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 1922

Wasson-Cox Diary, 1826/1946, bulk 1826/1853 0.1 Linear Foot

Diary, 1826-1946, of Lydia Wasson (1800-1853) of North Carolina and La Porte, Indiana, her daughter Charlotte Wasson Cox, and her grandson William Wasson Cox (b. 1857). At the beginning of the diary, Lydia Wasson, a devout Quaker, chronicles her life from birth to 1826 when the regular diary entries begin. Toward the end of her life she dictated her entries to her daughter, who after her mother's death continued to write in the diary a few more times at irregular intervals. Charlotte Wasson also titled the diary "A brief sketch of the religious exercises and varied experiences of Lydia Wasson written by herself - age 52 years - at her death in 1852."

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Watkins Family Bible Record, 1761/1962 Box Manuscripts Oversize Box 13, Oversize_Folder 1

Original family bible records from the Watkins Family, sent by Harry Watkins, Jr., of Mount Shasta California. Also includes birth records of Morton Family members. Undated letter. Bible record date from 1761 to 1962.

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  2. Richard Lee Morton papers, 1756/2006, bulk 1930/1969
  3. Series 4: Oversize Items, 1756/1962
  4. Mss. oversize box 13

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

Scope and Contents 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

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