<?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" findaidstatus="completed" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-viw">Department-of-Fine-Arts-records</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Department of Fine Arts records</titleproper><titleproper>Guide to the Department of Fine Arts records <num>UA 206</num></titleproper><author>William &amp; Mary Special Collections Research 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>2007-06-26</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>2025-08-07 07:02:34 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>English</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Department of Fine Arts records</unittitle>
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      <corpname source="lcnaf">Dept. of Fine Arts</corpname>
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    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname source="local">Halliday, Virginia Wilson</persname>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">1.80 Linear Feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">3 boxes</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1930/1998" type="inclusive">Circa 1930-1998</unitdate>
    <langmaterial>
      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
    </langmaterial>
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  <accessrestrict id="aspace_551aefda871ee67a08b40be788eb2ea4">
    <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>
  <acqinfo id="aspace_10e879fc978ac4fa3b31289711dde64a">
    <head>Acquisition Information:</head>
<p>Acc. 1980.004 transferred from the Dept. of Fine Arts 06/01/1979.  Acc. 1999.086 transferred from the Alumni Society 09/20/1999.</p>  </acqinfo>
  <arrangement id="aspace_afe9199ed398009bebc7a40c348543e3">
    <head>Arrangement of Materials:</head>
<p>Arranged into four series: Series 1: Acc. 1999.86: Modern Painting Notebook; Series 2: Accession 1980 Office Files, Series 3: Publications and Series 4: Accession 2023.052 Photographs.</p>  </arrangement>
  <custodhist id="aspace_98b27347cea8406ff907738a7ed650e0">
    <head>Custodial History:</head>
<p>A portion of this collection was previously part of the University Archives Publications Collection.</p>  </custodhist>
  <prefercite id="aspace_75e43f10254ae5bfb05a07d5449151d6">
    <head>Preferred Citation:</head>
<p>Department of Fine Arts records, Special Collections Research Center, William &amp; Mary Libraries.</p>  </prefercite>
  <relatedmaterial id="aspace_4671899539c7b9361c6498bde15fd3f0">
    <head>Related Materials:</head>
<p>Acc. 1982.030: 16mm film reels featuring Thomas E. Thorne's paintings of "The Mill" are part of the Audio-Visual Collection.</p>  </relatedmaterial>
  <scopecontent id="aspace_cdf9689390268d9f855d2ec59c46333f">
    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>The records of the Department of Fine Arts at William &amp; Mary includes office files, publications and photographs. Office files primarily  from the years Professor Thomas Thorne was chair during the mid-20th century, a modern painting notebook, and publications including fliers, exhibit catalogs, newsletters, and other material.</p>  </scopecontent>
  <userestrict id="aspace_df0d0b1cff79e21bf352e84a4a90af3d">
    <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>
  <controlaccess>
    <genreform source="local">Class materials</genreform>
    <genreform source="aat">Fliers (printed matter)</genreform>
    <genreform source="lcsh">Pamphlets</genreform>
    <genreform source="aat">Reports</genreform>
    <genreform source="lcsh">Newsletters</genreform>
    <corpname source="lcnaf">College of William and Mary. Dept. of Fine Arts</corpname>
    <corpname source="lcnaf">College of William and Mary. Dept. of Theatre, Speech, and Dance</corpname>
    <persname source="local">Thorne, Thomas Elston</persname>
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  <dsc><c id="aspace_0b08187486d58273912ee529fed066e4" level="series"><did><unittitle>Series 1: Modern Painting Notebook</unittitle><unitid>id55487</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/43372</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1940</unitdate></did><scopecontent id="aspace_7b4f4ff7fe87101fffafd2bce9034025"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>This Modern Painting Notebook was prepared by College of William &amp; Mary student Virginia Wilson for Fine Arts 222, which was taught by Prof. Leonard Haber in spring 1940. It measures 16" by 11" and contains typed notes and pictures excised from assorted publications.