Collections : [College of William and Mary]

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
Primary Collecting Areas:
Williamsburg and surrounding area Virginia; Southern United States; African American life and culture; Hip Hop History; Movies and film studies; Travel, exploration, and adventure; Veterans papers; Distinguished alumni papers; College of William & Mary; Dogs
Description:
The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) houses one of the largest and most significant collections of rare and unique materials of any educational institution of comparable size in the United States. Focused on Virginia history but with nationally and internationally important collections, the Manuscripts Collection includes letters, diaries, journals, scrapbooks, business records, organizational minutes, and other items that provide evidence of events great and small and the daily lives of Americans of all backgrounds. The Rare Books Collection, with volumes dating from the 15th century to the present, is strong in dogs, Virginia-related items, early Virginia family libraries, gardening and natural history, religion, book arts, printing history, travel, science, and medicine. The University Archives documents the history of William & Mary from 1693 to the present, including a wide range of materials from administrative records, student organization records, and alumni papers to photographs, audio-visual materials, and artifacts.
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440

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Department of English records, 1922/2013

6.00 Linear Feet 7 boxes
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This collection includes administrative records, publications, and other material from the Department of English at the College of William and Mary.

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Department of English records, 1922/2013 6.00 Linear Feet 7 boxes

Frank Shatz Papers, 1965/2022

5.3 Linear Feet
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Correspondence and papers of Frank Shatz of Lake Placid, New York and Williamsburg, Virginia, 1965-2009. Subject matter of the collection is foreign policy, the Lake Placid Council on Foreign Policy, public funding for libraries and public television and radio, the endowment of the Reves Center for International Studies at the College of William and Mary and more. Includes Frank Shatz's World Focus columns from the Virginia Gazette.

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Frank Shatz Papers, 1965/2022 5.3 Linear Feet

Fred Frechette Papers, 1930/2000, bulk 1950/2000

0.60 Linear Feet
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Fred Frechette's papers which include his Richmond Times-Dispatch newspaper articles on Williamsburg, Virginia, photographs and his script and related material on "The Once and Future Camelot" a production given for the Williamsburg Reunion. Material related to his duty as a volunteer fireman and his March 25, 2000 pamphlet "William and Mary Students and the Travis House, Feb. 1, 1943-Feb. 28, 1951."

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Fred Frechette Papers, 1930/2000, bulk 1950/2000 0.60 Linear Feet

James City County Oral History Collection, 1983/1986, bulk 1984

7.00 Linear Feet
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The James City County Oral History Collection holds two copies of transcripts and one corresponding cassette tapes of the Oral History Project directed by Robinette Fitzsimmon of the James City County Historical Commission. The collections includes interviews of residents of James City County, the City of Williamsburg, and York County, Virginia. Topics range from education to farming to Eastern State Hospital. Time periods covered begin with family memories from the Revolutionary War to the 1980's. Many interviewees were born in late 1800's to early 1900's.

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James City County Oral History Collection, 1983/1986, bulk 1984 7.00 Linear Feet

Lewis B. Puller, Jr. papers, 1984/1992

.42 Linear Feet 1 Legal size Hollinger box
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Collection includes papers such as correspondence, printed material, correspondence, audio-visual materials and a draft of a manuscript entitled "Fortunate Son."

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Lewis B. Puller, Jr. papers, 1984/1992 .42 Linear Feet 1 Legal size Hollinger box

Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection, 1920/2013

20.0 Linear Feet
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The Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection includes audiovisual formats from a variety of personal papers and organizational records collections.

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Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection, 1920/2013 20.0 Linear Feet

Michael Fox Collection of Herbert H. Bateman Campaign Material, 1982/1999

6.00 Linear Feet
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Campaign material for Herbert H. Bateman when he ran for U.S. Congress for the First Virginia District. Includes financial records, office files, polling data and media material. Files of Michael Fox.

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Michael Fox Collection of Herbert H. Bateman Campaign Material, 1982/1999 6.00 Linear Feet

Paul Pigulski Collection of Materials Relating to the Weather Underground Organization, 1974/1977

0.2 Linear Feet
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Booklets and newsletters, 1974-1977, relating to the Weather Underground Organization as well as a 1978 interview with Bunny Raymond, the mother of a member of the Weather Underground (audiocassette). The materials were collected by then W&M student Paul Pigulski as part of this research for his M.A. Thesis: Pigulski, Paul Michael, "The Weather Underground: A study in mobilization" (1981). Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects. Paper 1539625157. https://dx.doi.org/doi:10.21220/s2-svfy-tz10

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Paul Pigulski Collection of Materials Relating to the Weather Underground Organization, 1974/1977 0.2 Linear Feet

Title:: Williamsburg Woman's Club World War II Oral History Project Collection 2004-20082004

0.80
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This collection is composed of transcripts and cassette tapes of interviews with 80 people by the Woman's Club of Williamsburg, Virginia to document the World War II experiences of people living in Williamsburg, Virginia in 2004. Folders may contain correspondence, biographical information, copies of photographs, previously written remembrances of WWII, and release forms. The collection also includes a small number of files created by the Woman's Club during the duration of the project.
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Title:: Williamsburg Woman's Club World War II Oral History Project Collection 2004-20082004 0.80

William & Mary Hip Hop collection, 1985/2019, bulk 2012/2014

3.00 Linear Feet
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Established by American Studies Ph.D. Kevin Kosanovich working in Swem Library's Special Collections, the William & Mary Hip Hop Collection is the most comprehensive of its kind dedicated to Virginia's hip hop culture and history from the 1980s to the present. The collection includes oral histories committed to preserving and documenting Virginia's rich hip hop past, as well as recordings of hip hop music, publications, and ephemera created by Virginia and Virginia-based artists, collectives, and businesses. Additionally, the collection documents the origins and impact of hip hop culture on college campuses throughout the state by collecting records of hip hop based student organizations, college radio stations, events and concerts with a special focus on William & Mary itself.

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William & Mary Hip Hop collection, 1985/2019, bulk 2012/2014 3.00 Linear Feet

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