Researcher Profile: Suzanne Walker

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 […]

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Meet the African Objects Collection

In the 1980s SC&A acquired a collection of various African objects, including clothing, figurines, currency, and souvenirs from several donors who collected objects d’art during their travels in Africa. Since most of our researchers are primarily interested in our paper record and rare book collections, there was little information available online about this collection and […]

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GMU Arlington Campus History

A few weeks ago SC&A prepared a presentation on the history of the Arlington campus as part of a celebration and open house for the latest addition to the campus: Founders Hall. While Mason as a whole has a rather brief history, the acquisition and development of the Arlington campus is quite interesting and an […]

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Open for Research: The Visiting Nurse Association Records

We are pleased to announce that the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) of Northern Virginia records have been processed and are available for researchers to use. The collection contains nearly sixty years (1937-1997) of records from the VNA. Materials include meeting minutes, financial statements, correspondence, reports, and memoranda. The VNA was founded under the not-for-profit company […]

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Who will be this year’s George Mason?

Well, the answer to that often-asked question may very well be… George Mason. At 26-6,  Mason has compiled its best pre-NCAA Tournament season record to date, and for several weeks the Patriots have been included in various lists of the top-30 teams in the nation.  Though it fell in the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament semi-final, […]

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