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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American Women in Cuba photograph album, 1910/1911

0.1 Linear Feet 1 legal size folder

This collection contains a thirty-leaf photograph album. It is illustrated with eighty-five mounted sepia-toned photographs and fifteen mounted cyanotypes, as well as nineteen photographs. The photographs document the lives of a group of American women who appear to be living in or near Havana, Cuba in the early twentieth century.

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American Women in Cuba photograph album, 1910/1911 0.1 Linear Feet 1 legal size folder

This collection contains a thirty-leaf photograph album. It is illustrated with eighty-five mounted sepia-toned photographs and fifteen mounted cyanotypes, as well as nineteen photographs. The photographs document the lives of a group of American women who appear to be living in or near Havana, Cuba in the early twentieth century.

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A New and Accurate Map of the Islands of Cuba; Hispaniola or Santo Domingo, and Porto Rico, 1752

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Two copper engraved maps on one hand-colored leaf, from Emanuel Bowen's A complete atlas or distinct view of the known world, 1752. The maps' cartouches state they are "drawn from the most approved Maps & Charts and Regulated by Astron[mical] Observations." Includes Bahama Islands, the Windward Passage, the Virgin Islands, island place names, map scale, and compass rose. Bodies of water noted: Gulf of Mexico, North Sea, and Atlantic Ocean.

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A New and Accurate Map of the Islands of Cuba; Hispaniola or Santo Domingo, and Porto Rico, 1752 .01 Linear Feet

Bowen, Emanuel, 1693 or 1694-1767

Two copper engraved maps on one hand-colored leaf, from Emanuel Bowen's A complete atlas or distinct view of the known world, 1752. The maps' cartouches state they are "drawn from the most approved Maps & Charts and Regulated by Astron[mical] Observations." Includes Bahama Islands, the Windward Passage, the Virgin Islands, island place names, map scale, and compass rose. Bodies of water noted: Gulf of Mexico, North Sea, and Atlantic Ocean.

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Cartelistas Cubanos por el Futuro collection, 2019/2020

2.17 Linear Feet Two oversized folders.

28 Black and white posters with themes of the environment and climate change. Also included in the collection is a sheet with information on the collection, and a brown paper portfolio entitled Cartelistas Cubanos Por El Futuro on one side and the name of artists on the other.

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Cartelistas Cubanos por el Futuro collection, 2019/2020 2.17 Linear Feet Two oversized folders.

28 Black and white posters with themes of the environment and climate change. Also included in the collection is a sheet with information on the collection, and a brown paper portfolio entitled Cartelistas Cubanos Por El Futuro on one side and the name of artists on the other.

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Clásicos Restaurados posters, 2017

2.17 Linear Feet One oversized folder.

The collection contains ten restored posters for classic Cuban films.

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Clásicos Restaurados posters, 2017 2.17 Linear Feet One oversized folder.

The collection contains ten restored posters for classic Cuban films.

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Command of Passage from Havana, Cuba to Cadiz, Spain., 1762

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A one page draft of a command by George Earl of Albermarle, Governor of Cuba, to allow the safe passage of Don Christoval de los Rios, Don Diego Orison, and Don Antonio Fernandez, along with goods to Cadiz, Spain.

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Command of Passage from Havana, Cuba to Cadiz, Spain., 1762 0.1 Linear Feet

A one page draft of a command by George Earl of Albermarle, Governor of Cuba, to allow the safe passage of Don Christoval de los Rios, Don Diego Orison, and Don Antonio Fernandez, along with goods to Cadiz, Spain.

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Consulado de S. M. Catolica en Jamaica letters, 1839/1842

0.1 Linear Feet One legal sized folder.

Four letters from the Letters sent from the offices of the Consulado de S. M. Catolica en Jamaica to the Capitan General de la Isla de Cuba. They were written by consular officers Antonio Brosa and Carlos Duquesnay. Brosa and Duquesnay report on "disorder" and "disruptions" they attribute to enslaved people and "los emancipados."

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Consulado de S. M. Catolica en Jamaica letters, 1839/1842 0.1 Linear Feet One legal sized folder.

Four letters from the Letters sent from the offices of the Consulado de S. M. Catolica en Jamaica to the Capitan General de la Isla de Cuba. They were written by consular officers Antonio Brosa and Carlos Duquesnay. Brosa and Duquesnay report on "disorder" and "disruptions" they attribute to enslaved people and "los emancipados."

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Cuban Political Posters, 1978

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8 screen-printed posters collected during first official visit to post-revolutionary Cuba by United States citizens. Posters were for the 1978 Festival Mondial de la Jeunesse et des Etudiants (or World Festival of Youth and Students) held in Havana, Cuba.

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Cuban Political Posters, 1978 .01 Linear Feet

8 screen-printed posters collected during first official visit to post-revolutionary Cuba by United States citizens. Posters were for the 1978 Festival Mondial de la Jeunesse et des Etudiants (or World Festival of Youth and Students) held in Havana, Cuba.

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Fabulosa Habana poster collection, 2022

2.17 Linear Feet One oversized folder.

The collection contains seven posters each with the title "Fabulosa Habana" with each poster displaying different artworks. The posters include imagery of animals, architecture, and various people.

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Fabulosa Habana poster collection, 2022 2.17 Linear Feet One oversized folder.

The collection contains seven posters each with the title "Fabulosa Habana" with each poster displaying different artworks. The posters include imagery of animals, architecture, and various people.

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