1 10 70 https://masonlibraries.gmu.edu/scrcdigital/files/original/a8ae0e8947a03d0df57ab50a50d2c626.jpg b4c6a9fe835d1aa822fd54e2436153ca https://masonlibraries.gmu.edu/scrcdigital/files/original/7e2780733681636ecb1edc5eb55f798b.jpg b5c8ae0ea85903b8bf7d618512a7abd8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936-1939, #C0205 Description An account of the resource Organized in 1935, The Federal Theatre Project flourished as the first and only federally sponsored and subsidized theater program in the United States until its end in 1939. The FTP was a division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which provided employment for large numbers of artists, writers, and performers during the Great Depression (1929-1939). Directed by Hallie Flanagan (1880-1969), the FTP provided employment for theatrical professionals throughout the United States during the Great Depression. Actors, playwrights, scene designers and builders, seamstresses, lighting experts, ushers, box-office men, and stagehands all found employment through the FTP. Like many New Deal programs implemented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Federal Theatre Project was intended not only to benefit its participants, but also to enrich the condition of the nation. Theater was a distinguished part of American popular culture, but the economic downturn of the Depression had bankrupted the entire theater industry. As the theater houses closed down, the nation was left without an outlet for theatrical creativity. According to Hallie Flanagan, this hurt the nation as much as it hurt the theater industry - indeed, the nation was their audience and the theater could provide entertaining distractions from the effects of Depression as well as offer commentary on present conditions. But it was not enough to simply return to the pre-Depression concept of theater. In the first meeting with her staff Flanagan expressed her willingness to follow Roosevelt's experimental approach to public policy: "In a changing world, a world of experiment, the stage too must experiment - with ideas, with the psychological relationship of men and women, with color and light.... The theatre must grow up." Flanagan pursued her ideal of developing the relationship between the Federal Theatre and the federal government: "Any theatre sponsored by the government of the United States should do no plays of a cheap, trivial, outworn or vulgar nature, but only such plays as the Government can stand proudly behind in a planned theatrical program, national in scope, regional in emphasis, and American in democratic attitude." To Flanagan, it was imperative that this new theater should be progressive and experimental, yet within a patriotic and informative framework. The productions that best embodied Flanagan's views on theater were the Living Newspapers. These hard-hitting, poignant plays dealt with contemporary factual material, dramatizing issues such as housing, agriculture, labor, and destitution. Always ending on an upbeat note, Living Newspapers underscored the importance of hard work and morality in overcoming difficult times. Living Newspaper titles include: Triple A Plowed Under, Injunction Granted, One Third of a Nation, and Spirochete. The Federal Theatre was noted for employing black Americans at a time when the Federal Government did not actively protect the rights of minorities. The "Negro Theater" (as it was called in the 1930s) was an established industry before the Depression, and it greatly contributed to the success of the Federal Theatre Project. Some of the most spectacular productions were put on by black theater professionals, for example: Macbeth, Haiti, Turpentine, Run Little Chillun, and The Trial of Dr. Beck. This collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Works Progress Administration Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available George Mason University Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1936-1939 Relation A related resource https://scrc.gmu.edu/finding_aids/ftpphoto.html Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lucy Stone appearing before a congressional committee in Washington, D.C. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1939-05-17 Description An account of the resource Photograph of cast during Scene 8 of a performance of the Federal Theatre Project's Lucy Stone in Boston, Massachusetts. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Works Progress Administration Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Federal Theatre Project photograph collection C0205, Box 43, Folder 5 Subject The topic of the resource Stone, Lucy Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center. Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1 photograph Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public domain Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context C0205_B043_F05 https://masonlibraries.gmu.edu/scrcdigital/files/original/2fd7e7142b45db1b1d29657597eae865.jpg 47e775d1f3daf2ba6bdec6df7d21a15d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Federal Theatre Project photograph collection, 1936-1939, #C0205 Description An account of the resource Organized in 1935, The Federal Theatre Project flourished as the first and only federally sponsored and subsidized theater program in the United States until its end in 1939. The FTP was a division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which provided employment for large numbers of artists, writers, and performers during the Great Depression (1929-1939). Directed by Hallie Flanagan (1880-1969), the FTP provided employment for theatrical professionals throughout the United States during the Great Depression. Actors, playwrights, scene designers and builders, seamstresses, lighting experts, ushers, box-office men, and stagehands all found employment through the FTP. Like many New Deal programs implemented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Federal Theatre Project was intended not only to benefit its participants, but also to enrich the condition of the nation. Theater was a distinguished part of American popular culture, but the economic downturn of the Depression had bankrupted the entire theater industry. As the theater houses closed down, the nation was left without an outlet for theatrical creativity. According to Hallie Flanagan, this hurt the nation as much as it hurt the theater industry - indeed, the nation was their audience and the theater could provide entertaining distractions from the effects of Depression as well as offer commentary on present conditions. But it was not enough to simply return to the pre-Depression concept of theater. In the first meeting with her staff Flanagan expressed her willingness to follow Roosevelt's experimental approach to public policy: "In a changing world, a world of experiment, the stage too must experiment - with ideas, with the psychological relationship of men and women, with color and light.... The theatre must grow up." Flanagan pursued her ideal of developing the relationship between the Federal Theatre and the federal government: "Any theatre sponsored by the government of the United States should do no plays of a cheap, trivial, outworn or vulgar nature, but only such plays as the Government can stand proudly behind in a planned theatrical program, national in scope, regional in emphasis, and American in democratic attitude." To Flanagan, it was imperative that this new theater should be progressive and experimental, yet within a patriotic and informative framework. The productions that best embodied Flanagan's views on theater were the Living Newspapers. These hard-hitting, poignant plays dealt with contemporary factual material, dramatizing issues such as housing, agriculture, labor, and destitution. Always ending on an upbeat note, Living Newspapers underscored the importance of hard work and morality in overcoming difficult times. Living Newspaper titles include: Triple A Plowed Under, Injunction Granted, One Third of a Nation, and Spirochete. The Federal Theatre was noted for employing black Americans at a time when the Federal Government did not actively protect the rights of minorities. The "Negro Theater" (as it was called in the 1930s) was an established industry before the Depression, and it greatly contributed to the success of the Federal Theatre Project. Some of the most spectacular productions were put on by black theater professionals, for example: Macbeth, Haiti, Turpentine, Run Little Chillun, and The Trial of Dr. Beck. This collection consists of graphic materials relating to Federal Theatre Project productions from 1936 to 1939 across the United States, with the majority from New York City and Roslyn, New York, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The collection is mostly comprised of black and white photographs ranging in size from 4x5 to 11x14 and duplicate prints, as well as a few negatives. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Works Progress Administration Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available George Mason University Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1936-1939 Relation A related resource https://scrc.gmu.edu/finding_aids/ftpphoto.html Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lucy Stone Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1939-05-09 Description An account of the resource 35 mm color slide or original poster advertising the Federal Theatre Project play Lucy Stone in Boston, Massachusetts. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Works Progress Administration Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Institute for the Federal Theatre Project, #R0021, Box 1 Institute for the Federal Theatre Project, #R0021 Subject The topic of the resource Stone, Lucy Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center. Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1 slide Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public domain Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context R0021_B01_Lucy_Stone https://masonlibraries.gmu.edu/scrcdigital/files/original/86358a1db8a1fb6970d3d38cb590f316.jpg 6343322dc5925a962a10a46c3719f81d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area records, 1948-2014, #C0031 Description An account of the resource The League of Women Voters (LWV) was founded in 1920 by Carrie Chapman Catt, a leader in the women's suffragist movement. Its purpose is to encourage citizens to participate actively in government by supporting the party of their choice. While the LWV is a nonpartisan organization, and therefore does not support individual candidates, it does take a position on issues of a national, state, and local scale selected by the membership. Such issues of the past included support for a minimum wage, child labor laws, and equal opportunity for women in government. In Virginia, the LWV began as the Equal Suffrage League, which worked diligently for the ratification of the nineteenth amendment. The Equal Suffrage League joined the national LWV and created a state league. The first local league in Virginia was established in Richmond, followed by chapters in Alexandria and Arlington. The League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area (LWVFA) was granted full league status in 1948. However, the LWVFA of the present day was established in 1964 after the town of Fairfax became a city in 1961 and thus a separate governmental jurisdiction from the County of Fairfax. The League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area Records contains material from the LWVFA's activities from 1948-2013, including studies, information on political issues, meeting minutes, newsletters, correspondence, and photographs. The collection is organized in 9 series for easy use and research. The 9 series are: Board Meetings and Minutes, Programs, Publications, Correspondence, Conventions and Meetings, Subject Files, Oral History, Photographs, and Oversized. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available George Mason University Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1948-2014 Relation A related resource https://scrc.gmu.edu/finding_aids/lwvfa.htm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Your Legal Rights as a Woman: A Handbook for Virginians" Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1984 Description An account of the resource A guide for Virginian women on their rights guaranteed by law. Publication was created and published by the Virginia Law Women, a group established to make Virginia women aware of their legal rights. Many women during this time did not understand these rights, making this handbook particularly helpful. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Law Women (VLW) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area records, C0031, Box 28, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries. League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area records, C0031 Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1 item Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource "This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s)." Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context C0031_Items_handbookcover Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available George Mason University Libraries Subject The topic of the resource Womens rights--United States https://masonlibraries.gmu.edu/scrcdigital/files/original/f4ca769b82661e9d4c1b9891fc4b6dd2.jpg fe26d33b41dfded514903b0dec7e24c5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available George Mason University Libraries Title A name given to the resource Communism: A Series on the Mounting Threat to Us All, from LIFE magazine, September 13, 1963. Subject The topic of the resource Communism Description An account of the resource A page from a LIFE magazine article entitled: Communism: A Series on the Mounting Threat to Us All, September 13, 1963. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Francis J. McNamara papers, C0024, Box 87, Folder 1 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 9/13/1963 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context C0024_B087_F01_003 https://masonlibraries.gmu.edu/scrcdigital/files/original/d16bba71e53940ebf3fb89d7a79c8d61.pdf 6c8ec0acb23bdf39c197963cb234b184 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Black Panther Coloring Book, pages 3 and 4, circa 1968 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Ca. 1968 Description An account of the resource Pages 3 and 4 of The Black Panther Coloring Book containg drawings depicting violence between African Americans and police officers. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Francis J. McNamara papers. C0024, Box 104, Folder 1 Francis J. McNamara papers. C0024 Subject The topic of the resource Black Panthers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available George Mason University Libraries Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context C0024_B104_F01 https://masonlibraries.gmu.edu/scrcdigital/files/original/fb336bff0232e2ab882e806c76e1e0bd.pdf 993180dc18af0616edcdf08de0e6607e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "It's Not Legal: It's Political" Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1969 Description An account of the resource Flyer, promoting an anti-racism and anti-war teach-in event held at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1969. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived James M. Buchanan papers, C0246 James M. Buchanan papers, C0246 Subject The topic of the resource anti-war, anti-racism Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available George Mason University Libraries Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context C0246_001 https://masonlibraries.gmu.edu/scrcdigital/files/original/f7927e022114879e62dd07e2b83d18d6.jpg be67cb905fb021ad841556620ecbc6a1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Protesters, George Mason University Fairfax Campus, February 11, 1974 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2/11/1974 Description An account of the resource Protesters against the Indochina Peace Initiative event stand in front of the George Mason University Fairfax Campus sign, February 11, 1974. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived George Mason University Broadside photograph collection, R0135 Box 29, Page 17 George Mason University Broadside photograph collection, R0135 Subject The topic of the resource Vietnam, George Mason University Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available George Mason University Libraries Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context R0135B29P017 https://masonlibraries.gmu.edu/scrcdigital/files/original/d1b056fb09a6560a371abad0ffce9165.jpg 8cd09ad97d4c463a43f762ae949ce3a0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource George Mason University students, faculty, and staff participate in the Indochina Peace Initiative event Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2/11/1974 Description An account of the resource George Mason University students, faculty, and staff participate in the Indochina Peace Initiative event in the Lecture Hall, George Mason University, 2/11/1974. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived George Mason University Broadside photograph collection, R0135 Box 8, Page 19 George Mason University Broadside photograph collection, R0135 Subject The topic of the resource Vietnam Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available George Mason University Libraries Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context R0135B08P019_28 https://masonlibraries.gmu.edu/scrcdigital/files/original/eb1795dcf1a94a5c76f5c53c685c6507.jpg 0807b4c188c9a46472701be5451216f7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jane Fonda and Holly Near at the Indochina Peace Initiative teach-in, 2/11/1974 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2/11/1974 Description An account of the resource Jane Fonda (at left) speaks at the Indochina Peace Initiative event in the Lecture Hall, George Mason University, Fairfax on February 11, 1974. Folk singer Holly Near is seated at right. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived George Mason University Broadside photograph collection, R0135 Box 8, Page 19 George Mason University Broadside photograph collection, R0135 Subject The topic of the resource Vietnam, Jane Fonda, Holly Near Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available George Mason University Libraries Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context R0135B08P019_22 https://masonlibraries.gmu.edu/scrcdigital/files/original/3a1052a2a6ce4f5fba66f5217eaedf52.jpg d4437c71664fcc86e01384471947b8b7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vietnam War Moratorium petition, Broadside, October 14, 1969. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/14/1969 Description An account of the resource Page from Broadside student newspaper, showing images of the Vietnam War Moratorium petition. Broadside, October 14, 1969. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived George Mason University publications, Broadside and Gunston Ledger R0128, Box 2 George Mason University publications Broadside and Gunston Ledger R0128 Subject The topic of the resource Vietnam, Vietnam War Moratoium Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available George Mason University Libraries Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context R0128_Broadside_10_14_1969001