</p></scopecontent><acqinfo id="aspace_0b0a07139eb660ff70de7d1e08f81611"><head>Immediate Source of Acquisition</head><p>Acc. 1999.086</p></acqinfo><c id="aspace_1f759540e9200eb8cdac22752b6d55c8" level="item"><did><unittitle>Modern Painting Notebook</unittitle><unitid>id55489</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/43378</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1940</unitdate><container altrender="Full Hollinger Box" id="aspace_93ed09ce384219aaca6b1d26ad7ee42d" label="Mixed Materials" type="Box">1</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_410154927581bccc952a7f66f781c05d"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Scope and Contents Acc. 1999.086: Modern Painting Notebook, prepared by Virginia Wilson for Fine Arts 222, taught by Leonard Haber in the spring of 1940. It measures 16" by 11" and contains typed notes and pictures excised from assorted publications.</p></scopecontent></c></c><c id="aspace_51aa24a077929c235b0c9069840e8e14" level="series"><did><unittitle>Series 2: Office Files</unittitle><unitid>id211046</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/43373</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1946-1967</unitdate></did><scopecontent id="aspace_0a300c45341aaacdcd1efc6fa63f46c4"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>These office files are mostly from Thomas Thorne's time as department chair. These include annual reports of the Department of Fine Arts, which also included the Theatre faculty (through 1962).</p></scopecontent><acqinfo id="aspace_89bd33432120ba5237b2c20289c14f87"><head>Immediate Source of Acquisition</head><p>Acc. 1980.004</p></acqinfo><c id="aspace_d230c85e0ec86897ecdb681b68f2d4d7" level="collection"><did><unittitle>Files</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/465158</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1946/1967" type="inclusive">1946-1967</unitdate><langmaterial><language langcode="eng">English</language></langmaterial><container id="aspace_7955cf04651a4a1c7702ced2fab87e6c" label="Mixed Materials" type="Box">1</container></did></c></c><c id="aspace_56fae2334bba8e6e66d0c7c9cbe26bda" level="series"><did><unittitle>Series 3: Publications</unittitle><unitid>id211047</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/43374</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1936-1998</unitdate></did><scopecontent id="aspace_7bbcf7955532ec2e8518d450eb7dcd59"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>The publications from the Department of Fine Arts include fliers, exhibit booklets, fine art collections booklets, lecture announcements, and newsletters.</p></scopecontent><c id="aspace_c5d7475dd4abac59bfeb5100239674da" level="file"><did><unittitle>Announcements</unittitle><unitid>id211052</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/43379</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1936-1940</unitdate><container altrender="Full Hollinger Box" id="aspace_7b280083b027e2c31cc4f02e293d8c7b" label="Mixed Materials" type="Box">Series 3, Box 1</container><container id="aspace_6b7567a615cea511c1e398410944c6d8" parent="aspace_7b280083b027e2c31cc4f02e293d8c7b" type="folder">1</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_ccf069806c083f366948ae3678382ebe"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Announcements from the Department of Fine Arts including fliers, bulletins, programs, posters, lecture announcements, and exhibit booklets.</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_61b7bb6b920fd1fad24e11066b09a449" level="file"><did><unittitle>Announcements</unittitle><unitid>id211078</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/43380</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">circa 1937-1998</unitdate><container altrender="Full Hollinger Box" id="aspace_94bf5ad12a22dbf860b35b47c2ef8ec1" label="Mixed Materials" type="Box">Series 3, Box 1</container><container id="aspace_295e27514ceb726beba6a5c77efd5d1d" parent="aspace_94bf5ad12a22dbf860b35b47c2ef8ec1" type="folder">2</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_678a5d337547696a4a353599d8e460e1"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Announcements from the Department of Fine Arts including fliers, bulletins, play and concert programs, event invitations, posters, lecture announcements, brochures, and exhibit booklets.</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_3c34e06028475e19c6f99e4338ec4bed" level="file"><did><unittitle>Career Possibilities for Fine Arts Concentrators</unittitle><unitid>id211079</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/43381</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1978</unitdate><container altrender="Full Hollinger Box" id="aspace_6ab62ba9e0a7e0acdb4fd082acd8e96d" label="Mixed Materials" type="Box">Series 3, Box 1</container><container id="aspace_2aecac1beb525d76eccb58afe3151085" parent="aspace_6ab62ba9e0a7e0acdb4fd082acd8e96d" type="folder">3</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_1e1d05e9adf0372b22635a00b9ac2cc8"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Publication of the Department of Fine Arts describing possible future careers for students of the Fine Arts Program, in either the Art History or Studio Art fields.