes 28-30) Series 6: George W. Johnson, 1957-2004 (Box 30-106) Series 7: Alan G. Merten, 1990-2004, (Box 107-131)","George Mason University's roots can be traced to the\n         University of Virginia (UVa) Extension Division's Northern\n         Virginia University Center. The Extension Division, under the\n         direction of George B. Zehmer, established UVa's Northern\n         Virginia University Center in September 1949 with John\n         Norville Gibson Finley (1899-1971) as the Center's first\n         director. The Center's administrative offices and \"campus,\"\n         were located on the campus of Washington - Lee High School in\n         Arlington, Virginia. During the Center's beginning years, it\n         offered college-level courses for adults.","By 1956, sensing the public need for a college in Northern\n         Virginia area for recent high school graduates, the Extension\n         Division proposed and created, with the help of the Virginia\n         State Legislature, a new two-year branch college alongside the\n         Northern Virginia Center. The branch was called the University\n         College. Finley was appointed director of the new college,\n         whose administrative office was also located on the campus of\n         Washington - Lee High School. Finley remained director of both\n         schools through the 1950s.","In 1957, the University of Virginia leased the vacant\n         Bailey's Crossroads Elementary School for the University\n         College's temporary site. The building was renovated and\n         outfitted with laboratory equipment and other additions needed\n         to make it ready for college instruction. Meanwhile, UVa\n         sought a more permanent site for the new college. In 1959 the\n         Town of Fairfax donated the tract of land on which the\n         University resides today. Director Finley saw the first\n         buildings completed in late 1963 and early 1964.","Robert H. Reid (1913-1970) was director of George Mason\n         College from 1964-1966. During his tenure, George Mason\n         College moved from Bailey's Crossroads to the new 150 acre\n         campus just outside of Fairfax City. The Virginia General\n         Assembly passed a bill to expand GMC to a four-year\n         degree-granting institution in 1966. Reid resigned in March,\n         1966 stating that his resignation had been prompted by the\n         failure of the 1966 General Assembly to make George Mason\n         independent of the University of Virginia.","In 1966, Lorin A. Thompson (1902-1999), became the first\n         chancellor of George Mason College, and in 1972, the first\n         president of the newly independent George Mason University.\n         During his seven years, 1966-1973, the student population\n         grew from 840 to more than 4,000; and in 1970 Mason began its\n         first graduate program.","Vergil H. Dykstra (1925-2010), president of George Mason\n         University from 1973 to 1977, described his years at Mason as\n         demanding and difficult, but rewarding. Rapid growth of the\n         University continued as undergraduate and graduate programs were added to the curriculum. He also proposed establishing a law school for the University and expanded academic facilities.","Robert C. Krug (1918-2006) came to George Mason College in\n         1965. Prior to accepting the presidency, after Vergil\n         Dykstra's resignation in April 1977, Dr. Krug held the\n         positions of Dean of the College, Dean of the Faculty and\n         Graduate School, Provost, and Vice President for Academic\n         Affairs. During his presidency from 1977 to 1978, Krug proved\n         to be an effective lobbyist for funds from Richmond. He also\n         obtained the University's first computers.","George W. Johnson (1928- ), inaugurated president in 1979,\n         guided George Mason University from a small liberal arts\n         college into a major university. In his eighteen years as\n         president, George Mason University acquired doctoral status;\n         establish a law school; instituted thirty-four new programs;\n         created new organizational structures; including six academic\n         institutes, and became a distributed university with campuses\n         in Arlington and Prince William counties. Johnson also\n         instituted the Early Identification Program and the Mason\n         Scholars Program.","Alan G. Merten (1941- ) became the fifth president of George Mason University in July of 1996 and he has announced \nhis retirement for June 2012. During his time as president, Merten has successfully stressed connecting research, teaching, and outreach \nactivities; increasing the positive perception of George Mason; initiating activities with a local impact; and identifying and \npursuing bases of financial support.","Processed by Special Collections and Archives staff.\n","Special Collections and Archives holds the George Mason University records.