Series 2: Early History, 1949-1967

Scope and content:

George Mason did not formally have a president until Chancellor Thompson became President Thompson in 1972. Series two encompasses the early history of George Mason University and includes information on the first directors of the institution - John Norville Gibson Finley and Robert H. Reid most notably. This series is titled "Early History", and contains papers dating from 1949-1967 on the beginnings of George Mason as an institution when it was the University of Virginia (UVa) Extension Division's Northern Virginia University Center to the development of George Mason College. Included in the series is correspondence, building plans, reports, meeting notes, proposals, and articles.

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(2.5 boxes)

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