Lemon Project 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:

The 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:

Lemon Project Collection, Special Collections Research Center, William and Mary Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
0.25 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Lemon Project Collection, Special Collections Research Center, William and Mary Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of reports and projects supported by the Lemon Project including student papers and oral histories. The collection also contains programs, and brochures from events invlolving members of the Lemon Project.

Biographical / historical:

The Lemon Project is a multifaceted and dynamic attempt to rectify wrongs perpetrated against African Americans by William & Mary. An ongoing endeavor, this program will focus on contributing to and encouraging scholarship on the 300-year relationship between African Americans and William & Mary by building bridges between Williamsburg and Greater Tidewater area.

Arrangement:

The Lemon Project collection is arranged into five series. Series 1: Reports supported by the Lemon Project, Series 2: Projects supported by the Lemon Project, Series 3: Oral Histories supported by the Lemon Project, and Series 4: Printed materials, and Series 5: Ephemera.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard