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The Colleges of William & Mary integrated William & Mary and four other campuses into a university system in the early 1960s; only Richard Bland College remains affiliated. A campus for the college's Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) graduate school is located in Gloucester Point site. [ 2 ]
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 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 ...
(Left to right) The Brafferton, the Wren Building, President's House, depicted as they would have appeared before 1859. The College of William and Mary was founded in 1693, and benefited from slave labor in various capacities. Historians discovered the names of over 100 people owned by college employees, students, and the college itself; the ...
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]
Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall is a multi-use building on the campus of the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. It contains the largest auditorium on the campus, containing two floors of seating. The building is home to art shows, musical acts, theatre, assemblies and guest speakers.
The College of William & Mary, located in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States, was founded in 1693 by a royal charter issued by King William III and Queen Mary II.It is a public research university and has more than 94,000 living alumni.
President's House (College of William & Mary) Q. Queens' Guard; R. Richard Bland College; Royal Hospital School; S. SS William and Mary Victory; T. Theatre Annual