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The college was founded on February 8, 1693, under a royal charter (technically, by letters patent) granted by King William III and Queen Mary II, to establish the College of William and Mary in Virginia to "make, found and establish a certain Place of Universal Study, a perpetual College of Divinity, Philosophy, Languages, and the good arts ...
The College of William & Mary [b] (abbreviated as W&M [8]) is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States.Founded in 1693 under a royal charter issued by King William III and Queen Mary II, it is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and the ninth-oldest in the English-speaking world. [9]
The Wren Building (constructed between 1695-1699 [4] [5] [1]) is the oldest standing building constructed for and in use by a U.S. college or university, [7] [8] [9] [better source needed] ahead of runner-up Harvard University's Massachusetts Hall (constructed in 1720). [7]
The Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, which publishes the William and Mary Quarterly, is located in the Swem Library's basement. [ 139 ] Small Hall (built 1962–1963, opened 1964) is named for William Small .
St. George Tucker Hall is an academic building on the campus of the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.Built in 1908–1909 from a design by Cady & See, it was William & Mary's first freestanding library and sits on what is now known as Old Campus.
The Alumni House would be one of only several buildings on the College's campus to have witnessed, first-hand, a Civil War battle in Williamsburg. [2] During the house’s existence, it has been home to the William & Mary Kappa Alpha Order fraternity from 1925-1943. The College purchased the home in 1946 and until the late 1960s was the home to ...
Crim Dell was funded by three main sources: the 1964 senior class gift, a man by the name of David Reed Baer who was a friend of the College, and the family of John W. H. Crim. Crim was a distinguished alumnus from the College's 1901 graduating class.
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