\n","The Office of the President records contain material originating in\n         or directed to the GMU Office of the President and used in the\n         University's business. Types of material include memoranda, correspondence, studies, reports, speeches, meeting \nminutes, calendars, articles and newspaper clippings, publications, scrapbooks, and photographs. Topics and institutions to \nwhich these materials pertain include the University of Virginia (as GMU's parent institution), the Northern Virginia Center, \nUniversity planning and expansion with regard to building and academic programs, the State Council for Higher Education of Virginia (SCHEV), and\nrelations with Virginia government officials.","The collection is divided into seven series based on the president of the University. Exceptions to this scheme are the first \ntwo series: Annual Reports and Early History. Many of the annual reports were already grouped together, rather than \ndividing them by president they became the first series. Annual reports, written by the director or president, from George \nMason College (1960-1969) to George Mason University (1971-1980), document the rate of change during George Mason's first \ntwenty years. The reports stop in 1980 due to redundancy of information found in the annually released Factbook.","George Mason did not formally have a president until Chancellor Thompson became President Thompson in 1972. Series two \nencompasses the early history of George Mason University and includes information on the first directors of the \ninstitution - John Norville Gibson Finley and Robert H. Reid most notably. This series is titled Early History, and contains \npapers dating from 1949-1967 on the beginnings of George Mason as an institution when it was the University of Virginia (UVa) \nExtension Division's Northern Virginia University Center to the development of George Mason College. Included in the series is \ncorrespondence, building plans, reports, meeting notes, proposals, and articles.","In 1966 George Mason College became a four-year degree-granting institution and hired Lorin A. Thompson as chancellor. In \n1972 Thompson became the first president of the newly independent George Mason University. Series three Lorin A. Thompson, \nwith documents dating from 1964-1975, includes advisory board minutes, correspondence, faculty meeting minutes, educational planning, \nfinancial needs, university policies and procedures, land acquisition and building plans, memoranda, photographs, scrapbooks, \nand reports.","Series four, Vergil H. Dykstra, with papers dating from 1962 to 1980, focuses on the years Dykstra served as president of \nGeorge Mason University from 1973 to 1977. This series includes budget reports, a Southern Association of Colleges and Schools \n(SACS) report, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) papers, building plans, and documents from the \nUniversity Center in Virginia, Inc.","Series five, Robert C. Krug, focuses on Dr. Krug's tenure as president during 1977-1978. Included in this \nseries is correspondence, memoranda, documents on campus security officers and the 1977 bond referendum. ","Series six, George W. Johnson, with materials dating from 1957 to 2004, is the largest series in this collection. George W. \nJohnson was president from 1979 to 1996 and successfully guided George Mason University from a small liberal arts college into \na major university. Included in this series are facilities and education plans for expansion in Arlington and Prince William, \narticles and notes collected by Johnson, documents on athletics, Board of Visitors meeting minutes, daily calendars, documents \non the campus police, correspondence, documents concerning Larry Czarda, correspondence with various state departments, \nfacilities planning papers, the Faculty Senate meeting minutes, Governor's files, documents on Johnson's inauguration, \nmemoranda, Office of the Attorney General correspondence, newsclippings, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) \nself-study, speeches, as well as documents from the State Council of Higher Education (SCHEV), University life, and the \nWashington Research Libraries Consortium (WRLC). Photographs, scrapbooks, and the George Mason stamp are also present in this \nseries.","Alan G. Merten became the fifth president of George Mason University in July of 1996 and he has announced his retirement \nfor June 2012. Series 7, Alan G. Merten, includes documents from 1990-2004. Found within this series are papers concerning \nuniversity athletics, economic development, partnerships, and conferences, as well as, correspondence and memoranda.","Annual reports, written by the director or president, from George Mason College (1960-1969) to George Mason \nUniversity (1971-1980), document the rate of change during George Mason's first twenty years. The reports stop in \n1980 due to redundancy of information found in the annually released Factbook.\n","Note on why President Johnson ceased issuing annual reports.\n","George Mason did not formally have a president until Chancellor Thompson became President Thompson in 1972. \nSeries two encompasses the early history of George Mason University and includes information on the first directors of the \ninstitution - John Norville Gibson Finley and Robert H. Reid most notably. This series is titled \"Early History\", and contains \npapers dating from 1949-1967 on the beginnings of George Mason as an institution when it was the University of Virginia (UVa) \nExtension Division's Northern Virginia University Center to the development of George Mason College. Included in the series is \ncorrespondence, building plans, reports, meeting notes, proposals, and articles.\n","copies of documents from 1949-1966\n","In 1966 George Mason College became a four-year degree-granting institution and hired Lorin A. Thompson as chancellor. \nIn 1972 Thompson became the first president of the newly independent George Mason University. Series three \"Lorin A. Thompson\",\n covering the years 1964-1975, includes advisory board minutes, correspondence, faculty meeting minutes, educational planning, \nfinancial needs, University policies and procedures, land acquisition and building plans, memoranda, photographs, scrapbooks, \nand reports.\n","Includes photographs\n","RESTRICTED\n","RESTRICTED\n","Includes slides\n","Series four, \"Vergil H. Dykstra\", with papers dating from 1962 to 1980, focuses on the years Dykstra served as \npresident of George Mason University from 1973 to 1977. This series includes budget reports, a Southern Association of \nColleges and Schools (SACS) report, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) papers, building plans, and \ndocuments from the University Center in Virginia, Inc.