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.

Preferred Citation:

Joan Worstell Carter Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Acc. 1989.138 was received on 11/4/1989.

Biographical Information:

Joan Worstell Carter was a College of William and Mary student (1941-1945). She is the wife of John Paul (Jack) Carter, class of 1944. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

This collection is composed of two scrapbooks; a collection of costume designs for plays; two volumes of costume drawings done for a costume history class; and one volume (marked volume III) containing pictures of paintings done for an art history class. The scrapbooks include news clippings, photographs, programs and related material from various College of William and Mary events and organizations including Department of Theater productions and the Canterbury Association.

Related Material

John Paul Carter Papers (UA 5.097).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• College of William and Mary--Students
• College of William and Mary. Dept. of Fine Arts
• College of William and Mary. Dept. of Theatre, Speech, and Dance
• Design drawings
• Scrapbooks
• Student Life--1940's
• Women college students