Lafayette Reproduction Bust

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:

Lafayette Reproduction Bust, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
.5 Linear Feet 1 artifact clamshell box.
Creator:
Lafayette Shoppe, LLC (Williamsburg, VA) and Lafayette Shoppe, LLC (Williamsburg, VA)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Lafayette Reproduction Bust, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

A six-inch souvenir miniature reproduction of a bust of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette produced by the Lafayette Shoppe, LLC of Williamsburg, Virginia.

Biographical / historical:

The Lafayette Shoppe LLC is a company based in Williamsburg, VA dedicated to celebrating the life and achievements of Marquis de Lafayette through the creation of souvenir products for sale to those interested in Revolutionary War history while visiting Williamsburg. The company was established by Lisa Ingegneri when she created a reproduction of a bust of Lafayette and began selling replicas.

Arrangement:

The collection consists of a single item.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard