Series 1: Publications

Scope and content:

The series contains material related to the Honor Council that was previously publicly distributed including memos and booklets describing the rules, background, meaning, administration, practices, rights of the accused, and the role of the faculty in the College of William and Mary's Honor System. The series also contains code pledge cards from students in the 1930s and 1940s.

Access and use

Location of collection:
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
Parent restrictions:

The following accessions are restricted: Acc. 1982.053, Acc. 1983.113, Acc. 1989.133.

Box 2 of Acc. 1980.028 is restricted and closed until 2026.

Acc. 2011.227 is restricted and is closed until June 1, 2015. Consult a staff member for details. 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.

Parent 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.

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