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Special Collections Research Center
William & Mary Special Collections Research CenterEarl Gregg Swem Library
400 Landrum Dr
Williamsburg, Virginia
Business Number: 757-221-3090
spcoll@wm.edu
URL: https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections
Finding Aid Authors: Eileen O'Toole.
Administrative Information
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.
Preferred Citation:
Office of the President Records, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Historical Note:
A list of College of William and Mary presidents is available at . Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: . Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .
Scope and Contents
This collection includes addresses and communications from presidents to members of the College of William and Mary community. Office records from all presidents from 1888 to the present are also described in other finding aids in this database. Scattered records are also available for presidents prior to 1888.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- College of William and Mary--Presidents
- Memorandums
- Programs
Container List
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1 id186968
Addresses1874-1989
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2 id186973
Christmas Cards1940-1984, undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3 id186975
Christmas Cards1985-2004
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4 id186979
Christmas Parties1938-1939, undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5 id186981
Communications to Board of Visitors2001
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6 id186985
Communications1919-1997
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 7 id186988
Communications to College Community1943-1994
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8 id186990
Communications to College Community1995-1999
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9 id186992
Communications to College Community2000-2008
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 10 id186996
Communications to Faculty and Administration1936-1973
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 11 id187000
Communications to Faculty and Administration1974-1999
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 12 id187003
Communications to Faculty and Administration2000-2008
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 13 id187011
Communication to Parents and Students1924-2004
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 14 id187014
Cypher Society2009
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 15 id187017
Graduate and Professional Study Fellowships Grant Program1986-1987
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 16 id187018
Handbook1975
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 17 id187022
Inauguration: Bryan, John Stewart1934
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 18 id187023
Inauguration: Bryan, John Stewart1934
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 19 id187024
Inauguration: Bryan, John Stewart1934
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 20 id187027
Inauguration: Chandler, Alvin Duke1953
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 21 id187029
Inauguration: Chandler, Alvin Duke1953
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1 id187034
Inauguration: Chandler, Alvin Duke1953
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 2 id187036
Inauguration: Chandler, Alvin Duke1953
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 3 id187039
Inauguration: Chandler, Julian Alvin Carroll1921
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 4 id187041
Inauguration: Chandler, Julian Alvin Carroll1921
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 5 id187045
Inauguration: Graves, Thomas Ashley Jr.1972
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 6 id187047
Inauguration: Graves, Thomas Ashley Jr.1972
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 7 id187054
Inauguration: Nichol, Gene Ray Jr.2006
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 8 id187057
Inauguration: Nichol, Gene Ray Jr.2006
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 9 id187059
Inauguration: Paschall, Davis Young1961
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 10 id187060
Inauguration: Paschall, Davis Young1961
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 11 id187062
Inauguration: Paschall, Davis Young1961
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 12 id187064
Inauguration (Commemorative Booklets): Paschall, Davis Young1961
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 13 id187066
Inauguration (Commemorative Booklets): Paschall, Davis Young1961
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 14 id187067
Inauguration (Commemorative Booklets): Paschall, Davis Young1961
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15 id187068
Inauguration (Information Packets): Paschall, Davis Young1961
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 16 id187071
Inauguration (Invitations and Lists of Guests): Paschall, Davis Young1961
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 17 id187074
Inauguration (Invitations and Lists of Guests): Paschall, Davis Young1961
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1 id187079
Inauguration (Orders of Exercises): Paschall, Davis Young1961
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2 id187081
Inauguration: Pomfret, John Edwin1943
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3 id187084
Inauguration: Pomfret, John Edwin1943
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 4 id187086
Inauguration: Sullivan, Timothy Jackson1992
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 5 id187087
Inauguration: Sullivan, Timothy Jackson1992
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 6 id187089
Inauguration: Sullivan, Timothy Jackson1992
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 7 id187090
Inauguration: Verkuil, Paul Robert1985
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8 id187091
Inauguration: Verkuil, Paul Robert1985
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 9 id187092
Menus1989-2010
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 10 id187093
President's Collection of Faculty and Student Artundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 11 id187094
President's Collection of Faculty and Student Art: Note Cardsundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 12 id187096
Public Relations1956-2009, undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 13 id187098
Reports, Annual1920-1933
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 14 id187100
Reports, Annual1935-1936
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 15 id187102
Reports, Annual1935-1936
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 16 id187103
Reports, Annual1936-1937
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 17 id187106
Reports, Annual1938-1939
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 18 id187108
Reports, Annual1939-1940
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 19 id187110
Reports, Annual1940-1941
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 1 id187117
Reports, Annual1934-1935
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 2 id187118
Reports, Annual1934-1935
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 3 id187120
Reports, Annual1934-1935
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 1 id187123
Reports, Annual and Semi-Annual1941-1942
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 2 id187125
Reports, Annual1942-1946
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 3 id187127
Reports, Annual1946-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 4 id187129
Reports, Annual1948-1950
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 5 id187131
Reports, Annual1951-1953
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 6 id187132
Reports, Annual1953-1955
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 7 id187135
Reports, Annual1955-1957
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 8 id187138
Reports, Annual1957-1959
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 9 id187141
Reports, Annual1959-1961
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 10 id187143
Reports, Annual1961-1963
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 11 id187145
Reports, Annual1971-1973
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 12 id187148
Reports, Annual1973-1975
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 13 id187149
Reports, Annual1975-1980
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 14 id187151
Reports, Annual1979-1981
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 15 id187154
Reports, Annual (with William and Mary News)1981-1982
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 16 id187156
Reports, Annual (with William and Mary News)1982-1983
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 17 id187157
Reports, Annual1983-1984
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 18 id187159
Reports, Annual1985-1986
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 19 id187161
Reports, Annual1988-1989
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 20 id187164
Reports, Special: Five Year Report1990
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 1 id187689
Reports, Annual: Bound Copies1942-1956
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 2 id187690
Reports, Annual: Bound Copies1956-1963
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 3 id187691
Reports, Special: to the Superintendent of Public Instruction1888
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 4 id187692
Reports, Special: to the Superintendent of Public Instruction1889
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 5 id187693
Reports, Special: to the Superintendent of Public Instruction1890
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 6 id187694
Reports, Special: to the Superintendent of Public Instruction1891
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 7 id187695
Reports, Special: to the Superintendent of Public Instruction1893
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 8 id187696
Reports, Special: to the Superintendent of Public Instruction1895
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 9 id187697
Reports, Special: to the Superintendent of Public Instruction1897
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 10 id187698
Reports, Special: Letter of President Tyler Concerning the Needs of the College, to the Friends of the College1898
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 11 id187699
Reports, Special: Letter of President Tyler Concerning the Needs of the College, to the General Assembly1898
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 12 id187700
Reports, Special: to the Superintendent of Public Instruction1898
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 13 id187702
Reports, Special: to the Superintendent of Public Instruction1899
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 14 id187703
Reports, Special: to the Superintendent of Public Instruction1901
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 15 id187705
Reports, Special: to the Superintendent of Public Instruction1904
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 16 id187707
Reports, Special: to the Superintendent of Public Instruction1906
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 17 id187708
Reports, Special: Report Concerning the Needs of the College, to the Board of Visitors1908
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 18 id187709
Reports, Special: Biennial Report to the Superintendent of Public Instruction1909
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 19 id187711
Reports, Special: Report Concerning the Needs of the College, to the Board of Visitors1909
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 20 id187713
Reports, Special: to the Superintendent of Public Instruction1910
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 21 id187715
Reports, Special: to the Superintendent of Public Instruction1911
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 22 id187716
Reports, Special: to the Superintendent of Public Instruction1912
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 23 id187718
Reports, Special: to the Superintendent of Public Instruction1913
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 24 id187720
Reports, Special: to the Superintendent of Public Instruction1914
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 25 id187721
Reports, Special: Report to the Board of Visitors1942
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 26 id187723
Reports, Special: Report of the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary1942
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 27 id187726
Reports, Special: Report to the Rector and the Board of Visitors1952
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 28 id187728
Reports, Special: Report to the Board of Visitors1962
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 29 id187730
Reports, Special: Report to the Board of Visitors1962
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 30 id187732
Reports, Special: Report to the Board of Visitors1962
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 31 id187734
Reports, Special: Five Year Report1965
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 32 id187736
Reports, Special: to the Community1968
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 33 id187737
Reports, Special: to the Citizenry1969
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 34 id187739
Reports, Special: Highlights of Progress (1960-1970)1970
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 35 id187741
Reports, Special: to the General Assembly Commission on Higher Education1973
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 36 id187744
Reports, Special: Three Year Report of the President (1985-1988)1988
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 37 id187746
Reports, Special: Report of the President's Task Force on Public Service1994
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 38 id187749
Reports, Special: Report of the President's Task Force on Communication Programs1998
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 39 id187751
Reports, Special: William and Mary 20102000
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 40 id187753
View from the Brafferton1988-1992
Material on William & Mary events (both on and off campus), dedications, William & Mary President inaugurations and Christmas cards, Plumeri House renovations, and Campaign for William & Mary. Includes programs and planning material. Audio-visual material on William & Mary events (DVD's, VCR tapes, cassette tapes and floppy disks), and 2 medallions.
