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In September of 1868, the Reverend\n Charles H. Corey took over the school and in January of the\n following year, the school was renamed the Colver Institute.\n In January 1870, the Colver Institute moved to the United\n States Hotel on the corner of Main and 19th Streets (known as\n the Union Hotel until 1853) with financial help from the\n Freedman's Bureau. On 10 February 1876 the school was\n incorporated by the Virginia general assembly as the Richmond\n Institute. The last name change came in 1886 when the school\n was renamed the Richmond Theological Seminary. It remained\n such until it merged with Wayland Seminary (located in\n Washington, D.C.) in 1899 and became Virginia Union University\n at its present site at the corner of Brook Road and Lombardy\n Street.","Most of the school's early records have not survived. This\n is most likely a result of storage problems such as fires and\n floods on campus. Others were possibly removed by departing\n administrators and faculty who viewed them as personal\n documents. The records described here constitute the extant\n records of the school from its founding in 1867 until its\n merger in 1899.","For more information on the University's early history, see\n the following books: Corey, Charles H. \n A history of the Richmond Theological\n Seminary, with reminiscences of thirty years' work among the\n colored people of the South. Ellison, John Malcus, ed. \n A century of service to education and\n religion: Virginia Union University, 1865-\n 1965. Fisher, Miles Mark, ed. \n Virginia Union University and some of\n her achievements: Twenty-fifth anniversary,\n 1899-1924. Reynolds, Mary C. \n Baptist missionary pioneers among\n Negroes: sketches.","These files comprise the bulk of the collection. The\n correspondence consists mainly of letters, both personal\n and business?related, written to Charles H. Corey. There\n are many letters regarding students, especially letters\n of commendation from employers and churches. Corey's\n book, A history of the Richmond Theological Seminary,\n with reminiscences of thirty years' work among the\n colored people of the South, was written as a\n fundraising tool in the New England area. Many letters\n are in response to his pleas, offering both financial\n and material assistance. There are also fascinating\n letters from a missionary in Africa by the name of\n Cosby. He describes the conditions in Lagos and West\n Africa, wars over slaves, and the natives' distrust of\n missionaries.","The correspondence from the ABHMS, written by Henry\n L. Morehouse, Malcolm MacVicar, and Thomas J. Morgan,\n progresses from Society business to the development of\n Richmond Theological Seminary into a university. The\n lengthy letters of the late 1890's detail the ABHMS's\n struggle to purchase land for the new university and\n raise money for faculty.","Also notable are the letters from Corey's\n contemporaries in higher education for African\n Americans. He corresponded with the presidents of\n Atlanta Baptist College, Hampton Institute, Shaw\n University, Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute,\n Virginia Seminary, and Wayland Seminary, to name a\n few.","These records consist mainly of endowment fund\n subscriptions for the Richmond Institute. The ABHMS\n printed out pledges for a donation in five equal\n payments over five years to which the donor signed his\n or her name. There are also a few salary receipts signed\n by the school's professors.","Typed and handwritten lists of students and their\n final grades submitted by the professors.","These two speeches, seemingly kept by Corey, are not\n directly related to the Richmond Theological Seminary.\n The first, \n Objections to the Doctrine\n of a particular Providence, is signed \"C.H.\n Corey, Newton, 07 October 1859.\" The second, \n Remarks by Dr.\n Bishop, is neither signed nor dated (ca. 1880)\n and is written on paper embossed \"Fairview.\" It\n addresses Bible?based education for African Americans\n instead of a classic or scientific education.","Contained in this file are mostly papers relating to\n the ABHMS. This includes promotional materials that\n explain the ABHMS's mission, minutes from an 1882\n educational conference, and summary annual reports of\n ABHMS schools. Also in this file are \"Regulations of the\n Richmond Theological Seminary,\" a list of the school's\n 14 rules, and a student's admission application.","The two volumes found herein are records of the\n Richmond Institute. The first page of the Registrar's\n Book states \n Information concerning\n Students of Richmond Institute Also Signatures of\n Students to the Rules and Regulations of the Institution\n 1877. On page one begins a section, entitled \n Record of Students ,\n where information on new students, including where they\n were born and baptized, is recorded in a brief paragraph\n by the registrar and then signed by the student. On page\n 31 begins a 13?page section where information on former\n students is recorded. On page 201 begins a section in\n which students signed their promise to uphold and abide\n by the rules and regulations of the school. There are\n signature lists for classes from 1877 to 1898. 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In September of 1868, the Reverend\n Charles H. Corey took over the school and in January of the\n following year, the school was renamed the Colver Institute.\n In January 1870, the Colver Institute moved to the United\n States Hotel on the corner of Main and 19th Streets (known as\n the Union Hotel until 1853) with financial help from the\n Freedman's Bureau. On 10 February 1876 the school was\n incorporated by the Virginia general assembly as the Richmond\n Institute. The last name change came in 1886 when the school\n was renamed the Richmond Theological Seminary. 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On 10 February 1876 the school was\n incorporated by the Virginia general assembly as the Richmond\n Institute. The last name change came in 1886 when the school\n was renamed the Richmond Theological Seminary. It remained\n such until it merged with Wayland Seminary (located in\n Washington, D.C.) in 1899 and became Virginia Union University\n at its present site at the corner of Brook Road and Lombardy\n Street."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRecords of the Richmond Theological Seminary, Accession\n # AR-0008, Archives and Special Collections Department, L.\n Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Records of the Richmond Theological Seminary, Accession\n # AR-0008, Archives and Special Collections Department, L.\n Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMost of the school's early records have not survived. 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The\n volume entitled \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eOrations\u003c/title\u003eappears to\n be final essays, on topics for the most part secular,\n handwritten by the students.