Collections

Manuscript of chronological events in the early life of Charles Stewart Todd. Possibly autobiographical. Begins with 1) birthday on January 22, 1791 and ends with 30) at Bogota, Capital of the Republic of Columbia in 1823.

This collection contains an essay written by Sydnor titled "Realisation of the Ideal Ration-self" and a petition to the faculty of the College of William and Mary. The petition was submitted by members of the senior class to confer a diploma upon Sydnor. It is signed by nine seniors: James Hubard Lloyd, Thomas Peachy Spencer, John Baynham Terrell, Alfred Lynch Terrell, Charles Irving Carey, Herman Blankinship, Slater Clay Blackiston, Charles Franklin Counts, and W. E. McDonald.

A certificate from Virginia's State Board of Education, dated September 21, 1923, certifying that Charlotte Miles Shipman is authorized to teach English, history, and Latin in public schools. It is signed by the Supervisor of Teacher-Training, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and endorsed by the Division Superintendent of Newport News. The reverse side is Shipman's school record for her four years at William & Mary. It includes the number of weeks and hours per week per class, as well as the number of units she earned per subject in high school. It does not include her grades.

This collection includes two copies of Moe's script for the play "Hark Upon the Gale." One copy is edited, the other is clean. The play was commissioned by the College of William and Mary to function as one of the Jamestown Festival Program events. It was directed by Howard Scammon and performed by the William & Mary Theatre. There is also a 1961 letter from Moe to Earl Gregg Swem which accompanied the clean script copy. Lastly, there are two copies of the program for "Hark Upon the Gale," performed from October 23-25, 1957 in Phi Beta Kappa Hall.

The collection of James Gleason represents all aspects of events and activities at the College of William and Mary for the years 1983-2006. Events documented include: Charter Day, commencement, buildings, awards, faculty and staff, students, and athletics. Physically the collection is organized by the "rolls of film taken" and into years they were taken. They are stored and protected in plastic sheets in notebooks and numbered for identification.

The collection includes a degree essay titled "Ideal Rational Self," as well as two letters written by Turnipseed to the faculty of the College of William and Mary. The letters are dated June 5, 1905 and June 8, 1905 and ask if Turnipseed can substitute a couple of his earned diplomas for two classes he failed as 1905 was his last year of school. The June 8th letter also asks if he can take an examination in Solid Geometery.

The scrapbook consists of loose pages compiled by Jim Campbell about the 50th reunion of the William and Mary class of 1925, the class's participation at Commencement in 1975, and the awarding of Alumni Medallions to Jim and Dorothy Campbell.

This collection is stored off-site. At least 72 hours advanced notice is required for retrieval.

Two green scrapbooks, approximately 15" x 13" each, containing news clippings and photographs that detail the activities of the College of William and Mary class of 1971. Some of the items in the scrapbook are loose.

Oration written and presented by Spratley to the alumni on June 5, 1948.