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Thomas H. Daniel Thesis and Oration

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.283

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Scope and Contents

The collection consists of two items. The first is Daniel's thesis, written in 1831. The front page says "Eulogy on Washington, Intended & Ppresented as the Thesis of Tho. H. Daniel, when an applicant for graudation at Wm & Mary College in 1831." The other is an oration dlivered at the Prince George County Courthouse on July 4, 1834 on the 58th anniversary of American Independence.

Dates

  • Creation: 1831, 1834 July 4

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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 publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Biographical / Historical

Thomas H. Daniel attended William & Mary from 1829-1831.

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet

Language

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The oration was purchased from Jane Davis in March 1943.

Related Materials

University Archives Faculty-Alumni File Collection

Thomas H. Daniel Letters to Dr. Thomas P. Atkinson

General

Removed from the Faculty-Alumni File Collection in June 2016

Title
Guide to the Thomas H. Daniel Thesis and Oration
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

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