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content Information"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Most of the school's early records have not survived. This\n is most likely a result of storage problems such as fires and\n floods on campus. Others were possibly removed by departing\n administrators and faculty who viewed them as personal\n documents. The records described here constitute the extant\n records of the school from its founding in 1867 until its\n merger in 1899.","For more information on the University's early history, see\n the following books: Corey, Charles H. \n A history of the Richmond Theological\n Seminary, with reminiscences of thirty years' work among the\n colored people of the South. Ellison, John Malcus, ed. \n A century of service to education and\n religion: Virginia Union University, 1865-\n 1965. Fisher, Miles Mark, ed. \n Virginia Union University and some of\n her achievements: Twenty-fifth anniversary,\n 1899-1924. Reynolds, Mary C. \n Baptist missionary pioneers among\n Negroes: sketches.","These files comprise the bulk of the collection. The\n correspondence consists mainly of letters, both personal\n and business?related, written to Charles H. Corey. There\n are many letters regarding students, especially letters\n of commendation from employers and churches. Corey's\n book, A history of the Richmond Theological Seminary,\n with reminiscences of thirty years' work among the\n colored people of the South, was written as a\n fundraising tool in the New England area. Many letters\n are in response to his pleas, offering both financial\n and material assistance. There are also fascinating\n letters from a missionary in Africa by the name of\n Cosby. He describes the conditions in Lagos and West\n Africa, wars over slaves, and the natives' distrust of\n missionaries.","The correspondence from the ABHMS, written by Henry\n L. Morehouse, Malcolm MacVicar, and Thomas J. Morgan,\n progresses from Society business to the development of\n Richmond Theological Seminary into a university. The\n lengthy letters of the late 1890's detail the ABHMS's\n struggle to purchase land for the new university and\n raise money for faculty.","Also notable are the letters from Corey's\n contemporaries in higher education for African\n Americans. He corresponded with the presidents of\n Atlanta Baptist College, Hampton Institute, Shaw\n University, Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute,\n Virginia Seminary, and Wayland Seminary, to name a\n few.","These records consist mainly of endowment fund\n subscriptions for the Richmond Institute. The ABHMS\n printed out pledges for a donation in five equal\n payments over five years to which the donor signed his\n or her name. There are also a few salary receipts signed\n by the school's professors.","Typed and handwritten lists of students and their\n final grades submitted by the professors.","These two speeches, seemingly kept by Corey, are not\n directly related to the Richmond Theological Seminary.\n The first, \n Objections to the Doctrine\n of a particular Providence, is signed \"C.H.\n Corey, Newton, 07 October 1859.\" The second, \n Remarks by Dr.\n Bishop, is neither signed nor dated (ca. 1880)\n and is written on paper embossed \"Fairview.\" It\n addresses Bible?based education for African Americans\n instead of a classic or scientific education.","Contained in this file are mostly papers relating to\n the ABHMS. This includes promotional materials that\n explain the ABHMS's mission, minutes from an 1882\n educational conference, and summary annual reports of\n ABHMS schools. Also in this file are \"Regulations of the\n Richmond Theological Seminary,\" a list of the school's\n 14 rules, and a student's admission application.","The two volumes found herein are records of the\n Richmond Institute. The first page of the Registrar's\n Book states \n Information concerning\n Students of Richmond Institute Also Signatures of\n Students to the Rules and Regulations of the Institution\n 1877. On page one begins a section, entitled \n Record of Students ,\n where information on new students, including where they\n were born and baptized, is recorded in a brief paragraph\n by the registrar and then signed by the student. On page\n 31 begins a 13?page section where information on former\n students is recorded. On page 201 begins a section in\n which students signed their promise to uphold and abide\n by the rules and regulations of the school. There are\n signature lists for classes from 1877 to 1898. 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In September of 1868, the Reverend\n Charles H. Corey took over the school and in January of the\n following year, the school was renamed the Colver Institute.\n In January 1870, the Colver Institute moved to the United\n States Hotel on the corner of Main and 19th Streets (known as\n the Union Hotel until 1853) with financial help from the\n Freedman's Bureau. On 10 February 1876 the school was\n incorporated by the Virginia general assembly as the Richmond\n Institute. The last name change came in 1886 when the school\n was renamed the Richmond Theological Seminary. It remained\n such until it merged with Wayland Seminary (located in\n Washington, D.C.) in 1899 and became Virginia Union University\n at its present site at the corner of Brook Road and Lombardy\n Street.","Most of the school's early records have not survived. This\n is most likely a result of storage problems such as fires and\n floods on campus. Others were possibly removed by departing\n administrators and faculty who viewed them as personal\n documents. The records described here constitute the extant\n records of the school from its founding in 1867 until its\n merger in 1899.","For more information on the University's early history, see\n the following books: Corey, Charles H. \n A history of the Richmond Theological\n Seminary, with reminiscences of thirty years' work among the\n colored people of the South. Ellison, John Malcus, ed. \n A century of service to education and\n religion: Virginia Union University, 1865-\n 1965. Fisher, Miles Mark, ed. \n Virginia Union University and some of\n her achievements: Twenty-fifth anniversary,\n 1899-1924. Reynolds, Mary C. \n Baptist missionary pioneers among\n Negroes: sketches.","These files comprise the bulk of the collection. The\n correspondence consists mainly of letters, both personal\n and business?related, written to Charles H. Corey. There\n are many letters regarding students, especially letters\n of commendation from employers and churches. Corey's\n book, A history of the Richmond Theological Seminary,\n with reminiscences of thirty years' work among the\n colored people of the South, was written as a\n fundraising tool in the New England area. Many letters\n are in response to his pleas, offering both financial\n and material assistance. There are also fascinating\n letters from a missionary in Africa by the name of\n Cosby. He describes the conditions in Lagos and West\n Africa, wars over slaves, and the natives' distrust of\n missionaries.","The correspondence from the ABHMS, written by Henry\n L. Morehouse, Malcolm MacVicar, and Thomas J. Morgan,\n progresses from Society business to the development of\n Richmond Theological Seminary into a university. The\n lengthy letters of the late 1890's detail the ABHMS's\n struggle to purchase land for the new university and\n raise money for faculty.","Also notable are the letters from Corey's\n contemporaries in higher education for African\n Americans. He corresponded with the presidents of\n Atlanta Baptist College, Hampton Institute, Shaw\n University, Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute,\n Virginia Seminary, and Wayland Seminary, to name a\n few.","These records consist mainly of endowment fund\n subscriptions for the Richmond Institute. The ABHMS\n printed out pledges for a donation in five equal\n payments over five years to which the donor signed his\n or her name. There are also a few salary receipts signed\n by the school's professors.","Typed and handwritten lists of students and their\n final grades submitted by the professors.","These two speeches, seemingly kept by Corey, are not\n directly related to the Richmond Theological Seminary.\n The first, \n Objections to the Doctrine\n of a particular Providence, is signed \"C.H.\n Corey, Newton, 07 October 1859.\" The second, \n Remarks by Dr.\n Bishop, is neither signed nor dated (ca. 1880)\n and is written on paper embossed \"Fairview.