William D. Eppes Papers, 1959/1994

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:

William D. Eppes Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
10.00 Cubic Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

William D. Eppes Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Series 1: Scrapbook with correspondence and ephemera; 1959-1994; concerning William D. Eppes' book fund for purchases in the Humanities for Swem Library. Majority of correspondence is with James A. Servies, Librarian.

Series 2: Photocopied correspondence, playbills, and newspaper clippings used to support the nomination of Eva Le Gallienne for an honorary degree. Originals of the correspondence can be found at the Walter Hapton-Edwin Booth Theatre Collection and Library.

Series 3: Playbills collected by William E. Eppes.

Series 3 and 4: Pug related material.

William D. Eppes Book Fund Album.Scrapbook with correspondence and ephemera; 1959-1994; concerning William D. Eppes' book fund for purchases in the Humanities for Swem Library. Majority of the correspondence is with James A. Servies, Librarian.

Contains photocopied correspondence, playbills, and newspaper clippings used to support the nomination of Eva Le Gallienne for an honorary degree. Originals of the correspondence can be found at the Walter Hapton-Edwin Booth Theatre Collection and Library.

Contains playbills collected by William Eppes. This series is not yet fully arranged and described. Researchers may wish to consult with a staff member for further information in advance of using the collection. Playbills stored offsite. Advance notice needed to retrieve.

Scrapbooks, slides, brochures and other items relating to the exhibit on Pugs, "Pugs, People and the Peter Chapin Collection." Accession 1996.15.

Papers on pugs and framed portraits and photographs of pugs. Artifact, pug shaped ashtray, removed to artifact collection. Acc. 1997.29.

Biographical / historical:

William Eppes was a student at William and Mary (1939) Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/William Eppes.

Acquisition information:
Gift
Custodial history:

Series 2 formerly described as UA 5.029, William Eppes Papers. Collections combined in November 2011.

Processing information:

Processed by Ellen Strong in 1994. Series 2 formerly described as UA 5.029, William Eppes Papers. Collections combined in November 2011 by Benjamin Bromley.

Physical / technical requirements:

Part of this collection is stored offsite. Consult a staff member for assistance.