The records of the Office of the Bursar contain an array of financial information dating back to the 18th century. One of the more interesting aspects of these records that has recently come to light pertains to William and Mary's involvement in the slave trade. Many of the documents contain references to enslaved people who were held by the university as well as payments to slaveholders for the hire of their slaves.
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Posted on May 25, 2016From the Special Collections Blog
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Posted on May 19, 2016From the Special Collections Blog
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Posted on May 13, 2016From the Special Collections BlogWe are very happy to share that we have added the digitized St. George Tucker Almanacs to the Digital Archive! The original almanacs are from the Tucker-Coleman collection, and now researchers can view and download the almanacs, which include Tucker's marginalia on gardening.
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Posted on May 11, 2016From the Special Collections BlogCover. Bound Music Collection, Volume 231. Mss. 1.12.
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Posted on May 4, 2016From the Special Collections BlogSwem Library’s Special Collections holds the library of St. George Tucker. The library has been described by Jill M. Coghlan (“The Library of St. George Tucker” (M. A. Thesis College of William and Mary. Department of History. 1973.) In her work, she revealed that the library holds a bit more than one-half of the books listed in Tucker’s estate.