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:

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.

For Series 2 (Acc. 1984.019) microfilm, reproductions must be used in place of original documents. The microfilm is housed in the library microforms collection on the ground floor of Swem Library. See call number LD6051 .W517 1888 T9, reels 1-8. It can also be requested through interlibrary loan.

Preferred Citation:

Office of the President, Lyon Gardiner Tyler Records, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Acc. 1980.123 acquired 09/15/1980; Acc. 1984.019 acquired 03/05/1984

Biographical Information:

Lyon Gardiner Tyler was the son of John Tyler (1790-1862) and his second wife Julia Gardiner Tyler. He received a master's degree from the University of Virginia and was professor at the College of William and Mary and principal of Memphis Academy. He established a law practice in Richmond and served in the Virginia House of Delegates. He became president of William and Mary in 1888, serving until 1919. Tyler married twice, to Anne Baker Tucker Tyler (1860-1921) and to Sue Ruffin Tyler who died in 1953. Tyler founded the William and Mary Quarterly and Tyler's Quarterly and was the author of the Letters and Times of the Tylers, Parties and Patronage in the United States, England in America and History of Virginia: Volume II The Federal Period. He edited Men of Mark in Virginia, Narratives of Early Virginia and the Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Tyler served as president of the College of William and Mary from 1888 until 1919.

Scope and Contents

Series 1 (Acc. 1980.123): One box containing biographical material; engravings; lectures; addresses; publications; an article about the Gardiner Manor in New York; Tyler's application for the William and Mary presidency; testimonials; a calling card; correspondence, including a letter to Mrs. Alex S. Porter (circa 1917), possibly referring to Bound Volume no. 13.

Series 2 (Acc. 1984.019): For preservation reasons, researchers will have to access all materials in this series on MICROFILM only:call number LD6051 .W517 188 this series is composed of Tyler's correspondence and other material relating to his role as President and President Emeritus of William & Mary.

Arrangement of Materials:

Arranged by accession.

Related Material

UA 15: University Archives Bound Volumes, Volume 13.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Buildings and Grounds
• Coeducation--United States--History--20th century
• Coeducation--Virginia
• College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae
• College of William and Mary--History--19th century
• College of William and Mary--History--20th century
• College of William and Mary. Board of Visitors
• Correspondence
• Education, Higher--Virginia--History
• Engravings (Prints)
• History of the College--Reconstruction efforts after the war
• Hughes, Robert M. (Robert Morton), b. 1855
• Jamestown (Va.)--History
• Manuscripts (document genre)
• Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, 1853-1935
• Universities and Colleges--Finance
• Universities and Colleges--Virginia--Faculty