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Gerald Cowden Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2000.40

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  • No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

Research material of Gerald Steffens Cowden from his Ph.D. dissertation on the Randolph's of Virginia, "The Randolphs of Turkey Island:  a Prosopography of the First Three Generations, 1650-1806. " Also includes other works and essays from his earlier education, and the research accompanying those essays as well.

Dates

  • Creation: 1965-1982

Creator

Language of Materials

English

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 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:

Information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:

Extent

5.80 Linear Feet

Arrangement of Materials:

Organized into four series: Series 1: Dissertation Rough Drafts, Series 2: Dissertation Notes/ Photography, Series 3: Dissertation Research Material, Series 4: Other Works/ Research Materials on Other Works.

Acquisition Information:

Gift

Processing Information:

Accessioned by Anne Johnson in July 2009. Processing and finding aid completed by Alex Dodd, SCRC staff, in January 2010.

Title
Guide to the Gerald Cowden Papers
Author
Finding Aid Authors: Anne Johnson, Alex Dodd.
Date
2009-07-14
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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