Petitions to Remove the College from Williamsburg Collection

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:

Petitions to Remove the College from Williamsburg Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
0.90 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Petitions to Remove the College from Williamsburg Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Box 1 contains photostats of petitions and supporting documents, testimonies, and memorials on the subject of moving the College of William and Mary from Williamsburg to Richmond, Virginia. The petitions and testimonies were collected by the Colleges and Education Committee of the Virginia General Assembly as part of its action on a bill proposing to move the school.

Box 2 contains newspaper accounts of the episode.

Acquisition information:
This collection was purchased from the Virginia State Library in 1941 and accessioned on 07/03/1982 (Acc. 1982.043).