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Administrative Information
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Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the University Archives, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Conditions Governing Access:
This 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.
Acquisition Information:
Gift of Susan H. Godson on 8/10/2004. (Acc. 2004.14)
Biographical Information:
William and Mary student (1949-1951). Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .
Scope and Contents
Contains Susan H. Godson's notes from her contributions to The College of William & Mary: A History (1993). Most of the notes
are handwritten on yellow legal or letter-sized paper and relate to the college's history beginning around 1888 and continuing
throughout the twentieth century. The papers include research-related correspondence, including several letters from the
late College President Paschall. The papers also include reproductions of numerous archival documents and news clippings.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Chandler, Alvin Duke
- Chandler, J. A. C. (Julian Alvin Carroll), 1872-1934
- College of William and Mary--History--19th century
- College of William and Mary--History--20th century
- College of William and Mary.
- College of William and Mary. Board of Visitors
- Correspondence
- Graves, Thomas Ashley, Jr
- Manuscripts (document genre)
- Paschall, Davis Young, 1911-2001
- Verkuil, Paul R
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Chandler, Alvin Duke
- Chandler, J. A. C. (Julian Alvin Carroll), 1872-1934
- Godson, Susan H. (Godson, Susan Hall), d. 2013
- Graves, Thomas Ashley, Jr
- Paschall, Davis Young, 1911-2001
- Verkuil, Paul R
Container List
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1 id3762
Faculty Minutes1960-1970
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2 id3763
Notes on and clippings from the Flat Hat, Alumni Gazette, and Colonial Echo1960-1971
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3 id3764
Notes related to the development of the Master Plancirca 1957-1960
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4 id3765
Buildings, grounds, Eastern State Hospital propertyundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5 id3766 1971 Spring
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6 id3767
Clippings from Paul R. Verkuil's administrationundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 7 id3768
Notes on Federal and State legislation related to the Collegeundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8 id3769
Notes from college financial reports1942 1985
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9 id3770
Clipping from Alumni Gazette on Cary Field1990 November 30
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 10 id3771
Notes on student profiles, financial aid, college rules1959-1973
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 11 id3772
Notes on college salaries1960-1985
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 12 id3773
Notes on college property and the power plantundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 13 id3774
Possible sourcesundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 14 id3775
Contact information for the historyundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 15 id3776
A brief chronology of American political and economic history, (includes undated campus map)1964-1986
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 16 id3777
Notes on enrollment
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 17 id3778
Notes from theses and dissertations and Jump! article on student1990 May
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 18 id3779
Notes on the Dean of the College, the Dean of the Faculty, and the Dean of1950s and 1960s
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 19 id3780
Notes on the Dean of Arts and Sciences, the Dean of Faculty of Arts and1970s and 1980s
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 20 id3781
Notes from data books on faculty and students with circa 1989 data bookundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 21 id3782
Notes from college cataloguesundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 22 id3783
Notes from faculty handbook, BOV by-laws, by-laws of the Faculty of Artsundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 23 id3785
A list of books and articles relating to the College of William and Mary in Virginia photocopy from Chandler Papers Box 241693-1957
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 24 id3786
Notes from the Flat Hat and Alumni Gazette1971-1985
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 25 id3787
Notes on faculty salariesundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 26 id3789
Notes from Faculty Minutes1971-1985
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 27 id3790
Information about the College of William and Mary and Colonial Williamsburgundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 28 id3792
Notes about Christopher Newport College and Richard Bland College
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 29 id3793
Notes on curriculum
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 30 id3794
Notes on schools of the College and William and Mary
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 31 id3795
Notes from the Provost's Office files, Graves Papers, Healy's annual reports
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 32 id3796
Notes on the library
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 33 id4006
Notes on the OIEAHCundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 34 id4007
Articles on CEBAF, "Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facilityundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 35 id4008
Notes on University Center in Vaundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 36 id4009
Notes from miscellaneous Graves Papersundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 37 id4010
Notes on Graves election1971
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 38 id4011
Notes on Graves: biography, objectives, interview, annual reportsundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 39 id4012
Notes on the Graves filesundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 40 id4013
Draft chapter on Graves1992 February 12
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 41 id4014
Endnotes for draft chapter on Graves1992 February 21
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 42 id4015
Notes from William and Mary Newsundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 43 id4016
No folder 43?
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 44 id4017
Miscellaneous notes on studentsundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 45 id4018
Notes on self-study1974
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 46 id4019
Fall enrollment profile1991
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 47 id4020
Notes on Board of Visitors minutes1971-1985
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 48 id4021
Notes on Board of Visitors under Gravesundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 49 id4022
Notes on minorities and women at the College of William and Maryundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 50 id4023
Notes on Athleticsundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 51 id4024
Notes on the Administrationundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 52 id4026
Correspondence regarding research for The College of William and Mary: Aundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 53 id4027
Draft chapters 1 and 2 (Part IV of The College of William and Mary:undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 54 id4028
Endnotes for draft chapters 1 and 2 (Part IV of The College of William and Mary: A History)undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 55 id4029
Draft chapters 1 and 2, edited (Part V of The College of William and Mary: A History).undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 56 id4030
Draft chapters 3 and 4 (Part V of The College of William and Mary: A History).undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 57 id4031
Endnotes for draft chapters 1 and 2 (Part V of The College of William and Mary: A History).undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 58 id4032
Endnotes for draft chapters 3 and 4, edited (Part V of The College of William and Mary: A History).undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 59 id4033
Draft chapters 3 and 4, edited (Part V of The College of William and Mary: A History).undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 60 id4034
Notes on the John E. Pomfret Papers (15 boxes)undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 61 id4035
Correspondence with Huntington Library regarding John E. Pomfretundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 62 id4036
Miscellaneous notes on John E. Pomfretundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 63 id4037
Notes from the Flat Hat and the Colonial Echo,1945-1951, College1945-1951
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 64 id4043
Notes from BOV records, Faculty Records, and Financial Reports1941 April-1951 October, 1945 October-1951 October
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 65 id4044
Biography and notes on Alvin Duke Chandlerundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 66 id4045 1952-1960
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 67 id4047
Notes on Lettie Pate Evansundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 68 id4048
Notes on the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Cultureundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 69 id4049
Notes on Librarian's Reports and the Hampton Roads Studyundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 70 id4052
Notes on the Flat Hat, the Alumni Gazette, and the James Miller scrapbook1951-1960, 1951-1955, and circa 1955
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 71 id4053
Notes from the William M. Tuck Papers (in the Manuscripts and Rare Books division, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary)undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 72 id4054
Notes and articles on the breakup of the colleges of William and Maryundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 73 id4058
Notes from the Colonial Echo; from college catalogues (from the Flat Hat; on awards and scholarships and on honorary degrees1952-1969, 1942-1961
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 74 id4060
Notes from the Chandler Papers, Boxes 1-21undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 75 id4061
Notes from the Chandler Papers, Boxes 22-45undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 76 id4062
Notes from Gubernatorial papers (from the Va. State Library)undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 77 id4063
Notes from the Librarian's files and the Marshall-Wythe Institute Subjectundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 78 id4064
Notes of endowmentundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 79 id4067 1984
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 80 id4068 undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 81 id4070 undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 82 id4071 1991 March 25
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 83 id4072
Notes from BOV records and Faculty Minutes1951-1960
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 84 id4073 1971 May
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 85 id4074 1966
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 86 id4075 undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 87 id4076
Notes on the influences of Drs. Morton and Swemundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 88 id4077
Letter and notes about criticism of the College's Extension Divisionundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 89 id4078 undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 90 id4079 undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 91 id4080 undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 92 id4081 undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 93 id4082 undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 94 id4083
Letter and notes on the State Council of Higher Educationundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 95 id4084 undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 96 id4085 undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 97 id4086
Notes from the Student Handbook1970
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 98 id4087
Information about the Master Plan1960
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 99 id4088
Notes on OIEAHC, VARC, VIMSundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 100 id4089
Notes from Davis Y. Paschall Papersundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 101 id4090
Notes from college catalogues1960-1970
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 102 id4091
Notes from self-study1964
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 103 id4092
Copy of œA Small University chapterundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 104 id4093
Notes from the BOV minutes1960-1971
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 105 id4095
Notes on biographies from the Faculty Alumni File.undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 106 id4096
Bibliographical Aidsundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 107 id4097
Bibliographical essay and draft version of the indexundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 108 id4098
Lists of BOV members1888-1980's
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 109 id4099
Notes on Virginia history sources (including William and Mary).undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 110 id4100
Notes on the history of higher education in Virginia and the U.Sundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 111 id4101
Notes on histories of colleges and universities in the U.Sundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 112 id4102 undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 113 id4103
Notes from interviews with William and Mary faculty and BOV membersundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 114 id4104
Notes on the organization of book chaptersundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 115 id4105
Notes from oral historiesundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 116 id4106
Notes on co-education at William and Maryundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 117 id4107
Outline of Part III, chapter 3undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 118 id4108
Notes on Tyler family papers, 1undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 119 id4109
Notes on Tyler family papers, 2.undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 120 id4110
Notes and sources on biographical information on Tylerundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 121 id4111
Notes on and draft of Tyler bibliographical essayundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 122 id4112
Notes, letters and newspaper clippings from the papers of Duke, Mortonundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 123 id4113
Notes from Lamb, Morecock and Taliaferro Papersundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 124 id4114
Roberts Affairundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 125 id4115
Notes on the Progressive Eraundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 126 id4116
Notes from the WMQ and The Flat Hatundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 127 id4117
Reproductions of BOV and faculty minutesundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 128 id4118
Notes on Virginia General Assemblyundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 129 id4119
Model Schoolundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 130 id4120
Notes and clippings on Ewellundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 131 id4121
Notes on the Alumni Society, PBK and literary societiesundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 132 id4122
Letter about fire at William and Mary1862
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 133 id4123
Notes from Robert M. Hughes Papersundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 134 id4124
Notes on Faculty Minutes1888-1911
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 135 id4125
Notes on BOV and Bill of 19061880-1919, 1906
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 136 id4126
Notes on the BOV executive committee minutes1888-1924
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 137 id4127
Notes on Facultyundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 138 id4128
Inventory of graduates1905-1919
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 139 id4129
Notes on the Colonial Echo1888-1920
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 140 id4130
Notes from College papersundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 141 id4131
Notes from College Catalogues1888-1909
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 142 id4132
Notes on campus buildings and groundsundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 143 id4133
Letter from John D. Neville regarding name Indians for athletic teamsundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 144 id4134
Notes on administrationundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 145 id4135
Notes on studentsundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 id4310
Small box containing Part V of the College history, Final1992 July
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 146 id4137 1888-1906
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 147 id4138 1907-1919