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College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae

 Organization

Found in 246 Collections and/or Records:

John D. Weaver Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 01/Mss. 77 W37
Scope and Contents

Collection contains genealogy of the Poulton Family, published stories, articles, book reviews, books, correspondence with family and friends and news clippings by and relating to John D. Weaver, author, novelist, biographer and West Coast editor of  "Travel and Leisure Magazine".

Dates: 1906-1997

Todd W. Weaver Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.145
Scope and Contents This collection holds material about First Lieutenant Todd W. Weaver, a 2008 alumnus of the College of William and Mary '08, who died September 9, 2010, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. The collection includes correspondence, programs, news clippings, and related material from memorials, dedications, and other events. Included are a program and speech from the tree dedication ceremony at the College of William...
Dates: 2010-2012

Walter Duval Webb Certificates

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.132
Scope and Contents

The collection contains three certificates: a Certificate of Distinction at the College of William and Mary for Physics, July 4, 1891; a Certificate of Distinction at the College of William and Mary for Chemistry, July 4, 1891; and a certificate from the University of Virginia for intermediate examination in general chemistry for the session 1891-1892, June 29, 1892.

Dates: 1891-1892

Webster Thompson Stone's Football Helmet

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.203
Scope and Contents

Leather football helmet used by Webster Thompson Stone, while he was a student at the W&M Academy, circa 1911-1914.

Dates: 1913

Margaret C. Weirick Papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: UA 5.162
Scope and Contents

This collection contains programs, publications, and other material collected by Margaret C. Weirick while a student at the College of William and Mary from 1958-1962. Her last name while she attended school was Murph. Included in the collection is a set of "duc" rules for freshman in 1958; programs and sheet music for the William and Mary Choir and Chorus; the History of the Class of 1962; and issues of The Alumni Gazette, Royalist, and the 1958-1959 student handbook.

Dates: 1958-1962

Theodora Whitworth Essay

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.139
Scope and Contents

Student essay written by Theodora Whitworth for History 4D titled "The Main Building of the College of William and Mary up to 1859 and the Statue of Lord Botetourt."

Dates: circa 1922-1924

William A. Watson Poems, undated

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00037
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 25 poems written by William A. Watson, who graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1951.  The poems are reminiscenes of Watson's time as a student at William and Mary and cover such topics as Homecoming, Colonial Williamsburg, and the Wren Building.

Dates: undated

William and Mary Choir Alumni Reunion Photo Album

 Collection
Identifier: UA 7.016
Scope and Contents

This collection is composed of one binder containing photographs of the College of William and Mary Choir reunion held to honor retired choir director Dr. Carl A. "Pappy" Fehr, June 10-12, 1983. The collection also includes five folders of negatives.

Dates: 1983

William B. Jones Student Paper and Notes

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.281
Scope and Contents Notebook kept by William B. Jones. The front has "No. 17" written in the upper left corner and has the following written across it: "Universal Suffrage Jan. 1847 Williamsburg Virginia" "Universal Suffrage" "{William B. Jones Woodson C. Moody} The firm."Written upside down in the lower right corner is "Wm & Mary College, WmsBurg, Va."The contents are a paper on "Universal Suffrage" attributed to Jones. The reverse side has class notes on...
Dates: 1847 January

William Floyd Cox Pledge to Teach Fulfillment Form

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.269
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one form, completed by William Floyd Cox, reporting how he fulfilled his pledge to the State Male Normal College and William & Mary to teach.

Pledges such as this were required of Virginia students who attended William and Mary receiving financial assistance with the understanding they would teach in Virginia upon graduation.

Dates: 1907 March 3

William Lee Davidson Student Essays

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.263
Scope and Contents

Essays written by Davidson for the completion of his A. B. degree and the President's Address for the Philomathean Society.

Dates: 1903 June 19, 1904 June 18

William Smith Student Report

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.146
Scope and Contents "Two-monthly Report" on W&M student, William Smith. The documented is pre-printed with the title as quoted above and "William & Mary College." There is also a pre-printed statement, explaining the purpose of the form is to keep parents and guardians notified of a student's progress. It is signed by William Barton Rogers and addressed to Michael F. Keyser of Baltimore, Maryland, likely Smith's guardian. Rogers includes a handwritten note dated May 11, 1832. He acknowledges receiving...
Dates: 1832 May 6

Charles Nash Williams Fraternity Certificate

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.209
Scope and Contents

Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity certification in recognition of Williams' membership for 50 years.

Dates: 1950 March 1

John S. Wise Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.2 W75
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, 1869-1873, of John S. Wise concerning the application of his brother Doctor Richard A. Wise for positions as professor at the College of William and Mary, and at the University of Virginia; and as superintendent at the Central Lunatic Asylum, Richmond, Va. Correspondents include William E. Cameron, John W. Daniel, Benjamin S. Ewell, Hugh Blair Grigsby, John S. Mosby, Charles S. Venable and Richard A. Wise.

Dates: 1869-1873

Woodbridge Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2002.09
Scope and Contents

Papers relating to the Woodbridge and Mendenhall Families including materials of Julia Woodbridge Oxrieder, folklorist and author; her brother, Hensley Woodbridge, a bibliographer of Latin American literature; and their parents, Dean of the College of William and Mary Law School,  Dudley Woodbridge and his wife. Some material relates to Williamsburg, Virginia. The collection includes diaries, scrapbooks, photographs and other materials.

