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Phi Beta Kappa. Virginia Alpha (College of William and Mary)

 Organization

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Office of the President. John Stewart Bryan Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 2.10
Scope and Contents Due to the fragility of this collection, patrons must use the microfilm copy. The microfilm and microfilm readers can be found on the Ground Floor of Swem Library (call number LD6051 .W517 1934 B79, reels 1-24). [Originals are stored off-site.] Records from the administration of College of William and Mary President John Stewart Bryan for the years 1934-1942. For the most part, headings assigned to folders in their office of origin have...
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Office of the President. John Stewart Bryan Records

Scrapbook of Campus Life and Events

 Collection
Identifier: UA 131
Scope and Contents

This scrapbook contains programs from student activities at the College such as the H2E Club Circus, theater productions, May Day events, debates, and Phi Beta Kappa events. It also includes student government materials, including a 1933 ballot and handbills from the Student Party and the Progressive Party, or "Non-Fraternity Frat."

Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Scrapbook of Campus Life and Events

Charles L. Hepburn Letter to Charles Leven Powell

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.130
Scope and Contents Letter written by William & Mary student, Charles L. Hepburn, to his grandfather, Charles Leven Powell, dated January 21, 1894.Hepburn discusses the reorganization of the Virginia Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. He states the fraternity was reorganized in December 1893 by "several old members who had been taken in here before the war." Later in the letter, he mentions a couple of those members, including Benjamin Ewell and Colonel William Lamb. He says that all faculty were...
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Charles L. Hepburn Letter to Charles Leven Powell

Frances Marguerite Duryea Phi Beta Kappa Certificate

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.217
Scope and Contents

The Phi Beta Kappa membership certificate given to Frances Marguerite Duryea on April 30, 1940.

Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Frances Marguerite Duryea Phi Beta Kappa Certificate

Robert Morton Hughes College Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 00/05/UA 5.013
Scope and Contents Acc. 1980.131: Includes biographical materials; publications; writings; addresses; dedication of the Robert Morton Hughes Library of the College of William and Mary in Norfolk; List of books owned by Hughes; correspondence concerning the donation of Hughes' manuscripts; certificates of proficiency, 1871-1872; autobiography; miscellaneous materials. Acc. 1987.103: Includes correspondence related to building and grounds, investments and loans, Phi Beta Kappa, scholarships and other...
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Robert Morton Hughes College Papers

Morgan Jedediah Livingston Smead Papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 6.115
Scope and Contents The collection includes letters written by or sent to Smead. While most are written in English, some are written in German.One letter of note was written by Smead in 1855 to Hugh Blair Grisby, noting the discovery of the original Phi Beta Kappa seal, found in a secret desk drawer of W&M alumnus Judge Stuart of Staunton, Virginia. He details the story relayed to him by Stuart's son regarding how it's likely the seal came to be hidden and forgotten about for more than 50...
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Morgan Jedediah Livingston Smead Papers

Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Chapter Records

 Collection
Identifier: 00/05/02/UA 7.002
Scope and Contents

The records of the Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at the College of William and Mary include minutes, business records, addresses and speeches, poems, correspondence, publications, membership cards, and other records.

Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Chapter Records

Phi Beta Kappa Records of John Lesslie Hall and Charles Washington Coleman

 Collection
Identifier: UA 6.022
Scope and Contents

Primarily Phi Beta Kappa correspondence of Charles Washington Coleman and John Lesslie Hall, both of whom served as Secretary of the Alpha of Virginia chapter. Also includes some meetings of minutes, poems, addresses, and bylaws; a notebook listing "Distinctions awarded in English and in History;" obituaries of Hall; English examinations (questions only)' documents from George Willis Guy about his high school and college course work.

Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Phi Beta Kappa Records of John Lesslie Hall and Charles Washington Coleman

John Garland Pollard Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 70 P76
Scope and Contents Letters, clippings, manuscript volumes, business papers, pamphlets, genealogical material, family papers, reports, memos, campaign literature, photographs of John G. Pollard (1871-1937), lawyer, educator, statesman, humanitarian, and governor of Virginia, 1930-1934. Prominent correspondents include Henry Watkins Anderson, Lady Astor, Frederic W. Boatwright, David K. E. Bruce, John Stewart Bryan, William Jennings Bryan, Harry F. Byrd, James Cannon, J. A. C. Chandler, Calvin Coolidge,...
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / John Garland Pollard Papers

