Self Study 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:

This 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:

College of William and Mary Self Study Records, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Acc. 1983.046 contains guidelines for specific schools about how to conduct a self study; reports of departmental self studies; correspondence about the 1974 self study. Begins with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Manual for Self Study, then is arranged alphabetically by department/school and spans the years 1972-1974.

A PDF inventory of Acc. 1983.046 is available online at

Acc. 1987.030 includes a prospectus for the 1984 self study; correspondence and minutes of the Steering Committee; drafts of individual chapters of the self study (published in 1985); research materials, correspondence, and minutes of the Committee on Research.

A PDF inventory of Acc. 1987.030 is available online at

Memos and reports from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools from 1952-1994.

1964 Policy Guidelines for Implementation; Plan of Organization of Administrative Structure of the College.

1982 Graduate Administration-Supervision Programs at the college: A self-study report to the Council of Higher Education.

More digital material related to The William & Mary Law School may be found in the William & Mary Law School Scholarship Repository.

Biographical / historical:

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) is a regional accreditor for over 13,000 public and private educational institutions ranging from preschool to college level in the Southern United States. SACS is one of six regional accrediting organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education.

SACS accredits schools in the states of Virginia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Texas, as well as schools for American students in Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Acquisition information:
Acc. 1983.046 acquired 09/15/1983; Acc. 1987.030 acquired 04/15/1987.
Accruals:

Future accruals are possible.

Physical / technical requirements:

Some of this collection is located offsite. Contact staff for assistance.