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Office of the Chancellor. John Stewart Bryan

 Collection
Identifier: UA 99.001

  • Staff Only
  • No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the correspondence of John Stewart Bryan from 1926 to 1944, including when he served as Chancellor of the College of William and Mary from 1942-1944. Included is correspondence about fraternities on campus; the construction of William Barton Rogers Hall; and the financing and construction of James Monroe Memorial Hall (now Monroe Hall), a men's dormitory.

Dates

  • Creation: 1926-1944

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access:

The collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Conditions Governing Use:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Biographical Information:

John Stewart Bryan was the nineteenth President of the College of William and Mary from 1934 through 1942. He was a graduate of the University of Virginia and Harvard; lawyer; member of the William and Mary Board of Visitors; publisher of Richmond Times-Dispatch and Richmond News Leader; president of the American Newspaper Publishers Association.

Extent

0.20 Linear Feet

Acquisition Information:

Acc. 1980.038 was received 03/07/1980.

Related Materials:

Office of the President, John Stewart Bryan (UA 2.10); University Archives Artifact Collection (UA 13); University Archives Photograph Collection (UA 8); University Archives Faculty/Alumni File Collection (UA 10).

Title
Guide to the Office of the Chancellor. John Stewart Bryan
Author
Finding Aid Authors: Wendy Korwin.
Date
2007-07-10
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
The collection description/finding aid is written in English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

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