Series 1: Faculty Minutes

Scope and content:

This series contains minutes of meetings of the faculty from 1729-1967, in nine volumes and four boxes. These minute books describe various administrative actions taken by the College including faculty hires, admissions, and the curriculum. The 1729-1784 volume is laminated; the 1817-1830 and 1830-1836 books are bound in leather; the 1846-1861 and 1861-1863 are laminated. The 1729-1784 volume has also been photocopied. The 1817-1839 minutes are also available as typescripts. Minute Books, volumes 1-10 have been digitized and are available online.

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:
Faculty minutes that are less than 50 years old must be reviewed by a staff member prior to being accessed. 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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