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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Thomas L. Williams collection, 1940/1990

45 Linear Feet 100 boxes
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The collection includes photographs, negatives, slides, film, postcards, ephemera, correspondence and artifacts belonging to Thomas L. Williams, photographer for William & Mary for 35 years. He was also a photographer for Camp Peary and Colonial Williamsburg prior to working for William & Mary.

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Bruce Goodwin Papers, 1970/2010

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Papers, circa 1970s-2000s, of Bruce Goodwin, a geology professor at the College of William & Mary. Includes research papers, reports, research material, and other information relating to geology in Virginia. There is also departmental correspondence between Goodwin and other members of the Geology Department. Finally, there is material relating to the annual Virginia Field Conference, attended by Goodwin.

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12th VFC, 1980 Box 1, Folder 11

Bruce Goodwin Papers, 1970/2010 2.00 Linear Feet

Geology Papers, 1979/1991 Box 7, Folder 5

Bruton Parish Church (Williamsburg, Va.) records, 1662/2010, bulk 1900/2000

89.00 Linear Feet
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Records of Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, Va.

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Acc. 2008.256, 1961/2009 Box 75

Acc. 2012.112, 1960/1990

Richard Wright collection, 1806/2017

21.68 Linear Feet 52 boxes
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The Richard Wright collection, compiled by Richard Wright and orginally referred to by Wright as "The Richard Wright collection of Graphic Images of African Americans," focuses on the evolution of the Black American image in print media, cartoons and comics. Wright organized his own historical timeline titled "Good Clean Fun: Blacks in Comics," also referred to as "Clean Fun: Blacks in Comics," in a series of binders with artist biographies and time period summaries. Item titles have been retained from the original labels.

S. F. (Bill) Royall, Jr. papers, 1883/1979

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The papers of S.F. Bill Royall, Jr. contain a variety of personal material and ephemera, much of it related to Williamsburg, Virginia. The collection includes samples of printing from Bill Royall's press relating to Williamsburg organizations and events such as tags, calendars, posters, programs, stickers, flyers, bulletins and other items.

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1996.21 Addition, 1980/1990 Box 1, Folder 7

1996.21 Addition, 1980/1990 Box 2, Folder 1

Jack Eric Morpurgo Papers, 1937/2000, bulk 1950/1970

23.00 Linear Feet
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*Note to reserachers: Series 2 is stored offsite. Please allow 72 hours notice for retrieval.*

Armand J. Galfo Papers, 1940/2008, bulk 1958/1995

8.20 Linear Feet
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The collection contains materials related to Dr. Armand J. Galfo's teaching in the School of Education, service to the College of William and Mary, and scholarship throughout his career, his teaching and scholarly activities, awards and achievements, and service in the Air Force and Air Force Reserves.

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50 Yugoslavian Dinara, 1968/1981 Artifact box 134 (Temporary #)

Armand J. Galfo Papers, 1940/2008, bulk 1958/1995 8.20 Linear Feet

Linda Lavin Papers, 1940/1995, bulk 1940/1995

2.00 Linear Feet
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Papers of Linda Lavin which document her career as a Broadway and television actress, and also as an advocate of women's rights and equal opportunity. Newspaper clippings, interviews, news releases, and personal letters record her success as a member of Neil Simon's Broadway play, "Broadway Bound," for which she received a Tony Award, the Drama Desk Award, and the Helen Hayes Award in 1987 as best leading actress.

Richard B. Sherman Papers, 1960/1994

32.00 Linear Feet
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Acc. 1994.048: Thirty boxes of personal papers.

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R. Harvey Chappell, Jr. Papers, 1950/1982

34.70 Linear Feet
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Mss. 83.C36: Papers, 1950-1982, of R. Harvey Chappell, Jr., relating particularly to his tenures as president of the Virginia State Bar and the Richmond Bar Association and as a member of the council and executive committees of those organizations. Includes correspondence relating to philanthropic endeavors as well as to certain legal cases. The collection includes numerous legal briefs and documents as well as printed volumes.

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