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:

College of William and Mary University Communications Records, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Various gifts and transfers. Acc. 1977.019 acquired 09/14/1977; Acc. 1979.048 acquired 05/1979; Acc. 1983.098 acquired 1953; Acc. 1987.105 acquired 10/29/1987; Acc. 1999.046 acquired 06/18/1999.

Accruals:

Future accruals are expected.

Historical Note:

Formerly known as the Office of Information Serices. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

This collection contains correspondence, publications, newsletters, reports, and other material pertaining to the Office of University Communications at the College of William and Mary. The bulk of the records consist of press releases and newspaper clippings related to faculty, staff, students, and alumni at the College from the 1940s to the 1980s. Please see the Finding Aid/Box List section below to learn more about each series.

Arrangement of Materials:

This collection is arranged in accession number order, that is, when the material was received by the SCRC.

Related Material

University Relations Records (UA 62)

Information about related materials is available at http://guides.swem.wm.edu/wm

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Charter Day
• College of William and Mary--Students
• College of William and Mary. Board of Visitors
• College of William and Mary. Dept. of Anthropology
• College of William and Mary. Dept. of Art and Art History
• College of William and Mary. Dept. of Biology
• College of William and Mary. Dept. of English
• College of William and Mary. Dept. of Government
• College of William and Mary. Dept. of Physics
• College of William and Mary. Dept. of Psychology
• College of William and Mary. Dept. of Religious Studies
• College of William and Mary. Dept. of Sociology
• College of William and Mary. Dept. of Theatre, Speech, and Dance
• College of William and Mary. Project Plus
• College of William and Mary. School of Business Administration
• College of William and Mary. Swem Library
• Correspondence
• Marshall-Wythe School of Law
• Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture
• Phi Beta Kappa. Virginia Alpha (College of William and Mary)
• Photographs
• Press releases
• Reports
• Self Study--1974
• Summer sessions
• Virginia Institute of Marine Science