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
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Keystone View Company Collection Tour of the World, 1892/1936

4.75 Linear Feet

This collection contains a full set of stereoviews from the Keystone View Company's "Tour of the World" series. The set includes stereoview images from six continents, excluding Antarctica. The scenes capture diverse people, monuments, and landscapes. Each stereoview has a description of the scene located on the back. The descriptions are often ethno-centric towards non-western cultures. Points of interest include European-controlled Africa, the Middle East before the creation of Israel, and Germany in between the World Wars. The collection also includes a company guidebook from 1936. Our online list is off by one number. For instance, on page 39 of the Title List, 803, "Climbing Through a Tropical Jungle, Central Africa," in our list it is under volume 5 as number 804.

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Keystone View Company Collection Tour of the World, 1892/1936 4.75 Linear Feet

Keystone View Company

This collection contains a full set of stereoviews from the Keystone View Company's "Tour of the World" series. The set includes stereoview images from six continents, excluding Antarctica. The scenes capture diverse people, monuments, and landscapes. Each stereoview has a description of the scene located on the back. The descriptions are often ethno-centric towards non-western cultures. Points of interest include European-controlled Africa, the Middle East before the creation of Israel, and Germany in between the World Wars. The collection also includes a company guidebook from 1936. Our online list is off by one number. For instance, on page 39 of the Title List, 803, "Climbing Through a Tropical Jungle, Central Africa," in our list it is under volume 5 as number 804.

College of William and Mary

Mexican embroidered headband, 2016

.1 Linear Feet

Green and white embroidered headband sourced from Tecolutla, Veracruz, Mexico. The headband is embroidered with birds. Creator of the headband is unidentified.

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Mexican embroidered headband, 2016 .1 Linear Feet

Green and white embroidered headband sourced from Tecolutla, Veracruz, Mexico. The headband is embroidered with birds. Creator of the headband is unidentified.

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Mexican Satirical songsheets, 1899/1918

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28 illustrated songsheets that use verse to satirize news stories from Mexico in the late 19th and early 20th century. The sheets credit Antonio Vanegas Arroyo as publisher, while the accompanying illustrations are attributed to José Guadalupe Posada.

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Mexican Satirical songsheets, 1899/1918 0.1 Linear Feet

28 illustrated songsheets that use verse to satirize news stories from Mexico in the late 19th and early 20th century. The sheets credit Antonio Vanegas Arroyo as publisher, while the accompanying illustrations are attributed to José Guadalupe Posada.

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Photograph Albums Documenting the Life of a Young American Woman in Mexico, 1923/1940

0.209 Linear Feet

2 photograph albums containing 320 photographs in total. The larger album, labeled "Photographs," contains 241 captioned photographs; it documented the childhood of Annette Angela Kennalley, whose father was an American Oil worker in Tampico, Mexico and later Monterrey, Mexico until 1930. The smaller album, labeled "Recuerdo, Hotel 'Casa Domke,' Caracas," contains 74 photographs from Annette's teenage years; they include trips to Venezuela, Mexico, and Trinidad, as well as her time at St. Vincents College in Shreveport, Louisiana.

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Photograph Albums Documenting the Life of a Young American Woman in Mexico, 1923/1940 0.209 Linear Feet

2 photograph albums containing 320 photographs in total. The larger album, labeled "Photographs," contains 241 captioned photographs; it documented the childhood of Annette Angela Kennalley, whose father was an American Oil worker in Tampico, Mexico and later Monterrey, Mexico until 1930. The smaller album, labeled "Recuerdo, Hotel 'Casa Domke,' Caracas," contains 74 photographs from Annette's teenage years; they include trips to Venezuela, Mexico, and Trinidad, as well as her time at St. Vincents College in Shreveport, Louisiana.

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