Omohundro-Institute-of-Early-American-History-and-Culture-RecordsOmohundro Institute of Early American History andGuide to the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture Records UA 27Finding Aid Authors: Special Collections Staff.Special Collections Research Center

2007-04-12

William & Mary Special Collections Research CenterEarl Gregg Swem Library400 Landrum DrWilliamsburg, VirginiaBusiness Number: 757-221-3090spcoll@wm.eduURL:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-03-14 07:01:30 -0400.The collection description/finding aid is written in EnglishMay 24th, 2018Acc. 2012.057 added by Benjamin Bromley in February 2012. Acc. 2014.050 accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in April 2014. Special Collections Research Center Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture Records Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture William and Mary Quarterly UA 27 /repositories/2/resources/8860 3.80 Linear Feet 1944-ongoing 1950-2000 English Historical Note:

The College of William and Mary and The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation founded the Institute of Early American History and Culture in 1943 and still jointly sponsor its work. In 1996 the College and Colonial Williamsburg added Omohundro to the Institute's name in recognition of a generous endowment bequest pledged by Mr. and Mrs. Malvern H. Omohundro, Jr. The Institute also receives support from the National Endowment for the Humanities for a two-year Institute/NEH Postdoctoral Fellowship, awarded annually. A grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has made it possible for the Institute to offer a one-year Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, beginning in the fall of 1997. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

 Acquisition Information:

Acc. 1983.054 transferred 10/19/1983; Acc. 2008.069 was transferred on 7/22/2008; Acc. 2009.267 was transferred from the Institute via Swem reserves on 6/23/2009. Acquisition information for material received after 7/13/2009 is available by consulting a Special Collections Research Center staff member.

 Custodial History:

Part of this collection was previously part of the University Archives Publications Collection.

 Conditions Governing Use:

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.

 Conditions Governing Access:

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.

 Preferred Citation:

Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture Records, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

 Related Materials:

William and Mary Quarterly Records (UA 64); Lester Cappon Papers (Mss. 90 C17)

 Scope and Contents

This collection includes correspondence, lists of articles, reports, and book reviews published in the William and Mary Quarterly about the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture at the College of William and Mary.

Also present in the collection are fliers, announcements, programs, and conference lectures, and papers presented at Spring and Fall Colloquiums of the Institute. The Institute's constitution, meeting agendas and reports, newsletters, Uncommon Sense newsletter were previously part of the University Archives Publications Collection.

Spring 2011 Colloquium Papers Acc 2012.057

 Correspondence Reports Newsletters College of William and Mary. Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture Series1: Institute of Early American History and Culture, 1983.54 Accessionid54831/repositories/2/archival_objects/398750Scope and Contents

Correspondence, membership, and Schlesinger report.

Correspondence 1944-1961id54833/repositories/2/archival_objects/39876711List of Articles 1957, 1959id54834/repositories/2/archival_objects/39876812Membership List 1957/58id54835/repositories/2/archival_objects/39876913Arthur M Schlesinger's Reportid54836/repositories/2/archival_objects/398770195414Arthur M Schlesinger-Comments on reportid54837/repositories/2/archival_objects/39877115Series 2: Publicationsid135656/repositories/2/archival_objects/398751Box 2: 1948-2007/repositories/2/archival_objects/398755Series 2, Box 21948-1993id54551/repositories/2/archival_objects/398772Series 2, Box 21Scope and Contents

Invitations, fliers, book publications and budgets.

1994-1999id54562/repositories/2/archival_objects/398773Series 2, Box 22Scope and Contents

Publicity and annual conference brochure and Colloquium schedule.

2000-2005id54567/repositories/2/archival_objects/398774Series 2, Box 23Scope and Contents

Colloquium schedules and copies of papers presented at colloquium.

2006id54575/repositories/2/archival_objects/398775Series 2, Box 24Scope and Contents

Papers presented at the annual colloquium.

2007id54577/repositories/2/archival_objects/398776Series 2, Box 25Scope and Contents

Papers presented at the annual colloquium.

Box 3: 1982 - 2015id54578/repositories/2/archival_objects/398756Series 2, Box 3Scope and Contents

A-Council (Associates Council).

Associatesid54579/repositories/2/archival_objects/3987771983-2010Series 2, Box 31Associates, Report toid54580/repositories/2/archival_objects/3987781982Series 2, Box 32Fall 2009 Colloquium Papersid62941/repositories/2/archival_objects/3987792009Series 2, Box 33Spring 2009 Colloquium Papersid180848/repositories/2/archival_objects/3987802009Series 2, Box 34Fall 2010 Colloquium Papersid180850/repositories/2/archival_objects/3987812010Series 2, Box 35Spring 2010 Colloquium Papersid180851/repositories/2/archival_objects/3987822010Series 2, Box 362011 Colloquium Papersid180852/repositories/2/archival_objects/3987832011Series 2, Box 372012 Colloquium Papersid180853/repositories/2/archival_objects/3987842012Series 2, Box 38Colloquium Papersid282977/repositories/2/archival_objects/3987852015-Series 2, Box 39Box 4id54593/repositories/2/archival_objects/3987571952-1955Series 2, Box 4Scope and Contents

Director's Reports.

Conference on "the Atlantic World, Virginiaid54581/repositories/2/archival_objects/3987862004Series 2, Box 41Conference on Early American Architecture 1956id54583/repositories/2/archival_objects/398787Series 2, Box 42Scope and Contents

Conference schedule and a 34 page paper on Early American Architecture.

