Conditions Governing Use:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Custodial History:

A note received with the scrapbook explains that it was found in a dumpster in Northern Virginia.

Preferred Citation:

James W. Brown, Jr. Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Acc. 1998.037 was received on 7/22/1998.

Biographical Information:

Brown, James W., Jr., WM student from 1936-1940. Brown worked as a dentist. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

This collection is composed entirely of a scrapbook containing the correspondence of James 'Jimmy' W. Brown, Jr. while a student at the College of William and Mary from 1936-1937. He was a student at William and Mary from 1936-1940. The letters have been pasted into the scrapbook.

Related Material

S. Louise Seymour Scrapbooks (UA 5.051); Margaret Mitchell Scrapbook (UA 5.070); Emily Calkins Scrapbook (UA 5.090); Mary Mackey Sainsbury Papers (UA 5.077); Joe Holland Scrapbooks (UA 5.078).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• College of William and Mary--Students
• Correspondence
• Scrapbooks
• Student Life--1930's