Special Collections Research Center
Petitions to Remove the College from Williamsburg Collection
UA 35
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0.90 Linear Feet
1824-1825
1824-1825
English
General
Other Information:
A PDF document of this inventory is available online.
Additional information may be found at http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/UA_1982_43%20Petition%20to%20Remove%20the%20College.pdf
Acquisition Information:
This collection was purchased from the Virginia State Library in 1941 and accessioned on 07/03/1982 (Acc. 1982.043).
Conditions Governing Use:
Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Preferred Citation:
Petitions to Remove the College from Williamsburg Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Scope and Contents
Box 1 contains photostats of petitions and supporting documents, testimonies, and memorials on the subject of moving the College of William and Mary from Williamsburg to Richmond, Virginia. The petitions and testimonies were collected by the Colleges and Education Committee of the Virginia General Assembly as part of its action on a bill proposing to move the school.
Box 2 contains newspaper accounts of the episode.
Petitions
College of William and Mary--History--19th century
Petitionsid10336/repositories/2/archival_objects/3393191Extracts from Faculty Minutesid10337/repositories/2/archival_objects/33932111President Smith's testimony before the Committee on Schoolsid10338/repositories/2/archival_objects/33932212Scope and Contents2 Folders
John B. Seawell's testimony before the Committee on Schools and Colleges, House of Delegatesid10339/repositories/2/archival_objects/33932313Scope and Contents2 Folders
James Semple's testimony before the Committee on Schools and Colleges, House of Delegatesid10340/repositories/2/archival_objects/33932414William B. Taylor's testimony before the Committee on Schools and Colleges, House of Delegatesid10341/repositories/2/archival_objects/33932515Additional papers presented to the Committee on Schools and Colleges, House of Delegatesid10342/repositories/2/archival_objects/33932616Scope and Contents2 Folders
Report of the Committee on Schools and Colleges, House of Delegatesid10343/repositories/2/archival_objects/33932717Newspaper Accountsid10344/repositories/2/archival_objects/3393202Richmond Enquirerid10345/repositories/2/archival_objects/3393285/11/182421Richmond Enquirerid10346/repositories/2/archival_objects/3393297/2/182422Richmond Enquirerid10347/repositories/2/archival_objects/3393307/13/182423Richmond Enquirerid10348/repositories/2/archival_objects/3393317/27/182424Richmond Enquirerid10349/repositories/2/archival_objects/33933210/19/182425Richmond Enquirerid10350/repositories/2/archival_objects/33933311/5/182426Richmond Enquirerid10351/repositories/2/archival_objects/33933411/23/182427Richmond Enquirerid10352/repositories/2/archival_objects/33933512/31/182428Richmond Enquirerid10353/repositories/2/archival_objects/3393361/18/182529Richmond Enquirerid10354/repositories/2/archival_objects/3393371/27/1825210Richmond Enquirerid10355/repositories/2/archival_objects/3393381/29/1825211Richmond Enquirerid10356/repositories/2/archival_objects/3393392/1/1825212Richmond Enquirerid10357/repositories/2/archival_objects/3393402/3/1825213Scope and Contents2 Folders
Richmond Enquirerid10358/repositories/2/archival_objects/3393412/5/1825214Richmond Enquirerid10359/repositories/2/archival_objects/3393422/8/1825215Richmond Enquirerid10360/repositories/2/archival_objects/3393432/10/1825216Richmond Enquirerid10361/repositories/2/archival_objects/3393442/12/1825217Richmond Enquirerid10362/repositories/2/archival_objects/3393452/15/1825218Richmond Enquirerid10363/repositories/2/archival_objects/3393462/17/1825219Richmond Enquirerid10364/repositories/2/archival_objects/3393472/22/1825220Richmond Enquirerid10365/repositories/2/archival_objects/3393487/26/1825221Richmond Enquirerid10366/repositories/2/archival_objects/3393498/13/1825222