Vergilian Bimillennium Program Guide to the Vergilian Bimillennium Celebration Records UA 300

Guide to the Vergilian Bimillennium Celebration Records UA 300


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Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
UA 300
Title
Vergilian Bimillennium Celebration Records 1930 1930
Quantity
0.60 Linear Feet
Creator
Phi Beta Kappa
Creator
College of William and Mary
Language
English

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.

Custodial History:

Portions of this collection were previously part of the University Archives Publications Collection.

Preferred Citation:

Vergilian Bimillennium Records, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Acc. 1980.022 was received prior to 3/4/1980.


Biographical / Historical

Phi Beta Kappa was founded by five students at the College of William & Mary in 1776.

Scope and Contents

Acc. 1980.022 contains a scrapbook from the Vergilian Bimillennium Celebration held at the College in 1930. Includes photographs, clippings, a program, a script, and correspondence. The scrapbook measures 9" x 11".

This collection also includes programs from the celebration of the classical Roman Poet Vergil's 2000th birthday at the College of William & Mary. The inventory for these records is available in the box list section of this finding aid.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Correspondence
  • Photographs
  • Playbills
  • Programs
  • Scrapbooks
  • Scripts (documents)

Container List

Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id45500
Program
1930 October 15
Scope and Contents

Vergillian Bimillennium program of the celebration at the College of William and Mary, under the auspices of the Alpha Chapter of Virginia of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Newspaper articles on the celebration.

Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 2 id45501
Vergil in Commemoration of His Two-Thousandth Birthday
1930
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 3 id212949
Vergilian Bimillennium
1930 October 15
Scope and Contents

Items transferred from College Papers Folder 209, 209A: Announcement of the celebration; program of the celebration; clippings from the Aquila of the Curdsville High School; letters and subscriptions.

Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 4 id212950
Vergilian Bimillennium
1930
Scope and Contents

Items transferred from College Papers Folder 209A: Receipts, cancelled checks and expenditure lists for celebration.