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.

Custodial History:

Portions of this collection were previously part of the Student Organizations Collection.

Preferred Citation:

Alpha Delta Gamma Records, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Acquisition information for material received after 7/13/2009 is available by consulting a Special Collections Research Center staff member.

Processing Information:

Accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, on 8/25/2010. Finding aid completed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, on 8/25/2010.

Acc. 2012.160 accessioned and minimally described by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in May 2012.

Historical Note:

Alpha Delta Gamma is an honorary society for the Medieval and Renaissance Studies program at the College of William and Mary. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

This collection contains announcements, correspondence, programs, financial records, clippings, and bylaws for Alpha Delta Gamma, an honorary society for the Medieval and Renaissance Studies program at the College of William and Mary. Included in the accession are the bylaws for the organization; programs from the induction ceremonies; membership lists; a history of the organization at the College; and correspondence pertaining to the founding of the organization.

Related Material

Medieval and Renaisance Studies Program Records (UA 257); University Archives Photograph Collection (UA 8); Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Records (UA 211); University Archives Artifact Collection (UA 13); Miles L. Chappell, Jr. Papers (UA 6.034).

Negatives from Acc. 2010.460 were pulled from this collection and added to the University Archives Photograph Collection on 8/25/2010. Induction ceremony programs were pulled from the Student Organizations Collection and were added to this collection on 8/25/2010.

Separated Material

Negatives from Acc. 2010.460 were pulled from this collection and added to the University Archives Photograph Collection on 8/25/2010. Induction ceremony programs were pulled from the Student Organizations Collection and were added to this collection on 8/25/2010.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Alpha Delta Gamma
• Bylaws
• Clippings (information artifacts)
• College of William and Mary. Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program
• Correspondence
• Financial records
• Programs
• Speeches, addresses, etc.