Ganter, Herbert L. Papers Guide to the Herbert L. Ganter Papers Mss. 90 G15

Guide to the Herbert L. Ganter Papers Mss. 90 G15


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Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
Mss. 90 G15
Title
Herbert L. Ganter Papers circa 1883-1979 1915-1965
Quantity
11.00 Linear Feet
Creator
Ganter, Herbert Lawrence, 1904-1980
Language
English French

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Custodial History:

Acc. 1999.077, Acc. 2000.01; Acc. 2008.148; Acc. 2010.700; Acc. 2011.547; and Acc. 2011.595 were previously part of UA 6.068 in the University Archives and were added to this collection in September 2011.

Preferred Citation:

Herbert L. Ganter Papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries

Acquisition Information:

Mss. 90 G15 Gift of estate of Herbert Ganter, purchases, and transfer from the Development Office on 10/9/1981 and 2/11/1987; Mss. Acc. 1985.53 somtime in 1985; Acc. 2000.1 was transferred via Wilford Kale on 1/17/2000; Mss. 2003.75 gift via Frances Robb; Acc. 2008.148 was transferred along with other materials by Jeb Stuart Rosebrook when he left the employ of the Society of the Alumni sometime prior to 2007. A note on the paper the items were wrapped in indicates it was acquired from Ganter's estate after his death.; Acquisition information for material received after 7/13/2009 is available by consulting a Special Collections Research Center staff member. .

Processing Information:

Minimally processed by Elizabeth Engelken in August 1990. Acc. 2010.700 accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in November 2010; accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in August 2011; Acc. 2011.595 accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in September 2011. Collection fully processed by Kim Sims, University Archivist, September 2016.

Biographical Information:

Born in Galveston, Texas, Herbert Lawrence Ganter received a B. A. degree from the College of William and Mary in 1927 and a law degree from the College in 1930. Ganter was a member of Kappa Alpha Order, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, and the F.H.C. He served as assistant director of the sesquicentennial celebration at Yorktown and was archivist of the College from 1948 to 1974. He died in 1980 at the age of 76.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains correspondence, clippings, photographs, publications, and other material collected by Herbert Ganter, W&M Class of 1927 and Archivist of the College of William & Mary from 1948-1974. Included in the collection are correspondence, photographs, and journals written by and collected by Ganter while a student at William and Mary, correspondence and clippings about information from Swem Library's holdings while Ganter was College Archivist, and correspondence pertaining to the restoration of Williamsburg in the 1930s.

A large portion of the correspondence is between Hebert L. Ganter and his parents, while he was a student at the College of William and Mary.  Many of the clippings concern the restoration of Williamsburg, the 1928 Presidential election, and the sesquicentennial celebration at Yorktown.  Of particular note is a scrapbook kept by Ganter while a student at William and Mary as well as numerous photographs from his trip to Europe in 1926 as well as an album of postcards (predominantly French) that he collected while on that trip.

The bulk of the collection is Ganter's research notes regarding William Small, Virginia History, and the history of the College of William and Mary, obtained from a variety of sources, including primary sources in London.

Related Material

University Archives Photograph Collection (UA 8); F.H.C. Society Collection (UA 7.042)

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Physical Characteristics or Technical Requirements:

The fragile nature of the contents inside of boxes 26 and 27 may limit handling.

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

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Container List

Mixed Materials Box: 1 id305813
Box 1
Mixed Materials Box: 2 id305839
Box 2
Mixed Materials Box: 3 id305857
Box 3
Mixed Materials Box: 4 id305875
Box 4
Mixed Materials Box: 5 id305897
Box 5
Mixed Materials Box: 6 id305921
Box 6
Mixed Materials Box: 7 id305947
Box 7
Mixed Materials Box: 8 id305959
Box 8
Mixed Materials Box: 9 id305973
Box 9
Mixed Materials Box: 10 id305997
Box 10
Mixed Materials Box: 11 id306007
Box 11
Mixed Materials Box: 12 id306017
Box 12
Mixed Materials Box: 13 id306025
Box 13
Mixed Materials Box: 14 id306051
Box 14
Mixed Materials Box: 15 id306159
Box 15
Mixed Materials Box: 16 id306181
Box 16
Mixed Materials Box: 17 id306229
Box 17
Mixed Materials Box: 18 id306253
Box 18
Mixed Materials Box: 19 id306283
Box 19
Mixed Materials Box: 20 id306311
Box 20
Mixed Materials Box: 21 id306407
Box 21
Mixed Materials Box: 22 id306415
Box 22
Mixed Materials Box: 23 id306421
Box 23
Mixed Materials Box: 24 id306429
Box 24
Mixed Materials Box: 25 id306437
Box 25
Mixed Materials Box: 26 id306449
Box 26
Mixed Materials Box: 27 id306453
Box 27
Mixed Materials Box: 28 id306459
Box 28
Scope and Contents

This box contains note cards with bibliographical and historical notes, usually related to William and Mary history.

Mixed Materials Box: 29 id306461
Box 29
Scope and Contents

This box contains note cards with bibliographical and historical notes, usually related to William and Mary history.

Box 30
English
Scope and Contents

Artifacts: 1927 class ring, literary key with his name and attendance dates engraved on the back, gold necklace with W&M temple seal round pendant, Omicron Delta Kappa key, a 1968 penny in a tiny glass bottle with stopper, a pin made from California gold an featuring profile of Native American, medals received from St. Mary, a locket, a fleur-de-lis pin, a pocket watch with chain, Kappa Alpha pins and ribbon, and Sacred Heart medals.

Mixed Materials Artifact: 1 id306481
French Key
undated
Scope and Contents

One copper-colored key that once belonged to Herbert Ganter, class of 1927 and College Archivist from 1948-1974. The key contains a knight's helmet and a shield containing a cross on the front. The bottom of the key reads "ilu et les dames" in French. The key is approximately 0.25in. x 0.25in. It is in fair condition with some corrosion on the back.

Mixed Materials Manuscripts Oversize Box 2 Oversize_Folder: 1 id306463
Oversize Folder 1
Scope and Contents

Signed & numbered color sketch of a ballerina

Photographs of Bishop Randolph (1907), Phi Beta Kappa National Council at Ohio Wesleyan Univ. in Delaware (1928), Executive Officials in charge of Williamsburg Restoration (circa 1929, sent by Perry, Shaw, and Hepburn)

Double-sided cardstock sheet with a pasted image of different women on each side (pages likely removed from a magazine)

Broadside - Heffers, 1876-1976 (Cambridge)

Oversized Publications focused on D. W. Griffith's "The Birth of a Nation," 1965

Mixed Materials Manuscripts Oversize Box 6 Oversize_Folder: 2
Oversize Folder 2
English
Scope and Contents

Several Geological Survey Maps of Virginia, 1956, 1967 May

Several Broadsides from The Observer (London), circa 1957

"Historical Map of Virginia," 1930

Catholic Prayer document

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Mixed Materials Manuscripts Oversize Box 7 Oversize_Folder: 3
Oversize Folder 3
English
Scope and Contents

Optometry License for Hebert J. Ganter, Galveston, 1922 Dec. 28

Membership Certificate of Herbert J. Ganter to the Texas Optical Association

Several 19th c./early 20th c. photographs of unidentified people (probably family) and a farmstead (likely in Texas)