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 2014

Crown Colony Club Medallion, 2014

A gold medallion given to Jay Gaidmore from the Crown Colony Club as a token of appreciation for informing the club about the treasures in Special Collections at its weekly meeting. The Crown Colony Club is a men's social club in Williamsburg. The medallion is bronze and has a crown in the center of the medallion. "CROWN COLONY " is in raised letters in an arch above the crown. "CLUB" is in raised letters in an arch under the crown. The medallion measures approximately 2.5in. in diameter and in excellent condition. Mss. 2014.015.01

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  2. Manuscripts Artifact Collection, 1800/2010
  3. Communication Artifacts
  4. Documentary Artifacts
  5. Memorabilla

Cuban Collection, 1930/2017 1.00 Linear Feet 1 full Hollinger box and two oversize Hollinger boxes

This is an artificial collection of various collected manuscripts relating to Cuban culture.

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Cuban Film Poster collection, 1962/2018 3 Linear Feet

Coll, Nestor, b. 1948

Posters, from 1962 to 2018, of feature films, documentaries, animated films, film events, and others that were produced in Cuba by Cuban artists. Posters were primarily created by using a silk screen process and were made for both Cuban and non-Cuban films.

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Dale Brubeck Kappa Kappa Gamma (Gamma Kappa Chapter) Sorority collection, 1969/2023 0.5 Linear Feet 1 oversized black and white photograph 1630 Megabytes 1 MP4 file

Collection consists photographs including of one black and white photograph of members of Kappa Kappa Gamma (Gamma Kappa Chapter) sorority, circa 1969-1970, standing on the front porch wall of the Kappa Kappa Gamma house in Sorority Court. Jean "Dale" Brubeck (Class of 1970) framed this photograph with a newspaper clipping reading "Just that they are human beings - and very much a part of your life." The accession also contains a slideshow of photographs of Gamma Kappa Chapter members submitted to Dale Brubeck for the Gamma Chapter's 100th Anniversary celebration, which Dale and Kappa Kappa Gamma Archivist Kylie Smith combined into a video for the event. The video also features musical recordings of Gamma Kappa Chapter members singing.

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