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Preferred Citation:

Yorktown Preservation Society Records, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Acc. 2015.081 was hand-delivered to Special Collections by the donor on 3/17/2015.  Acc. was received by Special Collections on 4/09/2016.

Processing Information:

Accessioned and minimally described by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in April 2015.  Accessioned and minimally procedssed by Christina Luers, Archives Collections Specialist, in April 2016.

Accruals:

Future accruals are expected.

Historical Note:

The Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Yorktown Branch was dissolved in May of 2013 and the Yorktown Preservation Society was formed in June of that year as an independant organization. The Yorktown Preservation Society seeks to promote activities associated with Yorktown and to preserve the historic aspects of Yorktown.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains minutes and agendas from board meetings, newsletters, bylaws, and event flyers as well as other material of the Yorktown Preservation Society from 2013-2015. Also included is a copy of the Yorktown Day Celebration program from 2014 and photographs of the Yorktown Preservation Society booth during the French sailing ship Hermione visit in June 2015.

Related Material

Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Yorktown Branch Records (Mss. 72 A57).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Agendas (administrative records)
• Historic sites--Conservation and restoration
• Minutes
• Programs
• Yorktown (Va.)--History--21st. century