College of William and Mary
Organization
Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:
Ash Lawn-Highland records
Collection
Identifier: UA 189
Scope and Contents
Ash Lawn-Highland is the home of James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States, and is located in Charlottesville, Virginia. Ash Lawn-Highland is owned and operated by The College of William and Mary, Monroe's alma mater.Ash Lawn-Highland is a historic museum with a 535-acre working farm, and performing arts site in Albermarle County, Virginia. President James Monroe and his wife, Elizabeth Kortright Monroe of New York, owned Ash Lawn-Highland from 1793 to 1826 and made...
Dates:
1978-1998
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
University Archives Audiovisual Collection
Collection
Identifier: UA 58
Scope and Contents
The University Archives Audiovisual Collection is an artificial collection of various audio and visual formats documenting the College of William and Mary campus, events, people, etc. The collection contains analog, magnetic, and digital media and while not comprehensive, it does include material from a variety of time periods and types of events including commencements, Charter Day, building dedications, lecture series, Raft Debates, visiting scholars and distinguished guests, athletic...
Dates:
1930-2015; Majority of material found in 1985-2005
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Benton Crooks Charles Pledge to Teach Fulfillment Form
Collection
Identifier: UA 5.265
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one form, completed by Benton Crooks Charles, 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 17
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Brafferton Estate Collection
Collection
Identifier: UA 113
Scope and Contents
This collection contains documents relating to the Brafferton Estate as it impacted the College of William and Mary such as accounts, decrees, correspondence, biographical material on Robert Boyle, 20th century material on the search for information about the Brafferton Estate, and other material. The collection includes both original documents and copies of documents. There is also material related to the Brafferton Estate and the early history of the College of William and Mary...
Dates:
1691-1935
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Christmas Activities Collection
Collection
Identifier: UA 165
Scope and Contents
Acc. 1981.115: Christmas Activities, 1935-1941. This accession documents the celebration of the Yule Log Ceremony and the President's Christmas Party. Materials include Dean Landrum's correspondence and memos, committee reports, stage instructions, programs, invitations, and newspaper clippings. This material is arranged chronologically. The collection also includes material that was formerly part of the University Archives Publications Collection. It contains Christmas Vespers...
Dates:
1942-[ongoing]
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
College of William and Mary Coat of Arms
Collection
Identifier: UA 347
Scope and Contents
This 1929 copy of the 1694/1698 Granting of Arms to the College of William and Mary from the College of Arms in London is enclosed in a plexiglass mount. At the top of the document are four arms: the College of William and Mary, an unknown one, the King's, and the College of Arms.
Dates:
1929
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
College Papers Collection
Collection
Identifier: UA 14
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a variety of material formats and subjects from throughout the College's history.
Dates:
circa 1880s-1990s
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Edward Francis Report Cards, 1903 February 26th, 1903 June 25th
File — UA Small Collections Box 12, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
Two College of William and Mary report cards for Edward Francis Birckhead.
Dates:
1903 February 26th; 1903 June 25th
Cary T. Grayson Letter
Collection
Identifier: UA 5.044
Scope and Contents
Letter from Grayson to James P. Monroe of M.I.T., soliciting for endowment and building funds for William & Mary.
Dates:
1920 March 23
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Hampton Roads-Peninsula War Studies Committee Records
Collection
Identifier: UA 40
Scope and Contents
The Hampton Roads-Peninsula War Studies Committee collection includes business case studies; records of expenditures; general correspondence; and correspondence and publications of Dr. Charles E. Marsh.
Dates:
1940-1951
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Hourly and Classified Employees Association (HACE) Records
Collection
Identifier: UA 39
Scope and Contents
Collection includes annual reports, bylaws, correspondence, employee of the month nomination letters, guidelines for archives and scrapbook materials, minutes of meetings, publications, and other miscellaneous materials.
Dates:
1986-2010
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
King William III Letter to Francis Nicholson
Collection
Identifier: SC 00187
Scope and Contents
Letter to Nicholson requesting that he give all possible aid to the College of William & Mary.
