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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17th and 18th century British periodicals, 1600/1800

1.17 Linear Feet 1 oversized box
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Thirty-three publications from a variety of British newspapers and periodicals ranging from the 17th to the 18th century. Also included is a thirty-one page information packet compiled by William E. Rivers to accompany the collection.

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17th and 18th century British periodicals, 1600/1800 1.17 Linear Feet 1 oversized box

University Archives Bound Volumes Collection, 1693/1993

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This collection contains information about the College of William and Mary from the Eighteenth Century to the present. Included in the collection are faculty lecture notes from a variety of classes, scrapbooks, research notes, correspondence, textbooks used at the College of William and Mary, minute and account books, poetry books, student notebooks, a literary manual, and various other miscellaneous bound volumes.

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"A Bibliography of Official Publications", 1693/1906 Box 19

University Archives Bound Volumes Collection, 1693/1993 8.40 Linear Feet

Barry S. Martin collection of historical manuscripts and documents, 1771/1830

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Collection contains various papers from the late 18th to early 19th century. Documents include a warrant, two checks, a U.S. Loan Office certificate, and two colonial notes.

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Edward "Teddy" Bolton Tucker Papers, 1760/2007, bulk 1800/1900

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The collection consists of correspondence, day books, blueprints, photographs, genealogical research, maps, DVDs, artwork, textiles, and artifacts, circa 1760-1990, relating to the Tucker family of Bermuda and the Taliaferro-Bolton families of Richmond, Virginia.

Overton family papers, 1727/1961, bulk 1781/1875

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Papers, 1727-1918, chiefly 1781-1875, of members of the related Overton, Ragland, Claybrooke and Hart families of Louisa County, Va. and Haywood Co., Tenn. The early papers are primarily legal documents, accounts and account books of John Ragland and Samuel Ragland and correspondence of the children of Samuel Ragland. After 1797, the collection concerns the legal and business papers of Samuel Overton, Thomas Overton, Waller Overton and Sally Overton Claybrooke. After 1810, the collection concerns the Claybrooke family in Tennessee.

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Mrs. Elizabeth Ashley Account with Archibald White, 1763/1765

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Account for Mrs. Elizabeth Ashley for household goods with prices noted and signatures of payment. Items include callicoe, thread, cloth, shoes, looking glass and other items. Account is to Archibald White.

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Mrs. Elizabeth Ashley Account with Archibald White, 1763/1765 0.01 Linear Foot

Col. Dudley Digges Account from William & Mary, 1763/1765

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Account signed by John Blair, Jr., Bursar of the Collecge of William & Mary of Col. Dudley Digges Digges was the father of W&M student Dudley Digges. The account was for his son's boarding. The account starts in 1763 and is paid in full May 10, 1765.

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Col. Dudley Digges Account from William & Mary, 1763/1765 0.01 Linear Feet

Naval Account Book, 1660/1711

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Account book of a navy officer for vessels in Great Britain.

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John Peyton Account Book, 1758/1773

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Account book, 1758-1773, of John Peyton, and of the firm of Peyton and Adcock, probably a Virginia firm. Includes record, 1810, of birth of first child of John Peyton.

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John Peyton Account Book, 1758/1773 1.00 Linear Feet

Cabell Family Papers, 1693/1913, bulk 1743/1823

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Accounts, surveys and correspondence, chiefly 1743-1823, of members of the Cabell family of Albemarle and Amherst counties, Virginia.

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Account book of Dr. William Cabell, 1752/1774 Box 10

Cabell Family Papers, 1693/1913, bulk 1743/1823 7 Linear Feet

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