Silas Totten Papers, 1845/1916

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:

This 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 Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library. Researchers are requested to provide a copy of any article that uses material from the Totten Collection to: John C. Chapman, 2021 Griffith Rd., Falls Church, VA 22043.

Preferred citation:

Silas Totten Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
0.40 Linear Feet
Creator:
Totten, Silas, 1804-1873
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Silas Totten Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains letters, diaries, speeches, and other material written by Silas totten, a professor at the College of William and Mary. Included in the collection is a letter from Silas Totten to Ebenezer Faxon requesting him to come to the college and draw architectural plans for a new college building after the 1859 fire. Other letters in the collection were written by and to members of the Totten family. A certificate of Silas Totten's admission to the Holy Order of Priests and minutes from a meeting of students at the College of William and Mary are also included.

Biographical / historical:

Silas Totten was a faculty member at William and Mary from 1849 until 1859, when he became the second president of the University of Iowa. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Acquisition information:
Acc. 1977.007 acquired 02/03/1977 from Anne Chapman; Acc. 1979.021 acquired 05/17/1991 from Sarah Totten Chapman. Acquisition information for material received after 7/13/2009 is available by consulting a Special Collections Research Center staff member.
Processing information:

Acc. 2012.371 and Acc. 2012.372 accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in December 2012.