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He wrote two art history/art appreciation text books: \"Worlds of Art,\" published by Mayfield in 1991, and \"Responding to Art,\" published by McGraw-Hill in 2004. Bersson founded the Interfaith Initiative for Peace and Justice in Harrisonburg, and remains active in local interfaith activities. In 2016, Bersson served as visiting Jewish Scholar for the Center for Interfaith Engagement at Eastern Mennonite University.","Duplicate copies of materials were discarded. Newspaper clippings related to the JMU Faculty and restructuring were returned to donor. A large number of 3.5 inch floppy discs and zip discs which contain drafts of Bersson's two books, \"Worlds of Art,\" published by Mayfield Publishing Company in 1991, and \"Responding to Art: Form, Content and Context,\" published by McGraw Hill in 2003, as well as other academic work, were returned to the donor. ","Cassette tapes containing WMRA recordings of \"Our Little Radio Show\" were digitized and returned to the donor. In January 2019, 770+ slides from Series 1: Citizens for Downtown (CFD), 1989-2017 were inventoried, photographed, and rehoused. The original slide cases, slide boxes, and slide carousels were photographed and discarded.","Common Ground Records, 1983-2000, SC 0126, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.","The collection is comprised of documents and media related to Robert Bersson's work as an art professor at JMU and community organizer in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It is arranged into four series: Citizens for Downtown (CFD) in Harrisonburg, Taxpayers against Golf Spending (TAGS), WMRA \"Our Little Radio Show,\" and Professional Papers.","The Citizens for Downtown files contain meeting minutes, correspondence, financial reports, newspaper clippings, speeches, membership information, advertisements, and slides related to the historic preservation and revitalization of downtown Harrisonburg. A summary of the history of CFD and the Blacks Run clean-up and restoration project, written by Bob Bersson, can be found in Box 1:8.","The series contains 771 slides with images of Harrisonburg, James Madison University, Rockingham County, and other locales in Virginia and the Northeast. Specific locations include images of downtown Harrisonburg, Hillandale Park, Black's Run, Purcell Park, and JMU buildings and campus. One slide container was labelled, \"Good Models for Downtown Development,\" and contained images of Charlottesville, Roanoke, Richmond, Alexandria, among other locales. Another slide case was labelled, JMU Architecture, 1909-2003. ","The series also contains three VHS tapes with interviews of Bersson related to Harrisonburg downtown revitalization, as well as two 3.5 inch floppy discs labelled, \"Citizens for Downtown.\"","The box contains 781 slides with images taken by and compiled by Bob Bersson. The slides depict buildings in downtown Harrisonburg; the Blacks Run River area; Hillendale Park, Harrisonburg; JMU campus and buildings; Bridgewater, Dayton, Citizens for Downtown activities; and various historic districts in northern Virginia, Charlottesville, Boston, Maryland, and other locales. A complete inventory of the slides is available upon request.","TAGS is comprised reports, memos, maps, studies, advertisements, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and audio recordings related to a campaign against the Harrisonburg City Council's plans to build a municipal golf course in the Hillandale Park in Harrisonburg. The organization eventually formed the Citizens of Harrisonburg Advocating New Government for the Electorate (CHANGE) in 2000, who endorsed three candidates for city council -- Dorn Peterson, Carolyn Frank, and Joe Fitzgerald – all of whom were elected in May 2000. 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The slides depict buildings in downtown Harrisonburg; the Blacks Run River area; Hillendale Park, Harrisonburg; JMU campus and buildings; Bridgewater, Dayton, Citizens for Downtown activities; and various historic districts in northern Virginia, Charlottesville, Boston, Maryland, and other locales. A complete inventory of the slides is available upon request.","TAGS is comprised reports, memos, maps, studies, advertisements, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and audio recordings related to a campaign against the Harrisonburg City Council's plans to build a municipal golf course in the Hillandale Park in Harrisonburg. The organization eventually formed the Citizens of Harrisonburg Advocating New Government for the Electorate (CHANGE) in 2000, who endorsed three candidates for city council -- Dorn Peterson, Carolyn Frank, and Joe Fitzgerald – all of whom were elected in May 2000. 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The vertical files are an artificial collection of loose materials such as pamphlets, newspapers, posters, brochures, etc. that relate to the history of the university since its founding in 1908. The vertical files are arranged according to subject and focus on specific persons, topics, events, places and buildings, university departments, etc.","The vertical files cover a wide range of topics, some center on the student experience while others document university level events and planning. From Greek life to Glee club, certain files center on the student experience taking place within the university. Some such subjects are the African-American experience starting in 1980 to the LGBTQ+ pamphlets that were created in 2018. At the university level, there are files dedicated to specific events and administration planning. Some examples are the orientation programs and the commencement planning files.","Materials of note include the contents in the fine arts festival file which contains ephemera from 1958-1992 and has items such as a brochure from 1975 entitled \"Portrait of a Period: an Exhibition of Madisonian Costumes,\" which overviews an exhibit on costumes through the age of the university. A paper titled \"Wanted! Academic Freedom,\" found in the Convocation file, was passed out after convocation to protest the firing of three teachers.","Includes the Alumnae Association Constitution, circa 1912.","Includes copy of \"Madison College: Golden Anniversary Recipes,\" a compilation of recipes by Justice Edwards, Head Baker; James Riddle, Head Cook; Lawrence Davis, Head Cook; Helen Wells, Tea Room cook; and A. W. 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Assorted class registration cards and receipts also included. Handwritten document - Senior dues Class of 1915. Marketing materials related to the Arboretum.","Includes partially completed Madison College Room Inspection slip, likely dated 1954.","Copyright for materials authored or otherwise produced as official business of James Madison University is retained by James Madison University. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. 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Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection.","Items are arranged by subject.","Art And Art History Self Study Report, Box 1, Academic Affairs: Academic Program Reviews, 1976 - present (bulk 1992 - present), UA 0002, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA. ","The Art Department in 1970 was based in the Duke Fine Arts Center, which was built in 1967 to house the Art, Theater and Music departments. Due to space constraints, art studios were also located in various spaces around campus: printmaking in the basement of Converse Hall, painting and drawing in a former womn's gymnasuium located in Ashby Hall; sculpture and three-dimensional design in the basement garages at the rear of Harrison Hall. When the school of Music moved to a new facility in 1989, the Art Department occupied more of Duke Hall. Duke Hall housed the Sawhill Gallery, which is currently located on the fourth floor of Warren Hall. Zirkle House, which was demolished in 2006, also housed an art gallery.","In the 1970s, the Art Department was under the Division of the Humanities. The department was reorganized in 1996 as the Department of Art and Art History, and was incorporated into the College of Arts and Letters.","Items had been minimally processed, and were previously located in James Madison University Historic Photograph Collection.","The collection is comprised of photographs of faculty, students and events related to the Art and Art History Art department, from 1970-2000. ","The Art Auctions contain images of Kay and Doug Flory (1:1). Duke Hall contains images of the Sawhill Gallery and slide room (1:2). 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