Collections : [George Mason University]

George Mason University

2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Primary Collecting Areas:
SCRC collects materials related to George Mason University, Northern Virginia, performing arts, transportation and planning, and photography. SCRC collects oral histories pertaining to Northern Virginia; the Federal Theatre Project; Reston, Virginia; and George Mason University's history. It currently conducts an active oral history program.
Description:
Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) is the unit within the University Libraries charged with acquiring, documenting, preserving, and providing access to primary research collections and documents. SCRC also manages the non-current and archival records of George Mason University, is responsible for the preservation and access to the University's theses and dissertations, and undertakes, through its Oral History program, the creation of audiovisual documentary resources. SCRC services, collections, and programs support the teaching and research activities of George Mason University and also serve the community at large.
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Start Over Repository George Mason University Names United States. Army

"Discrimination in Administration of Military Justice" report for the Commanding General, 199th Infantry Brigade, 1968 .01 Linear Feet 1 item

Kirkpatrick, Donald P., Captain
Content Warning: Contains racist language. A nine-page report, or "Fact Sheet," for the commanding General of the 199th Infantry Brigade, deployed during the Vietnam War. The sheet provides statistics and information regarding racial bias against Black soldiers in military judicial action within the Brigade between April - September 1968.
  1. George Mason University

Jay A. Urice, Jr. papers 1.5 Linear Feet 4 boxes

Urice, Jr., Jay A., 1927-2007
A collection of correspondence, photographs, and ephemera created and collected by Jay A. Urice, Jr., including during his time serving in the Korean War as a Private, First Class in the U.S. Army 40th Infantry Division, 3rd Battalion, 223rd Regimental Combat Team.
  1. George Mason University

Margaret Kolze Army Dietitian scrapbook .25 Linear Feet 1 scrapbook, 1 folder

Kolze, Margaret
Scrapbook created by Margaret Kolze documenting her time serving as an Army Dietitian at the 382nd General Hospital in Japan.
  1. George Mason University

Thomas Griest World War I collection, 1899/1944 10 Linear Feet 19 boxes, 1 map case

Griest, Thomas Haines, 1884-1947
The Thomas Griest World War I collection contains correspondence, photographs, military field orders, and ephemera created and collected by American soldier Thomas Griest primarily during and immediately after his time serving with the 406th Telegraph Battalion during World War I, 1917-1919.
  1. George Mason University

Vietnam War comedic form letter for returning soldiers signed by Jackie Ford .01 Linear Feet 1 item

Ford, Jackie
Content Warning: Racist undertones towards Vietnamese people and culture. Form letter with a comedic tone announcing the return of the undersigned soldier from deployment in Vietnam, created circa late 1960s. The letter, which was originally typewritten and then copied for multiple people to use, describes what the returning soldier in question will need and be used to once back home in the United States.
  1. George Mason University

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