<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-viw"/><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>Walter B. Anderson Diaries<num>SC 01751</num></titleproper></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Special Collections Research Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/logos/wm.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><address><addressline>William &amp; Mary Special Collections Research Center</addressline><addressline>Earl Gregg Swem Library</addressline><addressline>400 Landrum Dr</addressline><addressline>Williamsburg, Virginia</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 757-221-3090</addressline><addressline>spcoll@wm.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2026-07-22 07:02:10 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Walter B. Anderson Diaries</unittitle>
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      <persname source="local">Anderson, Walter B.</persname>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.2 Linear Feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">Two legal sized folders.</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1918/1919" type="inclusive">1918-1919</unitdate>
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      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
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<p>Two diaries kept by Walter B. Anderson during the end of World War I. Anderson lived on Marshall Street in Richmond and attended Richmond College. He writes extensively about local and international current events, as well as student life and the military training he received. </p><p>Content warnings for derogatory language and racial statements.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>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.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Use</head>
<p>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.</p>  </userestrict>
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<p>Walter B. Anderson Diaries, Special Collections Research Center, William &amp; Mary Libraries.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <subject source="lcsh">World War, 1914-1918</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">World War, 1914-1918--Military life--American</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">World War, 1914-1918--Naval operations, American</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">World War, 1914-1918--United States</subject>
    <subject source="Library of Congress Subject Headings">Basic training (Military education)</subject>
    <subject source="Library of Congress Subject Headings">Education, Military</subject>
    <subject source="local">Richmond (Va.)--History--20th century</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">University of Richmond. Richmond College--History</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">Schools--Virginia--Richmond</subject>
    <subject source="local">Richmond (Va.)--Social life and customs</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">College sports--United States--History--20th century</subject>
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