Newspaper clippings and Documents

Containers:
Box 5, Folder 2
Scope and content:

This folder includes several historical papers including a 1763 Boston Gazette, an 1848 Owego Gazette, an 1883 Rochester Morning Herald, and an 1888 New York Mail and Express. Many of these newspapers concern presidential elections and other major political events. Additionally, the folder includes a flier from President Lincoln's 1864 re-election campaign and a memorial pamphlet marking the passing of General U.S. Grant. The folder also contains materials related to World War I, such as several Nations at War publications and a German map of France.

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
Parent 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.
Parent 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.