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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African American Paratroopers Photo Album, 1957/1958

1 Linear Feet One 15"x 11" x 1" photo album.
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A string bound photo album featuring African American paratroopers stationed in Japan after the Korean War. There are 126 black and white/sepia-toned photographs, a few with captions, majority without. The photos depict the paratroopers engaged in training, camp activities, and leisure.

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African American Paratroopers Photo Album, 1957/1958 1 Linear Feet One 15"x 11" x 1" photo album.

African American Soldier's Vietnam Scrapbook, 1970/1972

1 Linear Feet One 10 x 12" album. One legal sized folder with 21 loose photographs.
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A scrapbook compiled by a young African American soldier serving with the United States Army in Vietnam around 1970. The man is referred to as "Bro" [Brother] Scott by the five friends who signed the inside of the album's front cover. The album cover is green and reads "Memory of South Viet-nam." Below the lettering is a drawing of a farmer plowing a field with a team of oxen, and a simple outline map of Vietnam with several named cities.

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African American Soldier's Vietnam Scrapbook, 1970/1972 1 Linear Feet One 10 x 12" album. One legal sized folder with 21 loose photographs.

Brenda Lee Holloway Scrapbook, 1974

0.1 Linear Feet One legal sized folder.
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One scrapbook bound in black pleather with a gold design of a woman and man on the front cover. Inside there are nine photographs, two are of Holloway, the rest are of her family and friends. Twenty-nine name cards are held in the back of the book, along with Holloway's last report card from George Wythe High School, and autographed messages from her classmates.

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Brenda Lee Holloway Scrapbook, 1974 0.1 Linear Feet One legal sized folder.

Broome Family Papers, 1862/1995

1.00 Linear Feet
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Papers of the Broome family of Richmond, Virginia. Includes 2 diaries of Louise B. Taliaferro from a 1924 European trip and one diary of an unknown woman from a 1924 European trip. Includes photographs, genealogical material, legal and business papers and correspondence, including letters of Talbot Broome during voyages to South America.

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Broome Family Papers, 1862/1995 1.00 Linear Feet

Chinese Student Organization (CSO) records, 1997/2008

.84 Linear Feet 2 extra tall Hollinger boxes
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The collection includes materials that document the activities of the Chinese Student Organization (CSO). Materials include items such as scrapbooks.

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Chinese Student Organization (CSO) records, 1997/2008 .84 Linear Feet 2 extra tall Hollinger boxes

Connie Smith family photograph album, 1950/1980

1.417 Linear Feet 1 Oversized Hollinger box
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The collection contains one photograph album and one real photograph postcard.

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Doris C. Baker Papers, 1950/2013, bulk 1950/1986

1.05 Linear Feet
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Photographs and photograph albums, circa 1950s-1980s, of Doris C. Baker, author and poet of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The photographs document her travels throughout Europe, Africa, and Asia and include images of scenery, people with whom she met, and people with whom she traveled. Baker was from Muskegon, Michigan and went to work teaching in Department of Defense schools in Europe in the 1950s.

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Doris C. Baker Papers, 1950/2013, bulk 1950/1986 1.05 Linear Feet

Herbert J. Satchwell papers, 1900/1903

1.63 Linear Feet 1 folder and 8 volumes.
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This collection contains manuscript diaries and related ephemera of Pvt. Herbert J. Satchwell, U.S.M.C., of the U.S.S. Kearsarge, recounting several cruises of the ship along the Eastern Seaboard of the United Staes, the Gulf of Mexico, and the West Indies.

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Herbert J. Satchwell papers, 1900/1903 1.63 Linear Feet 1 folder and 8 volumes.

Jack Monroe Clark photograph album, 1939/1945

1.5 Linear Feet One photo album with folder
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Collection contains a single leather bound photograph album with raised embellishments depicting a dragon, ship, building, anchor, seal of the United States, and two unidentified men. The album consists of photos of people and places, primarily in Asia during World War II along with small printed materials in the sleeves of the album. Also included are memorial papers for Jack Monroe Clark.

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Jack Monroe Clark photograph album, 1939/1945 1.5 Linear Feet One photo album with folder

Janet Snyder Papers, 1934/1937

0.20 Linear Feet
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This collection contains letters, a scrapbook, and other material of Janet Snyder during her time at the College of William and Mary from 1934-1937. Included in the papers are photographs of student activities such as football games, dances, and Commencement; a scrapbook of newspaper articles, course assignments, and programs from school plays and athletic events; and a photograph album featuring football games, students, the dedication of Duke of Gloucester Street in 1934, and the visit of U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to William and Mary in 1934.

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Janet Snyder Papers, 1934/1937 0.20 Linear Feet

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