Guide to the Laura Parrish Papers , UA 5.036

Special Collections Research Center

William & Mary Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
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Williamsburg, Virginia
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Finding Aid Authors: Special Collections Staff.

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:

The 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.

Preferred Citation:

Laura Parrish Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Acc. 1988.067.

Accruals:

No future accruals are expected.

Biographical Information:

Laura Parrish was a College of William and Mary graduate student (1981-1982; 1988) and staff member (1983-1991) in the University Archives of Earl Gregg Swem Library. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

This collection contains completed questionnaires sent to women who attended William and Mary between 1918 and 1945, keypunch cards recording the data, computer printouts, and a code book. This data was gathered by Laura Parrish for her thesis "When Mary Entered with her Brother William: Women Students at the College of William and Mary, 1918-1945" (M. A. Thesis, College of William and Mary, 1988).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Coeducation--United States--History--20th century
Coeducation--Virginia
College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae
College of William and Mary--History--20th century
College of William and Mary--Students
Education, Higher--Virginia--History
Student Government--Women Students' Cooperative Government Association
Student Rules--Women
Students--Women--Admission in 1918
Surveys (documents)
Theses
Women college students
Women--Education--Virginia
Women--Education--Virginia--History