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- This contains article clippings and issues from other papers like the Alexandria Gazette, The Fauquier Democrat, The Richmond News Leader, and The Richmond Times-Dispatch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
We began processing this collection in January and have just finished boxing the documents and created the Finding Aid\u00a0in early February.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vault217.gmu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PWCHN.jpg?resize=517%2C649\")
<\/a>Processing Coordinator and Manuscript and Archives Librarian looking through new collections in the processing area of Special Collections Research Center.<\/p><\/div>\n
Along the way, we found many interesting articles. One article that stood out to us\u00a0came from The State:<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vault217.gmu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/the-state.jpg?resize=414%2C904\")
<\/a>“A Woman in Pants” from The State. Undated but between 1870’s to 1890’s.<\/p><\/div>\n
And of course the advertisements are always entertaining, like these from The Manassas Messenger\u00a0dated November 15, 1951:<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vault217.gmu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MJ3.jpg?resize=601%2C353\")
<\/a>“Magic skin bodies…”<\/p><\/div>\n
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So if you are doing research on local history, love newspapers, or just have some free time, stop by and check out the new Prince William County Historic Newspaper collection<\/a>, #C0301! The finding aid is now up on our website and you can find it here<\/a>\u00a0by searching our collections alphabetically or by subject under Northern Virginia and Regional History. You may also e-mail\u00a0us at speccoll@gmu.edu<\/a> or call 703-993-2220 if you would like to\u00a0schedule an appointment, request materials, or if you have questions. Appointments are not necessary to request and view collections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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