\" It\n addresses Bible?based education for African Americans\n instead of a classic or scientific education.","Contained in this file are mostly papers relating to\n the ABHMS. This includes promotional materials that\n explain the ABHMS's mission, minutes from an 1882\n educational conference, and summary annual reports of\n ABHMS schools. Also in this file are \"Regulations of the\n Richmond Theological Seminary,\" a list of the school's\n 14 rules, and a student's admission application.","The two volumes found herein are records of the\n Richmond Institute. The first page of the Registrar's\n Book states \n Information concerning\n Students of Richmond Institute Also Signatures of\n Students to the Rules and Regulations of the Institution\n 1877. On page one begins a section, entitled \n Record of Students ,\n where information on new students, including where they\n were born and baptized, is recorded in a brief paragraph\n by the registrar and then signed by the student. On page\n 31 begins a 13?page section where information on former\n students is recorded. On page 201 begins a section in\n which students signed their promise to uphold and abide\n by the rules and regulations of the school. There are\n signature lists for classes from 1877 to 1898. 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In September of 1868, the Reverend\n Charles H. Corey took over the school and in January of the\n following year, the school was renamed the Colver Institute.\n In January 1870, the Colver Institute moved to the United\n States Hotel on the corner of Main and 19th Streets (known as\n the Union Hotel until 1853) with financial help from the\n Freedman's Bureau. On 10 February 1876 the school was\n incorporated by the Virginia general assembly as the Richmond\n Institute. The last name change came in 1886 when the school\n was renamed the Richmond Theological Seminary. It remained\n such until it merged with Wayland Seminary (located in\n Washington, D.C.) in 1899 and became Virginia Union University\n at its present site at the corner of Brook Road and Lombardy\n Street.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["The National Theological Institute in Washington, D.C.\n established a campus in Richmond, Virginia in 1867 under the\n auspices of the American Baptist Home Mission Society (ABHMS).\n Headed by Dr. Nathaniel Colver, the school leased the former\n slave pen known as Lumpkins' Jail, located in the Shockoe\n section of Richmond. In September of 1868, the Reverend\n Charles H. Corey took over the school and in January of the\n following year, the school was renamed the Colver Institute.\n In January 1870, the Colver Institute moved to the United\n States Hotel on the corner of Main and 19th Streets (known as\n the Union Hotel until 1853) with financial help from the\n Freedman's Bureau. On 10 February 1876 the school was\n incorporated by the Virginia general assembly as the Richmond\n Institute. The last name change came in 1886 when the school\n was renamed the Richmond Theological Seminary. It remained\n such until it merged with Wayland Seminary (located in\n Washington, D.C.) in 1899 and became Virginia Union University\n at its present site at the corner of Brook Road and Lombardy\n Street."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRecords of the Richmond Theological Seminary, Accession\n # AR-0008, Archives and Special Collections Department, L.\n Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Records of the Richmond Theological Seminary, Accession\n # AR-0008, Archives and Special Collections Department, L.\n Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMost of the school's early records have not survived. 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Ellison, John Malcus, ed. \n A century of service to education and\n religion: Virginia Union University, 1865-\n 1965. Fisher, Miles Mark, ed. \n Virginia Union University and some of\n her achievements: Twenty-fifth anniversary,\n 1899-1924. Reynolds, Mary C. \n Baptist missionary pioneers among\n Negroes: sketches.","These files comprise the bulk of the collection. The\n correspondence consists mainly of letters, both personal\n and business?related, written to Charles H. Corey. There\n are many letters regarding students, especially letters\n of commendation from employers and churches. Corey's\n book, A history of the Richmond Theological Seminary,\n with reminiscences of thirty years' work among the\n colored people of the South, was written as a\n fundraising tool in the New England area. Many letters\n are in response to his pleas, offering both financial\n and material assistance. There are also fascinating\n letters from a missionary in Africa by the name of\n Cosby. He describes the conditions in Lagos and West\n Africa, wars over slaves, and the natives' distrust of\n missionaries.","The correspondence from the ABHMS, written by Henry\n L. Morehouse, Malcolm MacVicar, and Thomas J. Morgan,\n progresses from Society business to the development of\n Richmond Theological Seminary into a university. The\n lengthy letters of the late 1890's detail the ABHMS's\n struggle to purchase land for the new university and\n raise money for faculty.","Also notable are the letters from Corey's\n contemporaries in higher education for African\n Americans. He corresponded with the presidents of\n Atlanta Baptist College, Hampton Institute, Shaw\n University, Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute,\n Virginia Seminary, and Wayland Seminary, to name a\n few.","These records consist mainly of endowment fund\n subscriptions for the Richmond Institute. The ABHMS\n printed out pledges for a donation in five equal\n payments over five years to which the donor signed his\n or her name. There are also a few salary receipts signed\n by the school's professors.","Typed and handwritten lists of students and their\n final grades submitted by the professors.","These two speeches, seemingly kept by Corey, are not\n directly related to the Richmond Theological Seminary.\n The first, \n Objections to the Doctrine\n of a particular Providence, is signed \"C.H.\n Corey, Newton, 07 October 1859.\" The second, \n Remarks by Dr.\n Bishop, is neither signed nor dated (ca. 1880)\n and is written on paper embossed \"Fairview.\" It\n addresses Bible?based education for African Americans\n instead of a classic or scientific education.","Contained in this file are mostly papers relating to\n the ABHMS. This includes promotional materials that\n explain the ABHMS's mission, minutes from an 1882\n educational conference, and summary annual reports of\n ABHMS schools. Also in this file are \"Regulations of the\n Richmond Theological Seminary,\" a list of the school's\n 14 rules, and a student's admission application.","The two volumes found herein are records of the\n Richmond Institute. The first page of the Registrar's\n Book states \n Information concerning\n Students of Richmond Institute Also Signatures of\n Students to the Rules and Regulations of the Institution\n 1877. On page one begins a section, entitled \n Record of Students ,\n where information on new students, including where they\n were born and baptized, is recorded in a brief paragraph\n by the registrar and then signed by the student. On page\n 31 begins a 13?page section where information on former\n students is recorded. On page 201 begins a section in\n which students signed their promise to uphold and abide\n by the rules and regulations of the school. There are\n signature lists for classes from 1877 to 1898. The\n volume entitled \n Orations appears to\n be final essays, on topics for the most part secular,\n handwritten by the students."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions."],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":42,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-20T15:05:16.422Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"virvu_virvu00004","ead_ssi":"virvu_virvu00004","_root_":"virvu_virvu00004","_nest_parent_":"virvu_virvu00004","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/vuu/virvu00004.xml","title_ssm":["1867-1899"],"title_tesim":["1867-1899"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["AR-0008"],"text":["AR-0008","1867-1899","There are no restrictions.","The arrangement of the collection is essentially\n chronological.","The National Theological Institute in Washington, D.C.