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Conditions Governing Access

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Preferred Citation

J. Edward Grimsley certificates, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Ann Grimsley.

Biographical / Historical

James Edward Grimsely was a member of the graduating class of 1951 at William & Mary. He was married to Ann Grimsley and they had three children. Grimsley worked as a reporter for the United Press International and as William & Mary's press relations director before working for The Times-Dispatch. Grimsley was an adjunct professor of journalism at the University of Virginia. He was also a member of the Board of Visitors at William & Mary.

Content Description

Collection contains the undergraduate diploma for James Edward Grimsley (class of 1951) and letter of appointment to the Board of Visitors for Grimsley signed by Virginia Governor L. Douglas Wilder in 1990.

Arrangement

The J. Edward Grimsley certificates are aranged by item.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae
• Education
• University of Virginia--History