Theses & Dissertations Digitization Project

William & Mary Libraries worked for two years on a project to digitize and catalog W&M dissertations and theses going back to 1920 and up until 2015.  The project helps to accomplish many goals:

  • share the developments and research conducted here with scholars around the world
  • preserve the scholarly record
  • increase the impact of theses and dissertations
  • raise the profile of graduate students
  • grow the reputation of William & Mary
  • demonstrate the institution’s impact on local and global communities

As of October 22, 2018, you are now able to view the dissertations and theses included in this retrospective project as well as those which have been submitted electronically since 2016 in W&M ScholarWorks, the university's open access institutional repository.

Below, please find a list of W&M theses and dissertations which have been digitized as part of this retrospective conversion project . The information includes the authors associated with the project, along with their degree-granting department and year of completion. If you wrote a thesis and/or dissertation between 1920 and 2015 would like to opt-out of the project by restricting access to your work to on-campus access only, then you will need to contact scholarworks@wm.edu with your name, date of graduation and thesis or dissertation title. Theses and dissertations will continue to be made available through interlibrary loan (ILL) to other libraries, as they were when they were available in print. If you are a copyright holder for one of these works, and would like to provide additional information about a work, or discuss rights and access to the work, please contact us at scholarworks@wm.edu.

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Title Author Department Year Degree
A comparative study of meristic variation in the American eel (Anguilla rostrata) and Atlantic anchovy (Anchoa mitchilli) Ladd, Ernest C. Marine Science 1958 Master of Arts
Growth and reproduction of Eupleura caudata (Say) in the York River, Virginia MacKenzie, Clyde L., 1931- Marine Science 1958 Master of Arts
Length of deprivation and the day-night cycle as determinants of eating behavior Cicala, George A., 1935- Psychology 1958 Master of Arts
Degree of hunger in the rat : a review of the psychological literature Erdahl, Donna Lee, 1934- Psychology 1958 Master of Arts
An experimental study of academic achievement as a function of homogeneous grouping Koontz, William Francis. Education 1957 Master of Arts
Varina School, Henrico County, 1909-1957 Morton, Vera Palmore. Education 1957 Master of Education
An evaluation of the curriculum in English at Hampton High School Yates, Carleen Lillian Wells. Education 1957 Master of Education
Quakerism in Colonial Virginia Hunnicutt, Spotswood. History 1957 Master of Arts
The life of the Reverend Devereux Jarratt, Rector of Bath parish, Dinwiddie County, Virginia Matthews, Elizabeth Weatherford History 1957 Master of Arts
The influence of English and Scottish universities on the curriculum of the College of William and Mary Wilbur, Barbara. History 1957 Master of Arts
The vestry book of Elizabeth City Parish, 1751-1784 History 1957 Master of Arts
Ecological and epidemiological studies of Nematopsis ostrearum, a sporozoan parasite of the oyster Crassostrea virginica, in lower Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries Feng, Sung Yen. Marine Science 1957 Master of Arts
The length and age composition of spot, Leiostomus xanthurus, in the pound net fishery of lower Chesapeake Bay Pacheco, Anthony Louis. Marine Science 1957 Master of Arts
A study of the effectiveness of a system of awarding varsity monograms to high school football players Hale, Leonard V. Physical Education 1957 Master of Arts
Common elements and differences in provisions for compulsory school attendance Calevas, Ann Elizabeth. Education 1956 Master of Arts
An experimental comparative investigation of the readability of a flat chalkborad and a curved chalkboard in a classroom Snelling, W. Rodman Education 1956 Master of Education
The effect of punishment at specific points in the response chain of the white rat Canestrari, Robert E., 1932- Psychology 1956 Master of Arts
A proposed curriculum guide for the seventh grade of the Matthew Whaley School Crank, Mary Eugenia. Education 1955 Master of Arts
Motion pictures and the retention of biological knowledge Eckstine, Allen M. Education 1955 Master of Arts
