Book Title: The College of William & Mary: A History, Vol. I
Subtitle: 1693–1888
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Book Description: A two volume history of the College of William & Mary, published in 1993 to celebrate its tercentenary, shares the history of William & Mary's first three centuries. Volume 1 depicts the first two centuries of the College as it was founded, expanded, and its struggle to survive financial troubles, war, dwindling enrollments, poor leadership, limited community support, and competition from other Virginia colleges. In 2025, the W&M Press reprinted this book as a digital edition. The content of the book has not been changed, except that some text and images in the portfolio section are configured differently to better fit the new formats. In addition to an edited copyright page, the book has a new cover, and information on how to adopt the book.
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A two-volume history of the College of William & Mary, published in 1993 to celebrate its tercentenary, shares the history of William & Mary’s first three centuries. Volume 1 depicts the first two centuries of the College as it was founded, expanded, and its struggle to survive financial troubles, war, dwindling enrollments, poor leadership, limited community support, and competition from other Virginia colleges.
The College of William & Mary: A History is an “out of print” book originally published by the King & Queen Press at the College of William & Mary. In 2025, the W&M Press reprinted this book as a digital edition. In 2025, the W&M Press reprinted this book as a digital edition. The content of the book has not been changed, except that some text and images in the portfolio section are configured differently to better fit the new formats. In addition to an edited copyright page, the book has a new cover, and information on how to adopt the book.
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The College of William & Mary: A History, Vol. I Copyright © 2025 by The College of William and Mary in Virginia. King and Queen Press. The Society of Alumni. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
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The College of William & Mary: A History, Vol. I Copyright © 2025 by The College of William and Mary in Virginia. King and Queen Press. The Society of Alumni. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
Published in the United States of America by
William & Mary Press
William & Mary Libraries
400 Landrum Drive
Williamsburg, VA 23186© 1993 by The College of William and Mary in Virginia.
Open Access edition © 2025 William & Mary
This edition is a 2025 reprint of the original 1993 two-volume set, made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).ISBN (Print): 978-1-965677-06-3
ISBN (EPUB): 978-1-965677-05-6
DOI: doi.org/10.21220/46To read the free, open access version of this book online, visit https://viva.pressbooks.pub/cwmhistory-v1/
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https://forms.office.com/r/2k8vRgqcjSOriginal Publication Information:
This work was originally published in 1993 as a two-volume hardcover set by King and Queen Press, The Society of the Alumni, The College of William and Mary.
Original Set ISBN: 978-9615670-4-X
Library of Congress Control Number: 93-36247