The Ghost of Edmund Mitchell
A daguerreotype of a young Baltimore merchant, the first victim of a bitter, homicidal political era, resides in the Special Collections Research Center in Swem Library—a ghostly message from the past.
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Sally Daingerfield’s “Plastic” Photograph Album Cover from 1867
Recently, 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.
Must Love Dogs: Cecil Aldin
Cecil Aldin (1870-1935) was a British artist and illustrator, famous for his portrayal of dogs.
Reading Tea Leaves at Special Collections
Written by Dan Du, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina - Charlotte (Special Collections Research Center travel grant recipient, 2023-2024)
Rest in Peace Colonel Clifford C. Neilson
Rest in Peace, Colonial Clifford C. Neilson. We are honored to have your combat diary in our collections.
Dueling at William & Mary
How frequent was student dueling at William & Mary in the 19th century? Amy Weitzman weighs in!
Do we have a Spy Map from the Civil War?
Has Special Collections acquired a Jamestown spy map from the Civil War era? Lindsay Bliss weighs in!
SCRC Accepting Applications for 2024-2025 Special Collections Research Travel Grants
The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) of William & Mary Libraries is pleased to announce that it will award travel grants to faculty members, graduate students, and/or independent researchers to support research use of its collections. Writers, creative and performing artists, filmmakers, and journalists are welcome to apply.
Price, the Nicholson Library, and our troubling past
The Family Business: Thomas L. Ennis and George O. Ennis
Photography was a rapidly changing profession in the mid-19th century.