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
Start Over Repository College of William and Mary Creator Gary Alonzo Barranger

1st New York Mounted Rifles letter 0.01 Linear Feet One legal size folder

Gary Alonzo Barranger

Collection contains a single Civil War era letter from unidentified sender to unidentified recipient in Williamsburg, Virginia.

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A. E. Loenbach Letter 0.01 Linear Feet

Gary Alonzo Barranger

Four page letter addressed to "Cousin" from A. E. Loenbach in Harrisonburg, Virginia dated 17 September 1888. Loenbach describes the illness that consumed most of her family over the past few weeks, blaming Typhoid fever as the cause. She also reports that a grandson was born to the family and is healthy at two months of age.

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African American Postcards 0.02 Linear Feet

Gary Alonzo Barranger

Seven postcards circa 1910 which feature African Americans picking cotton, posing for a photo, and caricatures of racists stereotypical notions about African Americans during that time.

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Alice Nellie Letter 0.01 Linear Feet

Gary Alonzo Barranger

Letter to Mary about getting her tintype done, taking the omnibus, and the new baby at home.

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Al to Cass Letters 0.1 Linear Feet

Gary Alonzo Barranger

Letters from Al to his wife Cass, 1942 November 10. He mentions a gift he sent her from Arizona made out of an "Indian weed" and talks about life in the army and the men in his unit.

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Arthur P. Pratt Letter 0.01 Linear Feet

Pratt, Arthur P.

Letter to Mr. Starkey about training in the armed forces and serving with "the Maryland-Virginia boys under General Gaither."

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Audrey Brubeck letters 0.01 Linear Feet One legal size folder

Gary Alonzo Barranger

Collection contains letters from Audrey Brubeck and her son Mike to Audrey's parents. Addressed to her father Master Sergeant (M/Sgt) B. H. Davidson. In her letters, Audrey Brubeck wrote about her daily life; things such as her husband Bob, her new baby girl, and her issues with her Mother in law.

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Berdean Hall Letters 0.25 Linear Feet

Gary Alonzo Barranger

This collection consists of about 50 letters addressed to Berdean Hall, of Newman, California, mostly from her brother, John Hall. Berdean Hall served in World War II as a member of the United States Women's Army Corps, known as WAC. After joining the WAC, Berdean was transferred to Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. Her brother also served in the United States Army during World War II in the Army Air Corps. Berdean's letters include correspondence from friends serving in the military during World War II. These letters document the conditions of Army hospitals in the United States during World War II, and highlight mixed reactions to women's involvment in the United States military during World War II. The first letter in the collection is hand-dated as 1940; given the accompanying's envelope's postmark date of 1941, this is assumed to be an error.

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Bill Gelbach Letters 0.01 Linear Feet

Gelbach, Bill

Letters to father William H. Gelbach about the war in the Pacific. Includes two photographs from New Guinea.

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