New & Updated Finding Aids – May 2026

  Spring Commencement 2026 is in the books and your SCRC processing team is back with another overdue update on some exciting new and updated finding aids! As usual, all of the following collections are available for use in the Special Collections Research Center and the finding aids are available on our website (or use […]

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New Finding Aids – March 2026

  The semester is in full swing and the weather can’t decide what season it wants to be, so it looks like your SCRC processing team is once again overdue for an update, but don’t worry, because we have some fantastic new and updated finding aids to share! As usual, all of the following collections […]

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New & Updated Finding Aids – August 2025

  How has your SCRC processing team been beating the extended Northern Virginia heatwave? Why preparing another group of new and updated finding aids, of course! As usual, all of the following collections are available for use in the Special Collections Research Center and the finding aids are available on our website (or use the […]

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New & Updated Finding Aids – July 2025

  Happy Summer! Campus may be quieter, but your SCRC processing team continues to keep busy (and cool) working on another group of new and updated finding aids. As usual, all of the following collections are available for use in the Special Collections Research Center and the finding aids are available on our website (or […]

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Not Just the Guy Whose Name Was on the Checks: Remembering Dr. Maurice “Morrie” Scherrens

Back in the 1990s, before the age of direct payroll deposit, George Mason University employees received a printed check at the end of each pay period. In the lower right-hand corner of the check was the signature “Maurice Scherrens”.  While many of us might not have known exactly who Mr. Scherrens was, we knew that […]

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