\n established a campus in Richmond, Virginia in 1867 under the\n auspices of the American Baptist Home Mission Society (ABHMS).\n Headed by Dr. Nathaniel Colver, the school leased the former\n slave pen known as Lumpkins' Jail, located in the Shockoe\n section of Richmond. In September of 1868, the Reverend\n Charles H. Corey took over the school and in January of the\n following year, the school was renamed the Colver Institute.\n In January 1870, the Colver Institute moved to the United\n States Hotel on the corner of Main and 19th Streets (known as\n the Union Hotel until 1853) with financial help from the\n Freedman's Bureau. On 10 February 1876 the school was\n incorporated by the Virginia general assembly as the Richmond\n Institute. The last name change came in 1886 when the school\n was renamed the Richmond Theological Seminary. It remained\n such until it merged with Wayland Seminary (located in\n Washington, D.C.) in 1899 and became Virginia Union University\n at its present site at the corner of Brook Road and Lombardy\n Street.","Most of the school's early records have not survived. This\n is most likely a result of storage problems such as fires and\n floods on campus. Others were possibly removed by departing\n administrators and faculty who viewed them as personal\n documents. The records described here constitute the extant\n records of the school from its founding in 1867 until its\n merger in 1899.","For more information on the University's early history, see\n the following books: Corey, Charles H. \n A history of the Richmond Theological\n Seminary, with reminiscences of thirty years' work among the\n colored people of the South. Ellison, John Malcus, ed. \n A century of service to education and\n religion: Virginia Union University, 1865-\n 1965. Fisher, Miles Mark, ed. \n Virginia Union University and some of\n her achievements: Twenty-fifth anniversary,\n 1899-1924. Reynolds, Mary C. \n Baptist missionary pioneers among\n Negroes: sketches.","These files comprise the bulk of the collection. The\n correspondence consists mainly of letters, both personal\n and business?related, written to Charles H. Corey. There\n are many letters regarding students, especially letters\n of commendation from employers and churches. Corey's\n book, A history of the Richmond Theological Seminary,\n with reminiscences of thirty years' work among the\n colored people of the South, was written as a\n fundraising tool in the New England area. Many letters\n are in response to his pleas, offering both financial\n and material assistance. There are also fascinating\n letters from a missionary in Africa by the name of\n Cosby. He describes the conditions in Lagos and West\n Africa, wars over slaves, and the natives' distrust of\n missionaries.","The correspondence from the ABHMS, written by Henry\n L. Morehouse, Malcolm MacVicar, and Thomas J. Morgan,\n progresses from Society business to the development of\n Richmond Theological Seminary into a university. The\n lengthy letters of the late 1890's detail the ABHMS's\n struggle to purchase land for the new university and\n raise money for faculty.","Also notable are the letters from Corey's\n contemporaries in higher education for African\n Americans. He corresponded with the presidents of\n Atlanta Baptist College, Hampton Institute, Shaw\n University, Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute,\n Virginia Seminary, and Wayland Seminary, to name a\n few.","These records consist mainly of endowment fund\n subscriptions for the Richmond Institute. The ABHMS\n printed out pledges for a donation in five equal\n payments over five years to which the donor signed his\n or her name. There are also a few salary receipts signed\n by the school's professors.","Typed and handwritten lists of students and their\n final grades submitted by the professors.","These two speeches, seemingly kept by Corey, are not\n directly related to the Richmond Theological Seminary.\n The first, \n Objections to the Doctrine\n of a particular Providence, is signed \"C.H.\n Corey, Newton, 07 October 1859.\" The second, \n Remarks by Dr.\n Bishop, is neither signed nor dated (ca. 1880)\n and is written on paper embossed \"Fairview.\" It\n addresses Bible?based education for African Americans\n instead of a classic or scientific education.","Contained in this file are mostly papers relating to\n the ABHMS. This includes promotional materials that\n explain the ABHMS's mission, minutes from an 1882\n educational conference, and summary annual reports of\n ABHMS schools. 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In September of 1868, the Reverend\n Charles H. Corey took over the school and in January of the\n following year, the school was renamed the Colver Institute.\n In January 1870, the Colver Institute moved to the United\n States Hotel on the corner of Main and 19th Streets (known as\n the Union Hotel until 1853) with financial help from the\n Freedman's Bureau. On 10 February 1876 the school was\n incorporated by the Virginia general assembly as the Richmond\n Institute. The last name change came in 1886 when the school\n was renamed the Richmond Theological Seminary. 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On 10 February 1876 the school was\n incorporated by the Virginia general assembly as the Richmond\n Institute. The last name change came in 1886 when the school\n was renamed the Richmond Theological Seminary. It remained\n such until it merged with Wayland Seminary (located in\n Washington, D.C.) in 1899 and became Virginia Union University\n at its present site at the corner of Brook Road and Lombardy\n Street."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRecords of the Richmond Theological Seminary, Accession\n # AR-0008, Archives and Special Collections Department, L.\n Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Records of the Richmond Theological Seminary, Accession\n # AR-0008, Archives and Special Collections Department, L.\n Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMost of the school's early records have not survived. 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The\n lengthy letters of the late 1890's detail the ABHMS's\n struggle to purchase land for the new university and\n raise money for faculty.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso notable are the letters from Corey's\n contemporaries in higher education for African\n Americans. He corresponded with the presidents of\n Atlanta Baptist College, Hampton Institute, Shaw\n University, Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute,\n Virginia Seminary, and Wayland Seminary, to name a\n few.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese records consist mainly of endowment fund\n subscriptions for the Richmond Institute. The ABHMS\n printed out pledges for a donation in five equal\n payments over five years to which the donor signed his\n or her name. 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The first page of the Registrar's\n Book states \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eInformation concerning\n Students of Richmond Institute Also Signatures of\n Students to the Rules and Regulations of the Institution\n 1877.\u003c/title\u003eOn page one begins a section, entitled \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eRecord of Students\u003c/title\u003e,\n where information on new students, including where they\n were born and baptized, is recorded in a brief paragraph\n by the registrar and then signed by the student. On page\n 31 begins a 13?page section where information on former\n students is recorded. On page 201 begins a section in\n which students signed their promise to uphold and abide\n by the rules and regulations of the school. There are\n signature lists for classes from 1877 to 1898. The\n volume entitled \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eOrations\u003c/title\u003eappears to\n be final essays, on topics for the most part secular,\n handwritten by the students.