Denise Sellers Papers, 1968/1972, bulk 1969/1970

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:

Denise Sellers Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
0.50 Linear Feet
Creator:
Sellers, Denise Trasatti
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Denise Sellers Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers, circa late 1960s- early 1970s, of Denise Trasatti Sellers while a student at the College of William & Mary. Includes class material, letters from the College, postcards, Greek life publications, orientation guides, registration guides, academic requirements, tuition information, and other related material.

Typed letters from the College and collegiate departments to Denise (Trasatti) Sellers informing her of enrollment and freshmen policies and procedures as well as what resources are available to her as a freshman woman, including athletics, academics, and Greek life.

Pamphlets and handouts describing the College and the freshman orientation experience, registration, academic requirements, maps of campus, bus routes, dorm assignments, and extra-curricular activities available.

Pamphlets on the College of William and Mary, tuition payment information, and a newspaper clipping in which a parent anonymously opposes the "24-7" policy of dorm visitations.

Ephemera directly related to Denise (Trasatti) Sellers including room assignments and room changes, meal cards, grade reports, plane and bus tickets, sorority rush cards, and class schedules.

Four postcards depicting images of the Capital Building and the Powder Armory in Colonial Williamsburg, the William and Mary Chorus posed at the top of the Sunken Garden, and the William and Mary Choir posed in front of the Earl Gregg Swem library.

New Jersey financial aid information and a church sermon program

Handbook provided to women interested in formal sorority recruitment. The handbook contains information and pictures of each sorority, information of the formal recruitment process, and reasons to join Greek life.

A handbook distributed by the Women's Dormitory Association of the College of William and Mary outlining the restrictions and rights granted to William and Mary women in their dormitory life.

List and description of courses offered in the 1971-1972 academic year

Biographical / historical:

Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Processing information:

Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in December 2012.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into three series: correspondence, ephemera, and books. Each series is chronologically organized into folders of related items.