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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Charlotte Kaufman Papers, 1980/1990

5.70 Linear Feet
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Acc. 2007.92: Original and copies of individual parts for musical instruments and scripts for voices for five ballad operas: Robin Hood, Devil to Play, Mock Doctor, Thomas and Sally and the Beggar's Opera. Photographs, copies of miscellaneous theater airs and songs, research material, programs, posters, and working papers.

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Charlotte Kaufman Papers, 1980/1990 5.70 Linear Feet

Claudia Stevens papers, 1967/2023

6.92 Linear Feet 19 boxes
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The papers of Claudia Stevens, musician, actor, performance artist, playwright, and composer, are arranged by musical theatre works in her repertoire except for Subseries 2 of Series 1, which is arranged separately and part of which was formerly known as the Carter-Sessions Papers.

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Claudia Stevens papers, 1967/2023 6.92 Linear Feet 19 boxes

Concert Series Collection, 1942/2008

1.40 Linear Feet
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This collection includes material from the Concert Series 1942-present. The name changed to Lively Arts in 2005. The collection also includes material from the Sunday Series, Symphony Sampler, as well as dance and play productions. Formats in the series include announcements and playbills.

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Concert Series Collection, 1942/2008 1.40 Linear Feet

Concerts, Lectures, Dance and Plays Productions Collection, 1920/2013

0.40 Linear Feet
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This collection includes announcements and schedules of miscellaneous concerts, lectures, and plays produced at the College of William and Mary. Faculty Lectures Series.

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Gordon W. "Bo" Bohannan Theater Collection, 1950/2014

3.50 Linear Feet
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This collection contains playbills and posters from various theater productions that were collected by Gordon W. "Bo" Bohannan from all over the East Coast including New York, Williamsburg, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to name a few.

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Gordon W. "Bo" Bohannan Theater Collection, 1950/2014 3.50 Linear Feet

Parke Shepherd Rouse, Jr. Papers, 1930/1998

18.50 Linear Feet
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Professional and personal papers of Parke Shepherd Rouse, Jr. who was a newspaper writer and columnist and an author of books on Virginia.

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Parke Shepherd Rouse, Jr. Papers, 1930/1998 18.50 Linear Feet

Person Family papers, 1872/2002

1.50 Linear Feet
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The collection contains papers ranging in date from 1872 to 2002 documenting the Person family. Materials includes account books including those of both Charles Person and William Person, Sr. Other papers and photographsd illustrate family life in the city of Williamsburg, Virginia in the early-to-mid 1900s. Artifacts, including fans, Williamsburg Laundry thermometer and a charcoal drawing of a residence are also included.

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Person Family papers, 1872/2002 1.50 Linear Feet

S. Louise Seymour Scrapbooks, 1939/1943

0.70 Linear Feet
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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, 1939/1943 0.70 Linear Feet

Thomas W. Miller film and theater collection

150 Linear Feet 150 boxes (estimate)
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Thomas W. Miller collection contains 3,600 LP's (60 boxes), 11,000 programs (70 boxes) 3,000 posters, 17 autograph albums and several artifacts from the Broadamoor Cooperative Apts. located on 3601 Connecticut Avenue. NW, Washington, DC 20008-2450.

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Thomas W. Miller film and theater collection 150 Linear Feet 150 boxes (estimate)

Vergilian Bimillennium Celebration Records, 1930

0.60 Linear Feet
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Acc. 1980.022 contains a scrapbook from the Vergilian Bimillennium Celebration held at the College in 1930. Includes photographs, clippings, a program, a script, and correspondence. The scrapbook measures 9" x 11".

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Vergilian Bimillennium Celebration Records, 1930 0.60 Linear Feet

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