Conference on Early Amreican Education 1959id54584/repositories/2/archival_objects/398788Series 2, Box 43Scope and Contents

Two papers given at the conference: "Education in the forming of American Society" and "A Bibliographical Essay."

Conference- 2009id60971/repositories/2/archival_objects/398789Series 2, Box 44Scope and Contents

Brochure from Institute conferences hosted throughout in Old Fort Niagara, Youngstown, New York, October 22-24, 2009.

Conferencesid54585/repositories/2/archival_objects/3987902005-2011Series 2, Box 45Scope and Contents

Brochures from Institute conferences hosted throughout the US.

Constitutionid54586/repositories/2/archival_objects/3987911983 and undatedSeries 2, Box 46Scope and Contents

Institute's constitution.

Councilid54587/repositories/2/archival_objects/3987921972-2012Series 2, Box 47Scope and Contents

Invitations sent out by Council.

Council Agenda and report of meetingsid54590/repositories/2/archival_objects/3987931950-1959Series 2, Box 48Scope and Contents

Meeting agendas.

Director's Reportid180864/repositories/2/archival_objects/3987941952Series 2, Box 49Director's Reportid180865/repositories/2/archival_objects/3987951953Series 2, Box 410Director's Reportid180866/repositories/2/archival_objects/3987961954Series 2, Box 411Director's Reportid180867/repositories/2/archival_objects/3987971955Series 2, Box 412Box 5id54598/repositories/2/archival_objects/398758Series 2, Box 5Director Report - Symposium, Directors Reportsid54601/repositories/2/archival_objects/3987981957-1978Series 2, Box 51Exhibitsid54608/repositories/2/archival_objects/3987992008-ongoingSeries 2, Box 52Scope and Contents

2008 Religion and Violence brochure.

Handbookid54610/repositories/2/archival_objects/3988001947-1982Series 2, Box 53The Jamestown Prizeid54620/repositories/2/archival_objects/3988011957-1980Series 2, Box 54Scope and Contents

Brochure describing the Jamestown Prize and winners.

Papers of John Marshallid54640/repositories/2/archival_objects/3988021987Series 2, Box 55Scope and Contents

Brochures describing the book "The Papers of John Marshall" released in 1987.

Postdoctor Fellowsid54649/repositories/2/archival_objects/3988031945-1985Series 2, Box 56Seminarsid54655/repositories/2/archival_objects/398804Series 2, Box 57Scope and Contents

Invitations and descriptions of seminars.

Symposiaid54657/repositories/2/archival_objects/398805Series 2, Box 58Scope and Contents

Invitations to symposiums.

Box 6id54677/repositories/2/archival_objects/398759Series 2, Box 6Scope and Contents

Publications.

Publications Announcementsid54679/repositories/2/archival_objects/398806Series 2, Box 61Publications. The Candidates and Five Balladsid54690/repositories/2/archival_objects/398807Series 2, Box 62Publications - The Complete Works of Captain John Smithid54692/repositories/2/archival_objects/398808Series 2, Box 63Publications - Listsid54695/repositories/2/archival_objects/3988091947-1992Series 2, Box 64Publications - Listsid54697/repositories/2/archival_objects/3988101993 - ongoingSeries 2, Box 65Publications - The Transformation of Virginia 1740-1790id54700/repositories/2/archival_objects/398811Series 2, Box 66Box 7/repositories/2/archival_objects/448877EnglishSeries 2, Box 7Publication. A Newsletterid54705/repositories/2/archival_objects/3987601952-19907Scope and Contents

Newsletters published by Institute.

Box 8/repositories/2/archival_objects/448878EnglishSeries 2, Box 8Publication. Uncommon Senseid54712/repositories/2/archival_objects/3987611991-2002Series 2, Box 8Scope and Contents

In the summer of 1993 the newsletter was renamed "Uncommon Sense."

Box 9/repositories/2/archival_objects/448879EnglishSeries 2, Box 9Publication. Uncommon Senseid54715/repositories/2/archival_objects/3987632007-2012Series 2, Box 9Publication. Uncommon Senseid54714/repositories/2/archival_objects/3987622003-2006Series 2, Box 9Conference Program/repositories/2/archival_objects/44920914-16 March 2013EnglishSeries 2, Box 9Scope and Contents

Conference program for "Africans in the Americas: Making Lives in a New World, 1675-1825" sponsored by the Omohundro Institute and held at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados, from March 14-16, 2013.

Processing Information

Acc. 2020.011

Series 3: Ongoing Accessionsid234023/repositories/2/archival_objects/3987522013Scope and Contents

This series is for ongoing accessions of records related to the Omohundro Institute. This is a temporary series and will be deleted once all the records have been integrated into the existing collection.

Acc. 2014.050id234024/repositories/2/archival_objects/3987652013Series 2, Box 9Scope and Contents

Contains all the papers from the Spring 2013 Colloquium sponsored by the Omohundro Institute.

Series 4: Websiteid310397/repositories/2/archival_objects/398753Scope and Contents

The Omohundro's website is actively being archived. Captures include links to the Institute's annual report.

OIEAHC (captures from 2015-present)id310399/repositories/2/archival_objects/398766Series 5: Accession 2024.297 printed materials/repositories/2/archival_objects/615289British and Colonial Antecedents of American Liberties booklet/repositories/2/archival_objects/6152902020 March 15Series 2, Box 9Series 6: Accession 2025 William & Mary Quarterly materials/repositories/2/archival_objects/655870Series 7: Accession 2026./repositories/2/archival_objects/655871