Guide to the George Mason University Yearbook collection, 1965-2012

George Mason University Yearbook R0132

Historical Information

Since 1965, George Mason University students have produced a yearbook under various names, including the Advocate, By-George!, Senior Expressions, and GM View. The layouts varied considerably, although most included portraits of each class up until 1988. The following year, the print version of the yearbook was slimmed down and included portraits of only the senior class, and the students produced a video "yearbook" to accompany the print version. Though each year's video production was different from the others, they all maintained the same basic format: a length of about 30 minutes and coverage of university sports, greek life, and campus events such as Mason Day, Patriots' Day, International Week, and commencement.

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Scope and Content

This collection contains George Mason University yearbooks from 1965 to 2012. Most of the volumes contain information about a single year at the GMU Fairfax campus. The date listed for the yearbooks is the date they were published following the spring semester but the yearbooks themselves document the previous fall semester.

There are a couple of notable exceptions. One yearbook documents the GMU School of Law from 1981-1982, the first year of operations. The other exception is the two volume set for 1978-1979. One volume documents the 1978 fall semester and the other documents the 1979 spring semester.

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Arrangement

Organized into two series.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no use restrictions.

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Related Material

Special Collections Research Center holds the George Mason University records.

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Administrative Information

Alternate Format Available

The hardbound yearbooks are available in a digital format through the GMU Yearbook collection.

The video yearbooks are available in a digital format through the GM View collection.

Preferrred Citation

George Mason University Yearbook collection, Collection #R0002, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Recent donations come from the George Mason University Communications Department while earlier volumes appear to have been transferred from the library's general collection or donated by alumni.

Processing Information

Processed by Michelle Page in January 2013. EAD markup completed by Michelle Page and Greta Kuriger Suiter in September 2013.

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