W&M Libraries Blog

April 2016

2016

  • Posted on April 21, 2016
    From the Special Collections Blog
    The Bursar's Records contain accounting and financial information for the College of William and Mary dating back to the mid 1700s. Unfortunately, some of these records have been lost due to fires and other events. However, the surviving records contain a wide variety of information that illuminate different aspects of life in early Virginia.
  • Posted on April 14, 2016
    From the Special Collections Blog
    The records of the Office of the Bursar contain a wide array of financial information dating back to the 18th century. Recently, these records have provided additional information about the College of William & Mary's involvement in slavery and the slave trade. Many of the documents contain references to enslaved people who were held by the College, as well as payments to slaveholders for hiring enslaved people.
  • Posted on April 6, 2016
    From the Special Collections Blog
    Bishop William Meade graduated at the top of his class at Princeton. He studied for the Episcopal ministry at a time when the fortunes of the Church in Virginia were at a nadir after the disestablishment caused by the Revolutionary War. He was ordained by Bishop James Madison who was also serving as President of the College of William and Mary. Along with Bishop Richard Channing Moore, he led a revival of the Church along evangelical lines.
  • Posted on April 1, 2016
    From the Special Collections Blog
    Before a collection makes its way to a researcher's table in the reading room, archivists take considerable time preparing it: sort