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College of William and Mary--Students

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 380 Collections and/or Records:

Frederick Parker Essay

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.206
Scope and Contents

Frederick Parker's essay on Spartacus, written in 1899.

Dates: 1899

Laura Parrish Papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.036
Scope and Contents

This collection contains completed questionnaires sent to women who attended William and Mary between 1918 and 1945, keypunch cards recording the data, computer printouts, and a code book. This data was gathered by Laura Parrish for her thesis "When Mary Entered with her Brother William: Women Students at the College of William and Mary, 1918-1945" (M. A. Thesis, College of William and Mary, 1988).

Dates: 1982

Patrick Butler Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.287
Scope and Contents The collection includes ephemeral items related to Butlers time as a student at William & Mary, as well as a couple of newsletters published post-graduation. Included in the collection are notices received during his freshman year regarding the school's automobile policy, a letter sent to parents of freshmen males from the Dean of Men, an outline of academic requirements, and "Welcome to William and Mary" sent by the Dean of Students. There are also notices regarding tickets for William...
Dates: 1963-1979

V. Ruth Paul Papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.205
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: circa 1943-1944

Jack Peet Script

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.213
Scope and Contents

Script for "Shut Up, and Eat Your Fish or Martial Bliss of Sempronius Smythe," written by Jack Peet. The play was performed by the William & Mary Theatre from March 17-18, 1964.

Dates: 1963-1964

Pen and Ink Sketch by Fred Eilers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.232
Scope and Contents

Pen and ink sketch of a naked Native American male spear fishing. The image was produced for the 1930 issue of the Colonial Echo (see page 123).

Dates: 1930

Amelia Jastrebski Perkins and Charles S. Perkins, Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 00278
Scope and Contents

Amelia "Jeb" Jastrebski's W&M College Scrapbook, 1936-1940

"Scraps" by Charles S. Perkins, Jr., 1937-1939 - assorted ticket stubs, playbills, etc.

"The War Years" scrapbook by Charles S. Perkins, Jr., 1944-1945 - primarily WWII memorabilia with some post-war work-related correspondence

File of related clipppings, photos, etc.

Dates: 1936-1945

Peter Eppes Permission to Board Off-Campus

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.250
Scope and Contents

This item was written by Edmund Wilkins, guardian of William & Mary student Peter Eppes, to the faculty of the university, giving his permission for Eppes to board off-campus.

Dates: 1832 October 28

Phi Alpha Theta Petition

 Collection
Identifier: UA 150
Scope and Contents

Petition from eleven history students and the Department of History at William & Mary to the national office of Phi Alpha Theta (honor society for history), seeking recognition as a chapter. Recognition was granted and the individuals were inducted.

Dates: 1961 March 16

Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Chapter Records

 Collection
Identifier: 00/05/02/UA 7.002
Scope and Contents

The records of the Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at the College of William and Mary include minutes, business records, addresses and speeches, poems, correspondence, publications, membership cards, and other records.

Dates: 1776-2013; Majority of material found in 1888-1955

Phi Delta Gamma Certificate

 Collection
Identifier: UA 7.079
Scope and Contents

Certificate authorizing the establishment of the William & Mary chapter of the national professional forensic order of Phi Delta Gamma, 1924 June 7.

Dates: 1924 June 7

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (Nu Sigma Chapter) records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 424
Content Description

The records contain photographs of members of the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity Nu Sigma Chapter at William & Mary. Photographs primarily document members of the fraternity.

Dates: 2002-2017

Phi Mu, Gamma Alpha Chapter Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 7.054
Scope and Contents

This collection contains news clippings, fliers, and composite photographs from the sorority Phi Mu, Gamma Alpha chapter at the College of William and Mary. The fliers consist of announcements of various events held by the sorority, and the composite photographs of Phi Mu members are from 1956 and 1958.

Dates: 1956-2009; Majority of material found in 1975-2000

Clayton B. Phillips English Paper

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.214
Scope and Contents

The collection contains Clayton B. Phillips' English 131 paper, "The College Library."