\n","RESTRICTED\n","Series five, \"Robert C. Krug, 1977-1978\", focuses on Dr. Krug's tenure as president during 1977-1978. Included in \nthis series is correspondence, Dr. Krug's memoranda, documents on campus security officers and the 1977 bond referendum. \n","\nSeries six, \"George W. Johnson\", with materials dating from 1957 to 2004, is the largest series in this collection. \nGeorge W. Johnson was president from 1979 to 1996 and successfully guided George Mason University from a small liberal \narts college into a major university. 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In his eighteen years as\n         president, George Mason University acquired doctoral status;\n         establish a law school; instituted thirty-four new programs;\n         created new organizational structures; including six academic\n         institutes, and became a distributed university with campuses\n         in Arlington and Prince William counties. Johnson also\n         instituted the Early Identification Program and the Mason\n         Scholars Program.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlan G. Merten (1941- ) became the fifth president of George Mason University in July of 1996 and he has announced \nhis retirement for June 2012. 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During the Center's beginning years, it\n         offered college-level courses for adults.","By 1956, sensing the public need for a college in Northern\n         Virginia area for recent high school graduates, the Extension\n         Division proposed and created, with the help of the Virginia\n         State Legislature, a new two-year branch college alongside the\n         Northern Virginia Center. The branch was called the University\n         College. Finley was appointed director of the new college,\n         whose administrative office was also located on the campus of\n         Washington - Lee High School. Finley remained director of both\n         schools through the 1950s.","In 1957, the University of Virginia leased the vacant\n         Bailey's Crossroads Elementary School for the University\n         College's temporary site. The building was renovated and\n         outfitted with laboratory equipment and other additions needed\n         to make it ready for college instruction. Meanwhile, UVa\n         sought a more permanent site for the new college. In 1959 the\n         Town of Fairfax donated the tract of land on which the\n         University resides today. Director Finley saw the first\n         buildings completed in late 1963 and early 1964.","Robert H. Reid (1913-1970) was director of George Mason\n         College from 1964-1966. During his tenure, George Mason\n         College moved from Bailey's Crossroads to the new 150 acre\n         campus just outside of Fairfax City. The Virginia General\n         Assembly passed a bill to expand GMC to a four-year\n         degree-granting institution in 1966. Reid resigned in March,\n         1966 stating that his resignation had been prompted by the\n         failure of the 1966 General Assembly to make George Mason\n         independent of the University of Virginia.","In 1966, Lorin A. Thompson (1902-1999), became the first\n         chancellor of George Mason College, and in 1972, the first\n         president of the newly independent George Mason University.\n         During his seven years, 1966-1973, the student population\n         grew from 840 to more than 4,000; and in 1970 Mason began its\n         first graduate program.","Vergil H. Dykstra (1925-2010), president of George Mason\n         University from 1973 to 1977, described his years at Mason as\n         demanding and difficult, but rewarding. Rapid growth of the\n         University continued as undergraduate and graduate programs were added to the curriculum. He also proposed establishing a law school for the University and expanded academic facilities.","Robert C. 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In his eighteen years as\n         president, George Mason University acquired doctoral status;\n         establish a law school; instituted thirty-four new programs;\n         created new organizational structures; including six academic\n         institutes, and became a distributed university with campuses\n         in Arlington and Prince William counties. Johnson also\n         instituted the Early Identification Program and the Mason\n         Scholars Program.","Alan G. Merten (1941- ) became the fifth president of George Mason University in July of 1996 and he has announced \nhis retirement for June 2012. 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Merten became the fifth president of George Mason University in July of 1996 and he has announced his retirement \nfor June 2012. Series 7 \"Alan G. Merten\" includes documents from 1990-2004. Found within this series are papers concerning \nuniversity athletics, economic development, partnerships, and conferences, as well as, correspondence and memoranda.