C0123Northern Virginia history colletionGuide to the Northern Virginia history collection C0123Northern Virginia history colletionEron AckermanGeorge Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center

2006

Fenwick Library, MS2FL4400 University Dr.Fairfax, Virginia 22030Business Number: 703-993-2220Fax Number: 703-993-8911speccoll@gmu.eduURL:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-05-30 03:00:28 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center Northern Virginia history collection George Mason University. Department of History C0123 /repositories/2/resources/73 4 Linear Feet 10 boxes 1911-1987 This collection contains materials on the history of Northern Virginia, including "Northern Virginia Heritage," a George Mason University local history journal from the 1980s, a few dozen issues of "The Courier," newsletter for the Northern Virginia Association of Historians, and 8 boxes of newsclippings dating from 1911-1970, which were compiled by the GMU History Department in the 1970s. English 1 10 8 9 6 7 4 5 2 3 Access Restrictions

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 Preferred Citation

Northern Virginia history collection, C0123, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

 Acquisition Information

Collection was donated by the George Mason University Department of History.

 Processing Information

Processed by Special Collections Research Center staff. EAD markup completed by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty in April 2009.

 Historical Information

The George Mason University Department of History was actively involved in the promotion and documentation of Northern Virginia history during the 1970s and 1980s. As other local history organizations became more involved in Northern Virginia history, the history department ceased collecting material.

 Scope and Content

This collection contains materials on the history of Northern Virginia, including "Northern Virginia Heritage," a George Mason University local history journal from the 1980s, a few dozen issues of "The Courier," newsletter for the Northern Virginia Association of Historians, and eight boxes of newsclippings dating from 1911-1970, which were compiled by the GMU History Department in the 1970s.

 Related Material

The Special Collections Research center holds many other collections on the history of Northern Virginia.

 Arrangement

This collection is arranged by date and subject.

 Virginia, Northern -- History Northern Virginia Virginia, Northern Virginia, Northern -- History, Local Newsletters Newspapers George Mason University Northern Virginia Association for History An electronic box inventory is unavailable. Please contact speccoll@gmu.edu for more information./repositories/2/archival_objects/25304Scope and Contents note