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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.
Acc. 2002.080 is closed. Restrictions may apply to other records as well. Consult a staff member for details. 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.
Board of Visitors records, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.
Current minutes and related publications are received on an ongoing basis. Acc. 1981.088 acquired 08/27/1981, 02/06/1985; Acc. 1982.009 acquired 01/26/1982; Acc. 1982.018 acquired 03/18/1983; Acc. 1982.061 acquired 04/25/1988, 08/09/1984, 09/02/1983, 02/08/1984, 03/06/1984, and 11/23/1982; Acc. 1983.021 acquired 06/01/1983; Acc. 1983.026 acquired 06/01/1983; Acc. 1983.041 acquired 09/09/1983; Acc. 1983.049 acquired 02/20/1983; Acc. 1983.119 acquired 12/01/1983; Acc. 1983.120 acquired 12/01/1983; Acc. 1990.005 acquired 02/28/1920; Acc. 1991.040 acquired 04/16/1991; Acc. 1991.083 was a gift of W. Melville Jones 08/23/1991; Acc. 1992.029 transferred on 6/12/1992; Acc. 2002.074 acquired 07/18/2002; Acc. 2002.080 acquired July 30, 2002; Acc. 2003.007 acquired 07/09/2003; Acc. 2008.068 transferred on 7/18/2008; Acc. 2009.051 transferred on 2/27/2009; Acc. 2009.266 was transferred from the Board of Visitors via Swem Reserves on 6/23/2009; Acc. 2009.280 was transferred from the Office of the President on 7/8/2009. Acc. 1988.090 was purchased from a dealer; and later removed from the College Papers collection. Acc. 1986.15 was purchased from Sotheby's (New York) on April 23, 1986. Records from 1943-1962 (32,000 items) were acquired on 10/19/1964 by the Manuscripts division as Mss Acc. 1964-64 and were later transferred to the University Archives. Accession 2022.215 received from Sandy Wilms.
Steven Bookman and Rebecca Obniski arranged and described the collection from January-May 2008. Nathaniel Baako continued to arrange and describe the collection beginning in May 2008. Lily Rubino continued to arrange and describe the collection from February 2009. The collection was reorganized from an accession based arrangement to a series based arrangement. Acc. 2010.431 accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in July 2010. Acc. 2011.427 accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in June 2011. Acc. 2011.524 accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in August 2011.
The records of the Board of Visitors are transferred to the University Archives on an ongoing basis with the most recent records held by the Board of Visitors.
The Board of Visitors at William & Mary is composed of 17 members appointed by the Governor of Virginia and approved by the General Assembly to serve four year terms. Three members may be nonresidents of Virginia.
The records of the Board of Visitors of the College of William and Mary includes meeting minutes, financial reports, photographs, agendas, matriculation books, correspondence, material from Board of Visitors Rectors Oscar L. Shewmake and Roy Harvey Chappell, Jr., publications, and audio recordings of meetings from 1961-1999.
An index to Board of Visitors meetings for the period 1947-1984 is available in the Special Collections Research Center. Researchers are also encouraged to consult the University Archives Card Catalog which provides more detailed access to particular people or subjects in the College's history. The card catalog notes where information can be found within the various University Archives collections.
The records of the Board of Visitors are transferred to the University Archives on an ongoing basis with the most recent records held by the Board of Visitors. Please check the Archon finding aid inventory for the most current holdings available.
The collection is arranged into eight series: Series 1: Minutes and Agendas of Board of Visitors' Meetings, 1757-[ongoing]; Series 2: Matriculation Books, 1827-1920; Series 3: Correspondence, 1858-1859, 1928-1988; Series 4: Rector's Papers, 1938-1979; Series 5: Publications, 1830-[ongoing]; Series 6: Audiotapes of Meetings, 1961-1999, Series 7: Photographs, and Series 8: Financial Reports.
Records of the Office of the President (UA 2); R. Harvey Chappell Jr. Papers (Mss. 83 C36); Robert Morton Hughes Papers (UA 5.013); Robert Morton Hughes Papers (Mss. 65 H88); Benjamin Stoddert Ewell Papers (UA 2.06); William Booth Taliaferro Papers (Mss. 65 T15); W. Brooks George Papers (Mss. 83 Geo29); University Archives Oral History Collection (UA 43); University Archives Photograph Collection (UA 8); College Papers Collection (UA 14); Vice-President for Business Affairs (UA 63); University Archives Audiovisual Collection (UA 58); and other related administrative records of the College of William and Mary.
2019 Commencement booklet moved to the Commencement Exercises collection UA 314.
Portions of this collection are stored offsite. Consult staff for assistance. Researchers should use microfilm copies when available.
This series includes the minutes and agendas from the Board of Visitors' meetings and is arranged in chronological order by date of meeting. Agendas list business to be discussed and resolutions to be approved. Agendas include supporting documents for each resolution. Minutes reflect business transacted at meetings, but are not verbatim transcripts. Agendas and minutes are filed together for each meeting. The series consists of copies as well as the official bound volumes of minutes. Agendas, minutes, and reports of the committees of the Board of Visitors are present. Minutes can also be found in Series 3: Correspondence and Series 4, Subseries 2: Rector's Papers, Robert Harvey Chappell Jr. Microfilm copies of minutes from 1860-1980 are available for researchers to use. The material listed as being found in Boxes 2-21 are bound volumes of the official Executive Committee and regular Board of Visitors meeting minutes. Boxes 22-48, 69-are paper copies of minutes and committee reports of the Board of Visitors from 1921 to the present. Boxes 49-68 are duplicate copies of minutes and are stored off-site. From 2002 to the present, committee agendas and minutes are in the same folder as the general meeting minutes and agenda. Acc. 2011.524 contains committee agendas and minutes for meetings of the Board of Visitors from the September 2009 to the April 2011 meetings. September 2011 Creative Adaptation Fund.
Contains the agenda books for the February and April meetings of the Board of Visitors at the College of William and Mary. These books have not been interfiled with the rest of the collection. Please see a staff member for more information.
Photocopies of BoV minutes (1757-1768) held in the Fulham Palace Papers.
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1987 October 29-30
Board of Visitors 2015 Bylaws.
Board of Visitors agenda books for the 2012-2013 academic year at the College of William and Mary. These books have not been interfiled with the rest of the collection. Please see a staff member for more information.
Board of Visitors agenda books for the 2012-2013 academic year at the College of William and Mary. These books have not been interfiled with the rest of the collection. Please see a staff member for more information.
Materials include Board of Visitors Meeting Minutes, Board Retreat notes, Committe on Financial Affairs notes, and Richard Bland College Committee meeting notes. Acc. 2019.132
Materials include Board of Visitors Meeting Minutes, Board Retreat notes, Committe on Financial Affairs notes, and Richard Bland College Committee meeting notes. Acc. 2019.132
Missing April 2016.
Materials include Board of Visitors Meeting Minutes, Board Retreat notes, Committe on Financial Affairs notes, and Richard Bland College Committee meeting notes. Acc. 2019.132 3 copies of the Bylaws of the Board of Visitors adopted in November 2015.
Materials include Board of Visitors Meeting Minutes, Board Retreat notes, Committe on Financial Affairs notes, and Richard Bland College Committee meeting notes. Acc. 2019.132
Includes Bylaws Revisions adopted April 20, 2018.
This series consists of 2 volumes of matriculation books from The College of William and Mary. Volume 1 dates from 1827-1881 and volume 2 dates from 1888-1920. The matriculation books contain signatures of students, names of parents or guardians, hometown, age, residence in Williamsburg, religion, and their course of study. Volume 1 also includes some rules of the Board of Visitors (1788-1830) and 2 loose papers listing student names. The matriculation books have been microfilmed and are on the same reel as the faculty reports. Researchers should use microfilm copies when available.
