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Collection
Identifier: UA 7.016
Scope and Contents
This collection is composed of one binder containing photographs of the College of William and Mary Choir reunion held to honor retired choir director Dr. Carl A. "Pappy" Fehr, June 10-12, 1983. The collection also includes five folders of negatives.
Dates:
1983
Collection
Identifier: UA 322
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a flier and an email print-out for the "Walk to Talk Peace" that took place on the campus of William & Mary in February 2003. The event addressed the possible military action of the United States in Iraq. Also included is a flier for the "No War On Iraq: National March on Washington DC."
Dates:
2003
Collection
Identifier: UA 7.040
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This collection includes records from the William and Mary Heritage Dancers, a student group that performs reconstructions of dances recorded in historical sources and modern dances composed in the historic style. The club also became a forum for students to compose and try out their own original “English Country” dances.Acc. 2009.176 contains the student group's revised bylaws, a history of the club by graduate student Jenna Simpson who was one of the students to reestablish the...
Dates:
2000-2009; Majority of material found in 2007-2009
Collection
Identifier: UA 7.035
Scope and Contents
The collection includes an administrative materials such as a manual, brochures, digital images, halftime show script and formations, and other materials from the student-run William and Mary Pep Band.
Audio-Visual material received electronically is available in the William and Mary digital repository.
Dates:
1999-2022
Collection
Identifier: 00/02/01/07/UA 64
Scope and Contents
Acc. 1988.001 consists of two boxes of correspondence arranged alphabetically. The correspondence is primarily about business aspects of publishing the Quarterly, but also includes genealogical information, editorial comments, some article manuscripts, a list of advertisers (1910-1913), and some fliers. Acc. 1988.113 consists of one box of correspondence between Earl G. Swem and various printers, authors, and others about the William and Mary Quarterly (2d Series)....
Dates:
1893-1944
Collection
Identifier: 00/05/02/UA 7.065
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of scrapbooks, photographs, programs, and other material relating to the William and Mary Choir at the College of William and Mary. Some of the records included in this collection pertain to the Women's Chorus and the Botetourt Chamber Singers, an a capella student organization at the College of William and Mary. The scrapbooks contain clippings, programs, and photographs of performances and other activities by the group during the academic year. A few of the...
Dates:
1974-2014; Majority of material found in 1982-2000
Collection
Identifier: UA 68
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a William and Mary Campus Risk board game, without the pieces, created by Evin McAlister, class of 2008, while students at the College of William and Mary in the spring of 2006. The game was based on the campus as it was in 2007 as well as off-campus locations. The game is divided into six sections: Matoaka, New Campus, Jamestown, Richmond, Old Campus, and the School of Law. The game is displayed on a 20" x 30" foam poster board.
Dates:
2006
Collection
Identifier: SC 01240
Scope and Contents
An 8 x 10 photograph of William and Mary students in front of the George Wythe House, May 1875. Names of students are identified on the back of the photograph.
Dates:
circa 1985
Collection
Identifier: UA 67
Scope and Contents
Acc. 1979.007. William and Mary Theatre Records, circa 1975-1979. This series contains photographs and programs that were used by Howard Scammon in his book The William and Mary Theatre: 50 Years; layout sheets for the final copy and cover; correspondence; pre-publication material about fundraising; photocopy of a typed draft of the book. Acc. 1979.008. William and Mary Theatre Records, 1926-1977. This series contains photographs, programs, and other materials from plays produced...
Dates:
1896-2013 and undated
Collection
Identifier: UA 7.058
Scope and Contents
This collection contains administrative records, fliers, awards, scrapbooks and other material related to the Young Democrats, a political student organization at the College of William and Mary. Included in the records are fliers and handbooks for the Virginia Young Democrats (VAYD) Convention held at the College in April 2011; fliers for events hosted by the Young Democrats; scrapbooks containing photographs of events held by the organization from 2006-2012; and campaign literature for...
Dates:
1975-2013; Majority of material found in 1990-2012
Collection
Identifier: MS 00321
Scope and Contents
This collection contains letters sent from William Newsum Jr. to his wife Sally, nee Cary, from 1804 through 1806. William Newsum Jr. was a William & Mary alumnus and studied law. They were married on February 1, 1806 and had their first child late 1806 or early 1807. The letters to Sally begin when they are courting and end in December 1806.Included is one letter from William Newsum to an unknown Sir and a letter from William’s mother Mary Bassett Stark Newsum to her...
Dates:
27 May 1804 - 11 December 1806
Collection
Identifier: Mss. 2000 An2
Scope and Contents
Manuscript of "Arithmetic taught by Samuel Boyle to WiIlliam Anderson at Sapony Seminary, 1806". Also, "A sketch of Old Sapponey Church, Dinwiddie County, Virginia", genealogy notes of the family of WIlliam Anderson and newspaper clippings.
NOTE: spelling can be Sapony, Sappony, Sapponey.
