William Cole Collection of Documents Pertaining to the Colonial-Era
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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Special Collections Research CenterEarl Gregg Swem LibraryCollege of William and Mary400 Landrum DrivePO 8795Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
- Contact for questions and access:
- Email: spcoll@wm.eduPhone: (757) 221-3090Fax: (757) 221-5440Web: swem.wm.edu/scrc
- Restrictions:
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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:
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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:
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William Cole Collection of Virginia Governor Documents, 1676-1971, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William and Mary.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 3.0 Linear Feet
- Creator:
- Cole, William W., Botetourt, Norborne Berkeley, Baron de, ca. 1718-1770, Randolph, Beverley, 1754-1797, Dunmore, John Murray, Earl of, 1732-1809, Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797, Fauquier, Francis, Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799, Andros, Edmund, Sir, 1637-1714, Hunter, Robert, Dinwiddie, Robert, 1693-1770, Dunmore, John Murray, 4th Earl of, 1732-1809, Brooke, Robert, Lee, Henry, 1756-1818, Blair, James, 1741-1772, and Wood, James, 1741-1813
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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William Cole Collection of Virginia Governor Documents, 1676-1971, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William and Mary.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Documents, prints, and heraldry pertaining to Virginia governors from the 17th and 18th centuries. Includes letters and documents signed by John Murray, Robert Brooke, James Wood, Beverly Randolph, Patrick Henry, Edmund Andros, Jeffrey Amherst, Norborne Berkeley, Robert Hunter, Francis Fauquier, Earl De La Warr, James Blair, and Robert Dinwiddie among others. Also included in the collection are prints, coats of arms, and commemorative coins.
- Accruals:
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Acc. 2019.013 was added to the collection in 2019. Additional accruals are anticipated.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard