Guide to the First Night Williamsburg Records , MS 00260

Special Collections Research Center

William & Mary Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
400 Landrum Dr
Williamsburg, Virginia
Business Number: 757-221-3090
spcoll@wm.edu
URL: https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections

Christina R. Luers, CA

Repository

Special Collections Research Center

Identification

MS 00260

Title

First Night Williamsburg Records 1994-2016

Quantity

4.0 Linear Feet

Creator

First Night Williamsburg

Language

English

Conditions Governing Use

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, 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.

Preferred Citation:

First Night Williamsburg Records, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of the First Night Williamsburg Board and John Austin, through the Williamsburg Historic Records Association.

Scope and Contents

Programs, newspaper articles, brochures, pins, and badges relating to First Night, a family friendly New Year's Eve celebration hosted by the Greater Williamsburg Regional Tourism Alliance which features numerous local musicians, fireworks, and family activities.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Community-based organizations
Musicians
New Year

Mixed Materials Box: 1

Programs and Files

English

Mixed Materials Box: 2

Working Files- Newspaper Clippings

English

Mixed Materials Box: 3

Buttons

English

Mixed Materials Box: 4

Removable Media

English

Conditions Governing Access

First Night Williamsburg 2009

First Night Williasmburg 2009

First Night Williamsburg 2010

First Night 2009 Photos

First Night 2008 Program

First Night Performers 2005-2006

First Night Performer Evaluations

2012 First Night Photos

First Night Williamsburg 2013, Jan-Dec 2012

First Night Performers 2007-2008

First Night 2013-2016 USB

Mixed Materials Box: 5

Working Files, Board of Director Meetings

1.0 Linear Feet

2006-2011English

Mixed Materials Box: 6

Working Files, Board of Director Meetings

1.0 Linear Feet

2012-2014English

Mixed Materials First Night Gavel box: 7

First Night Gavel

First Night Williamsburg

1 Linear Feet

English

Scope and Contents

A sound block and gavel engraved with "First Night Williamsburg" and a candle design. The other side of the gavel reads " Presented by Bette Crossen." The set is in a green box with a clear plastic top that has writing on it in gold colored lettering. The top reads "Director's Gavel Set, with Sound Block and Engraving Band." There is a sticker on the plastic top with the address and phone number for Fleming's Engraving and Awards Inc.

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1

First Night Certificate and Nomination

0.1 Linear Feet

19982003

Scope and Contents

One certificate, and one nomination. The certificate was presented to First Night of Williamsburg, Inc. from the Greater Williamsburg Association for Volunteer Administration (GWAVA), it was signed by the GWAVA President Barbara A. Sugarman in 1998. The nomination is a 2003 Cruikshank Nomination for the First Night of Williamsburg given by United Way of Greater Williamsburg and signed by 2002 Board President Sheldon M. Franck.