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Preferred Citation:
Petitions to Remove the College from Williamsburg Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library,
College of William and Mary.
Acquisition Information:
This collection was purchased from the Virginia State Library in 1941 and accessioned on 07/03/1982 (Acc. 1982.043).
Box 1 contains photostats of petitions and supporting documents, testimonies, and memorials on the subject of moving the College
of William and Mary from Williamsburg to Richmond, Virginia. The petitions and testimonies were collected by the Colleges
and Education Committee of the Virginia General Assembly as part of its action on a bill proposing to move the school.
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