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Special Collections Research Center
William & Mary Special Collections Research CenterEarl Gregg Swem Library
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Williamsburg, Virginia
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Finding Aid Authors: Special Collections Research Center Staff.
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Use:
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Conditions Governing Access:
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Preferred Citation:
Denise Sellers Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Processing Information:
Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in December 2012.
Biographical Information:
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Scope and Contents
Papers, circa late 1960s- early 1970s, of Denise Trasatti Sellers while a student at the College of William & Mary. Includes class material, letters from the College, postcards, Greek life publications, orientation guides, registration guides, academic requirements, tuition information, and other related material.
Arrangement of Materials:
This collection is arranged into three series: correspondence, ephemera, and books. Each series is chronologically organized into folders of related items.
Related Material
College of William & Mary
A green duc cap (UA 2012.400.01) and framed William & Mary bookmark (UA 2012.400.02) were transferred to the University Archives Artifact Collection (UA 13).
Information about related materials is available at http://guides.swem.wm.edu/wm
Separated Material
A green duc cap (UA 2012.400.01) and framed William & Mary bookmark (UA 2012.400.02) were transferred to the University Archives Artifact Collection (UA 13).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- College of William and Mary--History--20th century
- College of William and Mary--Students
- Letters (correspondence)
- Orientation
- Printed ephemera
- Registration instructions and schedules
- Sororities
Container List
- id237504
CorrespondenceMixed Materials Box: 1 November 15, 1968- March 12, 1970 and undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id237509
Letters to Denise (Trasatti) Sellers from the College of William and MaryNovember 15, 1968- March 12, 1970 and undatedScope and Contents
Typed letters from the College and collegiate departments to Denise (Trasatti) Sellers informing her of enrollment and freshmen policies and procedures as well as what resources are available to her as a freshman woman, including athletics, academics, and Greek life.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id237509
- id237507
EphemeraMixed Materials Box: 1 1968-1970 and undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 2 id237510
Information on the College of William and Mary1968-1970 and undatedScope and Contents
Pamphlets and handouts describing the College and the freshman orientation experience, registration, academic requirements, maps of campus, bus routes, dorm assignments, and extra-curricular activities available.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 3 id237511
Information on the College of William and MaryundatedScope and Contents
Pamphlets on the College of William and Mary, tuition payment information, and a newspaper clipping in which a parent anonymously opposes the "24-7" policy of dorm visitations.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 4 id237513
Denise (Trasatti) Sellers EphemeraAugust 1, 1969- March 23, 1970 and undatedScope and Contents
Ephemera directly related to Denise (Trasatti) Sellers including room assignments and room changes, meal cards, grade reports, plane and bus tickets, sorority rush cards, and class schedules.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 5 id237515
PostcardsundatedScope and Contents
Four postcards depicting images of the Capital Building and the Powder Armory in Colonial Williamsburg, the William and Mary Chorus posed at the top of the Sunken Garden, and the William and Mary Choir posed in front of the Earl Gregg Swem library.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 6 id237516
Information Unrelated to the College of William and MaryundatedScope and Contents
New Jersey financial aid information and a church sermon program
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 2 id237510
- id237508
BooksMixed Materials Box: 1 1969-1970
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 7 id237518
Panhellenic Handbook1969Scope and Contents
Handbook provided to women interested in formal sorority recruitment. The handbook contains information and pictures of each sorority, information of the formal recruitment process, and reasons to join Greek life.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 8 id237520
The W&M Woman1969-1970Scope and Contents
A handbook distributed by the Women's Dormitory Association of the College of William and Mary outlining the restrictions and rights granted to William and Mary women in their dormitory life.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 9 id237522
College of William and Mary Undergraduate Catalog1971-1972Scope and Contents
List and description of courses offered in the 1971-1972 academic year
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 7 id237518