Dates:
1806; Majority of material found in 1806
Collection
Identifier: UA 5.228
Scope and Contents
Student paper titled "The Teacher and Psychology."
Dates:
1904 September 17
Collection
Identifier: UA 5.281
Scope and Contents
Notebook kept by William B. Jones. The front has "No. 17" written in the upper left corner and has the following written across it: "Universal Suffrage Jan. 1847 Williamsburg Virginia"
"Universal Suffrage"
"{William B. Jones Woodson C. Moody} The firm."Written upside down in the lower right corner is "Wm & Mary College, WmsBurg, Va."The contents are a paper on "Universal Suffrage" attributed to Jones. The reverse side has class notes on...
Dates:
1847 January
Collection
Identifier: SC 01482
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 5 items.The first is a printed circular from Rogers and addressed to Colonel Tompkins of Matthews Co. and dated May 13, 1835. It was printed while Rogers was a faculty member at William & Mary. The circular asks for help regarding his "Geological Reconnoissance," procuring specimens and answering a list of questions provided.The second letter is addressed to C. J. Richards of Richmond, though a Mr. Walker is also an intended recipient,...
Dates:
1835-1881
Collection
Identifier: MS 00350
Scope and Contents
The William Ross Schermerhorn papers contains materials that document the personal and professional career of William Ross Schermerhorn. Papers primarily document Schermerhorn's work for Macys as well as Colonial Williamsburg. Notes and material on his involvement in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks shows, and other creative endeavors he undertook as Vice President for Macys Parade and Creative Director at Colonial Williamsburg are included. In addition,...
Dates:
Circa 1980-2022
Collection
Identifier: SC 00381
Content Description
3 page letter addressed to Willie from Merida, Mexico dated May 26 1869. Tappan describes the slow pace of life and business in his letter. He also describes a fun trip to Cozumel. Most of his narrative is benign but he does make reference in the end of his letter that he believes business cannot prosper because "of the laziness and backward ways of the people" and that Mexico seems on the brink of revolution and that it is hardly better off than when it was under the dominion of...
Dates:
1869 May 26
Collection
Identifier: SC 01281
Scope and Contents
Sir William Berkeley land grant to William Burdett of three hundred acres of land in Accomac County for the transportation of six persons into the colony, 3 Oct. 1641. On verso, Thomas Burdett to whom land is granted by Berkeley assigns his land to John Custis of Northampton. January 15, 1657. William Burdett's wife, widow Alicia Traveller, later married John Custis as her fourth husband. D.S. 2 pp. Note: John Custis built his Arlington plantation on this...
Dates:
1641 October 3, 1657 January 15
Collection
Identifier: SC 00484
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1885-1890, from William Cabell, England, to Alexander Brown, mainly concerning Cabell's efforts to buy books for Brown and to do research for him. Includes a letter, 1894, from Margaret R. King containing genealogical information on the Rives family.
Dates:
1885-1890, 1894; Majority of material found in 1885-1890
Collection
Identifier: SC 00594
Scope and Contents
Postcard from William Carlos Williams to William W. Seward, Jr, Forsythe, Georgia, saying, "As soon as I can find a photo of myself of recent date I'll fix it up for you." March 5, 1944.
Dates:
1944 March 5
Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ad173
Scope and Contents
Scrapbook of William Carter Stubbs kept while living in Louisiana and given to his wife Elizabeth Saunders Blair Stubbs (termed "housewife" on the cover). Contains newspaper clippings and manuscript notes of recipes as well as a few medicinal remedies.
Dates:
1892-1898
Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ap6
Scope and Contents
Photostat copy of a ledger, 1781-1812, of William Chamberlayne, New Kent County, Va. which includes recipes for dyes.
Dates:
1781-1812
Collection
Identifier: SC 00351
Scope and Contents
The diary of William Coe, a minister from the Shenandoah Valley, with entries dated from May 29, 1862 to August 13, 1862. He writes about the Seven Days and Cedar Mountain battles and shifts in area from Confederate to Union control. He discusses slavery, specifically a man he enslaves who marries a free woman, as well as the death and burial of an enslaved woman who was his servant's mother.
Dates:
1862
Collection
Identifier: Mss. 94 E7
Scope and Contents
Series 1: Scrapbook with correspondence and ephemera; 1959-1994; concerning William D. Eppes' book fund for purchases in the Humanities for Swem Library. Majority of correspondence is with James A. Servies, Librarian.Series 2: Photocopied correspondence, playbills, and newspaper clippings used to support the nomination of Eva Le Gallienne for an honorary degree. Originals of the correspondence can be found at the Walter Hapton-Edwin Booth Theatre Collection and Library....
Dates:
1959-1994
Collection
Identifier: SC 00602
Scope and Contents
Order from William Davies, War Office, to the Berkeley County (Virginia, now West Virginia) Lieutenant , about raising militia for post Yorktown skirmishes with the British. General [Nathanael] Greene has requested assistance.
Dates:
1782 January 30