Dates: 1927-2001

Woodson C. Moody Certificates

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.278
Scope and Contents Collection includes three certificates issued to Woodson C. Moody, while a student at William & Mary. He attended 1836-1838, 1846-1847.The earliest certificate is dated July 4, 1837 and acknowledges Moody's success "to the studies of Belles Lettres, Logic and Moral Philosophy." It is signed by faculty members Thomas Dew, Dabney Browne, Robert Saunders, Beverley Tucker, and John Millington. It features the Temple seal.The second certificate is dated July 4, 1838...
Dates: 1837 July 4, 1838 July 4, 1847 July 4

William R. Wrigglesworth Essay

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.186
Scope and Contents

Student essay written by Wrigglesworth, circa 1906, titled "Nature Poets."

Dates: circa 1906

Arthur Davis Wright Essay

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.187
Scope and Contents

Student essay written by Wright, circa 1904, titled "Some Differences between the United States and the Confederate States Constitutions."

Dates: circa 1904

Gustavus W. T. Wright Letter

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.185
Scope and Contents February 22, 1904 letter written by Wright to Henry Dearborn "Student at Law" in Washington. He describes not taking the time to write his parents as he's been engaged in amusements such as dancing parties. He describes the local girls as "very free, easy and interesting in their manners but few of them are even tolerably handsome."  Wright names several local women, including Jane Russell, Sally Carter, and a Miss Cary.  He states he is boarding with a Mrs. Maupin and...
Dates: 1804 February 22

Mark Wurzbacher Papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.010
Scope and Contents This collection includes audio recordings and a paper by Mark Wurzbacher, related to student political activities circa 1969. The paper is entitled "A Comparative Study on the Origin and Development of Political Beliefs and Attitudes in Student Liberal Activists and Student Conservatives (using samples from the Students for Liberal Action and the Young Americans for Freedom at the College of William and Mary in Virginia)" and was written for Sociology 402.  The groups referenced in the paper...
Dates: 1969

George Wythe Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.2 W99
Scope and Contents Copies of letters, 1781-1783, from George Wythe, Williamsburg, Va. , one to John Adams and another to Thomas Jefferson concerning the use of the College of William and Mary as a hospital. Also includes a magazine article about Wythe; newspaper copy of William Munford's oration at Wythe's funeral; correspondence, 1921, of Robert M. Hughes concerning a monument for Wythe's grave; a form book of Peter Tinsley, clerk of the High Court of Chancery which gives "Forms of Injunctions," Forms of...
Dates: 1779-1927

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College of William and Mary--Students 124
College of William and Mary--History--20th century 70
Correspondence 63
College of William and Mary--History--19th century 52
Photographs 41
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Scrapbooks 22
College of William and Mary--Students--Social life and customs 18
Financial records 17
Legal documents 15
Manuscripts (document genre) 15
Academic writing 14
Certificates 14
Programs 13
Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century 13
United States--Politics and Government 12
Women college students 12
Notebooks 11
Clippings (information artifacts) 10
Diaries 9
Publications 9
Williamsburg (Va.)--History--19th century 9
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 8
Agendas (administrative records) 7
College of William and Mary--History--18th century 7
Genealogy 7
Letters (correspondence) 7
Negatives 7
Receipts (financial records) 7
Reports 7
Virginia--Governors 7
Account books 6
College of William and Mary--Faculty and Staff 6
Homecoming 6
Minutes 6
Speeches, addresses, etc. 6
Virginia--Genealogy 6
Course work 5
Fliers (printed matter) 5
Slides (photographs) 5
Speeches 5
Virginia--Politics and Government 5
Women--Education (Higher)--United States 5
World War, 1939-1945 5
Artifacts 4
Pamphlets 4
Poems 4
Printed ephemera 4
Technical reports 4
United States--Lawyers 4
Universities and Colleges--Virginia--Faculty 4
Video recordings 4
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 4
Women--Virginia--Social life and customs 4
College of William and Mary--Commencement 3
College of William and Mary--History--21st century 3
Curriculum 3
Diplomas 3
Education, Higher--Virginia--History 3
Fundraising campaigns 3
Newsletters 3
Newspapers 3
Plays (document genre) 3
Rosters 3
Scripts (documents) 3
Segregation in education--Virginia 3
Slavery--Virginia--19th century 3
Sound Recordings 3
Student housing 3
Textbooks 3
Transcripts 3
Typescripts 3
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 3
Williamsburg (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 3
Williamsburg (Va.)--Photographs 3
Women--Education--Virginia 3
World War, 1914-1918 3
American poetry--20th century 2
Appointments (military records) 2
Athletics 2
Authors, American--20th century 2
Booklets 2
Buildings and Grounds 2
Coeducation--United States--History--20th century 2
Coeducation--Virginia 2
College of William and Mary--History--17th century 2
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation--History 2
Debates and debating--Virginia--History--19th century 2
Education--Virginia--History--19th century 2
Education--Virginia--History--20th century 2
Elections--Virginia 2
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered Students and Alumni 2
Gloucester County (Va.)--History 2
Jamestown (Va.)--History 2
Jamestown (Va.)--History--20th century 2
Lapel Pins 2
Lecture notes 2
Literature--Societies, etc 2
Maps 2
Marine biologists 2
Newport News (Va.)--History 2
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