Collections : [College of William and Mary]

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
Primary Collecting Areas:
Williamsburg and surrounding area Virginia; Southern United States; African American life and culture; Hip Hop History; Movies and film studies; Travel, exploration, and adventure; Veterans papers; Distinguished alumni papers; College of William & Mary; Dogs
Description:
The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) houses one of the largest and most significant collections of rare and unique materials of any educational institution of comparable size in the United States. Focused on Virginia history but with nationally and internationally important collections, the Manuscripts Collection includes letters, diaries, journals, scrapbooks, business records, organizational minutes, and other items that provide evidence of events great and small and the daily lives of Americans of all backgrounds. The Rare Books Collection, with volumes dating from the 15th century to the present, is strong in dogs, Virginia-related items, early Virginia family libraries, gardening and natural history, religion, book arts, printing history, travel, science, and medicine. The University Archives documents the history of William & Mary from 1693 to the present, including a wide range of materials from administrative records, student organization records, and alumni papers to photographs, audio-visual materials, and artifacts.
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
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C. James Gleason Photography Collection, 1987/2008

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The collection of James Gleason represents all aspects of events and activities at the College of William and Mary for the years 1983-2006. Events documented include: Charter Day, commencement, buildings, awards, faculty and staff, students, and athletics. Physically the collection is organized by the "rolls of film taken" and into years they were taken. They are stored and protected in plastic sheets in notebooks and numbered for identification.

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C. James Gleason Photography Collection, 1987/2008 30.0 Linear Feet

Gleason, C. James

The collection of James Gleason represents all aspects of events and activities at the College of William and Mary for the years 1983-2006. Events documented include: Charter Day, commencement, buildings, awards, faculty and staff, students, and athletics. Physically the collection is organized by the "rolls of film taken" and into years they were taken. They are stored and protected in plastic sheets in notebooks and numbered for identification.

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Douglass Greybill Adair Papers, 1943/1955

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This collection consists of a reprint inscribed to Dr. Earl G. Swem by Douglass Adair and several reprints of 17th & 18th century flyers from Douglass Greybill and Virginia Hamilton Adair.

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Douglass Greybill Adair Papers, 1943/1955 0.01 Linear Feet

Adair, Virginia Hamilton

This collection consists of a reprint inscribed to Dr. Earl G. Swem by Douglass Adair and several reprints of 17th & 18th century flyers from Douglass Greybill and Virginia Hamilton Adair.

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Dr. Joyce Van Tassel-Baska papers, 1983/2014

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A collection of professional papers primarily pertaining to Dr. Joyce Van Tassel-Baska's work with the William & Mary Center for Gifted Education.

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Dr. Joyce Van Tassel-Baska papers, 1983/2014 1.5 Linear Feet

A collection of professional papers primarily pertaining to Dr. Joyce Van Tassel-Baska's work with the William & Mary Center for Gifted Education.

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George Greenia papers, 1984/2019

2.65 Linear Feet 6 boxes

Materials relating to George Greenia's tenure at William & Mary, including his archive of gay rights history: newspaper articles, email correspondence, Faculty Assembly minutes, documentation and correspondence on benefits for domestic partners, and policy drafts.

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George Greenia papers, 1984/2019 2.65 Linear Feet 6 boxes

Materials relating to George Greenia's tenure at William & Mary, including his archive of gay rights history: newspaper articles, email correspondence, Faculty Assembly minutes, documentation and correspondence on benefits for domestic partners, and policy drafts.

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Marlene K. Jack papers, 1981/1998

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The Marlene K. Jack papers contains photographs, exhibit catalogs, and articles related to Marlene Jack's artwork at William & Mary and in the Virginia peninsula region. The collection also includes departmental papers related to her career at the first female tenured faculty member in studio art at William & Mary.

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Marlene K. Jack papers, 1981/1998 .42 Linear Feet 1 Legal size Hollinger box

The Marlene K. Jack papers contains photographs, exhibit catalogs, and articles related to Marlene Jack's artwork at William & Mary and in the Virginia peninsula region. The collection also includes departmental papers related to her career at the first female tenured faculty member in studio art at William & Mary.

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Office of the Dean of Faculty of Arts and Sciences. James W. Miller Records, 1932/1951

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Phillip H. Jones to Lawrence Washington Letter, 1849

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4 page letter from Phillip Jones to Lawrence Washington dated March 16, 1849 from Louisa Courthouse, Virginia. Jones writes to his fellow William and Mary graduate located in Westmoreland Cort House, Virginia about an inquiry about familial ties to Henry A. Washington, Professor of Political Economy at the College of William and Mary. Jones continues in his letter to confess that he was a student at William and Mary some forty years earlier when "Bishop Madison, St. George Tucker, and George Blackburg lectured in her halls". Jones conveys his delight that Washington was appointed to the college and that its reputation will be restored with the new President of the school, John Johns who also committed to have the college remain in Williamsburg and to restore its neglected infrastructure.

