Department of English records

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

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.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

Department of English records, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
6.00 Linear Feet 7 boxes
Creator:
Deptartment of English
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Department of English records, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes administrative records, publications, and other material from the Department of English at the College of William and Mary.

This series consist of publications and course material related to the Department of English at the College of William and Mary.

Brochure describing the Lemon Project circa 2009-2010

Invitation to reception to celebrate the renovation of Tucker Hall, November 13, 2013.

This series contains subject files and audiovisual material related to the Writing Resources Center at the College of William and Mary. Included in the records are subject files related to establishing the Freshman Seminar course at the College o fWilliam and Mary, videocassette tapes of student film projects, planning material related to the International Mercury Expo that took place on campus in April 2010, and oral history interview conducted by Sharon Zuber, Director of the Writing Resources Center, with filmmakers Albert Maysels, D.A. Pennebaker, and Charlotte Zwerin.

Contains correspondence, reports, course syllabi, and other material relating to the start of the masters program in the English department at the College of William and Mary. Includes annual reports, a history of the department, curriculum changes, and correspondence from the Dean of Arts and Sciences.

This series contains minutes from department meetings from 1972-1989; undergraduate curriculum review correspondence from 1969-1986; undergraduate policy committee correspondence from 1993; and correspondence realted to the William and Mary Assessment Program from 1994.

Acquisition information:
Acquisition information for material received after 7/13/2009 is available by consulting a Special Collections Research Center staff member.
Custodial history:

This collection was previously part of the University Archives Publications Collection. The curriculum material was previously part of the University Archives Subject File Collection.

Processing information:

Box and folder list compiled by Vicky O'Brien, SCRC Staff, in April 2009. Acc. 2013.005 accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in January 2013. Acc. 2013.205 accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in August 2013.

Arrangement:

This collection 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.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard