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Preferred Citation:

Margaret Thatcher Letters, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Acc. 2000.03 transferred from the Office of the President by Mary Anderson to the University Archives between 24 February and 10 March 2000. Acquisition information for material received after 7/13/2009 is available by consulting a Special Collections Research Center staff member.

Biographical Information:

Margaret, The Lady Thatcher, is the former Prime Minister of Great Britain. Thatcher served as Chancellor of the College of William and Mary from 1993 through 2000. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: https://scdbwiki.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Margaret_Thatcher .

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of letters written by Margaret Thatcher, Chancellor of the College of William and Mary, to President Timothy J. Sullivan. Included in the letters are thank you letters to Sullivan for various Charter Day activities, Thatcher being installed as Chancellor, and saying farewell to her seven years as Chancellor.

Related Material

Several letters written by Thatcher were pulled from the Univeristy Archives Subject File Collection and were added to this collection on 4/8/2013.

Separated Material

Several letters written by Thatcher were pulled from the Univeristy Archives Subject File Collection and were added to this collection on 4/8/2013.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Charter Day
• College of William and Mary.
• Correspondence