Collections : [University of Mary Washington]

University of Mary Washington

Special Collections and University Archives
Simpson Library
University of Mary Washington
1801 College Avenue
Fredericksburg, VA 22401-4665
Primary Collecting Areas:
The history of the University of Mary Washington
James L. Farmer, Jr., Congress on Racial Equality (CORE), and the early Civil Rights movement
Education of K-12 teachers in Virginia
Description:
Special Collections and University Archives collects and makes accessible the history of the University of Mary Washington, serving as the repository for materials from all departments and divisions of the University. Key collections include those of James L. Farmer, Jr., one of the foremost leaders in the Civil Rights movement, and materials related to the early education of teachers in Virginia. The unit also includes a rare books collection of over 1,500 volumes dating from the 16th century to the present and a large collection of WWI posters.
POC: Sarah Appleby
Phone: (540) 654-2045
Fax: (540) 654-1067
Start Over Repository University of Mary Washington Date range 2006
University of Mary Washington

Convocations and Assemblies, 1939

.5 Linear Feet

This collection features records generated from assorted convocations and student assemblies conducted from 1939 to the present. Events contained here include Honor Convocation, Senior Convocation, Chancellor's Convocation, Spring Convocation, Honorary Tapping Convocation, Installation Convocation, and chapel events. Materials associated with these events include programs, speeches, schedules, and invitations.

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William J. Frawley Records, 2005/2008

2.25 Linear Feet 3 legal Hollinger boxes, 1 bankers box

This collection includes material encompassing the search for a new president beginning in 2005, through President Frawley's brief tenure as president, and ending with material relating to his separation from UMW in 2007. The bulk of the collection is content from President Frawley's inauguration, composed largely of congratulatory certificates and correspondence between members of various planning subcommittees. The collection also includes correspondence composed and received during Dr. Frawley's time as UMW President and administrative subject files that incorporate departmental reports, memos, working papers, official photographs, and speech writing material.

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William M. Anderson, Jr. Records, 1974/2006

16 Linear Feet 38 record storage boxes

This collection is arranged into twenty-four main series, in thirty-eight record storage boxes for a total of about 16 linear feet. The first series is senior staff papers from the President's Office during Dr. Anderson's administration. Other series cover commencement records, honor convocation lists, campus buildings and grounds records, annual reports, state of Virginia papers, national educational papers, various university program documents, Southern educational materials, financial records and documents, student affairs materials, special events materials, inauguration papers, Board of Visitors materials, presidential correspondence, various academic committee papers, community relations documents, faculty affairs materials, papers on conferences and workshops, the President's Book Club materials, Dr. Anderson's speeches, and the last series is reserved for miscellaneous materials.

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Records of the Board of Visitors, 1908/2010

6 Cubic Feet

This collection contains records produced by the Board of Visitors. These records contain, but are not limited to: meeting minutes, correspondence, manuals, speeches, actions, memoranda, resolutions, materials pertaining to individual board members, and general documents.

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Records of the Faculty, 1942/2014

5.5 Linear Feet
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Commencement Records, 1912

3 Linear Feet 3 flat boxes and 1 letter-size upright document box.

Commencement programs document the names, conferred degrees, and academic honors for graduating students, and also list featured speakers and other ceremonial events.

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Speakers, 1953/2006

This series features copies of speeches delivered at commencement ceremonies.

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Records of the Office of the Registrar, 1936

3 Cubic Feet

This series contains schedules of classes printed by semester, listing the course names, instructors, meeting times, and locations. The series is arranged chronologically by academic year.

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Schedules of Classes, 1936/2009

This series contains schedules of classes printed by semester, listing the course names, instructors, meeting times, and locations. The series is arranged chronologically by academic year.

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News Releases, 1949/2013

6 Linear Feet
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News Releases, 1949/2013 6 Linear Feet

University of Mary Washington. Office of University Relations and Communications
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Records of the James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library, 1969/2012

1 Cubic Feet 1 document storage box, 1 flat oversize storage box.

The collection consists of papers regarding the James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library from 1963 to the present. The papers include administrative files regarding the mission and operation of the museum, as well as legal records and correspondence concerning the ownership of the museum site and disputes arising in 1972 when Mary Washington College seaparated from the University of Virginia. Also included are documents relating to the Board of Regents and its members, published works and publicity materials by and about the museum, and some images.

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Records of the James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library, 1969/2012 1 Cubic Feet 1 document storage box, 1 flat oversize storage box.

The collection consists of papers regarding the James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library from 1963 to the present. The papers include administrative files regarding the mission and operation of the museum, as well as legal records and correspondence concerning the ownership of the museum site and disputes arising in 1972 when Mary Washington College seaparated from the University of Virginia. Also included are documents relating to the Board of Regents and its members, published works and publicity materials by and about the museum, and some images.

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Scrapbooks, 1914/2011

12 Linear Feet

Cover is brown paper and reads "Memory Book" in silver writing. The cover shows some tearing and scribbles. Black string used for binding removed for preservation but retained in the box. Inside the scrapbook contains notes, dried flowers, programs, napkins, menu, pamphlets, ticket stubs, newspaper clippings, postcards, and pencils, which have been glued in. Black paper used throughout for decoration. Some loose media/pages.

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Scrapbooks, 1914/2011 12 Linear Feet

Cover is brown paper and reads "Memory Book" in silver writing. The cover shows some tearing and scribbles. Black string used for binding removed for preservation but retained in the box. Inside the scrapbook contains notes, dried flowers, programs, napkins, menu, pamphlets, ticket stubs, newspaper clippings, postcards, and pencils, which have been glued in. Black paper used throughout for decoration. Some loose media/pages.

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