<?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">William-and-Mary-Amateur-Radio-Club-QSL-card-collection</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">William &amp; Mary Amateur Radio Club QSL card collection</titleproper><titleproper>Guide to the William &amp; Mary Amateur Radio Club QSL card collection <num>UA 433</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>2024 September</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 13:36:07 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>William &amp; Mary Amateur Radio Club QSL card collection</unittitle>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">1.87 Linear Feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">2 archival albums</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1949/1976" type="inclusive">1949-1976</unitdate>
    <langmaterial>
      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
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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>Immediate Source of Acquisition</head>
<p>Donated by Catherine Baker through Bob Evans</p>  </acqinfo>
  <bioghist id="aspace_39eca59e41b248e1b555011a4a24089d">
    <head>Biographical / Historical</head>
<p>William &amp; Mary Amateur Radio Club QSL card collection was donated by club secretary Catherine Baker (William &amp; Mary class of 1979). QSL is code for "I confirm receipt of your transmission" and QSL cards were sent between radio operators to document the contacts.</p>  </bioghist>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>William &amp; Mary Amateur Radio Club QSL card collection, Special Collections Research Center, William &amp; Mary Libraries.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Content Description</head>
<p>The collection contains QSL cards from the William &amp; Mary Amateur Radio Club. The cards were collected between 1949-1976.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <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>
  <controlaccess>
    <subject source="lcsh">Music</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">Radio stations--Virginia</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">College of William and Mary--History--20th century</subject>
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