Clippings

Scope and content:

Photocopies of newspaper clippings about local residents and Williamsburg history collected by various member of the Williamsburg Historic Records Association. Most of the clippings are a gift from Sue Godson, Acc. 2005.43. Only clippings with a byline and biographical information are included for local residents and organized alphabetically by surname. Obituaries are not included. Articles of historical interest are filed together. Most clippings are from the Virginia Gazette and Daily Press. Photocopies of parts of 1901 and 1904 editions of "The Peninsula News."

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
Parent 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.
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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