Special Collections
Posted on September 14, 2023
Hearth: Memorial to the Enslaved, the week of its dedication, May, 2022
Dec 2018
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December 5, 2018A good romantic love story has universal appeal. -
December 4, 2018As an archival processor in Swem’s Special Collections Research Center, Mariaelena DiBenigno, PhD candidate, has been reading a lot about World War II.
Nov 2018
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November 12, 2018On December 25, 1918, Edith Neele Gibbons, of Cleveland, Ohio, was aboard the S. S. Coronia en route to London.
Oct 2018
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October 29, 2018This year is the 200th anniversary of the release of Mary Shelley’s classic Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. -
October 25, 2018During the month of October we celebrate National Archives Month! Often the profession of an archivist can seem ambiguous, since the role can entail varied duties and areas of expertise. -
October 11, 2018This exhibit celebrates the return of Lord Botetourt's coffin plate to the University Archives and commemorates the anniversary of his death on October 15, 1770. This is the first time it has been exhibited on the William & Mary campus since 1956.
Sep 2018
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September 24, 2018Recently, Kim Sims, university archivist, and Christina Luers, archives collections specialist, had a unique opportunity to view scientific artifacts at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. -
September 20, 2018August 12-18th was the Society of American Archivist’s Annual Conference, held in Washington, D.C.
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September 19, 2018Cruising for pleasure in 1926 was not quite the same as a cruise ship vacation ride today.
Aug 2018
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August 10, 2018In September 1931 William & Mary established a department of aeronautics.