This series consists of the correspondence of the Board of Visitors. Included in the series are copies of minutes of Board of Visitors meetings, correspondence about the meetings, and copies of reports presented at the meetings. Some of the topics the correspondence explores include the financial situation of the College, construction and renovation of buildings on campus, and recommendations for the successor of Julian A. C. Chandler. The series also includes two letters written by former U. S. President John Tyler while he was Rector of the Board of Visitors, as well as a profile of the members of the 1987 Board of Visitors. Two student discipline cases are included, but are closed until 2018 due to their confidentiality. The series is arranged alphabetically by subject. Boxes 6-7 contain correspondence regarding the Wren Cross in 2007 and the appointment of W. Taylor Reveley as the next William and Mary President in September 2008. These boxes are closed until 2018 October.
Order that the Bishop of London be requested to employ a professor of philosophy and mathematics, 1716 June 13, 1 piece. Order to send to England for furniture and a bell, 1716 June 13. Orders concerning payment for certain carpenter work, concerning the master of the Indian School, and concerning furniture for the College, 20 June 1716, 1 piece. Extract from the proceedings of the visitors concerning the employment of a housekeeper and the ordering of glass from England for the College Hall, 1716 October 24, 1 piece. Extract from the proceedings of the visitors concerning William Levingston's dancing school and concerning the appointment of William Craig as porter for the College, 1716, 1 piece. Summary of letter written by visitors of the College to the Bishop of London, 15 July 1767, concerning qualifications of professors sent to the College, and a statute passed by the visitors in 1770 providing salaries for eight undergraduates in consideration of their proficiency in learning and their exemplary conduct, 1 piece. Extract from the proceedings of the visitors, 1769 Septeptember 1, giving resolutions concerning the marriage of professors and their residence outside the College, 1 piece. Resolution requiring the residence of professors in the College, and prohibiting their marriage, 1769 December 4, 1 piece. Extract from the Statutes of the University of William and Mary; (Richmond, A. Davis, 1792), concerning the drinking of liquors by the students, 1 piece. Extract from the Statutes of the College of William and Mary; 1796 December 19, concerning board and the use of liquors at the College table, 1 piece. Two extracts from a statute for the wholesome government of the College, 1802, two pieces. Statute concerning the salary of the president and chaplain, 1812, 1 piece. Report and resolution concerning the resignation of Rev. John Bracken, 1814. Statute concerning the duty of the professor of natural philosophy to register weather conditions, circa 1814-1826. Address of the visitors and governors of the College, 1815. Statute to raise the salaries of the president and professors, 1815, two pieces. Statute to explain and amend a statute to raise the salaries of the president and professors, 1815 July 4, 1 piece. Statute to change the time for the opening and closing of the College and the annual meeting of the visitors, 1816 July 5. Regulation respecting the bursar's accounts, 1816 July 6, 1 piece. Two resolutions concerning the teaching of Thomas P. Jones, professor of chemistry, 1816 July 6, two pieces. Resolution respecting the bursar's accounts, 1817 July 12, 1 piece. Statute concerning the opening and closing of the College and the annual meeting of the visitors, 1817 July 14, 1 piece. Three statutes concerning fees for the use of the library, 1817 July 15, 3 pieces. Resolutions concerning finances, recording of faculty minutes, and the authority of the president and professors, 1817 July 15, 1 piece. A resolution appointing a committee to solicit funds for the College, 1818 July 4, 1 piece. Resolutions: concerning a lecturer of natural philosophy and chemistry; professor fees and examination of professors, 1818, 2 pieces. Resolutions: reimbursement for Dr. Hare's chemical apparatus, purchases of the chemistry professor, and request for the College president to submit a statement of the bursar's accounts, 1818, 4 pieces. Report: concerning instituting a professor of humanity and universal history.
