Vice President for Student Affairs 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 contains material which may be restricted related to personnel matters, student records, or other reasons. A Special Collections Research Center staff member must review the collection for restricted material before any researchers may use the collection. Consult a staff member for assistance. 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 Vice President for Student Affairs Records, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
72.00 Linear Feet
Creator:
Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs. and Office of Student Affairs
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

College of William and Mary Vice President for Student Affairs Records, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

This collections contains office files from the Vice President for Student Affairs at the College of William and Mary from 1972 to the present. The records include correspondence to various offices and departments on campus, annual reports and committee records, planning documents for the Convocation and Commencement ceremonies at the College, and information regarding various student organizations on campus. A preliminary inventory for Series 3 is available in the On-line Images/Records section of the finding aid.

Biographical / historical:

The Vice President for Student Affairs was created in 1989 with William Samuel Sadler as its first Vice President. The Vice President for Student Affairs and his/her staff provide a broad range of services to the students of the College. The office has primary responsibility and concern for general student counseling, multicultural students, services for disabled and commuting students, student rights and responsibilities, organizations and activities, student government, the judicial system, the University Centers, student residences, student health and counseling needs.

The staff members work closely with the faculty and administration of the College to represent student concerns to them; this office also presents academic and administrative policies to the students. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Acquisition information:
Acc. 1995.009 transferred 2/6/1995; Acc. 2008.077-086 transferred 8/15/2008 and transferred to the University Archives Artifact Collection; Acc. 2008.072 was transferred on 10/29/2008. Acquisition information for material received after 7/13/2009 is available by consulting a Special Collections Research Center staff member.
Custodial history:

Portions of this collection were previously part of the University Archives Publications Collection.

Processing information:

Steven Bookman created the description for Acc. 2008.072 in 2008. Kelsey Kavanagh arranged and organized Acc. 2008.072 in November 2009.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into series in accession number order. Within the series, the folders are arranged alphabetically by subject.

Accruals:

Future accruals expected.

Physical / technical requirements:

A portion of this collection is stored offsite. Please ask staff for assistance.