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content Information"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Most of the school's early records have not survived. This\n is most likely a result of storage problems such as fires and\n floods on campus. Others were possibly removed by departing\n administrators and faculty who viewed them as personal\n documents. The records described here constitute the extant\n records of the school from its founding in 1867 until its\n merger in 1899.","For more information on the University's early history, see\n the following books: Corey, Charles H. \n A history of the Richmond Theological\n Seminary, with reminiscences of thirty years' work among the\n colored people of the South. Ellison, John Malcus, ed. \n A century of service to education and\n religion: Virginia Union University, 1865-\n 1965. Fisher, Miles Mark, ed. \n Virginia Union University and some of\n her achievements: Twenty-fifth anniversary,\n 1899-1924. Reynolds, Mary C. \n Baptist missionary pioneers among\n Negroes: sketches.","These files comprise the bulk of the collection. The\n correspondence consists mainly of letters, both personal\n and business?related, written to Charles H. Corey. There\n are many letters regarding students, especially letters\n of commendation from employers and churches. Corey's\n book, A history of the Richmond Theological Seminary,\n with reminiscences of thirty years' work among the\n colored people of the South, was written as a\n fundraising tool in the New England area. Many letters\n are in response to his pleas, offering both financial\n and material assistance. There are also fascinating\n letters from a missionary in Africa by the name of\n Cosby. He describes the conditions in Lagos and West\n Africa, wars over slaves, and the natives' distrust of\n missionaries.","The correspondence from the ABHMS, written by Henry\n L. Morehouse, Malcolm MacVicar, and Thomas J. Morgan,\n progresses from Society business to the development of\n Richmond Theological Seminary into a university. The\n lengthy letters of the late 1890's detail the ABHMS's\n struggle to purchase land for the new university and\n raise money for faculty.","Also notable are the letters from Corey's\n contemporaries in higher education for African\n Americans. He corresponded with the presidents of\n Atlanta Baptist College, Hampton Institute, Shaw\n University, Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute,\n Virginia Seminary, and Wayland Seminary, to name a\n few.","These records consist mainly of endowment fund\n subscriptions for the Richmond Institute. The ABHMS\n printed out pledges for a donation in five equal\n payments over five years to which the donor signed his\n or her name. There are also a few salary receipts signed\n by the school's professors.","Typed and handwritten lists of students and their\n final grades submitted by the professors.","These two speeches, seemingly kept by Corey, are not\n directly related to the Richmond Theological Seminary.\n The first, \n Objections to the Doctrine\n of a particular Providence, is signed \"C.H.\n Corey, Newton, 07 October 1859.\" The second, \n Remarks by Dr.\n Bishop, is neither signed nor dated (ca. 1880)\n and is written on paper embossed \"Fairview.\" It\n addresses Bible?based education for African Americans\n instead of a classic or scientific education.","Contained in this file are mostly papers relating to\n the ABHMS. This includes promotional materials that\n explain the ABHMS's mission, minutes from an 1882\n educational conference, and summary annual reports of\n ABHMS schools. Also in this file are \"Regulations of the\n Richmond Theological Seminary,\" a list of the school's\n 14 rules, and a student's admission application.","The two volumes found herein are records of the\n Richmond Institute. The first page of the Registrar's\n Book states \n Information concerning\n Students of Richmond Institute Also Signatures of\n Students to the Rules and Regulations of the Institution\n 1877. On page one begins a section, entitled \n Record of Students ,\n where information on new students, including where they\n were born and baptized, is recorded in a brief paragraph\n by the registrar and then signed by the student. On page\n 31 begins a 13?page section where information on former\n students is recorded. On page 201 begins a section in\n which students signed their promise to uphold and abide\n by the rules and regulations of the school. There are\n signature lists for classes from 1877 to 1898. The\n volume entitled \n Orations appears to\n be final essays, on topics for the most part secular,\n handwritten by the students."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions."],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":42,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-20T15:05:16.422Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/virvu_virvu00004"}},{"id":"virvu_virvu00004_c01_c02","type":"Subseries","attributes":{"title":"1868","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/virvu_virvu00004_c01_c02#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"virvu_virvu00004_c01_c02","ref_ssm":["virvu_virvu00004_c01_c02"],"id":"virvu_virvu00004_c01_c02","ead_ssi":"virvu_virvu00004","_root_":"virvu_virvu00004","_nest_parent_":"virvu_virvu00004_c01","parent_ssi":"virvu_virvu00004_c01","parent_ssim":["virvu_virvu00004","virvu_virvu00004_c01"],"parent_ids_ssim":["virvu_virvu00004","virvu_virvu00004_c01"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["1867-1899","Correspondence \n 1867-1900,\n n.d."],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["1867-1899","Correspondence \n 1867-1900,\n n.d."],"text":["1867-1899","Correspondence \n 1867-1900,\n n.d.","1868","Box-folder \n 1:2"],"title_filing_ssi":"1868","title_ssm":["1868"],"title_tesim":["1868"],"normalized_title_ssm":["1868"],"component_level_isim":[2],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Union University"],"collection_ssim":["1867-1899"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"level_ssm":["Subseries"],"level_ssim":["Subseries"],"sort_isi":3,"containers_ssim":["Box-folder \n 1:2"],"_nest_path_":"/components#0/components#1","timestamp":"2026-05-20T15:05:16.422Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"virvu_virvu00004","ead_ssi":"virvu_virvu00004","_root_":"virvu_virvu00004","_nest_parent_":"virvu_virvu00004","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/vuu/virvu00004.xml","title_ssm":["1867-1899"],"title_tesim":["1867-1899"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["AR-0008"],"text":["AR-0008","1867-1899","There are no restrictions.","The arrangement of the collection is essentially\n chronological.","The National Theological Institute in Washington, D.C.\n established a campus in Richmond, Virginia in 1867 under the\n auspices of the American Baptist Home Mission Society (ABHMS).\n Headed by Dr. Nathaniel Colver, the school leased the former\n slave pen known as Lumpkins' Jail, located in the Shockoe\n section of Richmond. In September of 1868, the Reverend\n Charles H. Corey took over the school and in January of the\n following year, the school was renamed the Colver Institute.