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
Start Over Repository College of William and Mary Subjects Buildings and Grounds
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Capital Outlay Records

5.60 Linear Feet

Acc. 1984.064 contains capital outlay requests from 1954 to 1978 prepared for the state government; they include the justification for each project, the amount of money needed, the amount available for other funds, and the amount being requested from the state.

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Capital Outlay Records 5.60 Linear Feet

Office of the Vice President for Administration

Acc. 1984.064 contains capital outlay requests from 1954 to 1978 prepared for the state government; they include the justification for each project, the amount of money needed, the amount available for other funds, and the amount being requested from the state.

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Committee to Furnish the President's House Records

7.00 Linear Feet

Acc. 1985.070: This accession contains files detailing the formation of the committee and its work to acquire objects for the house.

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Committee to Furnish the President's House Records 7.00 Linear Feet

Casey, Carlton

Acc. 1985.070: This accession contains files detailing the formation of the committee and its work to acquire objects for the house.

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E. Lockert Bemiss Papers

0.20 Linear Feet

This collection consists of newspaper clippings about William and Mary (1955); correspondence about the physical plant (1951); an Alumni Society address (1893); and reports and booklets.

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E. Lockert Bemiss Papers 0.20 Linear Feet

Bemiss, E. Lockert, Jr.

This collection consists of newspaper clippings about William and Mary (1955); correspondence about the physical plant (1951); an Alumni Society address (1893); and reports and booklets.

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Facilities Management Records

19.00 Linear Feet

The collection includes a number of accessions and groups of records directly from the Office of Facilities Management including publications, administrative records, blueprints, and other documents as well as blueprints and other architectural drawings that come under the administrative responsibility of the office, but may have been transferred from miscellaneous sources.

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Facilities Management Records 19.00 Linear Feet

College of William and Mary. Facilities Management Department

The collection includes a number of accessions and groups of records directly from the Office of Facilities Management including publications, administrative records, blueprints, and other documents as well as blueprints and other architectural drawings that come under the administrative responsibility of the office, but may have been transferred from miscellaneous sources.

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Jas. F. Murray Color Sketch of Wren Building

.01 Linear Feet

Color sketch west side of the Wren building of the College of William and Mary, signed by Jas. Murray, copyright and undated. In the forefront of the sketch is a cannon and the statue of Lord Botetourt.

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Jas. F. Murray Color Sketch of Wren Building .01 Linear Feet

James Francis Murray

Color sketch west side of the Wren building of the College of William and Mary, signed by Jas. Murray, copyright and undated. In the forefront of the sketch is a cannon and the statue of Lord Botetourt.

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Minor Wine Thomas, Sr. Papers

0.01 Linear Foot

Papers of Minor Wine Thomas, Sr.

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Minor Wine Thomas, Sr. Papers 0.01 Linear Foot

Williamsburg Historic Records Association (Williamsburg, Va.)

Papers of Minor Wine Thomas, Sr.

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Office of Management and Budget Records, 1972-1988

16.00 Linear Feet 16 record center cartons. As of 8/30/2020 Boxes 11-12 are missing.

Acc. 1997.007: contains subject files from the Office of Management and Budget from 1972 to 1997.

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Office of Management and Budget Records, 1972-1988 16.00 Linear Feet 16 record center cartons. As of 8/30/2020 Boxes 11-12 are missing.

Acc. 1997.007: contains subject files from the Office of Management and Budget from 1972 to 1997.

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Office of the President. Lyon Gardiner Tyler Records

6.40 Linear Feet

Series 1 (Acc. 1980.123): One box containing biographical material; engravings; lectures; addresses; publications; an article about the Gardiner Manor in New York; Tyler's application for the William and Mary presidency; testimonials; a calling card; correspondence, including a letter to Mrs. Alex S. Porter (circa 1917), possibly referring to Bound Volume no. 13.

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Office of the President. Lyon Gardiner Tyler Records 6.40 Linear Feet

Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, 1853-1935

Series 1 (Acc. 1980.123): One box containing biographical material; engravings; lectures; addresses; publications; an article about the Gardiner Manor in New York; Tyler's application for the William and Mary presidency; testimonials; a calling card; correspondence, including a letter to Mrs. Alex S. Porter (circa 1917), possibly referring to Bound Volume no. 13.

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Scrapbook of Campus Life

0.50 Linear Feet

A soft black leather album with a stylized "W&M" on the cover containing pictures of William and Mary students, faculty, buildings, and events.

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Scrapbook of Campus Life 0.50 Linear Feet

A soft black leather album with a stylized "W&M" on the cover containing pictures of William and Mary students, faculty, buildings, and events.

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S. Louise Seymour Scrapbooks

0.70 Linear Feet

Acc. 1983.028: Loose pages of an unbound scrapbook that include newspaper clippings, theater programs and tickets, convocation programs, a ticket to a lecture given at Phi Beta Kappa Hall by Robert Frost, a handbook of the Women Students' Cooperative Government Association, a registration card for spring 1940 classes, a program from the 1943 inauguration of John E. Pomfret as President of the College, and other materials.

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S. Louise Seymour Scrapbooks 0.70 Linear Feet

Seymour, Sadie Louise

Acc. 1983.028: Loose pages of an unbound scrapbook that include newspaper clippings, theater programs and tickets, convocation programs, a ticket to a lecture given at Phi Beta Kappa Hall by Robert Frost, a handbook of the Women Students' Cooperative Government Association, a registration card for spring 1940 classes, a program from the 1943 inauguration of John E. Pomfret as President of the College, and other materials.

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