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Preferred Citation

Charles Post McCurdy, Jr. Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Acc. 1980.33

Biographical / Historical

Charles Post McCurdy, Jr. was Executive Secretary of the Society of the Alumni at the College of William and Mary. The football scandal of 1951, and the ensuing controversy over censorship of the Alumni Gazette, led to his resignation. He continued his involvement with the college, however, attending the Board of Visitors' meeting in 1955 and later corresponding about changes in the curriculum. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

This collection contains correspondence and other material of Charles P. McCurdy about the election of John Edwin Pomfret as President in 1942, the football scandal of 1951, and development of graduate and professional programs at the college in 1955.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Athletics--Football
• Athletics--Football--Scandal of 1951
• College of William and Mary.
• College of William and Mary. Board of Visitors
• Correspondence
• Graduate Program
• Pomfret, John Edwin, 1898-