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:

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.

Accession 1980.137 was destroyed on 11/3/08 according to General Schedule 103 Series 012185.

Preferred Citation:

College of William and Mary, Dept. of Religious Studies Records, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Acc. (T)1980.137 transferred 6/16/1980. Acc. 1987.086 transferred 08/1987.

Processing Information:

The box and folder listing was created by Kelsey Kavanaugh, SCRC Staff, in April 2009.

Historical Note:

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Scope and Contents

This collection contains announcements, annual reports, correspondence, minutes, and newsletters from the Department of Religious Studies: correspondence from 1982-1999; fliers for campus lectures, 1975-2005; departmental meeting minutes from 1976-1987; copies of the newsletter 'Religion News' from 1986; and a 1971 statement on the Divinity School at the college in the 1820s.

Related Material

David Holmes Papers (UA 6.070); Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program Records (UA 257); Student Organizations Collection (UA 331).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Announcements
• College of William and Mary--Faculty and Staff
• College of William and Mary--History--20th century
• College of William and Mary. Dept. of Religious Studies
• Correspondence
• Minutes
• Newsletters
• Reports