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Historic ceremony conveying land acquired by the Board of Control for George Mason College to the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, July 18, 1969 (program)

Title

Historic ceremony conveying land acquired by the Board of Control for George Mason College to the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, July 18, 1969 (program)

Subject

University of Virginia--Extension Division
George Mason College
Fairfax (Va.)

Description

During the winter of 1966 George Mason College's Board of Control began the process of purchasing more than thirty individual parcels of land totaling 421 acres for the expansion of the college from 147 acres to 568 acres, the last of which was officially transferred to the college in a ceremony on July 18, 1968 attended by Virginia Governor, Mills E. Godwin. Item is a printed program for the ceremony. Eight pages.

Creator

George Mason College of the University of Virginia

Source

George Mason University Archives: Commencements, Receptions, etc., 18 July 1969

Publisher

George Mason College of the University of Virginia

Date

18 July 1969

Rights

Copyright George Mason University

Format

PDF document, 19 Mb

Language

English

Type

1 PDF document

Identifier

/masonhistory/items/show/147

Original Format

pamphlet (printed)

Tags

1969' A Smith Bowman' Arthur Arundel' Board of Control' Board of Visitors (UVa)' C. Harrison Mann Jr.' Clarence J. Robinson' Fairfax' Frank W. Rogers' James M. Thompson' John T. Ticer' Lorin A. Thompson' Mills E. Godwin' Omer L. Hirst

Files

commencements_receptions_etc_7_18_1969.pdf - application/pdf

Citation

George Mason College of the University of Virginia, “Historic ceremony conveying land acquired by the Board of Control for George Mason College to the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, July 18, 1969 (program),” George Mason University: A History, accessed May 12, 2025, https://silverbox.gmu.edu/masonhistory/index.php/items/show/147.

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