The SCRC is
. . . a learning lab for students, much like a science lab. The raw materials we offer for experimentation and observation are original manuscripts, photographs, rare books, sheet music, maps, and other unique or rare treasures documenting humanity’s history and culture. We work with professors to shape assignments using our collections.
. . . the place to connect with William and Mary’s past. The University Archives collects material documenting the history of the College from the 1600s to the present. From bursar’s records and other official papers to duc caps, tapes of choir concerts and student publications, the Archives has it.
. . . one of the major historical repositories in the Southeast. Focused on Virginia history but with national significance, our unique collections include letters from presidents and slaves; diaries of plantation mistresses and Civil War soldiers; journals of spiritual seekers and farm managers; scrapbooks of students and travelers; account books of colonial merchants and twentieth-century funeral homes; organizational records of churches, reform organizations, and literary societies; and other items providing evidence of events great and small and the daily lives of Americans of all backgrounds.
. . .a center for creating knowledge. In addition to the College’s students and faculty who use our collections and whose work we preserve, scholars come from far and wide to do research here. We work with local organizations to preserve the records of Williamsburg’s recent history. We also provide images for publications, create exhibits of our own, and lend items for exhibits on campus and elsewhere.