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Phillip H. Jones

4 page letter from Phillip Jones to Lawrence Washington dated March 16, 1849 from Louisa Courthouse, Virginia. Jones writes to his fellow William and Mary graduate located in Westmoreland Cort House, Virginia about an inquiry about familial ties to Henry A. Washington, Professor of Political Economy at the College of William and Mary. Jones continues in his letter to confess that he was a student at William and Mary some forty years earlier when "Bishop Madison, St. George Tucker, and George Blackburg lectured in her halls". Jones conveys his delight that Washington was appointed to the college and that its reputation will be restored with the new President of the school, John Johns who also committed to have the college remain in Williamsburg and to restore its neglected infrastructure.

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Richard McLeod Crawford photographs, 1918/1935

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This accession consists of two photographs taken by Richard McLeod Crawford (Class of 1905), a William & Mary professor from 1918-1930. The smaller photograph, inscribed "Williamsburg 1918," depicts an African-American man sitting on a cattle-drawn vehicle next to another African-American man and child standing in the road. The larger photograph depicts Henry Billups holding the bell rope at the Wren Building, and was inscribed on the back by Richard's wife Elizabeth Londes Scott Crawford (1875-1944) in 1935. Elizabeth Londes Scott Crawford was the daughter of Elizabeth Stoddert Ewell Scott (1841-1911) and granddaughter of Benjamin Stoddert Ewell. The photographs were stored in Elizabeth Londes Scott Crawford's desk which passed to her daughter Lizinka Ewell Crawford Ramsey (1912-1984, Class of 1933) and then to her niece Susan McCartney Shelton who donated them to William & Mary. Lizinka married Edmond Fitzgerald Ramsey, Shelton's mother's brother, in 1937.

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Richard McLeod Crawford photographs, 1918/1935 0.1 Linear Feet 2 photographs

Crawford, Richard McLeod

This accession consists of two photographs taken by Richard McLeod Crawford (Class of 1905), a William & Mary professor from 1918-1930. The smaller photograph, inscribed "Williamsburg 1918," depicts an African-American man sitting on a cattle-drawn vehicle next to another African-American man and child standing in the road. The larger photograph depicts Henry Billups holding the bell rope at the Wren Building, and was inscribed on the back by Richard's wife Elizabeth Londes Scott Crawford (1875-1944) in 1935. Elizabeth Londes Scott Crawford was the daughter of Elizabeth Stoddert Ewell Scott (1841-1911) and granddaughter of Benjamin Stoddert Ewell. The photographs were stored in Elizabeth Londes Scott Crawford's desk which passed to her daughter Lizinka Ewell Crawford Ramsey (1912-1984, Class of 1933) and then to her niece Susan McCartney Shelton who donated them to William & Mary. Lizinka married Edmond Fitzgerald Ramsey, Shelton's mother's brother, in 1937.

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Robert Saunders correspondence, 1847

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A single four page letter from Robert Saunders, Jr., (Williamsburg, Virginia) to Robert C. Randolph, (Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia), dated 1847 January 15. The letter contains Saunders concerns of official college business at William & Mary including the vacancy of the chair of Belle Lettres and the election of a permanent president. Saunders also lists and discusses potential presidential candidates.

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Robert Saunders correspondence, 1847 0.1 Linear Feet 1 legal-size folder

Saunders, Robert, 1805-1868

A single four page letter from Robert Saunders, Jr., (Williamsburg, Virginia) to Robert C. Randolph, (Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia), dated 1847 January 15. The letter contains Saunders concerns of official college business at William & Mary including the vacancy of the chair of Belle Lettres and the election of a permanent president. Saunders also lists and discusses potential presidential candidates.

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Tack Faculty Lecture Series records, 2024

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Three brochures providing information on the fifteenth, twenty-first, and twenty-second Tack Faculty Lecture Series. This lecture series occurs once a semester, and gives a professor the ability to speak on a topic of general interest.

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Tack Faculty Lecture Series records, 2024 0.01 Linear Feet One legal size folder

Three brochures providing information on the fifteenth, twenty-first, and twenty-second Tack Faculty Lecture Series. This lecture series occurs once a semester, and gives a professor the ability to speak on a topic of general interest.

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