\n In January 1870, the Colver Institute moved to the United\n States Hotel on the corner of Main and 19th Streets (known as\n the Union Hotel until 1853) with financial help from the\n Freedman's Bureau. On 10 February 1876 the school was\n incorporated by the Virginia general assembly as the Richmond\n Institute. The last name change came in 1886 when the school\n was renamed the Richmond Theological Seminary. It remained\n such until it merged with Wayland Seminary (located in\n Washington, D.C.) in 1899 and became Virginia Union University\n at its present site at the corner of Brook Road and Lombardy\n Street.","Most of the school's early records have not survived. This\n is most likely a result of storage problems such as fires and\n floods on campus. Others were possibly removed by departing\n administrators and faculty who viewed them as personal\n documents. The records described here constitute the extant\n records of the school from its founding in 1867 until its\n merger in 1899.","For more information on the University's early history, see\n the following books: Corey, Charles H. \n A history of the Richmond Theological\n Seminary, with reminiscences of thirty years' work among the\n colored people of the South. Ellison, John Malcus, ed. \n A century of service to education and\n religion: Virginia Union University, 1865-\n 1965. Fisher, Miles Mark, ed. \n Virginia Union University and some of\n her achievements: Twenty-fifth anniversary,\n 1899-1924. Reynolds, Mary C. \n Baptist missionary pioneers among\n Negroes: sketches.","These files comprise the bulk of the collection. The\n correspondence consists mainly of letters, both personal\n and business?related, written to Charles H. Corey. There\n are many letters regarding students, especially letters\n of commendation from employers and churches. Corey's\n book, A history of the Richmond Theological Seminary,\n with reminiscences of thirty years' work among the\n colored people of the South, was written as a\n fundraising tool in the New England area. Many letters\n are in response to his pleas, offering both financial\n and material assistance. There are also fascinating\n letters from a missionary in Africa by the name of\n Cosby. He describes the conditions in Lagos and West\n Africa, wars over slaves, and the natives' distrust of\n missionaries.","The correspondence from the ABHMS, written by Henry\n L. Morehouse, Malcolm MacVicar, and Thomas J. Morgan,\n progresses from Society business to the development of\n Richmond Theological Seminary into a university. The\n lengthy letters of the late 1890's detail the ABHMS's\n struggle to purchase land for the new university and\n raise money for faculty.","Also notable are the letters from Corey's\n contemporaries in higher education for African\n Americans. He corresponded with the presidents of\n Atlanta Baptist College, Hampton Institute, Shaw\n University, Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute,\n Virginia Seminary, and Wayland Seminary, to name a\n few.","These records consist mainly of endowment fund\n subscriptions for the Richmond Institute. The ABHMS\n printed out pledges for a donation in five equal\n payments over five years to which the donor signed his\n or her name. There are also a few salary receipts signed\n by the school's professors.","Typed and handwritten lists of students and their\n final grades submitted by the professors.","These two speeches, seemingly kept by Corey, are not\n directly related to the Richmond Theological Seminary.\n The first, \n Objections to the Doctrine\n of a particular Providence, is signed \"C.H.\n Corey, Newton, 07 October 1859.\" The second, \n Remarks by Dr.\n Bishop, is neither signed nor dated (ca. 1880)\n and is written on paper embossed \"Fairview.\" It\n addresses Bible?based education for African Americans\n instead of a classic or scientific education.","Contained in this file are mostly papers relating to\n the ABHMS. This includes promotional materials that\n explain the ABHMS's mission, minutes from an 1882\n educational conference, and summary annual reports of\n ABHMS schools. Also in this file are \"Regulations of the\n Richmond Theological Seminary,\" a list of the school's\n 14 rules, and a student's admission application.","The two volumes found herein are records of the\n Richmond Institute. The first page of the Registrar's\n Book states \n Information concerning\n Students of Richmond Institute Also Signatures of\n Students to the Rules and Regulations of the Institution\n 1877. On page one begins a section, entitled \n Record of Students ,\n where information on new students, including where they\n were born and baptized, is recorded in a brief paragraph\n by the registrar and then signed by the student. On page\n 31 begins a 13?page section where information on former\n students is recorded. On page 201 begins a section in\n which students signed their promise to uphold and abide\n by the rules and regulations of the school. There are\n signature lists for classes from 1877 to 1898. 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In September of 1868, the Reverend\n Charles H. Corey took over the school and in January of the\n following year, the school was renamed the Colver Institute.\n In January 1870, the Colver Institute moved to the United\n States Hotel on the corner of Main and 19th Streets (known as\n the Union Hotel until 1853) with financial help from the\n Freedman's Bureau. On 10 February 1876 the school was\n incorporated by the Virginia general assembly as the Richmond\n Institute. The last name change came in 1886 when the school\n was renamed the Richmond Theological Seminary. 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On 10 February 1876 the school was\n incorporated by the Virginia general assembly as the Richmond\n Institute. The last name change came in 1886 when the school\n was renamed the Richmond Theological Seminary. It remained\n such until it merged with Wayland Seminary (located in\n Washington, D.C.) in 1899 and became Virginia Union University\n at its present site at the corner of Brook Road and Lombardy\n Street."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRecords of the Richmond Theological Seminary, Accession\n # AR-0008, Archives and Special Collections Department, L.\n Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Records of the Richmond Theological Seminary, Accession\n # AR-0008, Archives and Special Collections Department, L.\n Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMost of the school's early records have not survived. 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Ellison, John Malcus, ed. \n A century of service to education and\n religion: Virginia Union University, 1865-\n 1965. Fisher, Miles Mark, ed. \n Virginia Union University and some of\n her achievements: Twenty-fifth anniversary,\n 1899-1924. Reynolds, Mary C. \n Baptist missionary pioneers among\n Negroes: sketches.","These files comprise the bulk of the collection. The\n correspondence consists mainly of letters, both personal\n and business?related, written to Charles H. Corey. There\n are many letters regarding students, especially letters\n of commendation from employers and churches. Corey's\n book, A history of the Richmond Theological Seminary,\n with reminiscences of thirty years' work among the\n colored people of the South, was written as a\n fundraising tool in the New England area. Many letters\n are in response to his pleas, offering both financial\n and material assistance. There are also fascinating\n letters from a missionary in Africa by the name of\n Cosby. He describes the conditions in Lagos and West\n Africa, wars over slaves, and the natives' distrust of\n missionaries.","The correspondence from the ABHMS, written by Henry\n L. Morehouse, Malcolm MacVicar, and Thomas J. Morgan,\n progresses from Society business to the development of\n Richmond Theological Seminary into a university. The\n lengthy letters of the late 1890's detail the ABHMS's\n struggle to purchase land for the new university and\n raise money for faculty.","Also notable are the letters from Corey's\n contemporaries in higher education for African\n Americans. He corresponded with the presidents of\n Atlanta Baptist College, Hampton Institute, Shaw\n University, Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute,\n Virginia Seminary, and Wayland Seminary, to name a\n few.","These records consist mainly of endowment fund\n subscriptions for the Richmond Institute. The ABHMS\n printed out pledges for a donation in five equal\n payments over five years to which the donor signed his\n or her name. There are also a few salary receipts signed\n by the school's professors.","Typed and handwritten lists of students and their\n final grades submitted by the professors.","These two speeches, seemingly kept by Corey, are not\n directly related to the Richmond Theological Seminary.