</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_b165fa3572e4131e2d09929752adf6cd" level="file"><did><unittitle>Department of Fine Arts Course Offerings</unittitle><unitid>id211080</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/43382</unitid><container altrender="Full Hollinger Box" id="aspace_2ce6967a14d491e6766448b5da1433ab" label="Mixed Materials" type="Box">Series 3, Box 1</container><container id="aspace_39383b4407e3470f547fac6426b05a0d" parent="aspace_2ce6967a14d491e6766448b5da1433ab" type="folder">4</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_c50f59de0e639de0836c0638303e44c1"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Course announcements/descriptions and overview of 2 courses offered by the Fine Arts Department: Symposium on the Life and Arts of Colonial Virginia (Fine Arts 410), 1954 and Chinese Art (Fine Arts 410), Spring 1987.</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_34e0d21a17579fe6098468dfe34a7f31" level="file"><did><unittitle>Fine Arts Collection</unittitle><unitid>id211081</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/43383</unitid><container altrender="Full Hollinger Box" id="aspace_92261afd2fdcf88662dc05ee7ee3aa2f" label="Mixed Materials" type="Box">Series 3, Box 1</container><container id="aspace_e21c35d088570dc0cbc8b87db963d063" parent="aspace_92261afd2fdcf88662dc05ee7ee3aa2f" type="folder">5</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_a9ddfa4299c8f98e7df1eef3011723f4"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Booklets, brochures, programs, and postcard describing the art collections of the College of William &amp; Mary. Includes booklet written by Earl Gregg Swem about portraits in the Library, Chapel, and Phi Beta Kappa Hall and publications describing the Jean Outland Chrysler collection, the Alice Aberdeen Collection of Oriental Craftwork and Art, and other additions to the College Art Collection.</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_23cc1c73979ec5de1b64c15e657510a8" level="file"><did><unittitle>Exhibits</unittitle><unitid>id211082</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/43384</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1938-1940s</unitdate><container altrender="Full Hollinger Box" id="aspace_16ee99bee53f1ab643d752adf389b3d9" label="Mixed Materials" type="Box">Series 3, Box 1</container><container id="aspace_4147bc1312e1de05de3f2472275b14ef" parent="aspace_16ee99bee53f1ab643d752adf389b3d9" type="folder">6</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_48fe3ddbcd97402b85c76ae2e0b4a2e4"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Fliers, programs, event invitations, posters, brochures, and booklets about exhibits, plays, and concerts sponsored by the Department of Fine Arts at the College of William &amp; Mary.</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_6aba78f1a6c3562f8a1b6122f3b15638" level="file"><did><unittitle>Exhibits</unittitle><unitid>id211083</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/43385</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1940s-1950s</unitdate><container altrender="Full Hollinger Box" id="aspace_da7efa80e742b8ec877b1cbc1763a123" label="Mixed Materials" type="Box">Series 3, Box 1</container><container id="aspace_e36c0d12cb95332cbd8322447ec6d77f" parent="aspace_da7efa80e742b8ec877b1cbc1763a123" type="folder">7</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_b7407e304299f99a05482dd5e159b09a"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Fliers, programs, event invitations, posters, brochures, and booklets about exhibits, plays, and concerts sponsored by the Department of Fine Arts at the College of William &amp; Mary.</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_c0abd338e4b4edf027673ef293a15c58" level="file"><did><unittitle>Exhibits</unittitle><unitid>id211084</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/43386</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1960-1974</unitdate><container altrender="Full Hollinger Box" id="aspace_585fca219e78b96fe0f1d51b1397a0dd" label="Mixed Materials" type="Box">Series 3, Box 2</container><container id="aspace_3c5e83e7e3d1888a771e89deda7a9798" parent="aspace_585fca219e78b96fe0f1d51b1397a0dd" type="folder">1</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_1467c70e01ba36e3c4fb1d63776d5932"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Fliers, programs, event invitations, posters, brochures, and booklets about exhibits, plays, and concerts sponsored by the Department of Fine Arts at the College of William &amp; Mary.</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_5799f1e8c38d021cd5d9b5fdb26aff10" level="file"><did><unittitle>Exhibits</unittitle><unitid>id211085</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/43387</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1975-1977</unitdate><container altrender="Full Hollinger Box" id="aspace_022a1a02faef86b3ad64270ff1918494" label="Mixed Materials" type="Box">Series 3, Box 2</container><container id="aspace_b36d1e471652dbd5292bb97bde3e840e" parent="aspace_022a1a02faef86b3ad64270ff1918494" type="folder">2</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_46995efbf0c90020546f80c184f0d765"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Fliers, programs, event invitations, posters, brochures, and booklets about exhibits, plays, and concerts sponsored by the Department of Fine Arts at the College of William &amp; Mary.</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_9782ac289362b47d16d187d11af08356" level="file"><did><unittitle>Exhibits</unittitle><unitid>id211086</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/43388</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1978-1991</unitdate><container altrender="Full Hollinger Box" id="aspace_c301b07d2a4bfd7e5d9a4848aef43d3c" label="Mixed Materials" type="Box">Series 3, Box 2</container><container id="aspace_e6a953a06ad7b31403ace40cab560a23" parent="aspace_c301b07d2a4bfd7e5d9a4848aef43d3c" type="folder">3</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_e4ffcf52c1f2e72d42332b0ee2758153"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Fliers, programs, event invitations, posters, brochures, and booklets about exhibits, plays, and concerts sponsored by the Department of Fine Arts at the College of William &amp; Mary.</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_8f6643617ed680f074d85e7f9d915bc7" level="file"><did><unittitle>Lectures</unittitle><unitid>id211087</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/43389</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">circa 1975-1989</unitdate><container altrender="Full Hollinger Box" id="aspace_e9d7c0ad9c0db068fd76ec78b6d9fee0" label="Mixed Materials" type="Box">Series 3, Box 2</container><container id="aspace_266cb0079a86509ecf219825ef38779c" parent="aspace_e9d7c0ad9c0db068fd76ec78b6d9fee0" type="folder">4</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_9059960e37fc6e7833be18c5552a37c5"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Fliers and posters announcing lectures and seminars sponsored by the Department of Fine Arts.</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_bf009c300e6e8ca3975f784f549c4768" level="file"><did><unittitle>Senior Art Show</unittitle><unitid>id211088</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/43390</unitid><container altrender="Full Hollinger Box" id="aspace_6149609544101187ca8e346217fdb4b6" label="Mixed Materials" type="Box">Series 3, Box 2</container><container id="aspace_b4f65da69a85541fc750ecd105452314" parent="aspace_6149609544101187ca8e346217fdb4b6" type="folder">5</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_de576fee67110e99a418ccc1a2c4d1a2"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Fliers announcing senior art shows and receptions.</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_e7f66bb77f23b31005d40e1258fb1013" level="file"><did><unittitle>Newsletter</unittitle><unitid>id211089</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/43391</unitid><container altrender="Full Hollinger Box" id="aspace_48c132d82a4aea336171bf86b1c9b855" label="Mixed Materials" type="Box">Series 3, Box 2</container><container id="aspace_627b500b7d2097dcb59282cb91876f01" parent="aspace_48c132d82a4aea336171bf86b1c9b855" type="folder">6</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_4b36f2ffdc3c4279a53087adb106d0a0"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Issues of the Department of Fine Arts Newsletter and student-published arts newsletters.</p></scopecontent></c></c><c id="aspace_104d99ad0a621917bbf2b7a1fc3a9904" level="series"><did><unittitle>Series 4: Accession 20223.052 Photographs</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/604104</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1930/1940" type="inclusive">Circa 1930-1940</unitdate></did><scopecontent id="aspace_692ac77379b196c6c0d0086df74bc363"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Black and white photographs matted on black cardboard with captions from the department of Fine Arts on the reverse images depict art exhibitions and events on William &amp; Mary campus.</p></scopecontent><c id="aspace_81364fbf7eda6488d2622636e0f84c53" level="file"><did><unittitle>Black and white photographs on cardboard</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/604105</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1930/1940" type="inclusive">Circa 1930-1940</unitdate><container altrender="Full Hollinger Box" id="aspace_c779c1edde91a57ad8a9581edd53461d" label="Mixed Materials" type="box">3</container></did></c></c></dsc>
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