Box UA Small Collections Box 6
Contains 32 Results:
John Brown Letter to James Brown, 1792 March 29
One letter from John Brown of Philadelphia to his brother, James Brown. The letter concerns life in the military. Brown describes the conduct of Benjamin Logan, Colonel of the Kentucky County, Virginia militia, the sale of Brown's property on Potts Creek in Virginia, and the possible resignation of General Arthur St. Clair from the army.
Edited Script, circa 1956
Scripts, Letters, Programs, 1956-1957, 1961
Certificate, 1939 December 5
Phi Beta Kappa membership certificate of Virginia Wilson, received December 5, 1939.
Oration, 1948 June 5
Oration written and presented by Spratley to the alumni on June 5, 1948.
G. S. O. Unit Application and United Service Organizations Membership Card, circa 1943-1944
This collection contains two items: Ruth Paul's Certificate of Membership for the United Service Organizations, naming her a junior hostess of the York County, Virginia U. S. O. Committee as part of the YWCA and her William & Mary G. S. O. (Girls Service Organization) Unit Application.
Papers, 1979-2002
Essay on Edmund Burke, 1903
This collection consists of Parson's essay on Edmund Burke and was submitted for his A.B. degree.
Letters, 1838, 1840
1838 October 21 and 1840 April 6
Fraternity Certificate, 1950 March 1
Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity certification in recognition of Williams' membership for 50 years.
English Paper, 1925 April 7
The collection contains Clayton B. Phillips' English 131 paper, "The College Library."
Debate, 1895 January 11
This collection contains a debate written and presented by Plummer Flippen Jones at the first open meeting of the Philomethean Literary Society for the 1895-1896 session, January 11, 1895. The topic of his debate was "Resolved: That present indications point to the downfall of our government."
Letter, 1838 November 1
One letter from Dabney Browne, a professor at the College of William and Mary, to G. Southall concerning the room and board for members of the Jones family. He states the Jones' would have to sleep in a room without a fireplace and sit in the family sitting room. The charge for board would be 120 dollars each, with a tuition fee of 20 dollars.
Letter, 1848 Sept. 20
Letter from Archibald C. Peachy to Robert McCandlish, Rector of the Board of Visitors at William & Mary, resigning his post as Professor of Moral Philosophy.
Papers, 1850
Debate, circa 1858-1861
Debate, written and presented by Richard Henry Jones while a student at William & Mary, arguing that marriage is better than bachelorhood.
Letter, 1858 November 1
Papers, 1901-1944
Handwritten copy of "Memories of Williamsburg and Stories of My Father," (1941), printed copy of same title inscribed by author (1941), an address by Bright delivered at Independence Hall in Philadelphia (1910 July 4), an address on Pocahontas delivered in New York (1906), an address by Bright about the Nathaniel Bacon Memorial Window in Williamsburg, inscribed by Bright (1901), and a memorial booklet about Bright (1944).
Essay, 1905 June 2
Senior essay written by Thomas W. Lawrence titled, "Modern Education."
Certificate, 1940 April 30
The Phi Beta Kappa membership certificate given to Frances Marguerite Duryea on April 30, 1940.
Letters, 1933-1934
Script, 1963
Script for "Humpty-Dumpty: A Small Play," written by Tobey M. Sindt for English 209. The last page of the script is stamped Jan. 25, 1963.
Letter, 1844 June 26
Essay, circa 1922
Student essay written by Johnson titled "The President's House."
Note, 1897 April 22
Note to the faculty of William & Mary, written by John Lloyd Newcomb and signed by him and G. L. Stevens, requesting permission to leave campus for their homes for a specific period of time.