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 1803

Am? Van Bibber, North End, Matthews County, Va., to Sir Peyton Skipwith, Prestwould, 1803 Box 7, Folder 100a

Purchase of some slaves, and "grazing" as a business; describes the soil in his area, and his grasses it supports; comments on his method of crop rotation.

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  2. Skipwith Family papers, 1760/1977
  3. Series 1: Skipwith Correspondence, Manuscripts, Manuscript Volumes, Fulwar Skipwith Notebooks, Map, 1760/1977
  4. Skipwith correspondence, map, and other dated papers, 1760/1977
  5. 1798-1804

Andrew Lindamood papers, 1768/1817 0.1 Linear Foot

Lindamood, Andrew

Papers, 1768-1817, of Andrew Lindamood, of Shenandoah County, Va. Includes accounts and a deed, 18 August 1789, signed by Beverley Randolph, governor of Virginia, granting land in Shenandoah County.

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Andrew Reid Account Book, 1787/1837 0.20 Linear Feet

Account book, 1787-1837, of Andrew Reid, farmer and landowner of Rockbridge County, Virginia. The last several years of the book were kept by an unidentified individual. 124 p. : bound volume ; 46 cm.

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Andrew Reid record book photocopy, 1803/1828 0.1 Linear Feet 1 legal size folder

2 sets of photocopies of a record book kept by Andrew Reid, clerk of Rockbridge County, Virginia, entitled "For the Registering of Free Negroes [of Rockbridge County] according to the Act . . . of the General Assembly of Virginia, passed January 25, 1803" which includes physical descriptions, ages, information on former owners and record of emancipation. The volume was also used as a registry of boats to comply with An act of the General Assembly of Virginia entitled "an act regulating the navigation of James River above the falls of said river."

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Ann Cary Randolph Morris, Bizarre to St. George Tucker, 1803 Box 23, Folder 12

My employment consists of some species of drudgery or needlework. Wish I could be at your fireside. Judy (Judith Randolph) and the boys have been in Amelia for a fortnight. Little Sarah and Fanny Dudley have been my companions.

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  2. Tucker-Coleman papers, 1664/1945, bulk 1770/1907
  3. Series 1: Correspondence, 1664/1880
  4. Box 23, 1801/1803
  5. Folder 12: Correspondence, 1803

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