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College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae

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Found in 70 Collections and/or Records:

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,...
Dates: 1683-1968; Majority of material found in 1856-1937

Office of the President. Lyon Gardiner Tyler Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 2.07
Scope and Contents Series 1 (Acc. 1980.123): One box containing biographical material; engravings; lectures; addresses; publications; an article about the Gardiner Manor in New York; Tyler's application for the William and Mary presidency; testimonials; a calling card; correspondence, including a letter to Mrs. Alex S. Porter (circa 1917), possibly referring to Bound Volume no. 13.Series 2 (Acc. 1984.019): For preservation reasons, researchers will have to access all materials in this series on...
Dates: 1888-1935

John Morris Presson Photograph Album, 1910-1916

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.057
Scope and Contents Photograph album, circa 1910-1916, of John Morris Presson (W&M Class of 1916).  The album contains photographs of William & Mary's campus,  the Virginia Peninsula, and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Included are pictures of President Woodrow Wilson's 1916 visit to campus, the Lord Botetourt statue, male students, the 1916 championship baseball team, Coach Dexter Draper, Bob Newton, as well as campus buildings, including various fraternity houses and the old gymnasium. The...
Dates: 1910-1916

Robert Beverly Dade Student Paper

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.264
Scope and Contents

Student paper on Millet written by Dade.

Dates: circa 1900-1903

Robert Gilchrist Robb Certificate of Distinction

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.276
Scope and Contents

Certificate of Distinction presented to Robert Gilchrist Robb on July 4, 1892, stating he passed his required exams in the "Junior class of English." It is signed by John Lesslie Hall and Hugh S. Bird. Robb attended William & Mary from 1891-1893.

Dates: 1892 July 4

Linda Louise Rogers Papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.248
Scope and Contents Linda Louise Rogers graduated from William & Mary in 1933 and took education classes in 1942 and 1951. The collection includes programs and pamphlets, such as "A Roll of Fame," the YWCA/YMCA program for 1930-1931, and the Women's Student Government Handbook for 1930-1931. It also includes correspondence she received from President J. A. C. Chandler and the graduation degree committee as well as her Kappa Delta Pi membership card, her graduation announcement and commencement program,...
Dates: 1930-1933

Priscilla Schumacher Scrapbook, 1941-1942

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.029
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook compiled by Priscilla Schumacher from 1941-1942 while a student at William & Mary. Schumacher attended from 1940-1944.  The scrapbook covers are made of wood with "William and Mary" spelled out in woodblock letters.  Subjects covered include athletics, social activities, and sorority life.

Dates: 1941-1942

Charles W. Sydnor Papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.184
Scope and Contents

This collection contains an essay written by Sydnor titled "Realisation of the Ideal Ration-self" and a petition to the faculty of the College of William and Mary.  The petition was submitted by members of the senior class to confer a diploma upon Sydnor. It is signed by nine seniors: James Hubard Lloyd, Thomas Peachy Spencer, John Baynham Terrell, Alfred Lynch Terrell, Charles Irving Carey, Herman Blankinship, Slater Clay Blackiston, Charles Franklin Counts, and W. E. McDonald.

Dates: 1905

Taylor Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2001.42, 2004.45, 2006.35 and 2006.52
Scope and Contents

Papers of the Taylor Family of Urbanna, Virginia.  Sons were graduates from the College of William and Mary.

Dates: 1903-1957

Tillar-Pope Families Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 00074
Scope and Contents The collection includes items which belonged to Vernon Tillar (W&M Class of 1932) and the Pope Family. Included in the collection is an early 20th century photograph of the Kappa Alpha House (Alumni House) and Tillar's wallet. The wallet's contents include his W&M student activity card, his YMCA cards and receipts, and his Medical College of Virginia receipts. Also included is an unidentified mercantile ledger account book from Drewrysville, Va. that was also used as a clippings...
Dates: 1841-1933

Clarence Lee Turnipseed Papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.140
Scope and Contents

The collection includes a degree essay titled "Ideal Rational Self," as well as two letters written by Turnipseed to the faculty of the College of William and Mary.  The letters are dated June 5, 1905 and June 8, 1905 and ask if Turnipseed can substitute a couple of his earned diplomas for two classes he failed as 1905 was his last year of school.  The June 8th letter also asks if he can take an examination in Solid Geometery.

Dates: 1905

University Archives Oral History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA 43
Scope and Contents The bulk of the University Archives Oral History Collection consists of transcripts and recordings of oral history interviews conducted as a part of various projects at the College of William and Mary with administrators, faculty, students, and alumni. The specific projects include the College's oral history program from the 1970s, an oral history program sponsored by the University Archives beginning in the 2000s, "Stony the Road We Trod," and the Stephens Project.  The...
Dates: 1959-2018 and undated

University Archives Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA 8
Scope and Contents The collection includes print and some digital photographs of campus buildings, events, activities, subjects, and individuals, including alumni, faculty and staff, administrators, and visitors to campus. It is important to note that if looking for a specific person, such as Margaret Thatcher, to look not only for that person's name but to also look at photographs from events that person likely attended, such as Charter Day and Commencement. The same should be said for subjects,...
Dates: 1856-2015

University Archives Photographic Negatives Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA 8.005
Scope and Contents

This collection is largely unprocessed, however, it aligns very closely with prints found within the University Archives Photograph Collection.

Subjects include faculty, staff, alumni, campus buildings, students, activities, and events.

Dates: circa 1950-2005

Wade E. D. MacDonald Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.177
Scope and Contents

The collection contains three photographs: the 1902 William & Mary football team (with players identified), Wade MacDonald and W.N. Shackleford in football uniforms (1902), and MacDonald's senior portrait (1905).

Dates: 1902, 1905

Walter Darnell Vinyard Papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.237
Scope and Contents

This collection includes Vinyard's report cards from the Roanoke County, Virginia school system, Big Lick District, a 1929 letter to his parents from Dean of Men, W. T. Hodges stating Vinyard made the Dean's List (1929), William & Mary grade reports, and the 1932 commencement program.

Dates: 1918-1932

Walter S. Eanes Freshman English Manual

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.284
Scope and Contents

Printed "Freshman English Manual of Instructions and Exercises for 1924-1925," owned by William & Mary student Walter S. Eanes. The manual is an example of what was being used for Freshman English classes and the curriculum at William & Mary and includes notes and exercises written by Eanes.

Dates: 1924-1925

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

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

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African Americans 1
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Confederate Memorial (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
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Eastern State Hospital (Va.)--History 1
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Education--Virginia--Williamsburg--20th century 1
English language--Study and teaching--United States--History 1
Engravings (Prints) 1
Episcopal Church--Virginia--Clergy--19th century 1
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Europe--Description and travel--20th century 1
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Galax (Va.) 1
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