Department of History 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:

Department of History records, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
12.60 Linear Feet
Creator:
Dept. of History and Morton, Richard Lee, 1889-1974
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Department of History records, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The records of the Department of History at the College of William and Mary include course schedules, syllabi, select student papers, statistics on undergraduate course enrollments, declarations of concentrations (1975-1980), policies and procedures, material produced by various committees, lecture announcements, department newsletters,the William and Mary Historian, and other published material.

Acquisition information:
Acc. 1982.062 transferred from History Dept. 11/09/1982; Acc. 1988.089 gift of A.Z. Freeman, 05/20/1988; Acc. 1988.095 transferred from History Dept. 06/1988; Acc. 1990.047 gift of Louise Morton Murtagh to Manuscripts and Rare Books Dept. Transferred to University Archives 05/1990; Acc. 1992.014 transferred from History Dept. 04/06/1992. For further information on future accruals please contact Special Collections Research Center staff.
Processing information:

Acc. 2014.108 accessioned and minimally described by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in September 2014.

Arrangement:

Arranged by accession.

Accruals:

Future accruals are expected.

Physical / technical requirements:

Portions of this collection are held offsite. Please consult staff for assistance.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard