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Custodial History:

The provenance of the material that was removed from the University Archives Publications Collection related to this campus is not documented.

Preferred Citation:

Richard Bland College records, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary libraries.

Acquisition Information:

Acc. 1984.066 received 02/15/1985. Parts were also removed from Acc. 1983.013 - W. Brooks George Papers. Acc. 1984.067 received 09/21/1984.

Historical Note:

Richard Bland College of William & Mary (or Richard Bland College or simply, RBC) is a public junior college located in Prince George County, Virginia. Named after Virginia statesman Richard Bland, the college was established in 1960 by the Virginia General Assembly as a branch of William & Mary, and was once considered part of the "Colleges of William and Mary" umbrella. While self-functioning, the college is governed by William & Mary's Board of Visitors. Richard Bland College is currently the Commonwealth of Virginia's only public junior college.

Richard Bland College was established in order to provide the first two years of college education, which would be followed by a transfer to William and Mary, or to another of the state's four-year colleges. To this end, the college has formal credit transfer agreements with a number of Virginia colleges, including William & Mary and Virginia Tech.

Scope and Contents

Acc. 1984.066: Biennial budget exhibits including justifications, revenue estimates, capital outlay requests, and budget summaries for 1962-68 and 1972-76.

Acc. 1984.067: Capital outlay requests prepared for the state legislature. They include justifications for each proposed project and the amount each would cost. Projects are listed in order of priority.

Related Material

See also the University Archives Photograph Collection (UA 8), University Archives Subject File Collection (UA 9), University Archives Faculty-Alumni File Collection (UA 10), records of the Office of the President (UA 2), and other administrative records of the College of William and Mary.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Associated and Branch Campuses--Richard Bland College
• College of William and Mary--History--20th century
• Education, Higher--Virginia--History
• Financial records