The semester may be slowing down, but your SCRC processing team isn’t! This month we’re dedicating our full new finding aids blog post to a fun and detailed scrapbook compiled by a nursing student back in the 1920s. If you want to see more after checking out the below highlights, you’re in luck, as […]
Back in the 1990s, before the age of direct payroll deposit, George Mason University employees received a printed check at the end of each pay period. In the lower right-hand corner of the check was the signature “Maurice Scherrens”. While many of us might not have known exactly who Mr. Scherrens was, we knew that […]
The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) recently had the opportunity to visit with some of our neighbor archives in the Northern Virginia-D.C. Metro area. In this new blog series, we’ll be recapping these new connections with members our local archival community, providing insights into the lessons we learned, and highlighting some of our favorite […]
While the Northern Virginia weather has been busy deciding if it wants to officially commit to Spring, your SCRC processing team has been busy working on more new and updated finding aids! As usual, all of the following collections are available for use in the Special Collections Research Center and the finding aids are […]
It’s March and your SCRC processing team is back and dedicating this month’s full new finding aids blog post to highlighting another photograph collection documenting the early years of Mason history! We’re excited to announce that this collection is now fully processed and available for use in the Special Collections Research Center and the […]
