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 Date range 1798

The Constitution of the Emigration Society, 1798 Box 1, Folder 5

The Constitution of the Emigration Society was formed to assist settlers moving to land north of the Ohio River and in securing clear title to the land. Meeting held at Smith's Chapel, March 27, 1798. Manuscript.

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  2. Marie M. and Edith W. Smith Papers, 1783/1862
  3. Box 1
  4. Emigration Society Constitution, Anti-Slavery Letter to President of Humane Society and Humane Society Address, 1798/1799

Thomas Jefferson papers, 1761/1931 267.00 Items

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Letters, 1785-1826, written by Thomas Jefferson while serving as a diplomat to France, Secretary of State, Vice-President and President of the United States to William Short. The letters are written from France (Paris, Lyons, Aix en Provence, Nice, Marseilles, Toulouse and Nantes), Amsterdam, Germany (Frankfort on the Main), New York City, Philadelpia, Washington and "Monticello," Albemarle County, Va. One of the subjects covered by the letters is the University of Virginia. Among the items in the collection is "Syllabus of an estimate of the doctrines of Jesus compared with those of others."

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Thomas Jefferson Papers [photostats], 1776/1818 24.00 Linear Feet

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Negative photostats of papers, 1776-1818, of Thomas Jefferson which concern Williamsburg, Va. and the College of William and Mary. Originals in Jefferson Papers, Library of Congress.

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Thomas Jefferson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to General John Marshall, Oellers' hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1798 Box 1, Folder 5

Presents his compliments to Marshall; called at his lodgings twice this morning, but John Marshall was not in; regrets that he will not be able to dine with him due to a previous engagement. Original is located in the Collection of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, on deposit at Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia.

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  2. John Marshall Papers, 1755/1835
  3. Series 1: Correspondence and Papers of John Marshall, Family Members and Other Individuals
  4. Sub-Series 1: Correspondence and Papers of John Marshall, 1771/1835
  5. Correspondence and Papers, 1797/1799

Thomas Jefferson Stubbs Family Papers, 1789/1933 2.0 Linear Feet

Collection includes a lot of genealogical notes and copies of wills compiled by Thomas Jefferson Stubbs but also report cards, class notes, and letters of different Stubbs family members. An oration delivered by Thomas Jefferson Stubbs, Sr. before the Phoenix Literary Society is also included as well as his application for the professorship at William & Mary. There are letters written William Carter Stubbs while a student at William & Mary,letters of John Catlett Stubbs while studying medicine in Charlottesville and Baltimore and two class notebooks of Lucy T. C. Stubbs of Williamsburg.

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