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
The development of a state system of teacher certification in Virginia, 1870-1950 Helmer, James McKinley, 1912- Education 1950 Master of Education
Role of the school in a cooperative program for prevention of juvenile delinquency Killinger, Josephine Peters. Education 1948 Master of Education
An evaluation of the public relations program of the public schools of Alleghany County, Virginia Hodnett, Walter Lee. Education 1950 Master of Education
Educational implications of local property assessments in the lower peninsula region of Virginia Peele, Benjamin Thomas, 1912- Education 1948 Master of Education
An analysis of the functions of the visiting teacher in Virginia Sawyer, Edith Alva, 1913- Education 1948 Master of Education
A proposed physical education curriculum for boys in Virginia high schools Simonson, Louis Asbury, 1911- Education 1948 Master of Education
A study of college admissions policies in Virginia as a limitation on the development of the high school curriculum MacGregor, John M. Education 1950 Master of Education
Suggested activities for exploration and guidance in the eighth grade at Fieldale High School Atkinson, Paul Tulane Education 1952 Master of Education
A suggested procedure for developing a handbook in an elementary school Moore, Charles Nottingham. Education 1950 Master of Education
The initiation and development of student government in a junior high school Wilkins, Ruth Jones, 1904- Education 1948 Master of Education
The mathematics teacher shortage, class size and programmed learning Maltby, William. Education 1964 Master of Education
The development and appraisal of a reporting system in Kilmarnock school Chase, Henri Bertram. Education 1952 Master of Education
Leisure time activities of intermediate grade children at Mat[t]hew Whaley School Schneider, Berta Lynnette. Education 1950 Master of Education
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 development of an industrial arts measurement knowledge test Gutzler, Chester H. Education 1952 Master of Education
Coping with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a manual for parents and teachers Peterson, Christine H. A. Education 1989 Master of Education
An analysis and appraisal of the women's intramural sports program at the College of William and Mary, 1945-1950 Smith, Inez Lois, 1926- Education 1950 Master of Education
An appraisal of extraclass activities in a junior high school Kelley, Charles Frederick. Education 1952 Master of Education
A unit of instruction on evolution Williams, Judith Gail. Education 1989 Master of Education
Varina School, Henrico County, 1909-1957 Morton, Vera Palmore. Education 1957 Master of Education
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 evaluation of the curriculum in English at Hampton High School Yates, Carleen Lillian Wells. Education 1957 Master of Education
A plan for improving the pupil activities program in a Virginia high school Postlethwait, Franklin Niel. Education 1952 Master of Education
A survey of the requirements for the Master's degree in education in 208 colleges and universities in the United States Brittingham, William Locke, 1921- Education 1949 Master of Education
Theories and treatment of anorexia nervosa Boll, Pamela Guyler. Education 1979 Master of Education
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
Initial steps in the development of an organized guidance program in Tazewell High School Greever, Mary Annella. Education 1949 Master of Education
An evaluation of a visiting teacher program in Norfolk County schools Story, Emma Flowers. Education 1952 Master of Education
Study of geography in Virginia Prow, Wolf. Education 1970 Master of Education
A suggested procedure for effective staff meetings in the elementary school Harding, Logan Corbin. Education 1949 Master of Education
A proposed method for teaching reading, writing and spelling by means of controlled phonograms Wells, Forrest Hampton, 1899- Education 1952 Master of Education
A survey of the existing educational conditions, practices and provisions for slow learners in the accredited white, public secondary shools of Virginia for the calendar year 1951-1952 Wells, John Daggett, 1925- Education 1952 Master of Education
The perception of clothing and situational formality and their relationship to public and private self-consciousness Harris, Susan Mozley, 1955- Psychology 1982 Master of Arts
The effects of cumulative risk experience and violence exposure on children's prosocial behaviors Aaron, Lauren. Psychology 2010 Master of Arts
The predictive value of emotional intelligence : using emotional intelligence to predict success in and satisfaction with romantic and friendship relationships and career Colburn, Andrea Adams, 1973- Psychology 1997 Master of Arts
A calculation of electron-bremsstrahlung produced in thick targets Gross, Chris, 1937- Physics 1968 Master of Arts
Springing from the same root : religion and art in the fiction of Willa Cather Carter, Christopher Richards, 1965- English 1991 Master of Arts
Semantic memory in Alzheimer's disease Morris, Eva Marie, 1975- Psychology 1999 Master of Arts
The effect of kinship on reproductive success of male Nasonia vitripennis (Hymenoptera: pteromalidae) Bryant, Douglas Stuart, 1950- Biology 1985 Master of Arts
Subtle subversion : Gaskell's use of scripture in her social purpose novels Morey, Jennifer P., 1966- English 1990 Master of Arts
Natural neuronal variation in a complex neuroendocrine pathway : effect of selection for photoperiod responsiveness on the density and location of mature GnRH-releasing neurons in inhibitory and excitatory photoperiods Avigdor, Mauricio, 1977- Biology 2004 Master of Arts
State financing of secondary education in Virginia Walker, James Thomas, 1904- Education 1936 Master of Arts
Alzheimer's disease and the role of the physician Jones, Shirley Smith, 1959- Sociology 1988 Master of Arts
Habitat use of the declining wood thrush in coastal Virginia Jirinec, Vitek, Biology 2015 Master of Arts
An examination of some rural community houses in Virginia Verner, Coolie. Sociology 1950 Master of Arts
The use of measurement to determine the condition of oysters in Virginia Overcash, Alice Elizabeth, 1924- Marine Science 1946 Master of Arts
Play preferences in children's art : a study of gender roles Pullen, Amelia Baxter, 1952- Sociology 1977 Master of Arts
Democratic political development : a methodological inquiry focusing on Southern states Burden, Sandra Kaye, 1945- Government 1970 Master of Arts
The commercial endeavors of a Virginia merchant during the confederation period : the rise and fall of Richard Blow, 1781-1790 Teute, Fredrika J., 1947- History 1976 Master of Arts