Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Guide to the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture Records UA 27

Guide to the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture Records UA 27


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Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
UA 27
Title
Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture Records 1944-ongoing 1950-2000
Quantity
3.80 Linear Feet
Creator
Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture
Creator
William and Mary Quarterly
Language
English

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.

Custodial History:

Part of this collection was previously part of the University Archives Publications Collection.

Preferred Citation:

Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture Records, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Acc. 1983.054 transferred 10/19/1983; Acc. 2008.069 was transferred on 7/22/2008; Acc. 2009.267 was transferred from the Institute via Swem reserves on 6/23/2009. Acquisition information for material received after 7/13/2009 is available by consulting a Special Collections Research Center staff member.


Historical Note:

The College of William and Mary and The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation founded the Institute of Early American History and Culture in 1943 and still jointly sponsor its work. In 1996 the College and Colonial Williamsburg added Omohundro to the Institute's name in recognition of a generous endowment bequest pledged by Mr. and Mrs. Malvern H. Omohundro, Jr. The Institute also receives support from the National Endowment for the Humanities for a two-year Institute/NEH Postdoctoral Fellowship, awarded annually. A grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has made it possible for the Institute to offer a one-year Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, beginning in the fall of 1997. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

This collection includes correspondence, lists of articles, reports, and book reviews published in the William and Mary Quarterly about the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture at the College of William and Mary.

Also present in the collection are fliers, announcements, programs, and conference lectures, and papers presented at Spring and Fall Colloquiums of the Institute. The Institute's constitution, meeting agendas and reports, newsletters, Uncommon Sense newsletter were previously part of the University Archives Publications Collection.

Spring 2011 Colloquium Papers Acc 2012.057

Related Material

William and Mary Quarterly Records (UA 64); Lester Cappon Papers (Mss. 90 C17)

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • College of William and Mary.
  • Correspondence
  • Newsletters
  • Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture
  • Reports

Container List

id54831
Series1: Institute of Early American History and Culture, 1983.54 Accession
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, membership, and Schlesinger report.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1 id54833
    Correspondence 1944-1961
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2 id54834
    List of Articles 1957, 1959
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3 id54835
    Membership List 1957/58
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4 id54836
    Arthur M Schlesinger's Report
    1954
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5 id54837
    Arthur M Schlesinger-Comments on report
id135656
Series 2: Publications
  • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 2
    Box 2: 1948-2007
    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 2 Folder: 1 id54551
      1948-1993
      Scope and Contents

      Invitations, fliers, book publications and budgets.

    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 2 Folder: 2 id54562
      1994-1999
      Scope and Contents

      Publicity and annual conference brochure and Colloquium schedule.

    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 2 Folder: 3 id54567
      2000-2005
      Scope and Contents

      Colloquium schedules and copies of papers presented at colloquium.

    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 2 Folder: 4 id54575
      2006
      Scope and Contents

      Papers presented at the annual colloquium.

    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 2 Folder: 5 id54577
      2007
      Scope and Contents

      Papers presented at the annual colloquium.

  • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 3 id54578
    Box 3: 1982 - 2015
    Scope and Contents

    A-Council (Associates Council).

    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 3 Folder: 1 id54579
      Associates
      1983-2010
    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 3 Folder: 2 id54580
      Associates, Report to
      1982
    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 3 Folder: 3 id62941
      Fall 2009 Colloquium Papers
      2009
    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 3 Folder: 4 id180848
      Spring 2009 Colloquium Papers
      2009
    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 3 Folder: 5 id180850
      Fall 2010 Colloquium Papers
      2010
    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 3 Folder: 6 id180851
      Spring 2010 Colloquium Papers
      2010
    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 3 Folder: 7 id180852
      2011 Colloquium Papers
      2011
    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 3 Folder: 8 id180853
      2012 Colloquium Papers
      2012
    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 3 Folder: 9 id282977
      Colloquium Papers
      2015-
  • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 4 id54593
    Box 4
    1952-1955
    Scope and Contents

    Director's Reports.

    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 4 Folder: 1 id54581
      Conference on "the Atlantic World, Virginia
      2004
    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 4 Folder: 2 id54583
      Conference on Early American Architecture 1956
      Scope and Contents

      Conference schedule and a 34 page paper on Early American Architecture.

    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 4 Folder: 3 id54584
      Conference on Early Amreican Education 1959
      Scope and Contents

      Two papers given at the conference: "Education in the forming of American Society" and "A Bibliographical Essay."

