President, Office of. John Augustine Smith Guide to the Office of the President. John Augustine Smith Records UA 2.24

Guide to the Office of the President. John Augustine Smith Records UA 2.24


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Benjamin Bromley, Public Services Archives Specialist.

Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
UA 2.24
Title
Office of the President, John Augustine Smith Records 1814-1944 1814-1826
Quantity
0.20 Linear Feet
Creator
Smith, John Augustine, 1782-1865
Creator
Office of the President
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Conditions Governing Access:

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Preferred Citation:

Office of the President. John Augustine Smith Records, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Processing Information:

Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in October 2011.

Accruals:

Folder 2 contains a letter, December 16, 1818, that was originally John Augustine Smith to Burwell Bassett Photostat Letter Mss. Sm Coll Smith7. The rest of folder 2 and all of folders 3 and 4 were originally the John Augustine Smith Faculty-Alumni file. Folder 1 was purchased in October 2011.


Biographical Information:

John Augustine Smith was president of the College of William and Mary from 1814-1826. He was educated at William and Mary and St. Thomas' Hospital, London. In addition to serving as president of the college, he worked as a physician and educator; professor of anatomy, surgery and physiology; and president of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York.

Scope and Contents

Contains a letter, photostats of letters, a photograph of a portrait, and biographical information about John Augustine Smith, President of the College of William & Mary from 1814 to 1826. Includes a letter, 20 December 1815, from John Augustine Smith of Williamsburg, Va., to Richard Bland Lee of Washington, D.C. There are also photostats of letters, 1818-1825, of John Augustine Smith. Finally, there is a photograph of a portrait and biographical material collected by librarians at the College of William & Mary.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • College of William and Mary--History--19th century
  • College of William and Mary.
  • College of William and Mary. Office of the President
  • Smith, John Augustine

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Smith, John Augustine
  • Smith, John Augustine, 1782-1865

Container List

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1 id109530
Letter, John Augustine Smith to Richard Bland Lee
1815
Scope and Contents

Letter, 1815 December 20 from John Augustine Smith of Williamsburg, Virginia, to Richard Bland Lee of Washington, D.C. Letter relates to financial matters, seemingly the lending of money to a Mr. Leigh.

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2 id109531
Photostats of Letters
1818-1825
Scope and Contents

Includes photostats of three letters written by John Augustine Smith, 1818-1825. The originals of these letters are held by the Library of Congress.

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3 id109533
Photograph of a Portrait
undated
Scope and Contents

Photograph of an unidentified portrait of John Augustine Smith.

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4 id109534
Biographical Material
1825-1944
Scope and Contents

Includes typescripts of letters written by John Augustine Smith, as well as biographical material compiled by Robert Hunt Land and Herbert Ganter, librarians of the College of William & Mary.

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5 id109765
Letter from J. Augustine Smith to Burwell Bassett, Rector of the College, concerning matriculation fees
1820 December 11
Scope and Contents

Acc. 2011.612