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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:

Charles F. Counts Student Papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.226
Scope and Contents

Two student papers written by Counts. One is on the poetry of Chaucer and the other is on Macbeth.

Dates: circa 1903-1904

Charles Irving Carey Student Paper

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.224
Scope and Contents

Student paper titled "Southern Literature and Its Makers," written by Carey for his A. B. degree, June 3, 1905.

Dates: 1905 June 3

Charles L. Hepburn Letter to Charles Leven Powell

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.130
Scope and Contents Letter written by William & Mary student, Charles L. Hepburn, to his grandfather, Charles Leven Powell, dated January 21, 1894.Hepburn discusses the reorganization of the Virginia Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. He states the fraternity was reorganized in December 1893 by "several old members who had been taken in here before the war." Later in the letter, he mentions a couple of those members, including Benjamin Ewell and Colonel William Lamb. He says that all faculty were...
Dates: 1894 January 21

Charles L. Kendrick III papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.125
Scope and Contents

This collection contains class notes, syllabi, exams, and other material pertaining to Charles L. Kendrick while attending William & Mary for his undergraduate and graduate degrees. Most of the material is from Kendrick's undergraduate courses, but there is also material related to his graduate work in the School of Education. The collection also includes a packet containing information about water safety, lifeguard training and the history of the Theta Delta Chi fraternity.

Dates: 1977-1995

Charles R. McAlpine Certificates

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.277
Scope and Contents Two certificates presented to Charles R. McAlpine, while at student at William & Mary (1845/1848). The first was presented to him on July 4, 1846, testifying that he has done well with his studies of the "entire Junior course, together with Metaphysics & Constitutional Law." It is signed by faculty members Thomas Dew, Robert Saunders, Beverley Tucker, John Millington, and Charles Minnegerode. The certificate features the Temple seal.The second one, dated July...
Dates: 1846 July 4, 1847 July 4

Anne F. Chenery Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: 00/05/UA 5.088
Scope and Contents The leather scrapbook of College of William and Mary student Anne F. Chenery includes photographs of campus life and family, news clippings, programs, tickets, corsages and other memorabilia, and related material compiled by Chenery. There are many photographs of other women students and at least one page in her scrapbook about her weight and body issues. Images of the cover and one page from the scrapbook: ...
Dates: circa 1926-1928

Chi Omega (Omicron Beta) Centennial collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA 421
Content Description

Collection includes photographs, printed materials, artifacts, and other materials related to the planning and celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the first sorority chartered at William & Mary.

Dates: 2022 April 29-2022 May 1

Chi Omega (Omicron Beta Chapter) Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 7.074
Scope and Contents

This collection includes photograph albums/scrapbooks, photographs, a roll book, pledge books, and meeting minutes.  Portions of this collection may be restricted.

Dates: 1921 - 2012

Christmas Activities Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA 165
Scope and Contents Acc. 1981.115: Christmas Activities, 1935-1941. This accession documents the celebration of the Yule Log Ceremony and the President's Christmas Party. Materials include Dean Landrum's correspondence and memos, committee reports, stage instructions, programs, invitations, and newspaper clippings. This material is arranged chronologically. The collection also includes material that was formerly part of the University Archives Publications Collection. It contains Christmas Vespers...
Dates: 1942-[ongoing]

Christopher Wren Singers Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 7.067
Scope and Contents

Contains letters, post cards, scrapbooks, audio CDs and other material related to the Christopher Wren Singers, an a capella student organization that specializes in singing madrigal music. Included in the accession are letters and postcards from alumni, scrapbooks of events from 1991-2001, and a 2012 book celebrating 25 years of the Cristopher Wren Singers.

Dates: 1989-2012; Majority of material found in 1993-2003

Circle K International Records

 Collection
Identifier: 00/05/02/UA 7.053
Scope and Contents This collection contains two scrapbooks and various loose clippings and photographs related to the student service group Circle K International at the College of William and Mary. One of the scrapbooks includes photographs, clippings, correspondence, and announcements of various events in the organization from 1964 to 1965. The other scrapbook is disbound and out of order, but contains photographs, clippings, ephemera, and reports pertaining to Circle K from 1958 to 1964. There are also...
Dates: 1958-2009; Majority of material found in 1958-1964

Claiborne R. Winborne duc cap

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.305
Content Description

This collection consists of a green felt duc cap encircled with a gold felt band and a gray felt-covered metal button on the top of the cap. The front of the cap has gray letters "W" and "M" accented with gold stitching, and the back of the cap was hand-embroidered in gold thread by Claiborne Reid Winborne (Class of 1971) with the name "Claiborne" in capital letters. Winborne wore this cap as a Freshman during Orientation Week in Fall 1967.

