William & Mary Amateur Radio Club QSL card 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 publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

William & Mary Amateur Radio Club QSL card collection, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
1.87 Linear Feet 2 archival albums
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

William & Mary Amateur Radio Club QSL card collection, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains QSL cards from the William & Mary Amateur Radio Club. The cards were collected between 1949-1976.

Biographical / historical:

William & Mary Amateur Radio Club QSL card collection was donated by club secretary Catherine Baker (William & Mary class of 1979). QSL is code for "I confirm receipt of your transmission" and QSL cards were sent between radio operators to document the contacts.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Catherine Baker through Bob Evans
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard