Carl Roseberg collection

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 reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Carl Roseberg Collection, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
40.00 Linear Feet
Language:
English English
Preferred citation:

Carl Roseberg Collection, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The Carl Roseberg Collection includes paintings and sculptures by the artist as well as Christmas cards and a calendar. Images of sculptures on display in Swem Library can be found at the SCRC Flickr.

Biographical / historical:

Carl Roseberg was an artist and art historian at William & Mary from the 1940s through the 1980s. Roseberg was born in Vinton, Iowa in 1916 and died on November 11, 1999 in Williamsburg, Virginia. He graduated from the University of Iowa and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War as a specialist in air intelligence. He married Virginia Gorman in 1952 in Batavia, Iowa. His appointments at William & Mary were: Instructor in Fine Arts, 1947-1952; Assistant Professor of Fine Arts, 1952-1957; Associate Professor of Fine Arts, 1957-1966; Professor of Fine Arts, 1966-1982; On leave of absence: 1950-1952; Professor of Fine Arts, Emeritus, 1982.

Acquisition information:
Acc. 2009.232 received from Jacquelyn Dulin Wilson, Class of 1968, in memory of her parents Maurine Stuart Dulin, Class of 1939, and William Carter Dulin on May 18, 2008. Material also received prior to 2008.
Processing information:

Collection accessioned and described by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in June-July 2009.

Physical / technical requirements:

Portions of the collection are on exhibit in administrative areas in the Earl Gregg Swem Library, including meeting rooms and the Special Collections Research Center's reading room, which may limit when researchers are available to view items. Consult a staff member for details.