<?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">Office-of-President-Katherine-A-Rowe-records</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Office of President Katherine A. Rowe records</titleproper><titleproper>Guide to the Office of President Katherine A. Rowe records <num>UA 2.26</num></titleproper><author>William &amp; Mary Special Collections Research Center 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>2023 January</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>2025-09-12 07:02:02 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>English</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Office of President Katherine Anandi Rowe records</unittitle>
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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>
  <acqinfo id="aspace_f4183452841b8d9cfc049784879f4ff2">
    <head>Immediate Source of Acquisition</head>
<p>Materials found in the collection have been transferred or donated by the William &amp; Mary Office of the President.</p>  </acqinfo>
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    <head>General</head>
<p>The Office of President Katherine A. Rowe records was formerly named: Announcement, Swearing-In, and Inauguration of Katherine A. Rowe as William &amp; Mary's 28th President Collection.</p>  </odd>
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    <head>Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements</head>
<p>Digital files are contained in the Office of President Katherine A. Rowe records. At least 72 hours advanced notice required for access.</p>  </phystech>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Office of President Katherine Anandi Rowe records, Special Collections Research Center, William &amp; Mary Libraries.</p>  </prefercite>
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<p>Records are arranged and described at the accession level. The finding aid may be updated to reflect new aquisitions in the collection.</p>  </processinfo>
  <scopecontent id="aspace_795d07df25668c3e7dab7386bb40e688">
    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>This collection contains material relating to the announcement, swearing-in, and inauguration of Dr. Katherine Anandi Rowe as the 28th president of William &amp; Mary. Materials include digital video footage of the announcement in the Wren Building's Great Hall that was streamed on social media on February 20, 2018. Also included are web archived news articles relating to the announcement. Other materials includes\ the original, signed oath of office, taken by Rowe during her swearing-in ceremony in the Wren Building's Great Hall on July 2, 2019. It is signed by both Rowe and the Governor of Virginia. It also includes digital video footage of the swearing-in ceremony. Digital video footage of Charter Day 2019 and the inauguration of Rowe and the investiture of Chancellor Robert Gates are also contained in this collection.</p>  </scopecontent>
  <userestrict id="aspace_842806b6dba68ceef77e510931879e62">
    <head>Conditions Governing Use</head>
<p>Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <subject source="local">College of William and Mary--History--21st century</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">College of William and Mary--Presidents</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="sh85028315" source="lcsh">College presidents</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">College presidents--Virginia</subject>
    <subject source="Library of Congress Subject Headings">Women college presidents</subject>
    <corpname source="local">College of William and Mary. Office of the President</corpname>
    <persname authfilenumber="n99051142" source="naf">Rowe, Katherine</persname>
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Rowe as William &amp; Mary's 28th President</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/647902</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="2018-07-12/2018-07-12" type="inclusive">2018 July 12</unitdate><container id="aspace_035d733b598140e254427830b549c276" label="Mixed materials" type="box">1</container><container id="aspace_abb81b2d80b01c54e32174144f7ea799" parent="aspace_035d733b598140e254427830b549c276" type="Folder">1</container></did></c></c><c id="aspace_2cbc43153964d3d215b806d73856ce55" level="series"><did><unittitle>Accession 2019.072: Correspondence</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/593695</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="2019/2019">2019</unitdate></did><scopecontent id="aspace_339c4dbd59361af4097446eba503b208"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Letters of congratulations and certificates addressed to Katherine A. Rowe on becoming William &amp; Mary's 28th President of the College.  These were sent to her by various other institutions and coincide with her inauguration during Charter Day of 2019.</p></scopecontent><c id="aspace_b809ae967a2d97dff57c00ba24305e47" level="file"><did><unittitle>Correspondence</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/647884</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="2019/2019" type="inclusive">Circa 2019</unitdate><container id="aspace_abe1f367c4e3dbfffcb9f8ff4a7cade6" label="Mixed materials" type="box">1</container><container id="aspace_be9046cebce5a29d309b0e6168580612" parent="aspace_abe1f367c4e3dbfffcb9f8ff4a7cade6" type="folder">2</container></did></c><c id="aspace_ab4b6cf0b1d530dda61260d0d9f447fe" level="file"><did><unittitle>Correspondence</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/647885</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="2019/2019" type="inclusive">Circa 2019</unitdate><container id="aspace_f9a526ab209cdfef7d5b06c7bfeb15b5" label="Mixed materials" 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The medals have the college seal on one side, the title on the other, and are joined to a green and gold ribbon pin.</p></scopecontent><controlaccess><subject source="lcsh">Medals</subject></controlaccess></c><c id="aspace_42fba75fea02c01a0121af523dea5b10" level="series"><did><unittitle>Digital files</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/593582</unitid></did><c id="aspace_fa21ba2b9fa6d10e142bfccc465b8a22" level="series"><did><unittitle>Announcement</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/318172</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="2018-02-20/2018-02-20">2018 February 20</unitdate><langmaterial><language langcode="eng">English</language></langmaterial></did><c id="aspace_699d8b88687cdc92a3cedb503588a4a6" level="series"><did><unittitle>Swearing-In</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/318174</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="2018/2018">2018</unitdate><langmaterial><language langcode="eng">English</language></langmaterial></did><c id="aspace_f9c43c3e16e486eb6957a748179e1cc7" level="file"><did><unittitle>Oath of Office and Programs, Charter Day Inauguration</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/289750</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="2018-07-2/2018-07-2">2018 July 2 and 2019 February 8</unitdate><langmaterial><language langcode="eng">English</language></langmaterial></did><scopecontent id="aspace_3076ad28738a70aedc4fb77507f23116"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Includes program for the February 8, 2019 "Inauguration, Re-investiture and Charter Day Program" with menu for dinner event in Special Collections.</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_b59597534397c31a072c7260f0f19fec" level="file"><did><unittitle>Swearing-In Ceremony Digital Video</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/318130</unitid><physdesc altrender="whole"><extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">127.9 Megabytes</extent></physdesc><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="2018-07-02/2018-07-02">2018 July 2</unitdate><langmaterial><language langcode="eng">English</language></langmaterial></did><phystech id="aspace_d22b4f9d68be46ef2655cbffe88a3dbc"><head>Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements</head><p>Digital file. 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At least 72 hours advanced notice required for access.</p></phystech></c><c id="aspace_62fdec18cefbcdf701f3fc36a561939f" level="file"><did><unittitle>Web Archived News Articles</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/318132</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="2018-03/2018-03">Captured 2018 March</unitdate></did></c><c id="aspace_3e0c346a436a54f87a89d2b30199c1a5" level="series"><did><unittitle>Inauguration</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/318189</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="2019/2019">2019 </unitdate><langmaterial><language langcode="eng">English</language></langmaterial></did><c id="aspace_a0b47b1309580d0b41698687cc093325" level="file"><did><unittitle>Inauguration and Charter Day Digital Video</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/318195</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="2019-02-08/2019-02-08">2019 February 8</unitdate></did><phystech id="aspace_9a2ee245afe3eb1f05e8504272c44bcf"><head>Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements</head><p>Digital files. At least 72 hours advanced notice required for access.</p></phystech></c></c></c></c></dsc>
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