Committee to Furnish the President's House 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:

Acc. 1985.070 requires permission from the President's House Committee. 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.

Preferred citation:

Committee to Furnish the President's House Records, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
7.00 Linear Feet
Creator:
Casey, Carlton and Taylor, Donald Ransone
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Committee to Furnish the President's House Records, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Acc. 1985.070: This accession contains files detailing the formation of the committee and its work to acquire objects for the house.

Acc. 1992.019: This accession includes correspondence, minutes, agenda, committee reports, financial statements, memoranda, brochures, clippings, and meeting announcements.

Acc. 2008.140: includes memoranda and paperwork for the Committee to Furnish the President's House collected by longtime committee member Carlton Casey.

Acquisition information:
Acc. 1985.070 transferred from the President's House Project Office 08/1985; Acc. 1992.019 received from Donald Ransone Taylor on 03/19/1992, 03/11/1994, and 10/24/1996; Acc. 2008.140 received from Carlton Casey.
Custodial history:

Acc. 2008.140 was received by the Manuscripts unit from Carlton Casey and transferred to the University Archives unit sometime prior to 2007.

Processing information:

Acc. 2008.140 accessioned from the backlog 12/11/2008.

Boxes 15, 16, and 17 (accessions 1992.019 and 2008.140) added to collection and stored on-site, 2019 November 14.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged by accession. Individual accessions may not yet be fully arranged, described, and rehoused.

Physical / technical requirements:

Parts of this collection are located offsite. Please ask staff for assistance.