Dates: 1925 April 7

Lavinia Phillips Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 00/05/UA 5.149
Scope and Contents Contains newsclippings, correspondence, tickets, scrapbook, and other material related to the planning of the three Fehr-Well Fest reunions for the William and Mary Choir in 1974, 1983, and 2005. The Fehr-Well Fest reunions were created in celebration of Carl "Pappy" Fehr, director of the William and Mary Choir from 1945-1974. The scrapbook was created by Lavinia Phillips, class of 1959, and features newsclippings about the reunions, events scheduled during the reunions, and publications...
Dates: 1974-2005

Philomathean Literary Society Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 7.004
Scope and Contents

This collection contains minutes, constitutions and by-laws, official correspondence, treasurer's books, financial records, library records, and copies of the society's literary magazine.

Dates: 1874-1938

Photographs of William & Mary Graduates

 Collection
Identifier: UA 8.006
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of headshot photographs of William & Mary graduates from 1944-1950 (accession 1979.53).

Dates: 1944-1950

Pi Lambda Phi Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 7.020
Scope and Contents

This collection contains minutes of the Psi Chapter of Pi Lambda Phi, from its first meeting in June of 1929 through December 1979.

Dates: 1929-1979

Pi Sigma Alpha, Eta Rho Chapter Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 7.061
Scope and Contents

Contains induction ceremony programs and a membership roster for the Eta Rho Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Fraternity at the College of William and Mary.

Dates: 1993-2001

Powhatan Robertson Journal

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.236
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a journal kept by Robertson while a student at William & Mary in 1816. He mentions engaging in social activities within town, places within town such as the "Old Capitol," and sometimes refers to lectures. He frequently writes about women.

A typed transcription is included.

Dates: 1816

Office of the President. Thomas Roderick Dew Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 2.05
Scope and Contents This collection includes correspondence from Dew as well as an account book.Note, dated October 16, 1837, written by Dew to Judge Abel P. Upshur, concerning the granting of credit to students by merchants. The note is handwritten on a printed Resolution by the Board of Visitors, adopted July, 1836.Letter, dated October 18, 1837, written by Dew to William H. Harrison, principal of the Academy at the Wigwam in Amelia, Virginia, and defends the institution of slavery in...
Dates: 1833-1852

Presidential Scholars Program Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 275
Scope and Contents

This collection contains fliers and newsletters describing the Presidential Scholars Program at The College of William and Mary. The Presidential Scholars Program is co-ordinated by the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, who designates Presidential Scholars from among the top applicants to the College on the advice of the Faculty's Committee on Honors and Experimental Programs.

Dates: 1982-1989

John Morris Presson Photograph Album, 1910-1916

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.057
Scope and Contents Photograph album, circa 1910-1916, of John Morris Presson (W&M Class of 1916).  The album contains photographs of William & Mary's campus,  the Virginia Peninsula, and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Included are pictures of President Woodrow Wilson's 1916 visit to campus, the Lord Botetourt statue, male students, the 1916 championship baseball team, Coach Dexter Draper, Bob Newton, as well as campus buildings, including various fraternity houses and the old gymnasium. The...
Dates: 1910-1916

Project Plus Records

 Collection
Identifier: 00/02/23/UA 48
Scope and Contents

This collection contains student rosters, syllabi, publicity brochures and fliers, evaluations, budget materials, correspondence, and memos about the Project Plus honors program.

Dates: 1965-1981

Aubrey Pruett Papers, 1929-1930

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.215
Scope and Contents This collection contains two items: a letter from William & Mary Dean of Students W. T. Hodges to Pruett (dated Sept. 6, 1929) notifying him of freshman registration and suggesting an early arrival in order to be assigned housing; a receipt from William & Mary Treasurer, I. E. Harris, (dated Jan. 27, 1930) for fees associated with being enrolled at the university, including room, board, laundry, and laboratory fees. The receipt's original stamped date is Sept. 12, 1929. It was...
Dates: 1929, 1930