Items transferred from College Papers: Resolution concerning a matriculation fee for the use of the library. 1821 July Resolution respecting the proper recording of the funds of the college. 1821 July resolution for collecting and revising the statutes of the college. 1821 July statue regarding the use of text books. 1821 resolution that the president be requested to submit an annual report. 1821 resolution relative to the Fall meeting of the Board of Visitors. 1824 July statue concerning the duties and salary of the president of the College. July 1824 resolutions concerning the removal of the college. 1824 November resolutions of the board of Visitors of the college and of the citizens of Williamsburg concerning the public meetings of the board. 1825 July resolutions concerning the dismissal of students from the college and an annual report of the faculty to the visitors on the condition of the college. 1825 July statues and resolutions concerning the establishment of a professorship of humanity and for the establishment of a boarding department in the college. 1825 July report and resolution relative to the professor of chemistry. 1825 July typed copy of OBV resolution on hiring someone to be in charge of providing meals for the students; the Brafferton will be turned over to this person for his home. Resolution concerning the establishment of a grammar school. July 1825 Resolution to separate the office of president from ay professorship. July 1825 Statute concerning the presidency of the college and establishing a separate professorship of political law. Oct 1826 Statue to fix the salaries of the president and professors of the college. Oct 1826 Statue concerning the salary of the professor of humanity and an assistant for him. 1826 Statue prescribing the number of classes which each student of the college shall be required to attend. July 1827 Statue to amend the statue concerning the school of humanity. July 1827 Two drafts of a statute to amend the statutes establishing a table in the college. July 1827 Two resolutions concerning the collection of debts due to the college. July 1827 Resolution appointing a committee to report on the revenues and funds of the college July 1827 Statue creating aprofessorship of modern languages. July 1828 Statue to regulate the salaries of professors. July 1828 Resolution appointing a committee to revise the statutes of the college and to receive the communications from the president and professors. Oct 1828 Rules to be observed in convocation. July 1830 Resolution passed July 1830 requiring the faculty to submit a statement showing fees received by each professor. Resolution passed July 1830 concerning reports of the faculty for the years 1828 and 1829. Resolution concerning oaths of office and requirements for degrees. July 1830 Resolution adopted July 1830 for publishing the statutes passed in 1830 and certain laws of the college. Resolution concerning services in the college chapel. July 1830. Resolution concerning attendance upon lectures. 1830 Petition of the visitors and governors of W&M to the VA Legislature asking for an additional endowment for the college. 1833 Two resolutions concerning the finances of the college. Feb 1847 Resolution concerning an investigation of the condition of the college March 1848 Resolution concerning the condition of the college. March 1848 Resolutions concerning contracts for sale of land. March 1848 Resolution concerning improvements to the college building and premises. March 1848 Statue prohibiting secret societies at the college. March 1848 Resolution concerning the increase in the amount paid for board. March 1848 Resolution concerning an advertisement for a professor of chemistry. March 1848 Resolution concerning the appointment of professors and a resolution concerning the appointment of board members. 1848 Resolution concerning the claim of Professor Millington against the college. 1850 Resolution concerning the report of Tazewell Taylor as bursar.
