Williamsburg Confederate Memorial Dedication program and photograph

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Williamsburg Confederate Memorial Dedication program and photograph,Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
.1 Linear Feet 1 legal size folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Williamsburg Confederate Memorial Dedication program and photograph,Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection contains two items from Williamsburg Confederate Memorial Dedication event on May 5th 1908. One is a xerographic copy of a program listing the order of activities at the event. The other item is a photograph depicting Confederate Civil War veterans and others gathered in front of the monument.

Biographical / historical:

The Confederate Monument in Williamsburg, VA was erected in 1908 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. It was dedicated "To the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors of Williamsburg and James City County." It was permanently removed in 2020.

Acquisition information:
Donated in memory of John Hodges (W 1939) - Mary Ellen N. Hodges - July 25, 2025
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard