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Springfield Committee for the Northern Virginia University Center, September 24, 1956. To the editor.

Title

Springfield Committee for the Northern Virginia University Center, September 24, 1956. To the editor.

Subject

University of Virginia--Extension Division
Ravensworth (Va.)
Herndon (Va.)
Prince William Co. (Va.)
Springfield (Va.)

Description

Open letter from the Springfield Committee for the Northern Virginia University Center, September 24, 1956. Letter is in response to the September 15th recommendation by the Board of Visitors, University of Virginia that the Sunset Hills property near Herndon, Virginia be chosen for the site of the new branch college. In this strongly worded letter the Springfield Committee list the advantages to the Ravensworth property and the disadvantages to Sunset Hills and argues that Ravensworth is the better choice of the two.

Creator

Springfield Committee for the Northern Virginia University Center

Source

John C. Wood Papers Box 1 Folder 1

Publisher

George Mason University Libraries

Date

24 September 1956

Contributor

John C. Wood

Rights

Public domain. No known restrictions.

Format

PDF document, 1.85 Mb

Language

English

Type

1 PDF document

Identifier

/masonhistory/items/show/30

Original Format

typescript

Tags

1956' Advisory Council' Albert V. Bryan' Board of Visitors (UVa)' Bowman' Burke Airport' Dowell J. Howard' Henry E. McWane' Ravensworth' site selection

Files

wood_1_1_9_24_1956.pdf - application/pdf

Citation

Springfield Committee for the Northern Virginia University Center, “Springfield Committee for the Northern Virginia University Center, September 24, 1956. To the editor.,” George Mason University: A History, accessed May 10, 2025, https://silverbox.gmu.edu/masonhistory/items/show/30.

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