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:

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:

Brian W. Blouet papers, Special Collections Research Center, William and Mary Libraries.

Acquisition Information:

Donated by Brian W. Blouet.

Processing Information:

Processed by Ellen Strong in 2000.

Scope and Contents

Collection contains correspondence from 1942-1984 of Prof. Brian W. Blouet regarding the biography he wrote "Halford MacKinder: A Biography" (College Station: Texas A & M University Press, 1987). Includes research papers, such as photocopied correspondence of H. MacKinder from the Hamilton Fish Armstrong Papers at Princeton University Library. Also includes 6 photographs relating to MacKinder. The collection also includes a draft of the ninth edition of The Story of Malta.

Related Material

Mss. Acc. 2008.175 Bryan Edwards Report by Olwyn M. Blouet

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Biography
• Correspondence
• Photocopies
• Photographs