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College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae

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Found in 246 Collections and/or Records:

John W. Eppes Permission to Board Off-Campus

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.251
Scope and Contents

This note was written by John C. Page of Cumberland to William & Mary President Adam Empie, stating that Mrs. Eppes gives her permission for her son, John W. Eppes, to board off-campus.

Dates: 1832 October 29

Johnson Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.352
Scope and Contents The collection contains the correspondence from Robert Bruce Johnson to his parents and his aunt during the period of his service in the U.S. Army Air Force from his enlistment in September 1942 to his discharge in September 1945 after the conclusion of World War II. Johnson began his service as a private with the 19th Anti-Submarine Squadron, where he served until the fall of 1943, when he was promoted to corporal in the 812th Bomb Squad. The letters include descriptions of his movements...
Dates: 1942-1945

Helen G. Johnson Essay

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.190
Scope and Contents

Student essay written by Johnson titled "The President's House."

Dates: circa 1922

John Floyd Jones Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.191
Scope and Contents This collections contains three items. The first is handwritten copy of a resolution adopted at a meeting of the faculty dated June 17, 1842. It acknowledges Jones' role in a duel, for which he was disciplined.  The second item is a letter dated December 14, 1842 written by Secretary of the Faculty, Charles Minnigerode, to Jones' mother, Catherine, wherein he informs her of her son's dismissal from William and Mary.  The letter includes an exerpt from the official faculty minutes which...
Dates: 1842

Plummer Flippen Jones Debate Record, 1985

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.192
Scope and Contents

This collection contains a debate written and presented by Plummer Flippen Jones at the first open meeting of the Philomethean Literary Society for the 1895-1896 session, January 11, 1895. The topic of his debate was "Resolved: That present indications point to the downfall of our government."

Dates: 1895 January 11

Richard Henry Jones Debate

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.211
Scope and Contents

Debate, written and presented by Richard Henry Jones while a student at William & Mary, arguing that marriage is better than bachelorhood.

Dates: circa 1858-1861

Walter Jones Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 65 Pst J725
Scope and Contents

Negative photostats of papers, 1721-1767, of the Jones family of Northumberland County, Va. Includes letters written by Walter Jones while a student at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. and while studying medicine at Edinburgh, Scotland and while in Williamsburg, Va. to his brother Thomas Jones of Northumberland County, Va. Originals located at the Library of Congress.

Dates: 1721-1767

Joseph Mason Anderson Essay

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.108
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the College of William and Mary student essay titled "What Romeo and Juliet Owes to Shakespeare" which is signed "A.B. Essay June 22, 1904 by J. M. Anderson."

Dates: 1904

Amos Koontz Papers I

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 65 K83
Scope and Contents The collection consists mainly of certificates presented to Amos R. Koontz, M.D., by the army, together with his medals in a frame, and membership certificates in organizations. Included is a competition for designs for National Military Dress (1809); and shoemaker’s account books of Harden Keyser (1849-1861), one of which Mattie Keyser used as a scrapbook at a later period and in which she wrote autograph poems; a souvenir booklet of the Panama Pacific Exposition (1915); and genealogical...
Dates: 1809-1965; Majority of material found in 1936-1965

William Lamb Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.1 L16
Scope and Contents Diaries, 1855, 1859-1861, 1864-1909, (52 volumes) of Col. William Lamb (1835-1909), written while a student at the College of William and Mary, newspaper editor, Civil War commander of Fort Fisher, N.C. (1862-1865), coal merchant, Norfolk businessman and mayor (1880-1886), and member of the Board of Visitors and Rector of William and Mary. Collection also includes diary, 1861, and some letters of his wife Sarah Annie Chaffee Lamb as well as page proofs and other material relating...
Dates: 1835-1909

J. Wilfred Lambert Papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 6.067
Scope and Contents The collection includes awards and certificates of appreciation from organizations such as the Alumni Society, Circle K, Omicron Delta Kappa; photographs of Lambert with staff and students, as well as many College events such as Commencement, Parents Day, and ROTC Summer Camp; and a copy of a Commencement program from 1927 when Lambert graduated from William and Mary with a Bachelor of Arts degree. The collection also contains a scrapbook including photographs, clippings, and other...
Dates: 1927-1986

Robert Hunt Land Papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 6.012
Scope and Contents

This collection contains materials relating to Robert Hunt Land's work on the history of the College of William and Mary. It includes a published description of Land's proposed history of the college, notes and correspondence about the proposed history, and biographical information about alumni (1814-1881). It also contains correspondence between Herbert Ganter, Earl Gregg Swem, and Robert Hunt Land about Ganter's research on William and Mary at the Library of Congress.