Items transferred from College Papers. resolution concerning the purchase of books for the library 1852 July. Resolution concerning the changing of the section of the college laws and regulations regarding the Department of Chemistry and Natural and Experimental Philosophy 1854 July. Resolution concerning the resuming of Saturday recitations at the college 1854 July. Two resolutions concerning a subscription to raise a fund for repairs and for an enlargement of the permanent fund 1854 July. Resolution granting the president an extra sum for contingent expenses 1854 July. Copy of a resolution concerning the salary of Professor Lucian Minor 1856 July and a letter from Professor Minor dated 1857 January concerning his salary. Allowances granted to the Board of Visitors for their expenses in attending the meetings of 1858 June and July. Resolution of appreciation for the services rendered the college by Bishop Johns 1869 July. Minutes of meeting of 1869 June with attachments. Minutes of meeting of 1870 July. Minutes of meeting of 1871 July. Memo from some faculty to the Visitors protesting a faculty resolution 1871 October. Letter to the Visitors from L. B. Wharton protesting a faculty resolution 1871 October. Extracts from the minutes of the meeting of the Visitors which accepts the resignation of Professor Thomas P. McCandlish. Resolution concerning salaries of professors. Resolution to elect a professor of Latin and French 1981 December. Extract from the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Visitors 1872 June, containing the resignation of Professors Ewell, Wilmer, Wharton, Wise and Snead and the the re-election of Professors Ewell, Wilmer, Wharton and Wise. Resolution from the minutes of the meting of the Visitors 1872 June requesting faculty to prepare a statement of the college's debt. Minutes of meeting of 1876 June. Minutes of the meeting of the Board of Visitors 1877 May. Resolution concerning an agent to solicit funds. Resolution to petition the Congress of the U. S. for remuneration for damage done to the college buildings in the Civil War. Resolution to continue the college for the next year on its present terms. Resolution 1877 May, concerning the summoning of the Board of Visitors in July to investigate the affairs of the college. Photostat of letter, 1877 July from W. W. Vest to Board of Visitors regarding debt owed to him by college (location of original document unknown). Resolution to appoint committees to solicit appropriations from Congress and from the Virginia Legislature 1877 July. Record of the appointment of a committee on finance from the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Visitors 1888 May. Resolution concerning the acceptance of the resignation of Col. Benjamin S. Ewell, 1888 May.
Items transferred from College Papers. Resolution concerning the payment of certain expenses with interest due the college from state bonds and securities 1888. Two resolutions concerning the state appropriation for the normal school at the college 1888. Resolution concerning funds for repairs to college buildings 1888. Extracts from the proceedings of the meeting of the Board of Visitors 1889 October, nine pieces. Appropriation of $40 to furnish the hall of the Philomathean Society. Appropriation of $50 to purchase an organ for the YMCA. Appropriation of $25 for the Phoenix Literary Society. Appropriation of $50 for supplies for the normal department. Resolution concerning the depositing in the National Planters Bank in Richmond of bonds of the college. Resolution concerning the use of the President's House by the college. Resolution concerning the appointment of an assistant to the professor of languages. Resolution concerning the inspection of the treasurer's accounts. Extracts from the proceedings of the meeting of the Board of Visitors, 1889 November, including the following resolutions. Resolution concerning examination of the financial transactions of the president. Resolution concerning funds of the college handled by the president. An appropriation of $30 to purchase magazines and other literary matter. Resolution concerning the election of a treasurer. Resolution concerning the appointment of Rev. J. H. Moss as assistant in the Department of Languages. Resolution concerning depositing funds of the college. Resolution concerning the insuring of college buildings. Resolutions on the death of Col. Benjamin S. Ewell 1895 June. Resolution concerning special examinations 1912 June. Resolution concerning reports from the faculty regarding their respective departments 1913 January. Resolution appointing a boarding house committee 1918 April. Resolution fixing rates for students boarding in the college 1918 April. Resolution concerning the purchase of a team or truck for hauling coal 1918 April Statute defining the authority of the faculty. Resolution concerning the selling of land belonging to the college in the city of Richmond. Resolution concerning the investing of college funds. Resolution concerning funds to be used for repairs to the college buildings. Resolution concerning the establishment of a class in civil law. Resolution concerning lectures on international law and government. Two statutes concerning the duties of professors in regard to class schedules and text books. Two statutes concerning the professorship of divinity, logic, rhetoric and belles-lettres. Resolutions concerning the purchasing power of the steward and of the registrar (undated but belongs to the period 1900-1910). Fragmentary records from the files of the board, fragments dated 1871-1877, and undated fragments.
