Conditions Governing Use

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, 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

Paul W. Norton Scrapbook, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred (along with other collection) by Society of the Alumni employee Jeb Stuart Rosebrook sometime prior to 2007, and acesioned as Acc. 2008. 154.

Scope and Contents

The scrapbook of William & Mary student Paul W. Norton includes photographs, routine correspondence from the college, news clippings, programs, dance cards, and other materials related to Notron's time at W&M. The photographs depict: students and student activities; campus buildings, including the Rogers Hall fire; athletics, including track and field, baseball, and football; Norton's fraternity Sigma Phi Epsilon.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Athletics--Baseball
• Athletics--Football
• Athletics--Track
• College of William and Mary--Students
• Fires--Virginia
• Fraternities--Social
• Photographic prints
• Scrapbooks
• Student Life--1920s
• Student Life--1930's
• Student Organizations