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Special Collections Research Center
William & Mary Special Collections Research CenterEarl Gregg Swem Library
400 Landrum Dr
Williamsburg, Virginia
Business Number: 757-221-3090
spcoll@wm.edu
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William & Mary Special Collections Research Center staff
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:
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:
Benjamin Zhang Williamsburg City Council Papers, 2016- 2017, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acc. 2016.127 was hand delivered to SCRC in October 2016. Acc. 2017.001 was hand delivered to the SCRC and added to the collection in January 2017. Accession 2018.224 added to the collection.
Scope and Contents
Certificates, newspaper articles, programs, and pamphlets regarding Benjamin (Benny) Zhang's position on Williamsburg's City Council, July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2020. Included in the collection are official and personal congratulation letters to Benjamin Zhang regarding his election to Williamsburg City Council in 2016, Baptism/ Confirmation of faith at Bruton Parish Church, and certificates from William & Mary. Zhang is a 2016 graduate of William & Mary.
Arrangement
The Collection is arranged into four series: Series I. Correespondence, Series II. Certificates and Awards, Series III. Printed Materials and Series IV. Additions I.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae
- Elections--Virginia
- Politics
- United States--Politics and Government
- Williamsburg (Va.)--City Council
Container List
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1 id310175
Letters of congratulations regarding election to Williamsburg City Council
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5 id310183
Personal correspondence
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2 id310177
Certificates and honor thesis
- Mixed Materials Manuscripts Oversize Box 4 Oversize_Folder: 1 id310189
Oversize Folder 1: Certificate of election to the Williamsburg City Council for the 2016-2020 term
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3 id310179
Printed Material: Swearing-in ceremony, remarks
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4 id310181
Programs, memoriams
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6 id310185
Newspaper clippings
This addition contains the correspondence, reports, and investment records of Benming Zhang. The collection includes the proposed erection of a new Virginia theme park, a record of the City of Williamsburg's adopted budget for the fiscal year of 2019, and correspondence detailing personal matters, work, financial reports, meetings, and invitations. The collection also includes Benming's name tag and badge from the 2018 CTAV Conference and EXPO.
Additions from accession 2023.062.
- Mixed Materials box: 2
Correspondence, general papers and printed materials
- Mixed Materials box: 3
General papers and correspondence
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Investment booklet, badges, and budget papers
- Mixed Materials box: 5
Invitations and general papers
- Mixed Materials Manuscripts Oversize Box 7
William & Mary diploma