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Preferred Citation:

Josephine Parsons Lee Scrapbook, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Acc. 2015.186 was received by Special Collections from the donor in January 2014.

Processing Information:

Accessioned and minimally described by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in August 2015.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains one srapbook of newspaper clippings, compiled by Josephine Parsons Lee, concerning African American employees at Colonial Williamsburg from the 1960s to the 1980s . Included in the scrapbook are lists of African American employees, photographs of the various interpreters at Colonial Williamsburg, and social events sponsored by Colonial Williamsburg including team softball.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• African Americans--Virginia--Williamsburg--History
• Clippings (information artifacts)
• Colonial Williamsburg (Williamsburg, Va.)
• Scrapbooks