Dates: 1967

Ann Louise Clarke Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.157
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook, 1930-1943, of Ann Louis Clarke of Richmond, Virginia. Clarke was a 1940 graduate of the College of William and Mary, and much of the scrapbook covers her time there. Includes programs from William & Mary events, cards, telegrams, Red Cross certificates, tickets to football games and plays, several notes on Phi Mu letterhead, a menu from the Red Circle Walnut Room, and dried flower corsages, among other items.

Dates: 1930-1943

Class Histories and Activities collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA 159
Scope and Contents

This collection includes Class Histories, class directories, issues of the Colonial Re-Echo, and fliers for students running for class office.

Dates: 1905-2014

Class of 1943 Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.074
Scope and Contents

This collection is stored off-site. At least 72 hours advanced notice is required for retrieval.

One scrapbook, approximately 13" x 11", containing news clippings about events at the College of William and Mary illustrating the history of the Class of 1943, compiled by Claire Bardwell, Class Historian.

Dates: 1939-1943

Class of 1971 Scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: 00/05/UA 5.075
Scope and Contents

Two green scrapbooks, approximately 15" x 13" each, containing news clippings and photographs that detail the activities of the College of William and Mary class of 1971. Some of the items in the scrapbook are loose.

Dates: 1967-1971

Col. Dudley Digges Account from William & Mary

 Collection
Identifier: UA 232
Scope and Contents

Account signed by John Blair, Jr., Bursar of the Collecge of William & Mary of Col. Dudley Digges Digges was the father of W&M student Dudley Digges. The account was for his son's boarding. The account starts in 1763 and is paid in full May 10, 1765.

Dates: 1763, 1765

Waverly M. Cole Papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.176
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs, letters, and ephemera related to the life and career of Dr. Waverly M. Cole, an anesthesiologist from Richmond, Virginia. Included in the papers are awards and school diplomas, photographs of Cole while a student at the College of William and Mary and the Medical College of Virginia (MCV), and letters written to Human Rights organizations.

Dates: circa 1935-2007

Henry Coleman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 6.101
Scope and Contents This collection contains news clippings, correspondence, reports, and other material related to the "Dorm-In" protest by students in October 1969. The "Dorm-In" was to protest the current College regulations about how long women could stay in male dormitories after football games on Saturday. The students wanted to stay longer than the College regulations stated and 10 students were suspended for violating those rules. The bulk of the records come from the Ad Hoc Committee to Investigate the...
Dates: 1963-1970

College of William and Mary Directory Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA 316
Scope and Contents

This collection contains campus directories that generally include contact information for students, faculty, and staff of the College of William and Mary. Directories from the 19th century are not comprehensive, but coverage for the university in the 20th century to the present is more complete.

Dates: 1827-2013

College Rules Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA 163
Scope and Contents

This collection contains reports and policies describing various rules and regulations at the College of William and Mary. Included in the records relating to student rules and regulations, use of alcoholic beverages report, and chaperon and fraternity house visits.

Dates: 1849-1955

College-Wide Reading Program Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA 162
Scope and Contents

This collection contains retreat schedules for the College- Wide Reading Program at the College of William and Mary.

Dates: 1968-1974

Colonial Echo records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 8.001
Scope and Contents The collection includes photographs and artifacts created for use in the College of William and Mary yearbook, the Colonial Echo.  Note that many yearbook photographs may be part of the University Archives Photograph Collection due to the various copies made over time and the irregular accessioning of these photographs.Acc. 1987.036 is an album containing photographs used by EG Swem,Jr., as business manager, in the preparation of the 1931 Colonial Echo, Presented by EG Swem,Jr....
Dates: 1931-2004

Commencement Exercises collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA 314
Scope and Contents

This collection includes programs, scripts, remarks, addresses, speeches, invitations, and other related material from commencement exercises at the College of William and Mary. Events and ceremonies related to graduation would also include the baccalaureate service and other events.

Dates: 1831-2023

Concerts, Lectures, Dance and Plays Productions Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA 152
Scope and Contents

This collection includes announcements and schedules of miscellaneous concerts, lectures, and plays produced at the College of William and Mary.  Faculty Lectures Series.

Dates: 1920-2013