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:

College of William and Mary, Office of Dean of Women Records, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Acc. 1983.074 received 11/01/1983; Acc. 1983.094 transferred from Dean Wyatt 02/20/1956.

Historical Note:

This position was established in 1918, when William and Mary admitted its first female students.

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Scope and Contents

Acc. 1983.074: Student Activity Notebooks, 1936-1948. This accession contains loose-leaf notebooks with the names of female students and the activities they took part in. It also contains newspaper clippings, letters, and programs about women's activities, arranged by year.

Acc. 1983.094: Office Records, 1928-1936. This accession includes correspondence and reports. An inventory is available in the Special Collections Research Center.

The collection also includes memos, annual reports, and a dean's list that were previously part of the University Archives Publications Collection.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• College of William and Mary--History--20th century
• College of William and Mary--Students
• College of William and Mary.
• Correspondence
• Memorandums
• Notebooks
• Programs
• Reports
• Scrapbooks
• Women college students
• Women--Education--Virginia--History