Items transferred from the College Papers. Report of the examiners of the college accounts circa 1764. Report of the president on the bursar's account, 1815. Report of the committee to examing the bursar's account, 1817. Report of the committee appointed to inquire into the state of the funds of the college, 1819. Report of the committee to examine the bursar's account, 1820. Report of the committee appointed to enquire into the expediency of amending or repealing the statutes concerning the president, July 1821 Report of the committee appointed to consider the president's report, July 1821. Report of the committee to enquire into the state and condition of the college and to propose such measures as would advance its prosperity, 1824. Report of the committee to examine the bursar's account, 1825. Report of the committee to which the report of the faculty was referred, 1827. Report of the committee appointed to investigate the statutes in force for the government of the college, 1827. Report of the committee appointed to revise the statutes of the college, 1828 July. Report of the committee on the college funds, July 1830. Report of the committee to examine the bursar's account (undated but belonging to the period 1820-1830). Report of the committee on the college funds, 1842. Report of the committee on the college funds, 1843-1844.
Includes note by "Edm: Randolph, Rector" about support and maintenance needed for the College. 1777 June 17. (transferred from Chronology File).
Resolution to form a committee to try and recover money that might be due from the Brafferton Estate. 1785 March 25.
Items transferred from College Papers: Communications to the Board relating to the dissension among the faculty 1847-1848 and partial proceedings of the meeting of the board, 1848 March. 54 pieces, including communications from Robert Saunders, George Frederick Holmes, Archibald Cary Peachy, B. Tucker, James S. Christian, John Millington, and Charles Minnigerode.
Item transferred from College Papers: "The Troubles at William and Mary College in 1848". An 18-page printed pamphlet containing letters concerning the dissension of 1847-1848.
Items transferred from College Papers. Letter from Miles Cary, rector of W&M, 1705, June regarding a meeting of the governors.
An extract from the Virginia Gazette 1775 February, announcing the election of Robert Beverly, of Essex County as one of the governors of the college.
A letter from Wm. U. Moody at Williamsburg to Robert Stannard 1835 June, requesting his attendance at a meeting of the Board on 1835 July 4.
A letter from James Lyons at Richmond 1847 November 7, stating that legal engagements prevent his attending a meeting of the board.
A letter from George P. Scarburgh, at Accomack Court House, Virginia 1848 July, declining an appointment as a visitor of the college.
A note from the faculty to the board concerning a joint meeting 1848 July.
A letter from Henry A. Wise at Only (near Onancock, Accomack County, Virginia) 1848 September, accepting visitorship of the college.
A letter from William Meade, at Millwood 1849 March, concerning a meeting of the Board.
A letter from John S. Millson at Norfolk 1852 June, resigning as a visitor. On the back of this letter appears a memo of the appointment of Otway Byrd Barraud, of Norfolk, and John W. Brockenbrough, of Lexington, as visitors of the college. 1852 July.
A letter from E. P. Scott, at Oakland, Louisa County, Virginia, 1853 June, concerning the annual meeting of the Board of Visitors.
A letter from Robert G. Scott, at Richmond 1853 June, resigning as a visitor of the college.
A letter from Henry A. Wise, at Onancock, Virginia 1853 June, stating why he will not be able to attend a meeting of the visitors.
A letter from Robert B. Bolling, at Petersburg,1854 June, resigning as a visitor of the college.
A letter from Otway B. Barraud, at Norfolk, 1855 June, resigning as a visitor of the college.
A letter from Robert Saunders, at Williamsburg, 1867 July, declining an appointment as a visitor of the college.
A letter from Hugh B. Grisgsy, at Charlotte Court House, Virginia, to Benjamin S. Ewell, at Williamsburg, 1868 January, making an appointment to discuss college affairs.
A letter from William B. Harrison, at Brandon, Prince George County, Virginia, 1868 June, resigning as a visitor of the college.
A letter from William B. Harrison, at Brandon, Prince George County, Virginia, 1869 May, resigning as a visitor of the college.
A letter from David May, at Petersburg, 1869 May, resigning as a visitor of the college.
A letter from (GW?) Lewis, Westmoreland, 1870 March,resigning as a visitor of the college.
