<?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">Mss. 94 E7</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">William D. Eppes Papers</titleproper><titleproper>Guide to the William D. Eppes Papers <num>Mss. 94 E7</num></titleproper><author>Finding Aid Authors: 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>2007-08-01</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 13:23:42 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>The collection description/finding aid is written in <language encodinganalog="041" langcode="eng">English</language></langusage></profiledesc><revisiondesc><change><date>October 28th, 2020</date><item>Updated by Anne Johnson in 2010.</item></change></revisiondesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>William D. Eppes Papers</unittitle>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">10.00 Cubic Feet</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1959/1994" type="inclusive">1959-1994</unitdate>
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  <bioghist id="aspace_382e8273a512e685e9700c2f586fcc41">
    <head>Biographical Information:</head>
<p>William Eppes was a student at William and Mary (1939) Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/William Eppes">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/William Eppes</a>.</p>  </bioghist>
  <acqinfo id="aspace_cbc64176daaa39b815ba9e1c6b426219">
    <head>Acquisition Information:</head>
<p>Gift</p>  </acqinfo>
  <custodhist id="aspace_7c4322d9255a82f0c918868ffc103f00">
    <head>Custodial History:</head>
<p>Series 2 formerly described as UA 5.029, William Eppes Papers. Collections combined in November 2011.</p>  </custodhist>
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    <head>Processing Information:</head>
<p>Processed by Ellen Strong in 1994. Series 2 formerly described as UA 5.029, William Eppes Papers. Collections combined in November 2011 by Benjamin Bromley.</p>  </processinfo>
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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>
  <accessrestrict id="aspace_39aa6bbdfc75e3649ca220f8144cc917">
    <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>
  <prefercite id="aspace_57536b811e092116fb8334376a9d39b2">
    <head>Preferred Citation:</head>
<p>William D. Eppes Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.</p>  </prefercite>
  <phystech id="aspace_9a89ede409c8ff393770d021717c188f">
    <head>Physical Characteristics or Technical Requirements:</head>
<p>Part of this collection is stored offsite. Consult a staff member for assistance.</p>  </phystech>
  <scopecontent id="aspace_ff6b9d5271013447fcd597e140cbc58f">
    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>Series 1: Scrapbook with correspondence and ephemera; 1959-1994; concerning William D. Eppes' book fund for purchases in the Humanities for Swem Library. Majority of correspondence is with James A. Servies, Librarian.</p><p>Series 2: Photocopied correspondence, playbills, and newspaper clippings used to support the nomination of Eva Le Gallienne for an honorary degree. Originals of the correspondence can be found at the Walter Hapton-Edwin Booth Theatre Collection and Library.</p><p>Series 3: Playbills collected by William E. Eppes.</p><p>Series 3 and 4: Pug related material.
 </p>  </scopecontent>
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    <genreform source="aat">Correspondence</genreform>
    <genreform source="aat">Oil paintings (visual works)</genreform>
    <genreform source="aat">Photographs</genreform>
    <genreform source="aat">Playbills</genreform>
    <genreform source="aat">Posters</genreform>
    <genreform source="aat">Printed ephemera</genreform>
    <genreform source="aat">Scrapbooks</genreform>
    <genreform source="aat">Slides (photographs)</genreform>
    <subject source="lcsh">College of William and Mary--History--20th century</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">Dogs</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">Dogs--Pictorial works</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">Universities and Colleges--Virginia--Faculty</subject>
    <corpname source="lcnaf">College of William and Mary. Swem Library</corpname>
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  <dsc><c id="aspace_daa1691d57268760dce8097cdcabcefe" level="series"><did><unittitle>Series 1: William D. Eppes Book Fund Album</unittitle><unitid>id59342</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/533356</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation">1959-1994</unitdate></did><scopecontent id="aspace_691acb2d480503e73b119d57a231161d"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>William D. Eppes Book Fund Album.Scrapbook with correspondence and ephemera; 1959-1994; concerning William D. Eppes' book fund for purchases in the Humanities for Swem Library. Majority of the correspondence is with James A. Servies, Librarian.</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_4619b385de2f8019e9ee7e90cc1497ea" level="series"><did><unittitle>Series 2:  Eva Le Gallienne Material</unittitle><unitid>id115141</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/533357</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation">1981-1985</unitdate></did><scopecontent id="aspace_11f360e35739210eb0606ef2f7c4f23b"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Contains photocopied correspondence, playbills, and newspaper clippings used to support the nomination of Eva Le Gallienne for an honorary degree. Originals of the correspondence can be found at the Walter Hapton-Edwin Booth Theatre Collection and Library.</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_749612866608d43893ffd290a497cd9a" level="series"><did><unittitle>Series 3:  Playbills</unittitle><unitid>id115142</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/533358</unitid><physdesc altrender="whole"><extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">8 Linear Feet</extent></physdesc><physloc id="aspace_791e04f026c6839a34cc9d35f2f18a50">Locations noted may be incorrect. They were pulled from 2019 download of locations from</physloc></did><scopecontent id="aspace_de89f70a17a92bf76c3f257f9de11c74"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Contains playbills collected by William Eppes. This series is not yet fully arranged and described. Researchers may wish to consult with a staff member for further information in advance of using the collection. Playbills stored offsite. Advance notice needed to retrieve.</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_a33a39a6096b10004f065cc6530e89de" level="series"><did><unittitle>Series 4:  Exhibit on Pugs, "Pugs, People and the Peter Chapin Collection"</unittitle><unitid>id59343</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/533360</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation">1976</unitdate></did><scopecontent id="aspace_34962914ff0c84599b9d20779f7bc7e9"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Scrapbooks, slides, brochures and other items relating to the exhibit on Pugs, "Pugs, People and the Peter Chapin Collection."  Accession 1996.15.</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_62e26e936e08d6ef707a28d66e7d40ee" level="series"><did><unittitle>Series 5:  Visual Material</unittitle><unitid>id59344</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/533361</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">undated</unitdate><container id="aspace_f8b3eef2d7e40c7d2e72289087ababac" label="Graphic Materials" type="Frame">Acc. 1997.29 Framed print of "Year of the Dog 4668" with pug and Chinese characters 犬年</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_f8447833cf23a275b52af4c86a0b0437"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Papers on pugs and framed portraits and photographs of pugs. Artifact, pug shaped ashtray, removed to artifact collection.  Acc. 1997.29.</p></scopecontent></c></dsc>
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