Stephen S. Fuller is Professor of Public Policy at the Institute for Public Policy at George Mason University. He has a Ph.D. in Regional Planning from Cornell University (1969), an M.C.P. in City Planning from the University of Mississippi (1964), and a B.A. in Economics from Rutgers University (1962). He was a professor of Public Policy and Urban Development at George Washington University from 1969-1994 and Director, Doctoral Program, School of Urban Planning and Real Estate Management before coming to George Mason University. He served as regional planner for both the Appalachian Regional Commission (1967-1969), and the Memphis and Shelby County (Tennessee) Planning Commission (1963-1965). Dr. Fuller has also been a consultant to the following: U.S. AID, The People's Republic of China, the Eastern European Real Property Foundation, The Inter-American Development Bank, the Riyadh Development Authority, and the Greater Washington Research Center. He is currently a member of the Governor's Board of Economists (Virginia) and the Board of Directors of the Global Environment and Technology Foundation. He is author of Economy Watch: The Monthly Report on the Washington Area's Index of Leading Economic Indicators, a periodical published by the Greater Washington Research Center.

The Stephen S. Fuller Collection of Planning and Public Policy contains various types of published materials relating to economics, transportation, urban planning, demographics, tourism, recreation, and historic preservation in the Washington Metropolitan and other areas. Among the types of materials are federal and municipal reports, maps, census data, brochures, and booklets. Items in the collection date from the 1940s to the 1990s. Originating organizations include the Maryland-National Park and Planning Commission, the Metropolitan Council of Governments, and the United States Departments of Commerce, Housing, and Transportation. Transportation topics in the Fuller Collection include the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Interstate 66, the Shirley Highway, and other significant transportation arteries in the Washington Area. Total Volume of the Collection is 15 cubic feet or 21 linear feet. The Stephen S. Fuller Collection can be searched through GMU Libraries Public Access Catalog.

The catalog can be found at:

http://infosparc.gmu.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First 

For additional information on the Stephen S. Fuller Collection in Special Collections & Archives, please consult the Special Collections & Archives staff. The Special Collections & Archives staff is always willing to assist researchers. Special Collections & Archives has a reading room, providing a quiet haven for serious research. Most materials may be photocopied, either by the researcher or by staff, depending on the nature of the item. Telephone or mail requests for photocopies and photographs are handled for a fee on a prepaid basis. Tours can be arranged for small groups, and speakers are available upon request. Some materials may also be requested for use in exhibitions.

Special Collections & Archives preserves and makes available to all students, faculty, and researchers many kinds of original historical and scholarly materials. Major subject areas for research include Northern Virginia, Planned Communities, Performing Arts, Photography, Maps, the Civil War, and George Mason University. Formats in Special Collections & Archives include manuscripts, rare books, playbills, musical scores, audio and video tapes, architectural drawings, photographs, and slides. Among the most important collections of primary source materials are those of notable Northern Virginia political figures.