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Our reading room is crawling with students and other researchers today. Thank you to everyone for your patience! #
It is thesis & dissertation submission season, so if you have questions begin at this page & contact us with questions: http://ow.ly/1AGrg #
The Swem Board is here this weekend & as expected, they found the musical football ashtray playing the Alma Mater amusing http://ow.ly/1CnEL #
On 4/24/1981 the William George Guy Lecture Hall in Rogers Hall was dedicated: http://ow.ly/1u2gp #

Add comment April 25th, 2010

We have a William & Mary musical football ashtray in our artifact collection that plays the Alma Mater. Have a listen: http://ow.ly/1yypa #
Who out there can help us date the W&M musical football ashtray? Did you have one on your nightstand? Help us: http://ow.ly/1yyuz #
A couple of us in Special Collections just did a little "Woooh hooo Admitted Students! Woooh hooo Young Guarde!" #notaquietlibrary #
In addition to the Admitted Students & Young Guarde open house at 3pm, today is apparently a day researchers rush in as soon as doors open. #
We have great things ready to share during today's open house from 3-4pm: G. Washington, Bill Lawrence Scrubs scripts, Jefferson & more! #
More you can see today 3-4pm: Alpha Phi Alpha shield http://ow.ly/1zGqc duc cap http://ow.ly/1zGra fore-edge painted book http://ow.ly/1zGrZ #
RT @etay Austin-Twyman Papers at Swem-an unvarnished record of slavery in Buckingham Co., Va. #VF10 – The finding aid @ http://ow.ly/1zGMq #
Speaking of the Austin-Twyman Papers http://ow.ly/1zGMq if you're at W&M, you can also see ex. of those slave letters today from 3-4pm. #

Add comment April 18th, 2010

Loving this new W&M Alma Mater Remix featuring Mr. James, Church Boi, M.I.C. Ave, A-Plus, Lemondre, Jamar & Cienna: http://ow.ly/1vjfY #
Updated SCRC Wiki webpage to now include the Griffin: http://ow.ly/1vxMq #tribemascot #
The scrapbook of the Maguire family's trips to Europe & Bermuda in 1911-1926: http://ow.ly/1wrIn Lots of #postcards & brochures. #
Actually the Maguire family scrapbook newly online mostly covers visits to London. Includes 1911 tourist map. http://ow.ly/1ws06 #
I think the SCRC Wiki needs a new category:Concerts. We only have a few so far, but there's many to do http://ow.ly/1wuY8 http://ow.ly/1wuZS #
RT @WMAA Sculptor David Turner '83 designs for Jamestown Settlement http://ow.ly/1wuy0 – You may know his Crim Dell work http://ow.ly/1wv8B #

Add comment April 11th, 2010

RT @lubar Smart, well-researched essay on reading a historic photo: http://bit.ly/dsBEYl #
There's now 1 place for searching all Smithsonian collections http://ow.ly/1sfaj Found a 1898 inkwash of W&M Pres's House http://ow.ly/1sfbs #
Some baseball artifacts in the SCRC http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=baseball&w=7349747%40N02. http://flic.kr/p/5GDVBb #

Add comment April 4th, 2010