<?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">Williamsburg-Area-Biographical-Sketches-by-William-T-Bryant</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Williamsburg Area Biographical Sketches by William T. Bryant</titleproper><titleproper>Guide to the Williamsburg Area Biographical Sketches by William T. Bryant <num>Mss. Acc. 1988.29</num></titleproper><author>Finding Aid Authors: Special Collections Staff.</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>2010-02-04</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 12:33:37 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>The collection description/finding aid is written in <language encodinganalog="041" langcode="eng">English</language></langusage></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Williamsburg Area Biographical Sketches by William T. Bryant</unittitle>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.33 Linear Feet</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1981/1984" type="inclusive">1981-1984</unitdate>
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    <head>Biographical Information:</head>
<p>William T. Bryant is a writer and resident of Williamsburg, 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/William_T._Bryant" xlink:title="William T. Bryant"/>.</p>  </bioghist>
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    <head>Acquisition Information:</head>
<p>Gift via the Williamsburg Historic Records Association.</p>  </acqinfo>
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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>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>Williamsburg Area Biographical Sketches by William T. Bryant, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary</p>  </prefercite>
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<p>Alphabetical and chronological index in folder one.</p>  </arrangement>
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    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>Typescripts of biographical sketches, 1981-1984, of 142 citizens of the Williamsburg, Virginia area written by William "Bill" Bryant.  These profiles were originally published in the Williamsburg Advantage, a local tabloid shopper and were commissioned by Dr. Janet C. Kimbrough.</p><p> Includes an index and an introduction by Bill Bryant where he explains the beginnings of the profile series idea and how it was organized between him and the publisher.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <genreform source="aat">Newspapers</genreform>
    <geogname source="local">Williamsburg (Va.)--Biography</geogname>
    <geogname source="local">Williamsburg (Va.)--Newspapers</geogname>
    <geogname source="local">York County (Va.)--Biography</geogname>
    <subject source="lcsh">Interviews</subject>
    <subject source="local">James City County (Va.)--Biography</subject>
    <corpname source="lcsh">Williamsburg Advantage (Va.)</corpname>
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