James and Barbara Smith Collection
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Scope and Contents
This collection is restricted and not available to the public.
Materials related to Dr. James Douglas Smith's work for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Smith began at Colonial Williamsburg as the Director of Exhibition Buildings in 1962, became Director Historic Area administration in 1983 or 1984, and retired in 1994. The collection contains correspondence, memoranda, personal files, research materials, drafts and publications related to Colonial Williamsburg programs, exhibition buildings, and historical interpretation (especially the training of "hostesses" and "hosts"), and to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's joint graduate program with College of William and Mary in museum management, in which Dr. Smith participated.
Dates
- Creation: 1932-2005
Creator
- Smith, James (Person)
- Smith, Barbara (Person)
Conditions Governing Access:
This collection is restricted. Consult a staff member for details. 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:
Extent
9.00 Linear Feet
Language
English
Acquisition Information:
Acc. 2007.060 was received by Special Collections from the donor in June 2007.
Processing Information:
Finding aid completed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in July 2013. Box and folder list compiled by Mikaela Spruill, SCRC staff, in July 2013.
- Title
- Guide to the James and Barbara Smith Collection
- Author
- Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist.
- Date
- 2013-07-18
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- 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