![]() ![]() Today, students, scholars, and visitors young and old enjoy the many treasures of the Nancy H. After having spent more than a decade as the dean of William & Mary Libraries, Marshall began donating her collection to Swem Library’s Special Collections Research Center in 2005. Over time, her collection became more comprehensive as she acquired both rare and early editions and contemporary twentieth-century publications. Marshall started collecting editions of Moore’s poem, today better known as The Night Before Christmas, over 45 years ago.Īt first she bought inexpensive books to fill her children’s stockings and decorate her home during the Christmas holiday. A noted theologian and biblical scholar, Moore (1779-1863) wrote this classic poem, “A Visit from St. ![]() Most people today know Clement Clarke Moore’s enchanting tale of the mysterious Christmas Eve visitor, St. A Scratch & Sniff Night Before Christmas. ![]()
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