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Copyright is retained by the donor with a nonexclusive royalty free right to the university to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes pursuant to a Creative Commons Attribution, ShareAlike license, including, but not limited to, the authorization to display and reproduce the materials or derivatives of the materials in exhibitions, catalogs, university publications, university websites, or university advertisements, both on and off campus. Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers.  Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Custodial History:

Received by the donor from his parents.

Preferred Citation:

Edmund and Carol Keiter Photograph Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William & Mary.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of John W. Keiter

Processing Information:

Accessioned by Amy C. Schindler, University Archivist, on November 22, 2013.

Scope and Contents

The photographs of the William & Mary campus and people were identified by the donor and include: a group in front of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house, 2 photos of a group in front of the Pi Beta sorority house, the Chemistry Society or Mortar Board, 3 photos of an unidentified event in the Sunken Garden, Wren Building, President's House, Monroe Hall Dormitory, Governor's Palace, Capitol Building, greenhouses under construction, Sorority Court including the Pi Phi house, and student Clover Johnson (class of 1938) in a canoe on Lake Matoaka. Some of the photographs include notes written on the reverse side. The photographs belonged to Edmund Keiter (class of 1938) and Carol Gouldman Keiter (class of 1937).

Related Material

Edmund S. Keiter Papers, 1943-1944

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae
• College of William and Mary--History--20th century
• College of William and Mary--Students
• College of William and Mary--Students--Social life and customs
• Colonial Williamsburg (Williamsburg, Va.)