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The '''Earl Gregg Swem Library''' (colloquially '''Swem Library''') is located on Landrum Drive at the [[College of William & Mary]] in [[Williamsburg, Virginia|Williamsburg]], [[Virginia]]. The library is named for [[Earl Gregg Swem]], College Librarian from 1920-1944.<ref>Minutes of the Board of Visitors, May 11, 1963, p. 162-164.</ref> In 2008, the [[Princeton Review]] rated William & Mary's library system as the eighth best in the United States.<ref name=PR>[http://swem.wm.edu/news/view.cfm?swemNewsID=04A18ED5-09F5-309F-66AC9F0E307616EA News @ Swem - Nation's 8th Best Library]. Accessed October 2, 2008. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912034720/http://swem.wm.edu/news/view.cfm?swemNewsID=04A18ED5-09F5-309F-66AC9F0E307616EA |date=September 12, 2008 }}</ref> The ranking was based on a survey of 120,000 students from 368 campuses nationwide.<ref name=PR/>
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Detailed discussions of plans for the library were held in 1963<ref>Minutes of the Board of Visitors, January 5, 1963, p. 84-92; March 23, 1963, p. 135-138.</ref> and the groundbreaking ceremonies were held later that year on October 11, 1963, at [[Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall]]. The actual groundbreaking occurred a few weeks after the ceremonies.<ref>''The Flat Hat'', 11 January 1963, 1.</ref> The cornerstone of the library was laid on October 22, 1964, and the building was scheduled for completion around December 1965.<ref>''The Flat Hat'', 17 September 1965, 4.</ref> The building officially opened on January 4, 1966, although it was not fully complete.<ref>''The Flat Hat'', 14 January 1966, 1.</ref> The official dedication ceremony for the library was held on Charter Day, February 12, 1966. The Tucker-Coleman Room of the library was dedicated on November 11, 1966.<ref>Minutes of the Board of Visitors, January 14, 1967, 320; ''The Flat Hat'', 11 November 1966, 1.</ref>
At the time of its completion, the ground floor of Swem Library contained the Botetourt Gallery, an auditorium, the [[Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture]] offices, a rare book room, an honors room, a museum, an audio/visual department, a film preview room, and a faculty lounge. The first floor contained a reserve room, an after-hours reading room, a reference department, and typing and meeting rooms. The second floor contained administration rooms, conference rooms, and stacks. There was a fire in the Botetourt Theater in 1972 that destroyed a projection booth.<ref>''The Flat Hat'', 12 May 1972, 1.</ref> A Micro Computer Lab opened in the library on February 13, 1984.<ref>''William and Mary News'', 24 January 1984, 5.</ref>
Construction officially began on an addition to the front of the library on March 3, 1986, to provide extra stack space, reading areas, administrative offices, and a 24-hour study room and snack area. O.K. James Construction Co. led construction.<ref>''The Flat Hat'',14 March 1986, 3.</ref> The addition was dedicated on February 5, 1988. A seven-year renovation and expansion was officially completed in 2005 with rededication ceremonies officially marking the completion on February 5, 2005, during the
== Special Collections Research Center ==
The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) of the Earl Gregg Swem Library of
=== Manuscripts ===
The mission of the Manuscripts area of Special Collections is to provide primary source material for
The Manuscripts Collections are primarily focused on [[Virginia]] history from the 17th to the 21st centuries. They include the papers of many famous alumni and individuals who have shaped the course of Virginia and the nation. Among them are:
* Virginia Family Papers including the Blows, the Galts, the Taliaferros, the Tylers, the Blairs, the Robbs, the Carters, and the Armisteads.
* The Tucker - Coleman Collection.
* Local History and Genealogy Collections including the Williamsburg Historic Records Association and the Tyree Collection.
* Distinguished Alumni Papers that include those of [[Thomas Jefferson]].
=== Rare Books Collection ===
The Rare Books Collection is a
The Rare Books Collection is actually made up of many distinct collections which each focus on a particular subject area or a particular period in the history of the book. These libraries include:
* The general rare books collection which focuses mainly on Virginiana but contains books on historic gardening, military history, early American culture, travel accounts, science and medicine. There are seven
*
* The [[Francis Nicholson]] Library is in the process of being acquired by Special Collections.
* The Ralph Green collection on printing and the Joseph Hennage collection on printing and the Carol Beinbrink collection on papermaking total more than 1,400 volumes on the history of the book as an object,
* The Ralph H. Wark Collection of fore-edge paintings. Fore-edge paintings are painted on the edges of the leaves of a book so that they can only be seen when the edges are fanned.
* The Chapin-Horowitz collection of [[cynogetica]]. This is the second largest collection of books about dogs in this country and continues to grow through its own endowment. It contains scholarly work that dates back to the sixteenth century as well as children's literature, breed guides, and the records of the [[American Kennel Club]].
=== University Archives ===
The University Archives is the memory of
=== Warren E. Burger Collection ===
The [[Warren E. Burger]] Collection consists of the lifetime professional and personal papers and memorabilia of the late Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, as well as of related acquisitions, collected by the
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Besides the main building, Swem Library also has several branch libraries on campus.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://swem.wm.edu/about/other-libraries |title = Libraries & Spaces}}</ref>
=== Branch libraries ===
There are four campus libraries that are part of Swem, but are housed within their respective departments:
* Chemistry
== External Links ==▼
* Business
* Music
* Physics
=== Other William & Mary libraries ===
These libraries are not organizationally part of Swem Library, but, with the exception of the Learning Resource Center, do share the library catalog:
* [[Henry C. Wolf Law Library]]
* Learning Resource Center (Education)
* Hargis Library ([[Virginia Institute of Marine Science]])
* [[Richard Bland College]] Library
* Philosophy Department Library
==See also==
*[[List of publications at The College of William & Mary#Miscellaneous|''The Throne'']], a monthly newsletter created by Swem Library staff in order to inform students on available databases and technologies.
==References==
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* [http://www.swem.wm.edu/ Earl Gregg Swem Library]
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