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:

Judith Ewell Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Acc. 2008.159 was received prior to 2007.

Processing Information:

Acc. 2008.159 was accessioned from the backlog  and minimally processed by Amy C. Schindler on 12/12/2008. Arrangement and finding aid completed by Wendy Korwin in July 2011.

Biographical Information:

Judith Ewell was a professor in the Department of History at the College of William and Mary. Her appointments: Assistant Professor of History, 1971-1977; Associate Professor of History, 1977-1984; Professor of History, 1984-1988; Newton Family Professor of History, 1988-2004; Newton Professor of History Emeritus, 2004. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of two boxes of material created and collected by Judith Ewell, a professor of History at the College of William and Mary between 1971 and 2004. It includes papers Ewell wrote in college and graduate school; conference papers and programs; teaching materials from her year as a Fulbright Lecturer in Venezuela; correspondence about her publications; and contracts and other administrative material regarding her appointments at William and Mary.

Arrangement of Materials:

Organized into three series: Series 1: Education, Series 2: Professional Activities, Series 3: William and Mary Career

Related Material

Department of History (UA 41); Developing Nations Symposium, 1982 (UA 150); University Archives Photograph Collection (UA 8).

Information about related materials is available at http://guides.swem.wm.edu/wm

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• College of William and Mary--Faculty and Staff
• College of William and Mary. Dept. of History
• College of William and Mary. Project Plus
• Correspondence
• State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
• Typescripts
• Women teachers
• Women--Education--Virginia