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 […]
Although the Oliver F. Atkins Photograph Collection contains tens of thousands of prints, negatives, and slides, there is also a small amount of papers that consist of handwritten notes, correspondence, and caption guidance forms. These documents assist with identification, such as the Ku Klux Klan photographs from December 1965 for a Saturday Evening Post story. […]
Some of photojournalist/photohistorian Arthur E. Scott’s most fascinating subjects are United States Senators and Presidents, including Barry Goldwater, Gerald Ford, and Richard Nixon. Scott also documented the Washington, D.C. area’s most important landmarks, like the U.S. Capitol Building and Arlington National Cemetery. Check out the complete finding aid for the Arthur E. Scott photograph collection […]
In anticipation of the “Playwrights in Mind: A National Conversation” conference being held at Mason June 9-12, I thought it appropriate to introduce two playbills I find fascinating in Special Collections. Buck White and La Strada were two short-lived plays with big stars that opened and closed in December of 1969. La Strada opened and […]
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 […]
