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James William Gossman Papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries
Removed from the Faculty-Alumni File Collection in June 2016
James William Gossman attended William & Mary from 1901-1905.
The collection includes writings of Gossman while a student at William & Mary, two letters to the faculty, and a black and white photograph of him with unidentified children (1954). Some of the writings are on various William & Mary-related letterhead: "The William and Mary Literary Magazine," "Ye Colonial Echo," and "William and Mary College Monthly." Gossman's letters to the faculty may be rough drafts. It is unclear if any were actually sent. The subject of both refer to his getting a degree from William & Mary. One particular letter describes the differences between what he labels "pay students" and "state students." He was a state student, meaning his tuition was paid for if he agreed to teach in Virginia schools after graduation.