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003esee also 125.36\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Office of the President records contain material originating in\n         or directed to the GMU Office of the President and used in the\n         University's business. Types of material include memoranda, correspondence, studies, reports, speeches, meeting \nminutes, calendars, articles and newspaper clippings, publications, scrapbooks, and photographs. Topics and institutions to \nwhich these materials pertain include the University of Virginia (as GMU's parent institution), the Northern Virginia Center, \nUniversity planning and expansion with regard to building and academic programs, the State Council for Higher Education of Virginia (SCHEV), and\nrelations with Virginia government officials.","The collection is divided into seven series based on the president of the University. Exceptions to this scheme are the first \ntwo series: Annual Reports and Early History. Many of the annual reports were already grouped together, rather than \ndividing them by president they became the first series. Annual reports, written by the director or president, from George \nMason College (1960-1969) to George Mason University (1971-1980), document the rate of change during George Mason's first \ntwenty years. The reports stop in 1980 due to redundancy of information found in the annually released Factbook.","George Mason did not formally have a president until Chancellor Thompson became President Thompson in 1972. Series two \nencompasses the early history of George Mason University and includes information on the first directors of the \ninstitution - John Norville Gibson Finley and Robert H. Reid most notably. This series is titled Early History, and contains \npapers dating from 1949-1967 on the beginnings of George Mason as an institution when it was the University of Virginia (UVa) \nExtension Division's Northern Virginia University Center to the development of George Mason College. Included in the series is \ncorrespondence, building plans, reports, meeting notes, proposals, and articles.","In 1966 George Mason College became a four-year degree-granting institution and hired Lorin A. Thompson as chancellor. In \n1972 Thompson became the first president of the newly independent George Mason University. Series three Lorin A. Thompson, \nwith documents dating from 1964-1975, includes advisory board minutes, correspondence, faculty meeting minutes, educational planning, \nfinancial needs, university policies and procedures, land acquisition and building plans, memoranda, photographs, scrapbooks, \nand reports.","Series four, Vergil H. Dykstra, with papers dating from 1962 to 1980, focuses on the years Dykstra served as president of \nGeorge Mason University from 1973 to 1977. This series includes budget reports, a Southern Association of Colleges and Schools \n(SACS) report, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) papers, building plans, and documents from the \nUniversity Center in Virginia, Inc.","Series five, Robert C. Krug, focuses on Dr. Krug's tenure as president during 1977-1978. Included in this \nseries is correspondence, memoranda, documents on campus security officers and the 1977 bond referendum. ","Series six, George W. Johnson, with materials dating from 1957 to 2004, is the largest series in this collection. George W. \nJohnson was president from 1979 to 1996 and successfully guided George Mason University from a small liberal arts college into \na major university. Included in this series are facilities and education plans for expansion in Arlington and Prince William, \narticles and notes collected by Johnson, documents on athletics, Board of Visitors meeting minutes, daily calendars, documents \non the campus police, correspondence, documents concerning Larry Czarda, correspondence with various state departments, \nfacilities planning papers, the Faculty Senate meeting minutes, Governor's files, documents on Johnson's inauguration, \nmemoranda, Office of the Attorney General correspondence, newsclippings, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) \nself-study, speeches, as well as documents from the State Council of Higher Education (SCHEV), University life, and the \nWashington Research Libraries Consortium (WRLC). Photographs, scrapbooks, and the George Mason stamp are also present in this \nseries.","Alan G. Merten became the fifth president of George Mason University in July of 1996 and he has announced his retirement \nfor June 2012. Series 7, Alan G. Merten, includes documents from 1990-2004. Found within this series are papers concerning \nuniversity athletics, economic development, partnerships, and conferences, as well as, correspondence and memoranda.","Annual reports, written by the director or president, from George Mason College (1960-1969) to George Mason \nUniversity (1971-1980), document the rate of change during George Mason's first twenty years. The reports stop in \n1980 due to redundancy of information found in the annually released Factbook.\n","Note on why President Johnson ceased issuing annual reports.\n","George Mason did not formally have a president until Chancellor Thompson became President Thompson in 1972. \nSeries two encompasses the early history of George Mason University and includes information on the first directors of the \ninstitution - John Norville Gibson Finley and Robert H. Reid most notably. This series is titled \"Early History\", and contains \npapers dating from 1949-1967 on the beginnings of George Mason as an institution when it was the University of Virginia (UVa) \nExtension Division's Northern Virginia University Center to the development of George Mason College. Included in the series is \ncorrespondence, building plans, reports, meeting notes, proposals, and articles.\n","copies of documents from 1949-1966\n","In 1966 George Mason College became a four-year degree-granting institution and hired Lorin A. Thompson as chancellor. \nIn 1972 Thompson became the first president of the newly independent George Mason University. Series three \"Lorin A. Thompson\",\n covering the years 1964-1975, includes advisory board minutes, correspondence, faculty meeting minutes, educational planning, \nfinancial needs, University policies and procedures, land acquisition and building plans, memoranda, photographs, scrapbooks, \nand reports.\n","Includes photographs\n","RESTRICTED\n","RESTRICTED\n","Includes slides\n","Series four, \"Vergil H. Dykstra\", with papers dating from 1962 to 1980, focuses on the years Dykstra served as \npresident of George Mason University from 1973 to 1977. 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