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 Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century.
College of William and Mary

Title:: Channing Moore Hall Papers 1920-19531930-1953

9.00
Professional and personal papers of Channing Moore Hall (1890-1953) attorney and mayor of Williamsburg. A box and folder list for the Channing Hall papers is available in the Special Collections Research Center.
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Title:: Channing Moore Hall Papers 1920-19531930-1953 9.00

Hall, Channing Moore, 1890-1953 arrangement
Professional and personal papers of Channing Moore Hall (1890-1953) attorney and mayor of Williamsburg. A box and folder list for the Channing Hall papers is available in the Special Collections Research Center.
College of William and Mary

Title:: Fort Magruder Fishing Club Records 1932

2.00
Collection includes the constitution and bylaws and minutes of meeting, dated 7 May 1932, signed by G. K. Vanderslice and G. E. Meanley, of the Fort Magruder Fishing Club, Williamsburg, Virginia.
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Title:: Fort Magruder Fishing Club Records 1932 2.00

Fort Magruder Fishing Club Meanley, G. E. Vanderslice, G. K. arrangement
Collection includes the constitution and bylaws and minutes of meeting, dated 7 May 1932, signed by G. K. Vanderslice and G. E. Meanley, of the Fort Magruder Fishing Club, Williamsburg, Virginia.
College of William and Mary

Title:: Jones and Bradby Family Papers 1921-19231921-1923

2.00
Primarily letters, postcards, and receipts, mostly from the period 1921-1923 of an African-American family living in Lightfoot, Va. Family members included Signor Bradby, Elizabeth Bradby, Annie Bradby and there are papers relating to Willmore Jones, John Jones, and other Jones family members. Several transactions with the firm of J.A. Bozarth of Williamsburg are present.
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Title:: Jones and Bradby Family Papers 1921-19231921-1923 2.00

Bradby, Signor arrangement
Primarily letters, postcards, and receipts, mostly from the period 1921-1923 of an African-American family living in Lightfoot, Va. Family members included Signor Bradby, Elizabeth Bradby, Annie Bradby and there are papers relating to Willmore Jones, John Jones, and other Jones family members. Several transactions with the firm of J.A. Bozarth of Williamsburg are present.
College of William and Mary

Title:: Person Family Papers 1872-2002

6.00
Papers, 1872-2002, of the Person family including account book of both Charles Person and William Person, Sr. and other account books and diaries; papers having to do with family life in the city of Williamsburg, Virginia in the early-to-mid 1900s; pictures, mainly of the Person family, which also show the lifestyle of the early-to-mid 1900s; artifacts, including fans and a Williamsburg Laundry thermometer and a charcoal drawing of a residence.
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Title:: Person Family Papers 1872-2002 6.00

Person, Charles Person, William, Sr. arrangement
Papers, 1872-2002, of the Person family including account book of both Charles Person and William Person, Sr. and other account books and diaries; papers having to do with family life in the city of Williamsburg, Virginia in the early-to-mid 1900s; pictures, mainly of the Person family, which also show the lifestyle of the early-to-mid 1900s; artifacts, including fans and a Williamsburg Laundry thermometer and a charcoal drawing of a residence.
College of William and Mary

Title:: This Century Art Gallery Records 1959-2001

5.00
The records of This Century Art Gallery include office, financial, and personal files from various board members and officers, Board Minutes, printed material such as promotional material and newsletters, artist/exhibit information, inventory notebooks, daily logs, and loose papers.
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Title:: This Century Art Gallery Records 1959-2001 5.00

This Century Art Gallery Sherman, Roger Shiflett, Glenna Graves Williamsburg Historic Records Association (Williamsburg, Va.) arrangement
The records of This Century Art Gallery include office, financial, and personal files from various board members and officers, Board Minutes, printed material such as promotional material and newsletters, artist/exhibit information, inventory notebooks, daily logs, and loose papers.

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