Margaret Armstrong Binding Artist

During the fall of 2012, Special Collections & Archives mounted an exhibition celebrating the career of American book artist and author Margaret Armstrong (1867-1944) who worked in the medium of publishers’ bindings, designing book covers and “decorating” texts from 1890 through 1926. Armstrong began her thirty-year freelance career by creating covers for the McClurg Publishing […]

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Finding Aid for GMU History Collection Available

A new finding is available for the George Mason University Office of University Relations newsclippings collection. Lauren Clark, a GMU history graduate student, processed the collection as part of the requirements for her archives administration class during the 2012 spring semester. Since the early years of George Mason College, University Relations (formerly known as Public […]

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The FUNdamentals Revisited

As many of our loyal readers may know, this past April we created a short video on proper book care standards as part of National Library Week titled The FUNdamentals of Book Care in Five Easy Lessons. The film was a great success and is now being used all over the globe to help educate […]

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SC&A Produces Film on James Buchanan

    Last fall the staff of SC&A had the opportunity to produce a short film about economist James Buchanan for the annual lecture series bearing his name. The film is titled Daring to Be Different: Reflections on the Life and Work of James Buchanan and runs about eight minutes. It was made with cooperation from […]

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