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:

Literary - Addresses, Articles, Essays, Poetry and Short Stories, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Acquired from many sources in the 1930's and 1940's.

Processing Information:

Processed by staff of Special Collections.

Scope and Contents

Artificial collection composed of original material, handwritten or typed, of addresses, articles, essays, poetry and short stories. Most material was received in the 1930s or 40s.

Arrangement of Materials:

Arranged by type of written material, then alphabetically by author, if known.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Editorials
• Essays
• Manuscripts (document genre)
• Poems
• Short stories
• Speeches