Jefferson Laboratory

The Jefferson Laboratory is located in Newport News, Virginia and is home to the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF), an underground high-tech machine nearly a mile around.

Material in the Special Collections Research Center

• Mentions in the Flat Hat, William & Mary News, and Alumni Gazette:
  • W&M plays role in VARC development, Flat Hat, 10/11/1963, 1A (picture).
  • VARC is established, Alumni Gazette, Oct. 1963, 18.
  • Synchrocyclotron discussed, Alumni Gazette, May 1965, 14.
  • 1960-1965, Alumni Gazette, Oct. 1965, 21.
  • Governor Godwin assigns College sole control over research center, Flat Hat, 9/22/1967, 1.
  • VARC becomes College graduate center, Colleague, 9/28/1967, 4.
  • VARC comes under sole administration of W&M, Alumni Gazette, Oct. 1967, 10.
  • Space Radiation Effects Laboratory with cyclotron, Alumni Gazette, Oct. 1968, 4-6.
  • New meson channel put into use, Colleague, 2/20/1969, 5.
  • Warren Heeman appointed director, Colleague, 10/9/1969, 1, 2; Alumni Gazette, Dec, 1969, 8.
  • Arden Sher named director of grad program in Applied Science, Colleague, 4/30/1970, 7.
  • Warren Heeman clarifies aims of program, Colleague, 5/7/1970, 5.
  • Warren Heeman clarifies aims of program, Colleague, 5/7/1970, 5.
  • Enrollment increases in 1970, College Observer, 10/20/1970, 5.
  • Offers course in artificial intelligence, College Observer, 2/9/1971, 3; Colleague, 2/26/1971, 4.
  • Psych Dept, studies the effects of noise on man, Alumni Gazette, May 1971, 16, 17.
  • VARC awarded $35,000 grant, William & Mary News, 3/20/1973, 1.
  • Cancer treatment, William & Mary News, 6/5/1973, 1.
  • Course on Virginia Indians, William & Mary News, 4/2/1974, 10.
  • Seminar on Environmental Law, William & Mary News, 4/2/1974, 10.
  • Papers published in cancer, William & Mary News, 9/24/1974, 2.
  • VARC awarded NASA grant, William & Mary News, 9/10/1974, 2.
  • Library hours extended, William & Mary News, 11/5/1974, 3.
  • HEW threatens to reclaim VARC land, Flat Hat, 9/1/1978, 1, 3.
  • Archeological exhibit, William & Mary News, 5/15/1979, 8.
  • Director named, William & Mary News, 5/29/1979, 2.
  • To study women as pilots, William & Mary News, 2/26/1980, 2.
  • Employees win awards, William & Mary News, 4/29/1984, 4 (picture).
  • Michael of NASA spending year at VARC, William & Mary News, 12/9/1980, 4.
  • College seeks Dept. of Energy contract for solar project at Southeast Residential Experiment Station, William & Mary News, 3/3/1981, 3.
  • VARC gets vote for $100 million lab, William & Mary News, 10/29/1981, 1, 2.
  • Senator John Warner gives support for NEAL at VARX, William & Mary News, 6/22/1982, 1, 2 (picture).
  • Richard Bagley favors NEAL project, William & Mary News, 8/24/1982, 1, 3 (picture).
  • NEAL moves step closer to VARC site, William & Mary News, 4/26/1983, 1, 4, 5.
  • Accelerator takes step closer to realization, William & Mary News, 8/2/1983, 1.
  • Scientists form work groups, William & Mary News, 12/6/1983, 5.
  • VARC facility officially becomes CEBAF in ceremony, William & Mary News, 11/28/1984, 2 (picture).
  • CEBAF opens new search, William & Mary News, 1/23/1985, 4.
  • Cuts delay accelerator construction, Flat Hat, 2/8/1985, 5.
  • Beam accelerator to enhance physics program, Flat Hat, 4/12/1985, 6.
  • Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) receives funds from Congress, Flat Hat, 11/1/1985, 1, 4.
  • Jean Mougey is appointed leader of magnetic spectrometer group, William & Mary News, 4/30/1986, 2 (picture).
  • Peter Dunn and Gerard van der Steenhoven to speak at coming seminars, William & Mary News, 7/23/1986, 3.
  • Begins short courses, William & Mary News, 8/27/1986, 5.
  • Has latest facilities to assist physicists, Flat Hat, 8/29/1986, 4.
  • Sponsors talks, William & Mary News, 9/10/1986, 5.
  • Lecture scheduled, William & Mary News, 10/1/1986, 5.
  • Construction site cleared, Flat Hat, 2/20/1987, 2.
  • Receives grant from Center for Innovative Technology, Alumni Gazette, March 1987, 16.
  • Scientists working ahead of construction, William & Mary News, 4/22/1987, 1.
  • To hold summer workshop, William & Mary News, 6/17/1987, 2.
  • First SURA president reflects on CEBAF success and future William & Mary News, 5/11/1988, 5.
  • Involves William & Mary in futuristic studies, Alumni Gazette, winter 1990, 5 (picture).
  • Holds open house, William & Mary News, 3/18/1992, 5.
  • Television reporter to speak at CEBAF as part of Black History month, William & Mary News, 2/9/1994, 2.
  • Revolutionary Detector may allow study of genes in life specimens, William & Mary News, 10/30/1996, 4 (picture).
  • FEL-low partners, Alumni Gazette, fall 1996, 8 (picture).
  • Lab of opportunity, William & Mary News, 12/11/1996, 4-5 (pictures).
  • College welcomes German semiconductor firm, William & Mary News, 4/23/1997, 1 (picture).