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Children of Paradise
No full textThis is the unpublished manuscript of the third book in the Gaywyck triology.Donated by Vincent Virga to Swem Library in memory of Julia Costello
S. Douglas Bunch Oral History, July 15, 2016
No full textOral history interview with S. Douglas (Doug) Bunch, Class of 2002 and member of the Board of Visitors (appointed July 2016), conducted by Dan Delmonaco of the W&M Mattachine Project for the Stephens Project
Integrated assessment of oyster reef ecosystem services: Fish and crustacean utilization and trophic linkages
No full textUsing a regression design that encompassed the continuum of oyster reef biomass
density in Harris Creek, MD, from unrestored reefs to those restored reefs with the
greatest oyster biomass, we examined finfish and crustacean utilization of these
habitats. Of the eight sites studied, three had not been subject to any restoration
activities and five had been planted in 2012 with juvenile oysters set on oyster shell.
All sites were sampled in April, June, August, and October 2015. During each sampling
period, we assessed abundance, total length and biomass of finfish and examined gut
contents to assess the diets of selected finfish species. Of the species collected that
were likely to use reefs as habitat or a foraging ground, only striped bass and white
perch were sufficiently abundant to support robust statistical analyses.
Regression analyses found no clear relationship between oyster biomass density and
catch per unit effort, total length or biomass for striped bass or white perch. Analyses
of the effects of sampling period and restoration status (restored versus non-restored
sites) on fish utilization frequently found an effect of sampling period but rarely found
an effect of restoration status. In all cases where differences were detected, they
suggested greater utilization of non-restored sites. Overall, data were sparse and the
power of statistical analyses was low.
Analyses of striped bass and white perch diets suggest that they are using oyster reefs
as a foraging ground. Although comparisons of the proportion of striped bass and
white perch that contained prey in their stomachs found no difference between those
caught on restored sites versus non-restored sites, gut contents of both species
contained prey taxa that are likely more abundant on restored oyster reefs than nonrestored
sites. As a percentage of total prey wet weight, polychaete worms were the
most important component of striped bass diets in both April (50%) and August (47%).
Of the polychaete worms identifiable to species, 100% were Alitta succinea, a species
found in much greater abundance and biomass on restored oyster reefs than on
comparable non-restored sites (Kellogg et al. 2013, Rodney and Paynter 2006). White
perch diets were dominated by the ascidian Molgula manhattensis (52%), a species
generally found in greater abundance on hard substrates including oyster reefs. Of the
identifiable species of fish found in the stomachs of striped bass, 93% by weight were
naked gobies (Gobiosoma bosc) or striped blennies (Chasmodes bosquianus), two
species found in greater abundance and biomass on restored oyster reefs than nonrestored
sites in Chesapeake Bay (Kellogg et al. 2013, Rodney and Paynter 2006). For
white perch, naked gobies accounted for 95% of the identifiable fish species by weight.
Direct comparisons of white perch and striped bass diets to the prey fields at each
sampling site will be conducted as part of a companion project also funded by NOAA
Chesapeake Bay Office (Award #: NA13NMF4570209: Integrated assessment of oyster
reef ecosystem services: Macrofaunal utilization, secondary production and nutrient
sequestration). This companion project will also provide data on abundance, biomass
and distribution of small, reef-associated species including naked gobies, striped
blennies, and oyster toadfish (Opsanus tau).NA13NMF457020
Mica Willis Oral History, July 30, 2016
No full textOral history with Mica Willis, Class of 2013, conducted by Dan Delmonaco of the W&M Mattachine Project for the Stephens Project
Robert Pleasants Letterbook [Photocopy Version]
No full textPhotocopy version of original letter book.Letterbook, 1771-1781, of Pleasants includes letters written to family members, friends and to merchants in Philadelphia, New York, and England. Subjects include shipping of tobacco and other crops, buying of goods, the Quaker religion, slavery and its abolition, and the coming and progress of the American Revolution. Includes letter, March 1781, to [Benedict Arnold] and a letter, 22 September 1773, to Archibald Cary concerning the treatment of religious prisoners in the Chesterfield County, Virginia jail. Another correspondent was Anthony Benezet. Also includes a deed of manumission. NOTE: first letter of 1773 is dated incorrectly as 1772
Robert Skipwith Diary, 1855
Full text linkOriginal Robert Skipwith Diary, 1855 is privately owned and held outside of Swem Library. Swem Library Special Collections is providing access to this digital version by the permission of the owner
Violet L. Barnett Diary, 1951
Full text linkContain various newspaper clippings, advertisements and notes
Randolph Skipwith Diary, 1862
Full text linkOriginal Randolph Skipwith Diary, 1862 is privately owned and held outside of Swem Library. Swem Library Special Collections is providing access to this digital version by the permission of the owner