Mary Miley Theobald papers

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:

Mary Miley Theobald papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Mary Miley Theobald papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

A letter from Norman Spurling to Mary Miley (Theobald) replying to an ad she wrote in the Flat Hat. The letter is accompanied by a printed copy of the Flat Hat article, and a typed explanation written by Theobald detailing the backstory behind the ad and the letter. The two met in France, and Spurling encouraged Theobald to apply to William & Mary.

The letter includes mentions of the William & Mary student response to the Kent State shootings.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Mary Miley Theobald, Class of 1974, MA 1980.
Arrangement:

This collection is arranged at the file level.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard