Conditions Governing Use

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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

Cremins family papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Biographical / Historical

James Cremins was a graduate ofmthe University of Virginia and served in the Navy during World War II. Mary Cremins was his wife.

Scope and Contents

This collection includes correspondence and naval ephemera from James and Mary Louise Cremins in Norfolk, Virginia from the 1940s to the 1950s. The majority of the collection are long letters from James to Mary before they were married in the mid-1950s.

Arrangement

Collection is arranged by file into two series: Series I. Correspondence and Series II.Series II. Naval records and ephemera.