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Preferred Citation:

James McDowell Letters, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Acc. 2011.218 was received by the SCRC from the seller via U.S.P.S. on 4/12/2011. Acquisition information for material received after 7/13/2009 is available by consulting a Special Collections Research Center staff member.

Processing Information:

Acc. 2011.218 accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in April 2011. Acc. 2013.025 accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in February 2013.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains of letters written to James McDowell (Governor of Virginia from 1843-1846, Member of the U. S. House of Representatives from 1846-1851) by students at the College of William and Mary.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• College of William and Mary--Commencement
• College of William and Mary--History--19th century
• College of William and Mary--Students
• College of William and Mary. Franklinian Society
• College of William and Mary. Licivyronean Literary Society
• Coupland, Jonathan R
• Friend, John E
• Garrett, Benjamin F.
• Letters (correspondence)
• MacAlpine, Charles R
• Mitchell, William H
• Scott, John L