George Mason University 40th Anniversary Exhibition
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Archival materials from: Simplicity, Permanence, and Economy: The Origins of George Mason University's Fairfax Campus an exhibition by George Mason University Libraries, Fall 2004. Materials document the planning, construction, and dedication of the Fairfax Campus during the years 1957-1964.
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Item Classroom, Bailey’s Crossroads, ca. 1960(2005-04-06T18:33:48Z) GMU Archives Special Collections & ArchivesPhotograph of a classroom in the Bailey’s Crossroads building. George Mason University Public Relations Photographs 1960 – 1972.Item Film: Moving out of Bailey's Crossroads [August 27-28, 1964](2005-04-01T17:28:55Z) GMU Archives Special Collections & ArchivesClasses began at the new University College in 1957 in a temporary building while a permanent site was being chosen. To satisfy this immediate need, an offer was made by the Fairfax County Schools to lease a recently-abandoned elementary school located on the south side of Columbia Pike, near Lake Barcroft. The owner of the building, Fairfax County Public Schools, agreed to lease the building to UVa for six-hundred dollars per year. The Bailey’s Crossroads School, located at 5836 Columbia Pike, was built in 1922 and had eight classrooms. Though it had fallen into disrepair after thirty-four years, the building was serviceable and affordable. Description: Film portraying the moving out of George Mason College from the original building at Bailey's Crossroads. Initial scene shows the nearly completed Fairfax Campus.Item George Mason College, Bailey’s Crossroads, View from the North, 1963(2005-04-06T18:30:56Z) GMU Archives Special Collections & ArchivesPhotograph of the original George Mason College building from the north facing Columbia Pike (Route 244). This building had eight rooms. Note the modified sign, which previously read: University of Virginia University College. George Mason University Public Relations Photographs 1960 – 1972.Item George Mason College, Bailey’s Crossroads, View from the South, 1963(2005-04-06T18:26:54Z) GMU Archives Special Collections & ArchivesPhotograph of the original George Mason College building from the south. This building was the former Bailey’s Crossroads School built in 1922. Parking for students, faculty, and staff was on this side of the building in foreground. George Mason University Public Relations Photographs 1960 – 1972.Item Library, Bailey’s Crossroads, ca. 1960(2005-04-06T18:36:29Z) GMU Archives Special Collections & ArchivesPhotograph of the Library in the Bailey’s Crossroads building. George Mason University Public Relations Photographs 1960 – 1972