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Special Collections Research Center
William & Mary Special Collections Research CenterEarl Gregg Swem Library
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Williamsburg, Virginia
Business Number: 757-221-3090
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William & Mary Special Collections Research staff.
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Use:
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:
The 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:
A portion of this collection was previously part of the University Archives Publications Collection.
Preferred Citation:
Department of Fine Arts records, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.
Acquisition Information:
Acc. 1980.004 transferred from the Dept. of Fine Arts 06/01/1979. Acc. 1999.086 transferred from the Alumni Society 09/20/1999.
Scope and Contents
The records of the Department of Fine Arts at William & Mary includes office files, publications and photographs. Office files primarily from the years Professor Thomas Thorne was chair during the mid-20th century, a modern painting notebook, and publications including fliers, exhibit catalogs, newsletters, and other material.
Arrangement of Materials:
Arranged into four series: Series 1: Acc. 1999.86: Modern Painting Notebook; Series 2: Accession 1980 Office Files, Series 3: Publications and Series 4: Accession 2023.052 Photographs.
Related Material
Acc. 1982.030: 16mm film reels featuring Thomas E. Thorne's paintings of "The Mill" are part of the Audio-Visual Collection.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Class materials
- College of William and Mary. Dept. of Fine Arts
- College of William and Mary. Dept. of Theatre, Speech, and Dance
- Fliers (printed matter)
- Newsletters
- Pamphlets
- Reports
- Thorne, Thomas Elston
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Halliday, Virginia Wilson
- Thorne, Thomas Elston
Container List
This Modern Painting Notebook was prepared by College of William & Mary student Virginia Wilson for Fine Arts 222, which was taught by Prof. Leonard Haber in spring 1940. It measures 16" by 11" and contains typed notes and pictures excised from assorted publications.
Acc. 1999.086
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 id55489
Modern Painting Notebook1940Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Acc. 1999.086: Modern Painting Notebook, prepared by Virginia Wilson for Fine Arts 222, taught by Leonard Haber in the spring of 1940. It measures 16" by 11" and contains typed notes and pictures excised from assorted publications.
These office files are mostly from Thomas Thorne's time as department chair. These include annual reports of the Department of Fine Arts, which also included the Theatre faculty (through 1962).
Acc. 1980.004
- Mixed Materials Box: 1
Files1946-1967English
The publications from the Department of Fine Arts include fliers, exhibit booklets, fine art collections booklets, lecture announcements, and newsletters.
- Mixed Materials Series 3, Box 1 folder: 1 id211052
Announcements1936-1940Scope and Contents
Announcements from the Department of Fine Arts including fliers, bulletins, programs, posters, lecture announcements, and exhibit booklets.
- Mixed Materials Series 3, Box 1 folder: 2 id211078
Announcementscirca 1937-1998Scope and Contents
Announcements from the Department of Fine Arts including fliers, bulletins, play and concert programs, event invitations, posters, lecture announcements, brochures, and exhibit booklets.
- Mixed Materials Series 3, Box 1 folder: 3 id211079
Career Possibilities for Fine Arts Concentrators1978Scope and Contents
Publication of the Department of Fine Arts describing possible future careers for students of the Fine Arts Program, in either the Art History or Studio Art fields.
- Mixed Materials Series 3, Box 1 folder: 4 id211080
Department of Fine Arts Course OfferingsScope and Contents
Course announcements/descriptions and overview of 2 courses offered by the Fine Arts Department: Symposium on the Life and Arts of Colonial Virginia (Fine Arts 410), 1954 and Chinese Art (Fine Arts 410), Spring 1987.
- Mixed Materials Series 3, Box 1 folder: 5 id211081
Fine Arts CollectionScope and Contents
Booklets, brochures, programs, and postcard describing the art collections of the College of William & Mary. Includes booklet written by Earl Gregg Swem about portraits in the Library, Chapel, and Phi Beta Kappa Hall and publications describing the Jean Outland Chrysler collection, the Alice Aberdeen Collection of Oriental Craftwork and Art, and other additions to the College Art Collection.
- Mixed Materials Series 3, Box 1 folder: 6 id211082
Exhibits1938-1940sScope and Contents
Fliers, programs, event invitations, posters, brochures, and booklets about exhibits, plays, and concerts sponsored by the Department of Fine Arts at the College of William & Mary.
- Mixed Materials Series 3, Box 1 folder: 7 id211083
Exhibits1940s-1950sScope and Contents
Fliers, programs, event invitations, posters, brochures, and booklets about exhibits, plays, and concerts sponsored by the Department of Fine Arts at the College of William & Mary.
- Mixed Materials Series 3, Box 2 folder: 1 id211084
Exhibits1960-1974Scope and Contents
Fliers, programs, event invitations, posters, brochures, and booklets about exhibits, plays, and concerts sponsored by the Department of Fine Arts at the College of William & Mary.
- Mixed Materials Series 3, Box 2 folder: 2 id211085
Exhibits1975-1977Scope and Contents
Fliers, programs, event invitations, posters, brochures, and booklets about exhibits, plays, and concerts sponsored by the Department of Fine Arts at the College of William & Mary.
- Mixed Materials Series 3, Box 2 folder: 3 id211086
Exhibits1978-1991Scope and Contents
Fliers, programs, event invitations, posters, brochures, and booklets about exhibits, plays, and concerts sponsored by the Department of Fine Arts at the College of William & Mary.
- Mixed Materials Series 3, Box 2 folder: 4 id211087
Lecturescirca 1975-1989Scope and Contents
Fliers and posters announcing lectures and seminars sponsored by the Department of Fine Arts.
- Mixed Materials Series 3, Box 2 folder: 5 id211088
Senior Art ShowScope and Contents
Fliers announcing senior art shows and receptions.
- Mixed Materials Series 3, Box 2 folder: 6 id211089
NewsletterScope and Contents
Issues of the Department of Fine Arts Newsletter and student-published arts newsletters.
Black and white photographs matted on black cardboard with captions from the department of Fine Arts on the reverse images depict art exhibitions and events on William & Mary campus.
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Black and white photographs on cardboardCirca 1930-1940