A recently processed addition to the GMU archives includes photographs from GMU’s Creative Services office. These photographs range in date from 1964 to 2007 and consist of negatives, contact sheets, prints, and slides. Subjects cover all aspects of the university including student life, faculty and staff, campus scenes, construction, annual and one time events, classes, […]
La Casa Pacifica is a grand San Clemente, CA estate that was owned by Richard and Pat Nixon from 1969 until the mid-1980s. During his presidency, Nixon traveled to San Clemente often and hosted Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev, Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato, Henry Kissinger, Bebe Rebozo, and many others at the mansion. After his […]
Historian Roy A. Rosenzweig is perhaps best remembered for the Center for History and New Media (CHNM) that bears his name. Before the CHNM, Rosenzweig conducted extensive research on Central Park, labor history and oral history. To discover more about Rosenzweig’s innovative research, take a look at the complete finding aid for the Roy Rosenzweig […]
In recognition of the start of the 2011 National Football League season, I thought these images from the Oliver F. Atkins collection would provide some good historical comparison. These images are from a Saturday Evening Post assignment that Atkins did on Johnny Unitas, “The Passer Nobody Wanted,” published November 1, 1958. Unitas was the quarterback […]
Suzanne Walker has been in our reading room diligently working with the Federal Theatre Project collections for the last three weeks. Suzanne was kind enough to allow me to interview her about her project. This is the first in what will become a frequent series of profiles with some of our researchers. Please tell us […]