\n The first, \n Objections to the Doctrine\n of a particular Providence, is signed \"C.H.\n Corey, Newton, 07 October 1859.\" The second, \n Remarks by Dr.\n Bishop, is neither signed nor dated (ca. 1880)\n and is written on paper embossed \"Fairview.\" It\n addresses Bible?based education for African Americans\n instead of a classic or scientific education.","Contained in this file are mostly papers relating to\n the ABHMS. This includes promotional materials that\n explain the ABHMS's mission, minutes from an 1882\n educational conference, and summary annual reports of\n ABHMS schools. Also in this file are \"Regulations of the\n Richmond Theological Seminary,\" a list of the school's\n 14 rules, and a student's admission application.","The two volumes found herein are records of the\n Richmond Institute. The first page of the Registrar's\n Book states \n Information concerning\n Students of Richmond Institute Also Signatures of\n Students to the Rules and Regulations of the Institution\n 1877. On page one begins a section, entitled \n Record of Students ,\n where information on new students, including where they\n were born and baptized, is recorded in a brief paragraph\n by the registrar and then signed by the student. On page\n 31 begins a 13?page section where information on former\n students is recorded. On page 201 begins a section in\n which students signed their promise to uphold and abide\n by the rules and regulations of the school. There are\n signature lists for classes from 1877 to 1898. 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In September of 1868, the Reverend\n Charles H. Corey took over the school and in January of the\n following year, the school was renamed the Colver Institute.\n In January 1870, the Colver Institute moved to the United\n States Hotel on the corner of Main and 19th Streets (known as\n the Union Hotel until 1853) with financial help from the\n Freedman's Bureau. On 10 February 1876 the school was\n incorporated by the Virginia general assembly as the Richmond\n Institute. The last name change came in 1886 when the school\n was renamed the Richmond Theological Seminary. It remained\n such until it merged with Wayland Seminary (located in\n Washington, D.C.) in 1899 and became Virginia Union University\n at its present site at the corner of Brook Road and Lombardy\n Street.","Most of the school's early records have not survived. This\n is most likely a result of storage problems such as fires and\n floods on campus. Others were possibly removed by departing\n administrators and faculty who viewed them as personal\n documents. The records described here constitute the extant\n records of the school from its founding in 1867 until its\n merger in 1899.","For more information on the University's early history, see\n the following books: Corey, Charles H. \n A history of the Richmond Theological\n Seminary, with reminiscences of thirty years' work among the\n colored people of the South. Ellison, John Malcus, ed. \n A century of service to education and\n religion: Virginia Union University, 1865-\n 1965. Fisher, Miles Mark, ed. \n Virginia Union University and some of\n her achievements: Twenty-fifth anniversary,\n 1899-1924. Reynolds, Mary C. \n Baptist missionary pioneers among\n Negroes: sketches.","These files comprise the bulk of the collection. The\n correspondence consists mainly of letters, both personal\n and business?related, written to Charles H. Corey. There\n are many letters regarding students, especially letters\n of commendation from employers and churches. Corey's\n book, A history of the Richmond Theological Seminary,\n with reminiscences of thirty years' work among the\n colored people of the South, was written as a\n fundraising tool in the New England area. Many letters\n are in response to his pleas, offering both financial\n and material assistance. There are also fascinating\n letters from a missionary in Africa by the name of\n Cosby. He describes the conditions in Lagos and West\n Africa, wars over slaves, and the natives' distrust of\n missionaries.","The correspondence from the ABHMS, written by Henry\n L. Morehouse, Malcolm MacVicar, and Thomas J. Morgan,\n progresses from Society business to the development of\n Richmond Theological Seminary into a university. The\n lengthy letters of the late 1890's detail the ABHMS's\n struggle to purchase land for the new university and\n raise money for faculty.","Also notable are the letters from Corey's\n contemporaries in higher education for African\n Americans. He corresponded with the presidents of\n Atlanta Baptist College, Hampton Institute, Shaw\n University, Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute,\n Virginia Seminary, and Wayland Seminary, to name a\n few.","These records consist mainly of endowment fund\n subscriptions for the Richmond Institute. The ABHMS\n printed out pledges for a donation in five equal\n payments over five years to which the donor signed his\n or her name. There are also a few salary receipts signed\n by the school's professors.","Typed and handwritten lists of students and their\n final grades submitted by the professors.","These two speeches, seemingly kept by Corey, are not\n directly related to the Richmond Theological Seminary.\n The first, \n Objections to the Doctrine\n of a particular Providence, is signed \"C.H.\n Corey, Newton, 07 October 1859.\" The second, \n Remarks by Dr.\n Bishop, is neither signed nor dated (ca. 1880)\n and is written on paper embossed \"Fairview.\" It\n addresses Bible?based education for African Americans\n instead of a classic or scientific education.","Contained in this file are mostly papers relating to\n the ABHMS. This includes promotional materials that\n explain the ABHMS's mission, minutes from an 1882\n educational conference, and summary annual reports of\n ABHMS schools. 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In September of 1868, the Reverend\n Charles H. Corey took over the school and in January of the\n following year, the school was renamed the Colver Institute.