    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 4 Folder: 4 id60971
      Conference- 2009
      Scope and Contents

      Brochure from Institute conferences hosted throughout in Old Fort Niagara, Youngstown, New York, October 22-24, 2009.

    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 4 Folder: 5 id54585
      Conferences
      2005-2011
      Scope and Contents

      Brochures from Institute conferences hosted throughout the US.

    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 4 Folder: 6 id54586
      Constitution
      1983 and undated
      Scope and Contents

      Institute's constitution.

    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 4 Folder: 7 id54587
      Council
      1972-2012
      Scope and Contents

      Invitations sent out by Council.

    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 4 Folder: 8 id54590
      Council Agenda and report of meetings
      1950-1959
      Scope and Contents

      Meeting agendas.

    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 4 Folder: 9 id180864
      Director's Report
      1952
    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 4 Folder: 10 id180865
      Director's Report
      1953
    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 4 Folder: 11 id180866
      Director's Report
      1954
    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 4 Folder: 12 id180867
      Director's Report
      1955
  • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 5 id54598
    Box 5
    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 5 Folder: 1 id54601
      Director Report - Symposium, Directors Reports
      1957-1978
    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 5 Folder: 2 id54608
      Exhibits
      2008-ongoing
      Scope and Contents

      2008 Religion and Violence brochure.

    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 5 Folder: 3 id54610
      Handbook
      1947-1982
    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 5 Folder: 4 id54620
      The Jamestown Prize
      1957-1980
      Scope and Contents

      Brochure describing the Jamestown Prize and winners.

    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 5 Folder: 5 id54640
      Papers of John Marshall
      1987
      Scope and Contents

      Brochures describing the book "The Papers of John Marshall" released in 1987.

    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 5 Folder: 6 id54649
      Postdoctor Fellows
      1945-1985
    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 5 Folder: 7 id54655
      Seminars
      Scope and Contents

      Invitations and descriptions of seminars.

    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 5 Folder: 8 id54657
      Symposia
      Scope and Contents

      Invitations to symposiums.

  • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 6 id54677
    Box 6
    Scope and Contents

    Publications.

    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 6 Folder: 1 id54679
      Publications Announcements
    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 6 Folder: 2 id54690
      Publications. The Candidates and Five Ballads
    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 6 Folder: 3 id54692
      Publications - The Complete Works of Captain John Smith
    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 6 Folder: 4 id54695
      Publications - Lists
      1947-1992
    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 6 Folder: 5 id54697
      Publications - Lists
      1993 - ongoing
    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 6 Folder: 6 id54700
      Publications - The Transformation of Virginia 1740-1790
  • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 7
    Box 7
    English
    • Mixed Materials Box: 7 id54705
      Publication. A Newsletter
      1952-1990
      Scope and Contents

      Newsletters published by Institute.

  • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 8
    Box 8
    English
    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 8 id54712
      Publication. Uncommon Sense
      1991-2002
      Scope and Contents

      In the summer of 1993 the newsletter was renamed "Uncommon Sense."

  • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 9
    Box 9
    English
    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 9 id54715
      Publication. Uncommon Sense
      2007-2012
    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 9 id54714
      Publication. Uncommon Sense
      2003-2006
    • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 9
      Conference Program
      14-16 March 2013English
      Scope and Contents

      Conference program for "Africans in the Americas: Making Lives in a New World, 1675-1825" sponsored by the Omohundro Institute and held at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados, from March 14-16, 2013.

      Processing Information

      Acc. 2020.011

id234023
Series 3: Ongoing Accessions
2013
Scope and Contents

This series is for ongoing accessions of records related to the Omohundro Institute. This is a temporary series and will be deleted once all the records have been integrated into the existing collection.

  • Mixed Materials Series 2, Box 9 id234024
    Acc. 2014.050
    2013
    Scope and Contents

    Contains all the papers from the Spring 2013 Colloquium sponsored by the Omohundro Institute.

id310397
Series 4: Website
Scope and Contents

The Omohundro's website is actively being archived. Captures include links to the Institute's annual report.

  • id310399
    OIEAHC (captures from 2015-present)
Series 5: Accession 2024.297 printed materials
  • Mixed materials Series 2, Box 9
    British and Colonial Antecedents of American Liberties booklet
    2020 March 15