For your research related to William & Mary, you should begin by reviewing the guide from Swem Library on conducting research about William & Mary.
Subject Headings
Researchers may wish to use the following subject headings in searching Swem Library's online catalog for relevant books, theses, dissertations, etc.
- College of William & Mary
- College of William & Mary--History--18th century.
- College of William & Mary--History--19th century.
- College of William & Mary--History--20th century.
- College of William & Mary--History--Chronology.
General College
- The College of William & Mary : a history, Susan H. Godson, et al, Williamsburg, Va. : King and Queen Press, Society of the Alumni, College of William & Mary in Virginia, c1993. Reference collection, Swem stacks, Archives books: Call number: LD6051 .W52 C65 1993
- Traditions, myths & memories, 1693-1993 : celebrating the tercentenary of the College of William & Mary in Virginia / narrative by Wilford Kale ; graphic design by Greta Matus ; primary photography by C. James Gleason, [Williamsburg, Va.] : King and Queen Press, c1992.
- Hark upon the gale : an illustrated history of the College of William & Mary / by Wilford Kale ; foreword by Mills E. Godwin, Jr., Norfolk, Va. : Donning Co., c1985; 2007. Reference collection, Swem stacks, Archives books: Call number: LD6051 .W52 K35 2007
- Their Majesties' Royall Colledge : William & Mary in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, J.E. Morpurgo, [Williamsburg] : College of William & Mary in Virginia, 1976.
- The history of the College of William & Mary from it's foundation, 1660, to 1874. Richmond : J.W. Randolph & English, 1874. Copies are also available in Swem Library.
Colonial Period
- So good a design : the colonial campus of the College of William & Mary : its history, background, and legacy, James D. Kornwolf, Muscarelle Museum of Art, 1989; available in Swem stacks, Swem Special Collections, & online: LD6051 .W53 K67 1989.
- "So well endowed" : economic support of the College of William & Mary during the colonial period, Kristin A. Zech, Honors Thesis, LD6051 .W5m Hist., 2001, Z42 (does not circulate and is not available for interlibrary loan; contact the Special Collections Research Center for assistance)
- Alma mater of a nation : a bicentennial sampler for the College of William & Mary, Archives Book LD6051 .W51d 1965 (does not circulate and is not available for interlibrary loan; contact the Special Collections Research Center for assistance)
- "So good a work" : the Brafferton school, 1691-1777, Karen A. Stuart, MA Thesis, 1984. Swem stacks, Archives book collections: LD6051 .W5m Hist., 1984, S78 (available for interlibrary loan requests).
- See the Guide to Early American History Resources in the SCRC.
19th Century
- "Hark the students' voices swelling" : nineteenth century student life at the College of William & Mary, Peter Jeffrey Taylor, Honors Thesis, Archives LD6051 .W5m Hist., 2005, T39. (does not circulate and is not available for interlibrary loan; contact the Special Collections Research Center for assistance)
- William & Mary College and the University of the South, 1879: A merger between the College of William & Mary and the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee was proposed in 1879.
- Consult the Civil War page and the Civil War Resources in the SCRC guide.
- See the guide to African American Studies Resources in the SCRC.
20th Century
- See the guide to World War II Resources in the SCRC.
- See the guide to African American Studies Resources in the SCRC.
- See the guide to William & Mary in the Jazz Age.
- "Taps"; published in memory of the Students' Army Training Corps at William & Mary College, Williamsburg, Virginia, "Oh Happy Days!", 1918
Legal or Law School
- A growing number of resources are available in the William & Mary Law School Scholarship Repository.
- Legal education in Virginia, 1779-1979 : a biographical approach / [compiled and edited by] W. Hamilton Bryson, Charlottesville : University Press of Virginia, 1982.
Football
See Football at William & Mary for the most up to date list of sources.
- Goal to goal : 100 seasons of football at William & Mary, by Wilford Kale, Bob Moskowitz, and Charles M. Holloway ; foreword by Davis Y. Paschall (1997); Available in the Archives Book collection in the SCRC, Swem stacks, and from other libraries: call numberGV958 .C6 K34 1997
- Kickoffs and kickbacks : the 1951 football scandal at William & Mary, Joan Gosnell, Thesis (M. A.), College of William & Mary: 1990. Available in the Swem Library stacks and SCRC: call number LD6051 .W5m Hist., 1990, G68.
- American excursion, J.E. Morpurgo, London, Cresset Press, 1949. The British Morpurgo was a student at the College of William & Mary and this book includes an account of his impression of his experience includi