Office of the President. Julian Alvin Carroll Chandler Records

 Collection
Identifier: 00/02/UA 2.08
Scope and Contents . The collection has been microfilmed and is accessible via Swem's microfilm collection whenever the library is open. This collection documents the administration of College of William and Mary President J.A.C. Chandler for the years 1919-1934. The collection is available on microfilm in the library microforms collection on the ground floor of Swem Library. See call number LD6051 .W517 1919 C43, reels 1-46. Acc. 2010.609 was pulled from this...
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Office of the President. Julian Alvin Carroll Chandler Records

Howard Scammon Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 01/Mss. Acc. 1992.38 and additions
Scope and Contents This collection consists of correspondence, clippings, photographs, programs, playbooks and other material collected by William and Mary Theatre professor Howard Scammon. The bulk of the material is correspondence between Scammon and his former students, but the papers also include documentation related to the William and Mary Theatre, The Common Glory, the Jamestown Festival of 1957, other Williamsburg theatre groups and famous William and Mary alumni such as Glenn Close and Linda Lavin. ...
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Howard Scammon Papers

University Archives Poster Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA 12
Scope and Contents

This is an artificial collection of posters acquired by the University Archives. It consists predominantly of advertisements for events organized by departments and students at the College of William and Mary including concerts, plays, musicals, recitals, exhibits, athletic events, rallies, lectures, etc.

Found in: Special Collections Research Center / University Archives Poster Collection

University Communications Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 61
Scope and Contents

This collection contains correspondence, publications, newsletters, reports, and other material pertaining to the Office of University Communications at the College of William and Mary. The bulk of the records consist of press releases and newspaper clippings related to faculty, staff, students, and alumni at the College from the 1940s to the 1980s. Please see the Finding Aid/Box List section below to learn more about each series.

Found in: Special Collections Research Center / University Communications Records

Virginia Wilson Phi Beta Kappa Certificate

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.210
Scope and Contents

Phi Beta Kappa membership certificate of Virginia Wilson, received December 5, 1939.

Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Virginia Wilson Phi Beta Kappa Certificate

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Subject
Correspondence 8
College of William and Mary--History--20th century 5
College of William and Mary--Students 5
Reports 5
Photographs 3
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Associated and Branch Campuses--Richmond Professional Institute 2
Athletics 2
College of William and Mary--History--19th century 2
Fliers (printed matter) 2
Microfilms 2
Minutes 2
Student Government 2
Summer sessions 2
Agendas (administrative records) 1
Associated and Branch Campuses--Norfolk Division 1
Athletics--Basketball 1
Athletics--Football 1
Ballots 1
Baptists--Virginia--History 1
Berlin (Germany)--Description and travel--19th century 1
Birthday cards 1
Blueprints (reprographic copies) 1
Buildings and Grounds 1
Buildings and Grounds--Lake Matoaka Ampitheatre 1
Certificates 1
Charter Day 1
Christmas Activities 1
Christmas cards 1
Clippings (information artifacts) 1
College of William and Mary--Faculty and Staff 1
College of William and Mary--Students--Social life and customs 1
College theater--United States 1
Degrees--Honorary 1
English language--Study and teaching--United States--History 1
English literature--Study and teaching--United States--History 1
Financial records 1
Fraternities 1
Fundraising campaigns 1
Graduation (School) 1
Greeting cards 1
Jamestown 350th Anniversary 1
Jamestown Festival (1957) 1
Letters (correspondence) 1
Manuscripts (document genre) 1
Menus 1
Negatives 1
Notebooks 1
Plays (document genre) 1
Posters 1
Press releases 1
Receipts (financial records) 1
Resolutions (administrative records) 1
Revolutions--Germany--History--19th century 1
Scrapbooks 1
Scripts (documents) 1
Self Study--1974 1
Slides (photographs) 1
Southern Baptist Convention--History--20th century 1
Student Activities--Dances 1
Student Organizations 1
Student Plays 1
Technical reports 1
Theater 1
Virginia--Governors 1
Virginia--Politics and Government 1
Visitors to Campus--Queen Elizabeth II (1957) 1
Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century 1
Williamsburg (Va.)--History--Drama 1
Williamsburg (Va.)--Photographs 1
Williamsburg (Va.)--Social life and customs 1
Young Men's Christian Associations 1
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