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Earl Warren Visit, 1954

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren visited William & Mary in September 1954 to participate in the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of John Marshall.

Material in the Special Collections Research Center

  • Coverage in The Flat Hat after the visit.
  • Colonial Echo yearbook, two-page spread at front of 1955 edition.
  • "Visitors to Campus--Warren, Earl" and photographs & negatives 1987.123, 1987.125, 1987.132-.146, 1989.267-.271, University Archives Photograph Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William & Mary.
  • "Marshall-Wythe--Blackstone Ceremonies," University Archives Subject File Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William & Mary. Includes various news clippings and the remarks of Chief Justice Earl Warren while at the College of William & Mary as printed in the Congressional Record.
  • University Archives Audiovisual Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William & Mary.
  • Office of the President, Alvin Duke Chandler, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William & Mary.
  • Law School Records? Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William & Mary.
  • John Marshall Bicentennial Scrapbook, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William & Mary.
  • John Marshall Bicentennial Celebration Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William & Mary.
  • Virginia Gazette, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William & Mary.

 

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This website contains the best available information from known sources at the time it was written. Unfortunately, many of the early original records of William & Mary were destroyed by fires, military occupation, and the normal effects of time. The information in this website is not complete, and it changes as we continue to research and uncover new sources.