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 1918

Wayne Chatfield-Taylor, 1918/1919 Box 3, Folder 46

Folder contains photographs adhered to paper along with newspaper clippings. Multiple images look to be newspaper clippings, rather than photographs. One is of a laughing infant laying on a pillow, while a woman watches over the child, and the other is a candid photo of what looks to be a young woman in a chair, both of which are faded. A third photo depicts two smiling young women sitting on a bench sharing a newspaper.
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  2. Adele Blow Chatfield-Taylor family papers, 1899/1977
  3. Series I. Correspondence, 1899/1977
  4. Correspondence to and from Adele Blow Chatfield-Taylor, 1899/1977

WBC - History, 1916/2004 Box 18, Folder 4

Material on the history of the Williamsburg Baptist Church. Includes story of Reverend Scervant Jones, copy of circa 1824 covenant document requesting a Baptist Church in Williamsburg (found in Garrett House), notes on Daniel Witt's Journal which mentions early Baptist Church activity in Virginia, "Review of the Life of the Church, 1934-1984" by Thomas E. Pugh and a copy of the November 14, 1915 "Flat Hat" with an article on Dr. Geiger, a Williamsburg Baptist Church member.

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  2. Thomas E. Pugh Papers, 1914/2001, bulk 1941/1998
  3. Series 2: Ministry Related, 1947/2001
  4. Subseries 2: Williamsburg Baptist Church, 1953/1999
  5. Box 18

Wenrich, Percy - composer, 1903/1918 Box 37, Folder 9

"Maid in Blue" - 1907, Fred J. Hamill, librettists, Percy Wenrich, composer; "Wenonah" - 1903, James O'dea, librettist, Percy Wenrich, composer; "I Ain't Got Weary Yet" - 1918, Howard Johnson, librettist, Percy Wenrich, composer; "Moonlight Bay" - 1912, Percy Wenrich, composer.

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  2. Sheet Music Collection, 1827/1974
  3. Series 1: Sheet Music Acquired Prior to 2007, 1806/1962
  4. Sheet Music Arranged Alphabetically by Composer

West-Callis family papers, 1825/2020 .42 Linear Feet 1 full legal size hollinger box

The collection contains correspondents, a diary, genealogy, photographs, and printed materials, documenting the West-Callis family. The West-Callis family is a Virginia family, that includes Georgianna Calllis, daughter of William Callis and Elizabeth (Simmons) of Norfolk, Virginia. Her husband Albert West, who served in the Confederate Army building arsenals.

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