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Basque in the Archives
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<html><body><p>Down in the belly of Special Collections sits a mysterious blue velvet box.
Family Donates Civil War Diary of Henry Alexander Scandrett
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<html><body><p>This past spring Sharon Summers, Charles W. Scandrett, Janet S. Hunt, Barbara J. Kaufman, and Sandra S.
Processing Reveals Trading Cards of Decades Past
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<html><body><p>As a child of the 90's, I'm pretty familiar with trading cards.
John Marshall Letters Document Writing of George Washington's Biography
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<html><body><p>In December 2016, David B.
"From my hand": A letter written by King William III enters Swem Library Special Collections
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Printing Anti-Spanish Propaganda for European Purposes
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<html><body><p>It may seem like Spanish empire in the Americas would have little to do with European politics, but we should not assume that the Atlantic world of the sixteenth an
Believable Lies
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<html><body><p>The island of Taiwan, once commonly known in the West by the Portuguese name of Formosa, has recently resurfaced in the news in connection with the One China policy
Propaganda and the Beginnings and End of Spanish America
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<html><body><p>The arrival of Europeans in the Americas was an event of global importance, and its effect on the people already living here was devastating.
SCRC's Exhibition Now Open at the Muscarelle Museum of Art
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<html><body><p>On February 11 the exhibition, <a href="https://libraries.wm.edu/e
Ramsey Stereograph Collection Grants the Illusion of a 3-Dimensional Trip through Time
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<html><body><p>This year Kelvin W.
The Library of Lady Jean Skipwith: "a small, but well-chosen library"
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<html><body><p>The recent acquisition of seven letters written by Sir Peyton Skipwith and one by Sir Gray Skipwith reveal what Sir Peyton thought of his wife Lady Jean's libr
A Rebel's Book of Napoleon
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Web Archiving at W & M
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<html><body><p>Have you ever found an old website with the <a href="https://archive.org/web/" target="_blank&
Teamwork: Saving History the William & Mary Way
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<html><body><p>In 1997, William & Mary purchased property on Ironbound Road from a prominent African American couple, Charles E. (d. 2001) and Zelda DeBerry Gary (d.
Commonplace Book of Captain Walter P. Snow of Maryland
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<html><body><p>Thanks to the generosity of Mrs. Laura K.
"We Find It Very Thrilling to Be Here at Such an Exciting Period"
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Surprises on Every Page
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A World Both Foreign and Familiar
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<html><body><p><a href="https://scrc.blogs.wm.edu/2014/10/24/a-