A study of the opportunities available to the United States Army soldier for acquiring a college degree Volz, Heinz Henry. Education 1955 Master of Arts
Humanism : a study of its historical development in philosophy and education, its modern significance as a theory of education, and its implications for the teaching of language arts in the secondary school Yarborough, Betty H. Education 1955 Master of Arts
The Baptist Church and Baptist Society in the Rappahannock area as depicted in Association and Church records, 1770-1870 Hudson, Elizabeth Gault. History 1955 Master of Arts
Age and length of menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) in the waters of Chesapeake Bay, with comments on the rate of growth Oglesby, Ray T. Marine Science 1955 Master of Arts
The foreign-trade zone and Hampton Roads : its commercial, industrial, and military possibilities Champion, George Peter. Economics 1954 Master of Arts
The establishment of sixth grade reading norms Dunn, Julian Bascom. Education 1954 Master of Education
Teaching as guidance Etheridge, Jeanne Bell. Education 1954 Master of Education
An analysis of the extent to which a high school meets the needs of a community Gilbert, E. Vernon. Education 1954 Master of Education
European influences in American education 1783-1860 Hatch, Sydney R. Education 1954 Master of Arts
A survey of the opinions of English professors in Virginia Colleges regarding desired preparation for their freshman English courses Owens, Elaine Robins. Education 1954 Master of Education
History of Woodrow Wilson Parent Teacher Association Wheeler, Lucille. Education 1954 Master of Education
A survey of student opinion concerning selected aspects of the student personnel services of the College of William and Mary in Virginia Allen, Fred Seaman, 1931- Education 1953 Master of Education
An analysis of the Army education program Anderson, George Lester Education 1953 Master of Education
An appraisal of the guidance program of a large semi-rural high school Davis, Clarence Albert. Education 1953 Master of Education
Differential growth of the menhaden, B. tyrannus (Latrobe), during early development McCutcheon, Henry Norman. Marine Science 1953 Master of Arts
A study of the T formation in relation to its defenses Bowman, William Ekron. Physical Education 1953 Master of Arts
A basketball charting system Osborne, Vernon. Physical Education 1953 Master of Arts
Suggested activities for exploration and guidance in the eighth grade at Fieldale High School Atkinson, Paul Tulane Education 1952 Master of Education
The development and appraisal of a reporting system in Kilmarnock school Chase, Henri Bertram. Education 1952 Master of Education
The development of an industrial arts measurement knowledge test Gutzler, Chester H. Education 1952 Master of Education
An experimental study of the effect of puppetry on pupil growth in school achievement, personal adjustment, and manipulative skill Haak, Albert Edward. Education 1952 Master of Arts
A preliminary study of shad, Alosa sapidissima (Wilson), spawning in some Virginia rivers Massmann, William Henry, 1919- Marine Science 1952 Master of Arts
An appraisal of extraclass activities in a junior high school Kelley, Charles Frederick. Education 1952 Master of Education
A study of the effects of the return of World War II veterans on collegiate football in the Southern Conference Creekmur, Louis. Physical Education 1952 Master of Arts
Principles underlying the effective use of a lay advisory committee in solving a community education problem Kent, Bruce Martin. Education 1952 Master of Education
An analysis and appraisal of the men's intramural sports program at the College of William and Mary, 1948-1952 King, Harold Baker. Physical Education 1952 Master of Arts
A plan for improving the pupil activities program in a Virginia high school Postlethwait, Franklin Niel. Education 1952 Master of Education
An analysis of a five-point program of supervision in a county Ramsey, Curtis Lee. Education 1952 Master of Arts
An analysis of the educative values of the student cooperative stores in the Province of Quebec Roy, Marthe Marcelle. Education 1952 Master of Education
An appraisal of the extracurricular activities program at a junior high school Saunders, Benjamin Franklin. Education 1952 Master of Education
An evaluation of a visiting teacher program in Norfolk County schools Story, Emma Flowers. Education 1952 Master of Education