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Bench Painting George Mason University is a tradition that goes back to the early 1990s. Each spring several student groups each paint one of the 38 benches on the quad between Fenwick, SUB I, Krug, and Horizon. This photo by University Creative Services taken in November 2014 features the GMU Pride Alliance bench, among others. From George Mason University Creative Services, #141106018. GMU Pride Alliance George Mason University Alumni Association
A drag performer participates in the annual Drag Show at George Mason University on 4/23/1998 in the Bistro on the lower level of the Johnson Center. Historically at Mason runs from the end of April until the beginning of May during the Spring Semester. The Drag Show has been the most popular event of Pride Week since the mid 1990s. From the Broadside photograph collection, . George Mason University Alumni Association Mason's LGBTQ Resources Center GMU
While June is Pride Month, George Mason University's Office of University Life celebrates Pride Week during the end of March and into April. It is a week of speakers, performances, panel discussions, dances, poetry reading and open mic events, culminating with the annual Drag Show in the JC. Featured here is a poster from the 2018 Drag Show. From LGBTQ+ Resource Center records, 2022.074-R.
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Homecoming, February 14, 2009. George Mason University Senior and Drag performer, Ryan Allen, wins the title of Ms. Mason and is announced at Mason's Homecoming game against Northeastern to a raucus reception from 9,900 Mason fans. The story made the pages of the Washington Post, New York Times, and Rolling Stone, among others. From Broadside and Gunston Ledger, February 16, 2009. George Mason University Alumni Association Reann Ballslee
Pride Month was officially recognized on a national scale, beginning in 1999. Pride Week is usually celebrated during the last week of March into the first week of April George Mason University. Here is an ad from Broadside, Mason's student newspaper calling for students to join the Gay and Le***an Student Association in 1991. This appears to be one of the first mentions of the celebration of Pride Week at Mason. From Broadside student newspapers, Box 25, 2/4/1991. Mason's LGBTQ Resources Center George Mason University Alumni Association
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In Fall 1996 George Mason University Provost David Potter proposed allocating $15,000 towards the creation and initial staffing of an LGBTQ center on the Fairfax Campus. This initiative had the support of the Student Government, faculty members, and university president, Alan Merten. The Board of Visitors took up the proposal at their November 20th meeting and voted down the measure 6-5 with 3 abstentions. After the BOV meeting, about 60 Mason students, faculty and staff held a rally in SUB I in support of the proposed center. Members of the Student Government, faculty and student body spoke for over an hour during the event. This was the beginning of a 6-year struggle to establish the Mason LGBTQ+ Resources Center Mason's LGBTQ Resources Center George Mason University Alumni Association
Chalk art by members of the GMU Pride Alliance on the former George Mason University Spirit Wall on October 25, 2000. The Spirit Wall was on the north side of the former Robinson B next to the walkway between SUB I and the Johnson Center. From the Broadside photograph and Broadside newspaper collections, and , respectively. George Mason University Alumni Association
The band Jillaroos play during the Women Rock with Pride event at George Mason University on November 20, 1997 in SUB I. They were one of 5 bands that were featured that evening in the show that was sponsored by the GMU Pride Alliance and GMU Womens Coalition. From the Broadside photograph collection, . GMU Pride Alliance George Mason University Alumni Association
A sign hangs on a window looking in on a meeting of George Mason University's Board of Visitors as they begin discussions regarding the establishment of an LGBTQ center on campus in the fall of 1997. This began a 5-year debate in that body as to whether the center should be recognized and funded, finally ending with the formal establishment of the Mason's LGBTQ Resources Center in 2002. From the Broadside student newspaper photograph collection, Box 23, Page 134. George Mason University Alumni Association
The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) at George Mason University (GMU) is pleased to announce that the James M. Buchanan papers are now open for access! This collection consists of the papers of the Nobel Prize-winning economist James McGill Buchanan, documenting his career and research from the mid-20th century through the early 2000s. It also documents his time at the Center for Study of Public Choice at GMU. In 2020 the SCRC was granted a National Endowment for the Humanities grant to process the Buchanan papers. Helmed by project archivist Rebecca Thayer, the 270 linear foot collection was processed from the Spring of 2021 through May of this year.
The SCRC wishes to thank Thayer for her excellent work guiding the project, as well as her student assistants Rachel Barton, Vilma Chicas Garcia, and Colin McDonald who helped bring it to fruition. We also would like to thank the College of Humanities and Social Sciences for their support of the grant in general, and specifically of the graduate student position.
The finding aid for this collection can now be accessed at the following URL:
https://aspace.gmu.edu/resources/c0246.
All reference inquiries should be directed to
[email protected].
The George Mason Baseball team won the Atlantic 10 Conference title this weekend and are playing in the first round of the NCAA Championship Tournament this Friday. Here are some photos of past action from George Mason University's student newspaper, Broadside. A pitcher slings one in back in 2000, a base hit in the late 1990s, and the crowd goes wild back in 1978. From Broadside photos, R0135. George Mason University Alumni Association
This blog post was written by Jack Moore, SCRC Research Services Student Assistant. Jack has a double major in Political Science and Philosophy from Christopher Newport University. He is currently working on his Master's in Biodefense at George Mason University. Welcome to Cookbook Corner, a series where I will be taking recipes from the old cookbooks we have here at the Special Collections Research Center and testing them to see how they hold up for a standard home cook....
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Questions in the Process: Photographic Challenges. This post continues the series focusing on the processing of the Lavinia Scott papers, with a glimpse into the challenges of making photographs accessible and understandable.
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George Mason University students camp out on the hill across Chesapeake River Lane from the Lecture Hall as part of an annual tradition during Mason Week (third week of April). This first image (1974) is in the location that is now the site of Northern Neck, roughly in the spot where the Starbucks is currently located. The second (1976) is in a spot about 75 yards to the south. From the Broadside photographs, . George Mason University Alumni Association
Fairfax Campus maps of George Mason University from 1982 and 2023. As you can see, only half of the campus was developed in 1982. The furthest building on the south was Sub II (today's HUB). There was no EagleBank Arena, Center for the Arts, or Pond. Patriot Circle was only half completed, and the spots now occupied by Rogers, Whitetop, Peterson, Merten, and the Rapahannock Deck were covered by large surface parking lots. From the George Mason University Libraries records, , Box 138, Folder 9 and George Mason University Campus Information and Visitor Services.
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*EVENT TONIGHT* 5/23 - 5-7 PM
Please join us for π¨π π¬ππππππ ππ πππ π¨πππππππ featuring the Conservancy records. Go behind the scenes and get up close with selected highlights of SCRC's latest acquisition. Former Publisher at the Appalachian Trail Conservancy Brian B. King will be presenting, along with pre-recorded remarks from Mills Kelly, PhD, Director, Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media. Refreshments provided.
Fenwick Library, Room 2001