Jamestown Postcards and Brochure, 1901/1970

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:

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 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.

Preferred citation:

Jamestown Postcards and Brochure, 1901-circa 1970's, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Jamestown Postcards and Brochure, 1901-circa 1970's, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

13 postcards and one brochure featuring the Jamestown settlement. Postcards show native americans dressed in traditional attire re-enacting in and around the settlement, the statue of Pocahontas, Pocahontas and John Smith as they were presented to the King of England in 1616, glass blowing at the settlement, the church ruins, and illustrations depicting encounters between the settlers and the Powhatan natives. The brochure is from an unidentified date, but features visitors indicating that it was made circa 1960's. It is an advertisement featuring the highlights of the Jamestown site.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard