John Whalan George Mason University history collection
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library, MS2FL 4400 University Dr. Fairfax, Virginia 22030 Business Number: 703-993-2220 Fax Number: 703-993-8911 speccoll@gmu.edu URL: https://scrc.gmu.edu
Elizabeth Beckman
Repository
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Identification
C0264
Title
John Whalan George Mason University history collection circa 1960s - 1975; 2005 1966 - 1975
Quantity
1 Linear Feet, 2 boxes
Creator
Whalan, John
source
Whalan, John
Location
R 50, C 5, S 6
Language
English
.
Summary
This collection documents George Mason student John Whalan's involvement in the Whig Society and the Herschel Observatory.
The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions.
Preferred Citation
John Whalan George Mason University history collection, C0264, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University
Libraries.
Acquisition Information
Donated by John Whalan before 2008.
Processing Information
Processing completed by Elizabeth Beckman in May 2015. EAD markup completed by Elizabeth Beckman in May 2015. Finding aid
updated by Amanda Menjivar in March and June 2023. Box inventory created by Madeline Puppos in June 2023.
John Whalan was a biology student at George Mason College and George Mason University in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
He was active in the Whig Society and served as its president for a time. Additionally, he, along with several other classmates,
was involved in the construction of the Herschel Observatory and telescope in the mid-1970s.
The collection documents John Whalan's involvement in the George Mason College/University Whig Society, as well as the creation
of Herschel Observatory and its telescope. It includes correspondence, maps, notes, promotional materials, newsclippings,
and photographs dating from 1967-1975. The collection also includes a retrospective essay by Whalan from 2005 on the history
of the observatory and sketches of the telescope. There are also two bound volumes of handwritten notes from Whig Society
meetings from 1966-1973.