"A Battle without a Plan": The Battle of Williamsburg
On Display: March 21 - December 10, 2012
Location: Special Collections Lobby
The Battle of Williamsburg was a rear-guard action fought in rain and mud on May 5, 1862.
Past Exhibits
Past Exhibits
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We Are All In Great Distress'
William & Mary Leading up to the Civil WarOn Display: October 19, 2011 - October 3, 2012
Location: Marshall Gallery, 1st Floor Rotunda
The years before the Civil War were not always stable ones for William & Mary. The university contended with changes in presidents, resignations and deaths of professors, an end to the chair of law,…
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Presidents of William & Mary
On Display: March 28 - October 2, 2012
Location: Flat case near the Brown Board Room and Library Administration, 3rd Floor
This exhibit is part of a continuing series about the presidents of William & Mary. It provides a history of the university as seen through the eyes of its presidents. This second installment spans…
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Tribe Pride: William & Mary Athletics Media Guides
On Display: September 9, 2011 - September 25, 2012
Location: Kaplan Arena
Tribe Pride: William & Mary Athletics Media Guides from Swem Library allows visitors to experience the history of intercollegiate sports at William & Mary through the athletics publications created…
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Friendly Competition
On Display: July 18 - September 16, 2012
Location: Read & Relax
This exhibit features reproductions and artifacts from Special Collections, which attest to the both celebratory and competitive facets of the Summer Olympic Games.
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诗书画三绝 The Three Perfections
On Display: April 12 - May 28, 2012
Location: Read & Relax
The combination of all three creative processes—poetry, painting, and calligraphy—is considered the ultimate in artistic achievement in Chinese art. Very rarely does a single artist have talent in…
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Virginia Council on Human Relations
On Display: October 17, 2011 - May 18, 2012
Location: Marshall Gallery, 1st Floor Rotunda
The Virginia Council of Human Relations (VCHR) was a bi-racial organization that worked to foster communication and improve relations between blacks and whites. The exhibit highlights a few…
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Of Plenty and Paucity: Civil War Medicines and Their Makers
On Display: October 28, 2011 - April 9, 2012
Location: Marshall Gallery, 1st Floor Rotunda
At the beginning of the Civil War, medicine was at a crossroads. Researchers were only beginning to recognize the role of microorganisms in causing disease and the importance of antiseptic conditions…
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Alternative Voices
On Display: December 6, 2011 - April 6, 2012
Location: Read & Relax
The diversity of the William & Mary community finds expression in a variety of student campus publications.
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‘Twas the Night: 1930s Selections from the Nancy H. Marshall A Visit from St. Nicholas Collection and the University Archives
On Display: December 9, 2011 - March 30, 2012
Location: 3rd Floor Rotunda Gallery
The yearly occurrence of Christmas invites celebrations to maintain a sense of tradition and nostalgia. Steeped in the Colonial Revival atmosphere of Williamsburg in the 1930s with the reconstruction…
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Presidents of William & Mary
On Display: October 13, 2011 - March 27, 2012
Location: Flat case near the Brown Board Room and Library Administration, 3rd Floor
This exhibit is part of a continuing series about the presidents of William & Mary. It provides a history of the university as seen through the eyes of its presidents. The first exhibit spans the…
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In the Discharge of his Duty: Weapons, Ammunition, and Military Equipment
On Display: October 18, 2011 - March 12, 2012
Location: Special Collections Lobby
When we think of archival collections, we imagine primarily written documentation, be it letters, diaries, or organizational records. But artifacts are sometimes part of those collections and some of…
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Title Pages: Department of Government
On Display: February 16, 2011 - February 27, 2012
Location: Bright Gallery, 2nd Floor Rotunda
The fifth in a series of library exhibits of W&M faculty publications has opened at Swem. “Title Pages: An Exhibit of Publications from Faculty in the Government Department” is on display in the…
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The World of Henry Billups: Jim Crow at William & Mary
On Display: April 28 - December 4, 2011
Location: 3rd Floor Rotunda Gallery
During the Jim Crow Era, law and custom in this country dictated racial segregation, and Jim Crow provided blacks a mirror through which to see themselves—as lazy, shiftless, womanizing drunks or…
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A Century of Student Voices
On Display: May 5 - November 28, 2011
Location: Read & Relax
The first issue of The Flat Hat was printed on October 3, 1911. Its name was derived from a secret society, dating back to 1750, nicknamed the “Flat Hat Club.” This club claimed Thomas Jefferson as a…
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The Road from "Separate But Equal" to "With All Deliberate Speed": Civil Rights in Public Education
On Display: March 16 - October 23, 2011
Location: Marshall Gallery, 1st Floor Rotunda
The end of the Civil War brought the passage of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) made “separate but equal” the law of the land. Materials in the…
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Mr. Jefferson Goes to Williamsburg
On Display: March 22 - October 11, 2011
Location: Flat case near the Brown Board Room and Library Administration, 3rd Floor
This year marks the 250th Anniversary of Thomas Jefferson attending William & Mary. In 1760, Jefferson set off from his rural estate in Albemarle County, Virginia to Williamsburg in order to further…
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"Prejudice so prevalent in the present generation": Slavery at William & Mary
On Display: March 1 - September 30, 2011
Location: Special Collections Lobby
The history of slavery at William & Mary is almost as old as the university itself. William & Mary owned slaves on its plantation at Nottoway Quarter, leased land to farmers, had slaves cut wood and…
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Irrepressible Conflict or Blundering Generation? The Coming of the Civil War
On Display: April 1 - September 30, 2011
Location: Marshall Gallery, 1st Floor Rotunda
The Civil War and the years leading up to it are among the most studied periods in American history. Many of the interpretations of the coming of the War may be grouped into one of two major schools…
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William & Mary Hall Through the Years
On Display: October 15, 2010 - September 8, 2011
Location: Kaplan Arena
The first gymnasium at William & Mary was the "old gym," which opened in 1900 and served the campus' athletic needs for over two decades before the opening of Blow Gym in 1925. This exhibit marks the…