A letter from Hugh Blair Grigsby, at Edgehill, 1872 June, stating his intention of being present at a meeting of the visitors of the college.
A letter from Hugh Blair Grigsby, at Edgehill, 1873 June, concerning attendance at a board meeting. An extract from the records of the board stating that at a meeting of the Board of Visitors 1873 July, Warner T. Jones was elected a member.
A letter from A.N. Wellford, at Sabine Hall, Richmond County, Virginia, 1875 May, resigning as a visitor of the college.
A letter from James Lyons, at Richmond, June 1875, containing a conditional resignation as rector of the college.
Letters of recommendation for Charles Morris as a Law Professor (1860 June 22),and Miss Lucy Lee Davis to be in charge of the proposed Model School (1894 October 1)
John L. Buchanan letter turning down the offer of presidency of the College of William & Mary. 1888 July 2.
T.T.L. Snead letter requesting pay for extra services teaching Col. Ewell's classes. 1872 June 19.
John R. Coupland sending regrets for an invitation to a student dinner. 1844 June 25.
William Meade to William & Mary explaining why the Diocese decided his Assistant Bishop would be an unwise choice to be president of William & Mary because of the conflict of dual duties. (J. Johns might be the assistant Bishop).1847 May 27
Letter to Edward B. Dellam concerning the lack of suitable candidates for law professor. Acc. 1986.15.
Letter to the president of Brown University, Barnas Sears, requesting a donation of duplicate copies of books to replace the William & Mary's library, which had been destroyed by fire. Acc. 1988.90.
Letter to Alumni and Friends of the College from Rector Michael K Powell dated 2008 March.
Grame questions how he could withdraw as council from a case he'd never taken any part.
Correspondence between James Lyons, BOV Rector and Rev Dr J.L.M. Curry concerning the Peabody Fund. Lyons mentions forming a Normal School and would like support from the Peabody Fund. Includes "Circular of the General Agent of the Peabody Fund."
Letters of recommendation for Charles Morris as a Law Professor (1860 June 22),and Miss Lucy Lee Davis to be in charge of the proposed Model School (1894 October 1)
This student discipline case is closed until 2018.
This student discipline case is closed until 2018.
Correspondence on the Wren Cross.
This series consists of records collected and maintained by the Rectors of the Board of Visitors and is arranged into subseries by rector. The series includes the records of Rectors Oscar L. Shewmake and R. Harvey Chappell. Topics include the Alumni Society, the Marshall-Wythe School of Law, Student Affairs, Athletics, Richard Bland College, and Christopher Newport College. The series is arranged chronologically. Acc. No. 2002.80.
Oscar L. Shewmake was a student (1899-1904), faculty member (1902-1905; 1921-1923), and member of the Board of Visitors (1919-1921; 1940-1952) at the College of William and Mary. This series contains news clippings and correspondence from Shewmake's office concerning the Board of Visitors, Alumni Association, the Marshall-Wythe School of Law, and the 1951 football scandal. The subseries is arranged alphabetically by subject.
First Doctorate of Law and Taxation ever conferred.
Robert Harvey Chappell, Jr. was a student at the College of William and Mary from 1945 to 1950 and a member of the Board of Visitors from 1970 to 1976. This subseries includes correspondence, Board minutes and agendas with Chappell's personal notes, Board committee files, and Chappell's subject files. Some of the topics covered in this subseries include the Alumni Society, Student Affairs, Richard Bland and Christopher Newport Colleges, Commencements and Charter Days, Affirmative Action, and the Marshall-Wythe School of Law. This subseries is arranged alphabetically by subject.
Closed until 2047.
Closed until 2024.
Closed until 2046.
Closed until 2047.
Closed.
Closed until 2048.
Closed until 2050.
Closed until 2050.
Closed until 2026.
Closed until 2024.
Closed until 2022.
Closed until 2023.
Closed until 2044.
Closed until 2046.
