Students at the College of William and Mary

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This wiki page about Students at the College of William and Mary is a work in progress with information added as staff finds and/or compiles information in response to inquiries. The Alumni page also provides frequently requested information and the list of SCRC Wiki entries categorized as about Students may also be of interest.

Contents


Number of Students

1790: 16

1791: 22

1792: 8

1793: 42

1794: 23

1795: 19

1796: 32

1797: 25

1798: 35

1799: 43

1800: 44


1906: 244 (Godson, p. 491)

1907-1916: averaged 208 (Godson, p. 491)

1917: 149 (Godson, p. 491)


1976: 4,381 undergraduates; 1,223 graduate; and 449 law school

2006: 7,544 undergraduate; 1,243 graduate; and 616 law school

Multicultural

1976: 103 African American students attended the College (2.2%)

1982: 162 African American students attended the College (3.4%)

1983: 153 African American students attended the College

1985: 195 African American students attended the College (4%)

1988: 303 African American students attended the College (5.8%); 145 Asian American students attended the College (2.8%); 50 Hispanic students attended the College (.9%); 5 American Indian students attended the College(.1%)

Student Life at the College of William and Mary

A brief timeline and a few suggested sources.

  • 18th-21st century: correspondence of students, faculty, staff, and public referencing the College and its students. Search for material in the SCRC Collections Database.
  • 20th century: Colonial Echo The Flat Hat begin publishing; scrapbooks created by students flourish; administrative records from the Office of the President to various deans as well as personal papers of faculty, staff, students, and alumni are available. Search for material in the SCRC Collections Database.
  • Today: So what should we do now? How are we currently documenting student life and what should we be doing? One answer is that documenting student life now includes all of the things we did before as well as collecting fliers, websites, and…

What do you think?

Conducting research about William and Mary Alumni and Students

There are two listings of William & Mary alumni frequently used to determine if and the dates individuals attended William & Mary. They are the Provisional List of Alumni...1693-1888 and the [http://hdl.handle.net/10288/1188 Catalogue of the Alumni and Alumnae For the Years 1866-1932].

For more in-depth information than simply dates attended, we encourage all researchers to begin their searching of the SCRC's collections at our Finding Materials page as it provides an overview of the various means of searching our collections. I would especially encourage you to review the SCRC Collections Database for finding aids/inventories to collections which may be useful in your research.

Another resource on the page is a guide to genealogy and local history material in the SCRC. It includes suggestions for not only collections in the SCRC, but also databases and other websites. We are working on a new guide specifically for those researching topics related to William & Mary; researchers will find the "People & Groups" tab of particular use.

Material in the Special Collections Research Center

  • "Hark the students' voices swelling" : nineteenth century student life at the College of William and Mary, Taylor, Peter Jeffrey. Thesis (Honors)--College of William and Mary, 2005. Archives Book collection call number: LD6051 .W5m Hist., 2005, T39.
  • Advisory Working Group on Undergraduate Enrollment Files, 1989-1990, Offfice of the Provost Records, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

References

  • 1790-1800 student numbers from the "Students" folder and attributed to Lyon G. Tyler, University Archives Subject File Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Further Information


Need help?

To search for further material, see Finding Materials in the SCRC for an introduction to the SCRC Collections Database, card catalogs, Flat Hat-William & Mary News-Alumni Gazette index, etc.

Questions? Contact the SCRC at spcoll@wm.edu or 221-3090, or visit the Special Collections Research Center in the Earl Gregg Swem Library at the College of William and Mary (hours).

A Note About The Contents Of This Wiki
Unfortunately, many of the early original records of the College of William and Mary were destroyed by fire, military occupation, and the normal effects of time. The information available here is the best available from known documents and sources at the time it was written. Information in this wiki is not complete as new information continues to be uncovered in the SCRC's collections and elsewhere. Researchers are strongly encouraged to use the SCRC's access tools for their research as the information contained in this wiki is by no means comprehensive.
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