Special Collections Research Center
Alvin Duke Chandler Papers
Chandler, Alvin Duke, 1902-1987
Chandler, J. A. C. (Julian Alvin Carroll), 1872-1934
Chandler, Louise Michaels
College of William and Mary. Office of the Chancellor
Office of the President
UA 2.13
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2.00 Linear Feet
1896-1984
1950-1960
English
Biographical Information:
Alvin Duke Chandler, 84, president emeritus and former chancellor of the College of William and Mary and retired vice admiral in the Navy, died May 26, 1987, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Chandler served as president of the College of William and Mary from October 9, 1951 through May 1960, when he became chancellor of the Colleges of William and Mary system. Chandler stayed on as Chancellor, then Honorary Chancellor of the system until 1974. Chandler was born in Richmond and his father, J.A.C. Chandler was also president of the College of William and Mary. Chandler was survived by his wife Louise Michaels Chandler.
Acquisition Information:
Acc. 1991.082 was received sometime in 1991.
Conditions Governing Use:
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Conditions Governing Access:
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Preferred Citation:
Alvin Duke Chandler Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Related Materials:
Office of the President, Alvin Duke Chandler (UA 2.12); University Archives Faculty/Alumni File (UA 9); University Archives Photograph Collection (UA 8).
Scope and Contents
This collection contains material personally collected by College of William and Mary President Alvin Duke Chandler and his wife, Louise Michaels Chandler. The collection consists of photographs, diplomas, news clippings, and correspondence of the Chandlers. Among the topics in the collection are documents pertaining to the Inauguration of Alvin Duke Chandler as President of the College of William and Mary, the Jamestown Foundation, visits to Williamsburg by dignitaries including Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip, photographs of various activities on campus, the associated branches of William and Mary, and material from other family members including father, Julian Alvin Carroll Chandler, and brother Herbert Chandler. One of the several photographs of notable visitors to William and Mary is a color photograph of Winston Churchill at a banquet in the Wren Building during Churchill's 1955 visit. Colonial Williamsburg presented Churchill with a bell.
Correspondence
Photographs
College of William and Mary--History--20th century
Visitors to Campus--Queen Elizabeth II (1957)
Churchill, Winston S. (Winston Spencer), 1874-1965
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