Now that it’s American Archives Month, it’s time for the annual REMIX Contest to begin! This year’s theme is Archival Oddities, and as our Flickr page attests, there are many oddities to be found in Virginia Archives! Anyone can enter a REMIX submission to win – you can find instructions and information in the flyer below, or at the […]
John Wear Burton was born in Australia and lived there from 1915-1963 when he moved to England and taught International Relations at University College, London. It was there that he created the original Centre for the Analysis of Conflict. He began his career at George Mason University in 1980 and created a new Center for […]
Special Collections will be having an information session in the Fenwick Library Atrium on Thursday, September 27 from 1-4 p.m. to talk about Virginia’s Archives Month, the REMIX contest, and provide general information about our collections and how we can help students. Check out our Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts for updates and information on other events this […]
This is Part 1 of a multi-part series. To read Part 2, visit https://vault217.gmu.edu/?p=8196 As you might have noticed by now, our beloved Robinson Hall is being prepared for demolition so that a new and more-modern Robinson Hall can rise up in its place by 2022. Robinson opened in September 1975 and was named for […]
American Archives Month is just around the corner, and each year archival repositories in the state of Virginia celebrate along with the rest of the country. What is Archives Month, you might ask? The Library of Virginia explains it well: “Archives Month celebrates those institutions and individuals that help preserve and make accessible the important […]
