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Petitions to Remove the College from Williamsburg Collection Guide to the Petitions to Remove the College from Williamsburg Collection UA 35

Guide to the Petitions to Remove the College from Williamsburg Collection UA 35


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William & Mary Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
400 Landrum Dr
Williamsburg, Virginia
Business Number: 757-221-3090
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Finding Aid Authors: Special Collections Staff, Wendy Korwin.

Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
UA 35
Title
Petitions to Remove the College from Williamsburg Collection 1824-1825 1824-1825
Quantity
0.90 Linear Feet
Language
English

Administrative Information

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:

Petitions to Remove the College from Williamsburg Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

This collection was purchased from the Virginia State Library in 1941 and accessioned on 07/03/1982 (Acc. 1982.043).

Scope and Contents

Box 1 contains photostats of petitions and supporting documents, testimonies, and memorials on the subject of moving the College of William and Mary from Williamsburg to Richmond, Virginia. The petitions and testimonies were collected by the Colleges and Education Committee of the Virginia General Assembly as part of its action on a bill proposing to move the school.

Box 2 contains newspaper accounts of the episode.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • College of William and Mary--History--19th century
  • Petitions

General

Other Information:

A PDF document of this inventory is available online.

Additional information may be found at http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/UA_1982_43%20Petition%20to%20Remove%20the%20College.pdf

Container List

Mixed Materials Box: 1 id10336
Petitions
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1 id10337
    Extracts from Faculty Minutes
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2 id10338
    President Smith's testimony before the Committee on Schools
    Scope and Contents

    2 Folders

  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3 id10339
    John B. Seawell's testimony before the Committee on Schools and Colleges, House of Delegates
    Scope and Contents

    2 Folders

  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4 id10340
    James Semple's testimony before the Committee on Schools and Colleges, House of Delegates
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5 id10341
    William B. Taylor's testimony before the Committee on Schools and Colleges, House of Delegates
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6 id10342
    Additional papers presented to the Committee on Schools and Colleges, House of Delegates
    Scope and Contents

    2 Folders

  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 7 id10343
    Report of the Committee on Schools and Colleges, House of Delegates
Mixed Materials Box: 2 id10344
Newspaper Accounts
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1 id10345
    Richmond Enquirer
    5/11/1824
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 2 id10346
    Richmond Enquirer
    7/2/1824
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 3 id10347
    Richmond Enquirer
    7/13/1824
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 4 id10348
    Richmond Enquirer
    7/27/1824
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 5 id10349
    Richmond Enquirer
    10/19/1824
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 6 id10350
    Richmond Enquirer
    11/5/1824
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 7 id10351
    Richmond Enquirer
    11/23/1824
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 8 id10352
    Richmond Enquirer
    12/31/1824
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 9 id10353
    Richmond Enquirer
    1/18/1825
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 10 id10354
    Richmond Enquirer
    1/27/1825
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 11 id10355
    Richmond Enquirer
    1/29/1825
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 12 id10356
    Richmond Enquirer
    2/1/1825
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 13 id10357
    Richmond Enquirer
    2/3/1825
    Scope and Contents

    2 Folders

  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 14 id10358
    Richmond Enquirer
    2/5/1825
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15 id10359
    Richmond Enquirer
    2/8/1825
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 16 id10360
    Richmond Enquirer
    2/10/1825
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 17 id10361
    Richmond Enquirer
    2/12/1825
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 18 id10362
    Richmond Enquirer
    2/15/1825
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 19 id10363
    Richmond Enquirer
    2/17/1825
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 20 id10364
    Richmond Enquirer
    2/22/1825
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 21 id10365
    Richmond Enquirer
    7/26/1825
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 22 id10366
    Richmond Enquirer
    8/13/1825