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Vergil H. Dykstra assumes the presidency of George Mason University, July 2, 1973

Title

Vergil H. Dykstra assumes the presidency of George Mason University, July 2, 1973

Subject

George Mason University

Description

Photograph of new president of George Mason University, Vergil H. Dykstra (right), shaking hands with Vice President for Academic Affairs, Robert C. Krug (left) while former president, Lorin A Thompson (center), looks on. Dykstra is holding the keys to the office in his left hand. The keys were just presented to him by Thomson during the July 2, 1973 ceremony in the President's Office in Finley Hall. 8" x 10" photograph print; black and white.

Creator

University Relations, George Mason University

Source

George Mason University photograph collection, 1950s-1999Box 3, Folder 35

Publisher

George Mason University Libraries

Date

2 July 1973

Rights

Copyright George Mason University

Format

jpeg image: 6,760 Kb, 3,000px x 2,400px

Language

English

Type

1 jpeg image

Identifier

/masonhistory/items/show/176

Original Format

35mm negative microfilm

Physical Dimensions

35mm

Tags

1973' Finley Building' Lorin A. Thompson' Robert C. Krug' Vergil H. Dykstra

Citation

University Relations, George Mason University , “Vergil H. Dykstra assumes the presidency of George Mason University, July 2, 1973,” George Mason University: A History, accessed May 10, 2025, https://silverbox.gmu.edu/masonhistory/items/show/176.

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