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 Date range 1297
College of William and Mary

Chester McNerney Collection

0.80 Linear Feet

The collection consists of a variety of French, English, and American documents that span from the late thirteenth century to the year 1950.

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Chester McNerney Collection 0.80 Linear Feet

McNerney, Chester, 1914-1983

The collection consists of a variety of French, English, and American documents that span from the late thirteenth century to the year 1950.

College of William and Mary

Channing Moore Hall Papers

9.00 Linear Feet

Professional and personal papers of Channing Moore Hall (1890-1953) attorney and mayor of Williamsburg. A box and folder list for accession 1992.66 of the collection is available in the Special Collections Research Center. A description of accession 2005.16 is available below in the finding aid/inventory.

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College of William and Mary

William Munford Tuck Papers

141.00 Linear Feet

This collection is housed off-site. At least 72 hours advanced notice is required for retrieval.

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College of William and Mary

Women's Volleyball records

10.1 Linear Feet This collection contains nine boxes.

The Women's volleyball records contain photographs, slides, print and audio-visual materials documenting the players, coaches and events from William & Mary's Women's Volleyball team. Items include one poster from the 2016 William & Mary Women's Volleyball Team featuring photographs of athletes and numerous signatures from the players. The poster also includes details of upcoming games. Photographs and slides illustrate volleyball players participating in practices and games.

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Richard Lee Morton papers

15.00 Linear Feet

Papers, chiefly 1930-1969, of Richard Lee Morton, professor of history at the College of William and Mary from 1919 to 1959. Series 1 includes personal and professional correspondence, lectures and notes relating to his research on Virginia history, and material relating to his community activities in Williamsburg, Va. Includes correspondence of his wife Estelle (Dinwiddie) Morton, land grants, 1756 and 1774, signed by Robert Dinwiddie and Lord Dunmore, Confederate currency and bonds, genealogical materials on the Watkins and Morton families and photographs.

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Sheet Music Collection

55.80 Linear Feet

The Sheet Music Collection includes sheet music collected by the Special Collections Research Center.

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Grobe, Charles (Folder 4 of 4) Box Series 3, Box 38, Folder 4

Saint Patrick's Day Sebastopol Shells of the Ocean Signs of Love Sounds from the Catskills Sound the Loud Timbrel Sources of Joy The Stars and Stripes forever The Sunshine of Love Spirit of Love, Spirit of Bliss The Watcher Wings of a Dove Wearing of the Green Whip-poor-will's Write Me a Letter from Home

  1. Series 3: 19th Century Sheet Music

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