- DedicationsEnglish
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 1
James Blair Statue Dedication1993 October 21English
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 2
Child Care Center Dedication1992English
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 3
George Washington Hall Rededication1991English
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 4
Lake Matoaka Arts Studio Dedication1992English
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 5
Lord Botetourt Statue Dedication1993 October 23English
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 6
Dedication of the Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans Residences and the Spalding Courtyard and Gardens1992 September 11English
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 7
Reves Center Dedication1989 April 13-14English
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 8
Tennis Center Dedication1995English
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 9
George Washington Hall Rededication1991 October 18English
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 1
- Awards, Events and Campus Activities - Brochures, Planning Documents and EphemeraEnglish
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 10
Mary Anderson Surprise Party2005 June 15English
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 11
Borgenicht Reception1995 March 28English
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 12
Borgenicht Peace Conference1996 December 12-13English
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 13
Boston/Baltimore Site Inspection Regional Events2005 August 24-25English
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 14
Andrew Burns Piano Recital1996 March 17English
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 15
Connecticut Dialogue Dinner, Home of Hartwell Hilton, Darien, Connecticut2008 March 25English
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 16
Parents Steering Committee, Leadership Circle DinnerEnglish
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 17
Regional Events, $$$ Evaluations2003-2006English
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 18
Schroeder Dinner2007 June 20English
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 19
300th Anniversary Party, Busch Gardens1993 OctoberEnglish
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 20
Watkins Discussion Dinner (CXLD)2008 February 27English
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 1
Events - Miscellaneous Ephemera1992, 1993, 1995, 2002, 2012EnglishScope and Contents
1995 300th anniversary badge, invitation to the "Unveiling of a newly discovered illustration of Colonial-Era Williamsburg...1992," 2002 invitation to James S. Kelly's retirement dinner, 1993-94 Opening Convocation program, and 2012 Commencement program. Most Convocation and Commencement programs, tickets and other ephemera were interfiled in the Convocation and Commencement collections.
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 2
Board of Visitors Dinner1991 April 11English
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 3
Faculty Events1988-1997English
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 4
Employee Appreciation Luncheon2006English
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 5
School of Business - Newport News Shipbuilding Executive MBA Classroom Naming1991English
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 6
Royal Highness Prince of Wales-Convocation1981English
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 7
Chancellor Dr. Henry A. Kissinger Program2000English
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 8
Campaign for the Fourth Century Brochure1992-1993English
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 9
Campaign for William & Mary Brochure2003English
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 10
Swem Library Exhibits (300th Anniversary)1993 February 18English
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 11
"Matoaka" Brochure by Amy Clampitt1993English
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 12
"William and Mary Tradition" BrochureundatedEnglish
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 13
Flat Hat - 50th Anniversary Issue1961English
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 14
William and Mary News Flyer2008, 2010English
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 15
Prospectus for a New Library1959English
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 16
Scholarships, Endowed2009English
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 1
Tack Lecture Brochure - Professor Ronald Schechter2018English
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 2
James Blair Society BrochureundatedEnglish
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 3
Friends of the College Flyers and Buttons1994, 1995English
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 4
Plumeri Award2009, 2011English
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 5
Prentis Award1994-1995English
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 6
Robert Boyle Society2011English
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 7
Endowment Association Mailings2005 June 30English
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 8
President's Council1990-1991, 1991-1992English
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 9
President's Football Boxes1994-1995English
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 10
Inauguration of Gene R. Nichol and Investiture of Sandra Day O'Connor Program2006 April 7English
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 11
Inauguration of Timothy Sullivan - Planning Documents1992English
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 12
Verkuil - Christmas CardsundatedEnglish
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 13
Sullivan - Christmas CardsundatedEnglish
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 14
President's Holiday Card1994English
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 10
- Plumeri House Project1999-2008EnglishScope and Contents
Material on restoration work of the Plumeri House. Includes original documentation of the setup plans.
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 1
Plumeri Park Dedication1999English
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 2
Plumeri House - Project ManualEnglish
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 3
Plumeri House - Appliances to be PurchasedEnglish
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 4
Plumeri House - Conscientious Carpet Cleaning - Price Quote2005English
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 5
Plumeri House - Original Set-up Documentation in FoldersEnglish
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 6
Plumeri House - Original Set-Up DocumentationEnglish
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 7
Plumeri House - Original Set-up Documentation (Folder 3)English
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 8
Plumeri House - Set-UpEnglish
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 9
Plumeri House - SignEnglish
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 1
- ArtifactsEnglish
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Metropolitan Police MedallionEnglishScope and Contents
"Metropolitan Police Medallion" from London in original box. Box notes "Exclusive edition Metropolitan Police, The Tower Mint, ... Solid Proof Medallion."
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"Protective Detail, Secretary of State, Diplomatic Security Service" MedallionEnglish
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- Audio-Visual MaterialEnglishScope and Contents
DVD's of dinners, events, football games, campaign material, dedications, charter day, awards, luncheons, and more; cassette tapes of Price is Right (Earl Granger) and Development Retreat; VCR Tapes of Campaign for William & Mary and floppy Disks for Charter Day and more.
- Mixed Materials Box: 11
Box 11English
- Mixed Materials Box: 12
Box 12English
- Mixed Materials Box: 13
Box 13English
- Mixed Materials Box: 14
Box 14English
- Mixed Materials Box: 15
Box 15English
- Mixed Materials Box: 16
Box 16English
- Mixed Materials Box: 17
Box 17English
- Mixed Materials Box: 18
Box 18English
- Mixed Materials Box: 19
Box 19English
- Mixed Materials Box: 20
Box 20English
- Mixed Materials Box: 21
Box 21English
- Mixed Materials Box: 22
Box 22English
- Mixed Materials Box: 23
Box 23English
- Mixed Materials Box: 24
Box 24English