Dates: 1938-1942

Elizabeth Winston Lanier Papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.069
Scope and Contents

This collection contains course material and a scrapbook, created in 1980, commemorating the 50th reunion of the William and Mary Class of 1930. The scrapbook contains loose material, including programs and a class directory, and is approximately 12" x 10". The collection also includes a notebook and an annotated textbook used by Lanier in her French classes while a student at William and Mary.

Dates: 1926-1988; Majority of material found in 1975-1988

Thomas W. Lawrence Essay

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.194
Scope and Contents

Senior essay written by Thomas W. Lawrence titled, "Modern Education."

Dates: 1905 June 2

Wilford Leach Play

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.189
Scope and Contents

Undated play titled "The Steel Harp," written by Leach.

Dates: circa 1945-1949

Lee Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 1993.06-01 and Mss. Acc. 1995.27
Scope and Contents Mss. Acc. 1993.06-01, Series 1 - 4: Papers and photographs of the Edward Myers Lee Family of Williamsburg, Virginia. Lee graduated from the College of William and Mary, as did many of his children.  An album has photos of a May Pole in front of the Williamsburg Court House on Duke of Gloucester St. The papers include material for some of his children, particulary Elizabeth Mallory Lee (Mrs. John Walston Henderson), Peticolas Lee (Mrs. Robert Edward Lee), Mary King Lee, and Edward M. Lee. ...
Dates: 1858-1976; Majority of material found in 1900-1950

Mason E. Lee Scholarship and Attendance Report, 1906 December 21

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.279
Scope and Contents

Scholarship and attendance report for Mason E. Lee. It provides his class grade (ex. fair, good) for different classes as well as a remark by and signature of H. L. Bridges.

Dates: 1906 December 21

Linda Carol Friend Adams Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2008.197
Scope and Contents The collection includes the genealogical research of Linda Carol Friend Adams.  It contains a number of state and county records, family documents, biographical information, emails, message board posts, research notes, and photographs that concern Adams' family history. The majority of Adams' ancestors were located in Virginia and West Virginia.  The information included here pertains to the following families (not a complete list): Adams, Allen, Barnett, Blake, Brasfield, Brock,...
Dates: 1998-2008; Majority of material found in 2000-2008

Charles E. Lipscomb Papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.093
Scope and Contents

The papers of Charles E. Lipscomb include photgraphs, news clippings, certificates and a volume of dedications from friends and colleagues on the occasion of his retirement.

Dates: 1890-1930

G. Walter Mapp Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 84 M32
Scope and Contents Papers, 1895-1935, of George Walter Mapp consisting chiefly his of personal and professional correspondence. Topics in the correspondence include women suffrage, Prohibition, 1918 First District of Virginia Congressional Democratic primary, 1928 presidential election, and the 1929 Virginia gubernatorial Democratic primary. In addition to papers pertaining to Mapp's political career, much of the collection pertains to Mapp's legal practice on the Eastern Shore of Virginia and includes...
Dates: 1873-1941

John Marshall Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.1 M34
Scope and Contents Original letters and copies of letters from other repositories, chiefly 1788-1835, of John Marshall's correspondence with his wife, Mary Willis (Ambler) Marshall, other family members, James Monroe, Joseph Story, Bushrod Washington, and others. The correspondence reflects Marshall's wide range in interests including law, Virginia and U. S. politics, international affairs, agriculture and social events. Also included are letters by family members and descendants; a charcoal sketch and copies...
Dates: 1755-1835

Richard Posey McGehee Pledge to Teach Form, 1907

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.242
Scope and Contents

Pledge Fulfilment Form, completed by Richard Posey McGehee, reporting how he made good on his pledge to the State Male Normal College of Virginia and to William & Mary to teach after graduation.

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

Dates: 1907 February 7

Elizabeth A. Meyer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.094
Scope and Contents

This collection contains correspondence, photographs, and publications collected by Beth Meyer, a member of the class of 1958 at William & Mary. The bulk of the material dates from when Ms. Meyer was a student from 1955-1958. Included are copies of various issues of the Flat Hat, Alumni Gazette, and programs from productions of the William & Mary Theatre. The photographs mostly consist of different reunions of the class of 1958 from over the years.

Dates: 1955-1983; Majority of material found in 1955-1958

Milton Richard Morgan Pledge to Teach Fulfillment Form

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.241
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one form, completed by Milton Richard Morgan, 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: 1905 April 18

Christian Hollis Moe Papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.216
Scope and Contents This collection includes two copies of Moe's script for the play "Hark Upon the Gale." One copy is edited, the other is clean. The play was commissioned by the College of William and Mary to function as one of the Jamestown Festival Program events. It was directed by Howard Scammon and performed by the William & Mary Theatre. There is also a 1961 letter from Moe to Earl Gregg Swem which accompanied the clean script copy. Lastly, there are two copies of the program for "Hark Upon the...
Dates: 1956-1957, 1961

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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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