Papers, 1883-1978, 1915-1978.

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Papers, 1883-1978, 1915-1978.

Papers, 1883-1978, of Herbert L. Ganter, college archivist at the College of William and Mary. Includes correspondence with his family while he was a student at the College; typescripts of letters and notes relating to William Small (1734-1775), Virginia history, and the College; newpaper clippings concerning the Restoration of Williamsburg, Va., the 1928 Presidential election, and the sesquicentennial celebration at Yorktown; family photographs; and personal diaries, 1̀926, 1948-1976, kept in shorthand.

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Small, William, 1734-1775

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Yorktown Sesquicentennial.

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College of William and Mary.

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Ganter, Herbert Lawrence, 1904-1980.

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Born in Galveston, Texas, Herbert Lawrence Ganter received a B. A. degree from the College of William and Mary in 1927, and a law degree from the College in 1930. Ganter was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, ODK, and the F.H.C. He served as assistant director of the sesquicentennial celebration of Yorktown. He was archivist of the College from 1948 to 1974. He died in 1980 at the age of 76. From the description of Papers, 1883-1978, 1915-1978. (College of William & Mary). WorldCat reco...