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Preferred Citation

William & Mary Victory Ship Collection, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries

Scope and Contents

This collection includes original material about the launching of the S. S. William & Mary Victory, data about which ports the ship visited and when, the February 25, 1946 issue of "Victory News," a postcard sent by the ship's former Captain, and accounts given by W&M-related individuals who witnessed the launch.

Related Material

See also: Eleanor Harvey Rennie Papers, UA 5.055, which includes photographs, news clippings, a scrapbook, and the wooden chest holding the broken champagne bottle used in the launch: https://scrcguides.libraries.wm.edu/repositories/2/resources/3844

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• College of William and Mary--History--20th century
• World War, 1939-1945