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Custodial History

Gift of Irby's daughter, Mrs. Hal W. Greer.

Biographical / Historical

Benjamin Irby graduated from William & Mary in 1841.

Scope and Contents

Student paper titled "Immigration." There are penciled notations written in an unknown hand.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae
• College of William and Mary--History--19th century
• College of William and Mary--Students

General

This collection was previously part of the Faculty-Alumni File Collection.