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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College of William and Mary

George Howard Snyder, Jr. diary, 1929

0.2 Linear Feet One diary, in one folder

The collection consists of a Wanamaker Department Store-branded diary used by George Howard Snyder Jr., a student of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA in 1929. The writings are primarily about Snyder's college experiences inluding classes, studying, and outings with his friends and classmates. He took classes in Hygiene, Accounting, History, Economics, Politics, Engineering, and German. George often wrote letters to his mother and his girlfriend, Betty. On March 4th, he made note of Herbert Hoover's innaugeration. He also remarked on traveling to Reeding, Pennslyvania with his father to see a new facility.

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George Howard Snyder, Jr. diary, 1929 0.2 Linear Feet One diary, in one folder

The collection consists of a Wanamaker Department Store-branded diary used by George Howard Snyder Jr., a student of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA in 1929. The writings are primarily about Snyder's college experiences inluding classes, studying, and outings with his friends and classmates. He took classes in Hygiene, Accounting, History, Economics, Politics, Engineering, and German. George often wrote letters to his mother and his girlfriend, Betty. On March 4th, he made note of Herbert Hoover's innaugeration. He also remarked on traveling to Reeding, Pennslyvania with his father to see a new facility.

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Gloucester Point Civil War map, 1862

1.14 Linear Feet One over size folder

1862 Civil War map of Gloucester Point, Virginia signed by William H. Powers and Henry Andrew Black, members of the Piedmont Artillery formed in Bedford County, Virginia. The map is hand-drawn and colored, and is thought to be a sentry map so soldiers knew where to go for guard duty.

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Gloucester Point Civil War map, 1862 1.14 Linear Feet One over size folder

1862 Civil War map of Gloucester Point, Virginia signed by William H. Powers and Henry Andrew Black, members of the Piedmont Artillery formed in Bedford County, Virginia. The map is hand-drawn and colored, and is thought to be a sentry map so soldiers knew where to go for guard duty.

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Parke Shepherd Rouse, Jr. Papers, 1930/1998

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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

Rouse, Parke Shepherd, Jr.

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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Thomas Fendal West and Marcellus E. Kleberg Notebook, 1871/1878

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Notes, 1871-1878, taken by Thomas Fendal West and Marcellus E. Kleberg, students at Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginiaa.] concerning law.

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