The American Studies Program offers students the opportunity to engage with the complex and diverse histories of cultural, racial, and national encounters that, like those of our local area, have come to shape the past and present of the United States, and the Americas. In a rigorous, yet flexible environment of intellectual inquiry, students develop the critical skills that allow them not only to pursue rewarding careers, but to serve as responsible citizens of the 21st Century.
Additional information about the program is available online at http://www.wm.edu/americanstudies/.
Acc. 2011.092 was transferred to the SCRC via Facilities Management on 4/6/2011.
Portions of this collection were previously part of the University Archives Publications Collection.
Acc. 2011.092 accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in April 2011.
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American Studies Program Records, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Miles L. Chappell, Jr. Papers (UA 6.034); under various accessions in the Office of the President Records (UA 2); University Archives Poster Collection (UA 12).
This collection is not yet fully arranged and described. Researchers may wish to consult with a staff member for further information in advance of using the collection.
Acc. 2011.092 contains correspondence and subect files from the American Studies program at the College of William & Mary from 1982 to 2005. Some of the topics covered in this accession include The Tercentenary celebration of the 300th Anniversary of the College, committee meeting minutes and agendas, and information about the program itself.
This collection also includes fliers, memos, and graduate handbooks of the American Studies Program at the College of William and Mary from 1960-2006 that were previously part of the University Archives Publications Collection. Most of the fliers are from the American Culture Lecture Series that was sponsored by the department.