Africana Studies Program records

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:

Africana Studies Program records, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
0.20 Linear Feet
Creator:
Africana Studies Program and Black Studies Program
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Africana Studies Program records, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection includes fliers, catalogs, and other material created by the Africana Studies Program at the College of William and Mary. The collection also contains records concerning the Black Studies Program, from which Africana Studies grew out of.

Biographical / historical:

The Africana Studies Program was created in 2009 out of the Black Studies Program major and the Africana Studies minor.

Acquisition information:
Acc. 2014.104 was collected by Special Collections staff on 9/5/2014.
Custodial history:

A portion of this collection was previously part of the University Archives Publications Collection.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard