Swem Library is named in honor of Earl Gregg Swem, who served as the college librarian at William & Mary from 1920 to 1944. Under his leadership, the library collection grew from 25,000 books and ...

This year William & Mary’s Earl Gregg Swem Library marks its 50th anniversary. A half a century ago, the campus celebrated the opening of its new library building, named after Swem, who served as ...

After six years of planning, fund raising and lobbying for state support, the College of William and Mary broke ground Friday on a $31 million expansion of its Earl Gregg Swem Library. The ...

In 1934, he signed his preface “E. G. Swem” and placed it in the front of his four-volume index. Dr. Earl Gregg Swem had completed his monumental task, The Virginia Historical Index. Now commonly ...