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Will Molineux collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 00042

  • Staff Only
  • No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

Collection contains items donated by Will Molineux, primarily through the Williamsburg Historic Records Association. Some items are personal papers including newspaper articles, belonging to Will Molineux. The photograph collection documents Williamsburg, Virginia, including James City County and York County. Subjects include people, places, buildings, events, Colonial Williamsburg as well as the College of William & Mary.

Dates

  • Creation: 1952-2011

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 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.

Extent

6 Linear Feet (15 boxes)

Language

English

Additional Description

Arrangement of Materials:

The collection is arranged into six series.

Acquisition Information:

1997.41, 1999.31a, 1999.45, 2005.12 , 2006.30, 2007.32, 2008.13a, 2008.167 Please see staff for information about recent accessions.

Related Materials:

Mss. Acc. 2005.12 Images of America:  Jamestown.  Charleston:  Arcasdia, 2004 by Will Molineux and Rodney B. Taylor.  Moved to Rare Books. Mss. Acc. 2006.30 1962 Program of "The Girls in 509" has been transferred to Mss. 1.09  WHRA Ephemera Collection under Accession 2006.30. Mss. Acc. 2008.167 12 Campaign buttons, nailclippers advertising Williamsburg National Bank, a drink stirrer from Golden Horseshoe Club and a pen from the Williamsburg Inn were transferred to the artifact collection in 2009.

Separated Materials:

Mss. Acc. 2005.12

Images of America:  Jamestown.  Charleston:  Arcasdia, 2004 by Will Molineux and Rodney B. Taylor.  Moved to Rare Books.

Mss. Acc. 2006.30

1962 Program of "The Girls in 509" has been transferred to Mss. 1.09  WHRA Ephemera Collection under Accession 2006.30.

Mss. Acc. 2008.167

12 Campaign buttons, nailclippers advertising Williamsburg National Bank, a drink stirrer from Golden Horseshoe Club and a pen from the Williamsburg Inn were transferred to the artifact collection in 2009.

Related Name

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Will Molineux collection
Status
Completed
Author
Anne Johnson and Special Collections Staff.
Date
2009-09-17
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • May 24th, 2018: Updated by Anne Johnson in 2010.  Series/subseries redone in 2014.

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

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