This series consists of reports, by-laws, procedures, and other publications produced by or presented to the Board of Visitors. Some of the publications in the series include the 1960 administrative organization of William and Mary to include Richard Bland and Christopher Newport College, a study of the social life of women at southern colleges, various versions of the by-laws of the Board of Visitors, and a copy of the rules and regulations for the president of the College from 1905. Also included is a bound volume containing faculty reports to the Board of Visitors, bursar's reports about capital owned by the college, and lists of land owned in King William and Sussex Counties. The faculty reports have been microfilmed and are available in the SCRC on the same reel as the matriculation books.
Acc. No. 1983.119
Acc. 1991.083
This series consists of reel-to-reel audiotapes of Board of Visitors meetings. Preservation concerns may limit access to the original recordings requiring researchers to use copies in another format. The series is arranged chronologically.
One reel-to-reel audiotape of the 1961 January 14 meeting of the Board of Visitors. The tape is part one of two.
One reel-to-reel audiotape of the 1961 January 14 meeting of the Board of Visitors. The tape is part two of two.
One reel-to-reel audiotape of the 1961 March 4 meeting of the Board of Visitors at the Richmond Professional Institute. The tape speed was recorded at 3 3/4 ips.
One reel-to-reel audiotape of the 1961 May 20 meeting of the Board of Visitors. The tape is part one of two.
One reel-to-reel audiotape of the 1961 May 20 meeting of the Board of Visitors. The tape is part two of two.
One reel-to-reel audiotape of the 1961 June 10 meeting of the Board of Visitors. The tape is part one of two.
One reel-to-reel audiotape of the 1961 June 10 meeting of the Board of Visitors. The tape is part two of two.
One reel-to-reel audiotape of the 1961 August 12 meeting of the Board of Visitors. The tape is part one of two.
One reel-to-reel audiotape of the 1961 August 12 meeting of the Board of Visitors. The tape is part two of two.
One reel-to-reel audiotape of the 1962 April 28 meeting of the Board of Visitors.
One reel-to-reel audiotape of the 1962 May 19 meeting of the Board of Visitors. The tape is part two of two.
One reel-to-reel audiotape of the 1962 May 19 meeting of the Board of Visitors. The tape is part two of two.
One audio cassette tape of the 1990 September teleconference of the Board of Visitors of William and Mary.
One audio cassette tape of the 1992 March 18 teleconference of the Board of Visitors of William and Mary.
One audio cassette tape of the 1992 June 30 teleconference of the Board of Visitors of William and Mary.
One audio cassette tape of the July 30, 1993 teleconference meeting of the Board of Visitors of William and Mary.
One audio cassette tape of the 1994 January 10 teleconference of the Board of Visitors of William and Mary.
Two audio cassette tapes of the 1996 June 27 meeting of the Board of Visitors of William and Mary.
One master microcassette audiotape and one copy audio cassette tape of the 1999 June 17 teleconference meeting of the Board of Visitors.
One audio cassette tape of the Board of Visitor's Black Tie Dinner before the Commencement ceremony in 1986. Acc. 1986.038
(1) color photograph of William & Mary President Katherine Rowe, Rector John Littel, and a group of former William & Mary Rectors, taken at the October, 2, 2019 Emeriti Rectors Lunch held at the Quirk Hotel in Richmond, Virginia.
From left to right: J. Edward Grimsley (Rector 1999-2001), Hays T. Watkins, Jr. (Rector 1987-1993), James B. Murray, Jr. (Rector 1994-1996), President Katherine Rowe, Rector John Littel (2018-present), Donald N. Patten (Rector 2001-2003) and A. Marshall Acuff (Rector 1996-1999)
Oversize photograph of William & Mary's Board of Visitors members in 2018. Some members are seated, others are standing in a blue paneled room in the Wren Building. This photograph hung in the Board Room until it was replaced by a more current one in September 2019.
Unprocessed
Materials from Board of Visitors meetings over 2019 through 2022. This accession includes three committee meeting binders, four board books (which also contain committee meeting notes), and two group photographs.