In 1997, the College of William & Mary purchased property on Ironbound Road from a prominent African American couple, Charles E. (d. 2001) and Zelda DeBerry Gary (d. 2010). He, the owner of the West End Valet Shop and a notary public, and she, a nurse who once worked for the James City County school system, were long-time residents of Williamsburg.
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September 23, 2015Posted in: Special Collections
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September 9, 2015Posted in: Special CollectionsThe Special Collections Research Center has partnered with William & Mary Libraries to create a Tumblr blog to show some of the treasures we have here in Special Collections along with events, news, exhibits, and behind-the-scenes looks at our work in the archives.
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September 7, 2015Posted in: Special CollectionsThanks to the generosity of Mrs. Laura K. Lawrence of Williamsburg, the commonplace book of Captain Walter Snow of Maryland, a prominent ship captain and lawyer during the nineteenth century, has found a permanent home in William and Mary’s Special Collections Research Center, where it has been digitized and will be preserved for future generations of students and scholars to use and enjoy.
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September 3, 2015Posted in: Special Collections
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August 12, 2015Posted in: Special CollectionsLibraries and archives may not be the first places that come to mind when creative writing students are thinking about composing their next assignment. Inspiration is often assumed to be all a writer needs, but there are actually several ways in which books, manuscripts and University Archives collections can be helpful.
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August 5, 2015Posted in: Special Collections
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July 29, 2015Posted in: Special Collections
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July 23, 2015Posted in: Special CollectionsSwem Library’s Special Collections Research Center is excited to introduce TribeTrek, a
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July 17, 2015Posted in: Special CollectionsMore than ever, we are creating electronic traces of our lives and electronic records in our work.
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July 8, 2015Posted in: Special CollectionsMaking sure our collections are properly
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