Virginia Cities 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:

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:

Virginia Cities Collection: [City name], Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
10.00 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Virginia Cities Collection: [City name], Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Artificial collection of papers relating to various cities in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Acquisition information:
Gifts and purchases, from the 1930's to the present.
Processing information:

Reprocessed by Anne Johnson in 2011.

Arrangement:

Alphabetical by name of city.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
African Americans--Virginia--Williamsburg
College of William and Mary--History--20th century
College of William and Mary--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
College of William and Mary--Students
College theater--United States
Community theater
Education--Virginia--Williamsburg--19th century
Gardening--Virginia
Horticultural literature
Jamestown Exposition (1907)
Jamestown Festival (1957)
Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition (1907)
Legal documents
Lynchburg (Va.)--History
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Destruction and pillage
Williamsburg, Battle of, Williamsburg, Va., 1862
Physicians--Virginia--Williamsburg
African American physicians
Account books
Catalogs
Correspondence
Financial records
Petitions
Photographs
Receipts (financial records)
Surveys (documents)
Names:
Bruton Parish Church (Williamsburg, Va.)
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Grace Street Gardens (Richmond, Va.)
Richmond Theatre (Richmond, Va.)
The Virginia Comedians
United States. Army. Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 25th
Williamsburg Businessmen's Association (Va.)
Williamsburg Female Academy (Williamsburg, Va)
Williamsburg Male Academy (Williamsburg, Va)
Williamsburg Military School (Williamsburg, Va)
Crump family
Dunlop family
Blayton, James Blaine, Sr., (Dr.)
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Michaux, Lightfoot Solomon
Places:
Alexandria (Va.)--History
Blue Ridge Springs (Va.)
Charlottesville (Va.)--History
Danville (Va.)--History
Fredericksburg (Va.)--History
Hanover Courthouse (Va.)--History
Harrisonburg (Va.)--History
Hopewell (Va.)--History
James City County (Va.)--Tercentenary
Jamestown (Va.)--History--20th century
Lexington (Va.)--History
Norfolk (Va.)--History
Petersburg (Va.)--History
Providence Forge (Va.)--History
Strasburg (Va.)--History
Virginia--History--17th century
Virginia--History--18th century
Virginia--History--19th century
Virginia--History--20th century
Washington (Va.)--History
Williamsburg (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Woodstock (Va.)--History