Conditions Governing Use

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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

Women at Hampton University photographs, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Max Rambod, Inc. with the assistance of Lelia S.H. Swem Fund.

Content Description

Seven photographs of young Black women and two postcards featuring Hampton University (Hampton Institute at the time). Some photographs have inscriptions on the back identifying their subjects. Names are identified as: Myree Lee, Lotie Mae, Mrs. R.E. Glasier, Wilson & Bertha, Cynthia Elaine Brown, and Lovell Mosley.

Arrangement

Collection is arranged at the file level.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• African American women--Education
• African American women--History--Sources
• America's historically Black colleges and universities
• Hampton (Va.)--History
• Hampton (Va.)--History--20th century
• Hampton College (Hampton, Va.)
• Universities and colleges, Black
• Women college students
• Women--Education--Virginia--History