Dates:
1700 December 30
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
King William III Letter to Sir Edmund Andros
Collection
Identifier: SC 00080
Scope and Contents
Letter written to Andros, noting that as a result of the Royal Charter establishing the College, the Crown grants Francis Nicholson "and others named in our said charter" the sum of 1,985 pounds 14 shillings and 10 pence "out of such Money Received for our Revenue of Quit Rents in our said Colony as is remaining in the hands of our Trusty and Welbeloved [sic] William Byrd." The letter further dictates the dissemenation of funds to other individuals, including the estate of Nathaniel...
Dates:
1693 March 1
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
John Marshall Bicentennial Celebration Collection
Collection
Identifier: UA 34.003
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, speeches, invitations, and other materials relating to the College of William and Mary's celebration of the 200th anniversary of John Marshall's birth.
More digital material related to The William & Mary Law School may be found in the William & Mary Law School Scholarship Repository.
Dates:
1954-1955; Majority of material found in 1954-1955
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
NASA Collection
Collection
Identifier: UA 135
Scope and Contents
The collection covers the September 12, 1993 launch of the space shuttle Discovery, on which the College of William and Mary put into orbit school artifacts in celebration of its tercentennial anniversary. After the space flight Captain Kenneth S. Reightler of NASA visited the College to speak and present artifacts from the Tercentenary Package's space shuttle journey. This collection includes a tercentennial banner similar to one launched on the space shuttle, photographs of...
Dates:
1988-1994; Majority of material found in 1993
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Eleanor Harvey Rennie Papers
Collection
Identifier: UA 5.055
Scope and Contents
This collection includes material gathered by then William and Mary student Eleanor Harvey related to the christening of the SS William and Mary Victory on April 20, 1945. Photographs, news clippings, scrapbook, and the wooden chest holding the broken champagne bottle used in the launch are available. Miss Harvey was the sponsor at the launch and Edith Harwood was the maid of honor.A photo of the champagne bottle can be seen on Flickr:...
Dates:
1945
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
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
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
William and Mary Postcard Featuring Wren Building, circa 1900
File — Small Collections Box 126, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
Undated postcard which features the campus of William and Mary. The wren building is in the center along with partial views of the President's house and the Brafferton. The statue of Lord Botetourt is also visible. Behind the campus buildings are three buildings of unknown origin. It is possible they were drawn in to the picture for aesthetic purposes.
Dates:
circa 1900
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- Banners 1
- Buildings and Grounds--Adair Gym 1
- Buildings and Grounds--Fires--1859 1
- Buildings and Grounds--Lake Matoaka and Matoaka Woods 1
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- Buildings and Grounds--Phi Beta Kappa Hall (1957) 1
- Buildings and Grounds--Swem Library 1
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- Church of England--Virginia--History 1
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- College of William and Mary--Employees 1
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- College sports--United States--History--20th century 1
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- Fliers (printed matter) 1
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- Indian School 1
- Indians of North America--Virginia 1
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- Legal documents 1
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- Maps 1
- Marshall-Wythe School of Law--Marshall, John, Bicentennial Program (1954-1955) 1
- Motion pictures (visual work) 1
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- Postcards--Virginia 1
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- Slavery--Virginia--18th century 1
- Slavery--Virginia--19th century 1
- Space flights 1
- Space shuttles--United States 1
- Students--Women--Admission in 1918 1
- Surveys (documents) 1
- The Brafferton (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
- Transcripts 1
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 1
- United States--History--Revolutionary War--Hospitals 1
- United States--Revolutionary War--1775-1783 1
- Victory ships 1
- Video recordings 1
- Visitors to Campus--Charles, Prince of Wales (1981) 1
- Visitors to Campus--Ford, Gerald R. (1976) 1
- Visitors to Campus--Queen Elizabeth II (1957) 1
- Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century 1
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