<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-viw">Commonwealth-Center-for-the-Study-of-American-Culture</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Commonwealth Center for the Study of American Cult</titleproper><titleproper>Guide to the Commonwealth Center for the Study of American Culture <num>UA 156</num></titleproper><author>Eileen O'Toole.</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Special Collections Research Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/logos/wm.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>2007-07-13</date></p><address><addressline>William &amp; Mary Special Collections Research Center</addressline><addressline>Earl Gregg Swem Library</addressline><addressline>400 Landrum Dr</addressline><addressline>Williamsburg, Virginia</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 757-221-3090</addressline><addressline>spcoll@wm.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-05-15 12:29:20 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>English</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <head>Historical Note:</head>
<p>The Commonwealth Center for the Study of American Culture, focusing on research in American history and culture from 1815 to the present, opened in September 1988 upon the recommendation of the State Council on Higher Education in Virginia. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <extref xlink:href="http://scdbwiki.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Commonwealth_Center_for_the_Study_of_American_Culture." xlink:title="Commonwealth Center for the Study of American Culture."/>.</p>  </bioghist>
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    <head>Custodial History:</head>
<p>This collection was previously part of the Publications Collection.</p>  </custodhist>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Use:</head>
<p>Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access:</head>
<p>The collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <head>Preferred Citation:</head>
<p>Commonwealth Center for the Study of American Culture Records, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Related Materials:</head>
<p>University Archives Subject File Collection (UA 9)</p>  </relatedmaterial>
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    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>The Commonwealth Center for the Study of American Culture was created in 1988 upon the recommendation of the State Council on Higher Education in Virginia. The collection includes fliers and other printed material.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <genreform source="aat">Fliers (printed matter)</genreform>
    <genreform source="aat">Reports</genreform>
    <subject source="lcsh">College of William and Mary--History--20th century</subject>
    <corpname source="lcnaf">State Council of Higher Education for Virginia</corpname>
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