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Christopher Newport College Records, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center from Various transfers and gifts. on 09/26/1984.
Future accruals are not expected.
The provenance of the material that was removed from the University Archives Publications Collection related to the Norfolk Division is not documented.
The General Assembly of Virginia established Christopher Newport College as a non-residential branch college of The College of William and Mary in 1960. Christopher Newport College was authorized by the Board of Visitors of The College of William and Mary to offer a lower-level undergraduate liberal arts curriculum. In 1969, the Board of Visitors received approval from the General Assembly to add upper-level bachelor's programs and award Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science Degrees. Christopher Newport College was established as a four-year baccalaureate institution independent of The College of William and Mary in 1976. CNC's first Board of Visitors was appointed by the Governor on July 1, 1977. In 1990, the General Assembly authorized CNC to offer degrees at the master's level. Christopher Newport College became Christopher Newport University July 1, 1992.
Series 1: Acc. 1984.069: This series contains Budgets, from 1963-1976, and capital outlay requests from 1966-1972, that were submitted to the Virginia State Legislature. They include appropriations requests and justifications.
Series 2: This series contains publications produced by Christopher Newport from 1959-1977. The inventory for this accession is available below in the finding aid/inventory section of this finding aid.
See also the University Archives Photograph Collection (UA 8), records of the Office of the President (UA 2), and other administrative records.
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Series 1: Acc. 1984.069: This series contains Budgets, from 1963-1976, and capital outlay requests from 1966-1972, that were submitted to the Virginia State Legislature. They include appropriations requests and justifications. This accession is not yet fully described here.
This series contains publications produced by Christopher Newport from 1959-1977.