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Willis "Tiny" Brown Papers

 Collection
Identifier: IBT0071
Abstract

Willis "Tiny" Brown was a Teamster truck driver from Peoria, Illinois. He was a regular participant in A,mmerican Trucking Association "roadeos" which were competitions that tested driving skills. The collection consists mainly of programs for the compeitions and the banquets that were the culmination of the competitions.

Dates: 1966-1989

Willy Arnheim collection: Restoration of the West Central Front, United States Capitol

 Collection
Identifier: MS2162
Abstract

Collection contains reports, photographs, slides, correspondence, and list of clippings related to the restoration of the West Front of the United States Capitol. The material dates from 1962 to 1985. The reports, images, and correspondence address the technical issues involved in the restoration, whereas the clippings are mainly concerned with the political debates surrounding the proposed expansion and restoration of the building.

Dates: 1962-1985

Witness to a Possibility (WTAP): Black Theater Movement in Washington, DC

 Collection
Identifier: MS2345
Abstract This collection contains audio cassettes, posters, correspondence, and publications related to the Witness To A Possibility (WTAP) project to document the Black Theater movement that took place in Washington, D.C., between 1968 and 1976. The Witness to a Possibility project was carried out in the 1980s by Howard University Professor Vera J. Katz and her former student, Taquiena Boston. The two worked together to collect documents and to conduct oral histories with many of the writers,...
Dates: circa 1960s - circa 1990s; Majority of material found within 1980-1986

Women's Progress Club of Washington prayer books

 Collection
Identifier: MS0156-UA
Abstract

Collection include two prayer books of the "Women's Progress Club of Washington, D.C." The club was founded in 1937 and Sylvia Fisher (1910-1981), was president from 1956-57. The club was dedicated to raising funds for cancer research.

Dates: 1961-1991

Women's Studies Department records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0093
Abstract

The Women's Studies Department at The George Washington University (GW) is responsible for several degrees for undergraduates, masters, and dual degrees. This collection includes committee meetings minutes, newsletters, proposals, comprehensive exams, alumnae surveys, and websites. The materials range in date from 1965 to 1998.

Dates: 1965-1999

Wood Gray papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0246-UA
Abstract

Collection include materials related Wood Gray's time at GW as professor of History, and includes annual reports, correspondence, committee reports, reading lists, syllabi, grades, exams. They range in date from 1934-72.

Dates: 1918-1973

Wooden Teeth literary magazine

 Collection
Identifier: MS2334-UA
Abstract

Wooden Teeth is GW’s premier visual arts and literary student publication, soliciting contributions from GW students, faculty, and staff of both written and visual works. Beginning life in the 1970’s as the Rock Creek Review, Wooden Teeth is now published bi-annually at the end of each spring and fall semester. Material in this collection range in date from 1978-2015.

Dates: 1978-2015

Woodwind an Arts Paper

 Collection
Identifier: MS2249
Abstract

This collection consists of nine issues of the Woodwind publication. The later issues are dated in the early 1970s. The earlier issues do not have dates. The issues have poetry, essays photography, advertisements and reviews of music and films. The artists featured were often local to Washington, DC

Dates: 1972-1973

Word Works, Inc. records

 Collection
Identifier: MS2047
Abstract

Collection contains by-laws, articles of incorporation, correspondence, personnel records, financial records, programs, the Word Works Washington Prize, publications, photographs, audiocassettes, and websites. The material dates from 1971-2023. Copies of manuscripts submitted by the young, aspiring poets who contributed to The Word Works are included in this collection.

Dates: 1971-2023

World War II posters and newsmaps

 Collection
Identifier: MS2254
Abstract

This collection contains posters and newsmaps related to World War II.

Dates: Circa 1940-1945

World's Columbian Exposition ticket collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS2274
Abstract

This collection contains ten tickets from the World's Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893. There are also two pieces of United States fractional currency and an envelope from the Caxton Co. that may have held the tickets. The fractional currency is dated circa 1864-circa 1875 while all the tickets are for the year 1893.

Dates: circa 1864-circa 1875

WRGW records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: RG0153
Abstract

WRGW is the student-run radio station of George Washington University which this collection documents. It includes 75th Anniversary material, newspaper clippings, WRGW operating procedures, evaluations of student audtions for DJ, and four reel to reel audio tapes. It also contains digital copies of oral histories which are available online. The materials range in date from 1965-2023.

Dates: 1967-2023

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