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Preferred Citation:

Williamsburg Area Biographical Sketches by William T. Bryant, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

Acquisition Information:

Gift via the Williamsburg Historic Records Association.

Biographical Information:

William T. Bryant is a writer and resident of Williamsburg, Virginia. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

Typescripts of biographical sketches, 1981-1984, of 142 citizens of the Williamsburg, Virginia area written by William "Bill" Bryant.  These profiles were originally published in the Williamsburg Advantage, a local tabloid shopper and were commissioned by Dr. Janet C. Kimbrough.

Includes an index and an introduction by Bill Bryant where he explains the beginnings of the profile series idea and how it was organized between him and the publisher.

Arrangement of Materials:

Alphabetical and chronological index in folder one.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Interviews
• James City County (Va.)--Biography
• Newspapers
• Williamsburg (Va.)--Biography
• Williamsburg (Va.)--Newspapers
• Williamsburg Advantage (Va.)
• York County (Va.)--Biography