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Denise Sellers Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in December 2012.
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Papers, circa late 1960s- early 1970s, of Denise Trasatti Sellers while a student at the College of William & Mary. Includes class material, letters from the College, postcards, Greek life publications, orientation guides, registration guides, academic requirements, tuition information, and other related material.
This collection is arranged into three series: correspondence, ephemera, and books. Each series is chronologically organized into folders of related items.
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A green duc cap (UA 2012.400.01) and framed William & Mary bookmark (UA 2012.400.02) were transferred to the University Archives Artifact Collection (UA 13).
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A green duc cap (UA 2012.400.01) and framed William & Mary bookmark (UA 2012.400.02) were transferred to the University Archives Artifact Collection (UA 13).
Typed letters from the College and collegiate departments to Denise (Trasatti) Sellers informing her of enrollment and freshmen policies and procedures as well as what resources are available to her as a freshman woman, including athletics, academics, and Greek life.
Pamphlets and handouts describing the College and the freshman orientation experience, registration, academic requirements, maps of campus, bus routes, dorm assignments, and extra-curricular activities available.
Pamphlets on the College of William and Mary, tuition payment information, and a newspaper clipping in which a parent anonymously opposes the "24-7" policy of dorm visitations.
Ephemera directly related to Denise (Trasatti) Sellers including room assignments and room changes, meal cards, grade reports, plane and bus tickets, sorority rush cards, and class schedules.
Four postcards depicting images of the Capital Building and the Powder Armory in Colonial Williamsburg, the William and Mary Chorus posed at the top of the Sunken Garden, and the William and Mary Choir posed in front of the Earl Gregg Swem library.
New Jersey financial aid information and a church sermon program
Handbook provided to women interested in formal sorority recruitment. The handbook contains information and pictures of each sorority, information of the formal recruitment process, and reasons to join Greek life.
A handbook distributed by the Women's Dormitory Association of the College of William and Mary outlining the restrictions and rights granted to William and Mary women in their dormitory life.
List and description of courses offered in the 1971-1972 academic year