\n In January 1870, the Colver Institute moved to the United\n States Hotel on the corner of Main and 19th Streets (known as\n the Union Hotel until 1853) with financial help from the\n Freedman's Bureau. On 10 February 1876 the school was\n incorporated by the Virginia general assembly as the Richmond\n Institute. The last name change came in 1886 when the school\n was renamed the Richmond Theological Seminary. It remained\n such until it merged with Wayland Seminary (located in\n Washington, D.C.) in 1899 and became Virginia Union University\n at its present site at the corner of Brook Road and Lombardy\n Street.","Most of the school's early records have not survived. This\n is most likely a result of storage problems such as fires and\n floods on campus. Others were possibly removed by departing\n administrators and faculty who viewed them as personal\n documents. The records described here constitute the extant\n records of the school from its founding in 1867 until its\n merger in 1899.","For more information on the University's early history, see\n the following books: Corey, Charles H. \n A history of the Richmond Theological\n Seminary, with reminiscences of thirty years' work among the\n colored people of the South. Ellison, John Malcus, ed. \n A century of service to education and\n religion: Virginia Union University, 1865-\n 1965. Fisher, Miles Mark, ed. \n Virginia Union University and some of\n her achievements: Twenty-fifth anniversary,\n 1899-1924. Reynolds, Mary C. \n Baptist missionary pioneers among\n Negroes: sketches.","These files comprise the bulk of the collection. The\n correspondence consists mainly of letters, both personal\n and business?related, written to Charles H. Corey. There\n are many letters regarding students, especially letters\n of commendation from employers and churches. Corey's\n book, A history of the Richmond Theological Seminary,\n with reminiscences of thirty years' work among the\n colored people of the South, was written as a\n fundraising tool in the New England area. Many letters\n are in response to his pleas, offering both financial\n and material assistance. There are also fascinating\n letters from a missionary in Africa by the name of\n Cosby. He describes the conditions in Lagos and West\n Africa, wars over slaves, and the natives' distrust of\n missionaries.","The correspondence from the ABHMS, written by Henry\n L. Morehouse, Malcolm MacVicar, and Thomas J. Morgan,\n progresses from Society business to the development of\n Richmond Theological Seminary into a university. The\n lengthy letters of the late 1890's detail the ABHMS's\n struggle to purchase land for the new university and\n raise money for faculty.","Also notable are the letters from Corey's\n contemporaries in higher education for African\n Americans. He corresponded with the presidents of\n Atlanta Baptist College, Hampton Institute, Shaw\n University, Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute,\n Virginia Seminary, and Wayland Seminary, to name a\n few.","These records consist mainly of endowment fund\n subscriptions for the Richmond Institute. The ABHMS\n printed out pledges for a donation in five equal\n payments over five years to which the donor signed his\n or her name. There are also a few salary receipts signed\n by the school's professors.","Typed and handwritten lists of students and their\n final grades submitted by the professors.","These two speeches, seemingly kept by Corey, are not\n directly related to the Richmond Theological Seminary.\n The first, \n Objections to the Doctrine\n of a particular Providence, is signed \"C.H.\n Corey, Newton, 07 October 1859.\" The second, \n Remarks by Dr.\n Bishop, is neither signed nor dated (ca. 1880)\n and is written on paper embossed \"Fairview.\" It\n addresses Bible?based education for African Americans\n instead of a classic or scientific education.","Contained in this file are mostly papers relating to\n the ABHMS. This includes promotional materials that\n explain the ABHMS's mission, minutes from an 1882\n educational conference, and summary annual reports of\n ABHMS schools. 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On 10 February 1876 the school was\n incorporated by the Virginia general assembly as the Richmond\n Institute. The last name change came in 1886 when the school\n was renamed the Richmond Theological Seminary. It remained\n such until it merged with Wayland Seminary (located in\n Washington, D.C.) in 1899 and became Virginia Union University\n at its present site at the corner of Brook Road and Lombardy\n Street."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRecords of the Richmond Theological Seminary, Accession\n # AR-0008, Archives and Special Collections Department, L.\n Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Records of the Richmond Theological Seminary, Accession\n # AR-0008, Archives and Special Collections Department, L.\n Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMost of the school's early records have not survived. 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The ABHMS\n printed out pledges for a donation in five equal\n payments over five years to which the donor signed his\n or her name. There are also a few salary receipts signed\n by the school's professors.","Typed and handwritten lists of students and their\n final grades submitted by the professors.","These two speeches, seemingly kept by Corey, are not\n directly related to the Richmond Theological Seminary.\n The first, \n Objections to the Doctrine\n of a particular Providence, is signed \"C.H.\n Corey, Newton, 07 October 1859.\" The second, \n Remarks by Dr.\n Bishop, is neither signed nor dated (ca. 1880)\n and is written on paper embossed \"Fairview.\" It\n addresses Bible?based education for African Americans\n instead of a classic or scientific education.","Contained in this file are mostly papers relating to\n the ABHMS. 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In September of 1868, the Reverend\n Charles H. Corey took over the school and in January of the\n following year, the school was renamed the Colver Institute.\n In January 1870, the Colver Institute moved to the United\n States Hotel on the corner of Main and 19th Streets (known as\n the Union Hotel until 1853) with financial help from the\n Freedman's Bureau. On 10 February 1876 the school was\n incorporated by the Virginia general assembly as the Richmond\n Institute. The last name change came in 1886 when the school\n was renamed the Richmond Theological Seminary. It remained\n such until it merged with Wayland Seminary (located in\n Washington, D.C.) in 1899 and became Virginia Union University\n at its present site at the corner of Brook Road and Lombardy\n Street.","Most of the school's early records have not survived. This\n is most likely a result of storage problems such as fires and\n floods on campus. Others were possibly removed by departing\n administrators and faculty who viewed them as personal\n documents. The records described here constitute the extant\n records of the school from its founding in 1867 until its\n merger in 1899.","For more information on the University's early history, see\n the following books: Corey, Charles H. \n A history of the Richmond Theological\n Seminary, with reminiscences of thirty years' work among the\n colored people of the South. Ellison, John Malcus, ed. \n A century of service to education and\n religion: Virginia Union University, 1865-\n 1965. Fisher, Miles Mark, ed. \n Virginia Union University and some of\n her achievements: Twenty-fifth anniversary,\n 1899-1924. Reynolds, Mary C. \n Baptist missionary pioneers among\n Negroes: sketches.","These files comprise the bulk of the collection. The\n correspondence consists mainly of letters, both personal\n and business?related, written to Charles H. Corey. There\n are many letters regarding students, especially letters\n of commendation from employers and churches. Corey's\n book, A history of the Richmond Theological Seminary,\n with reminiscences of thirty years' work among the\n colored people of the South, was written as a\n fundraising tool in the New England area. Many letters\n are in response to his pleas, offering both financial\n and material assistance. There are also fascinating\n letters from a missionary in Africa by the name of\n Cosby. He describes the conditions in Lagos and West\n Africa, wars over slaves, and the natives' distrust of\n missionaries.","The correspondence from the ABHMS, written by Henry\n L. Morehouse, Malcolm MacVicar, and Thomas J. Morgan,\n progresses from Society business to the development of\n Richmond Theological Seminary into a university. The\n lengthy letters of the late 1890's detail the ABHMS's\n struggle to purchase land for the new university and\n raise money for faculty.","Also notable are the letters from Corey's\n contemporaries in higher education for African\n Americans. He corresponded with the presidents of\n Atlanta Baptist College, Hampton Institute, Shaw\n University, Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute,\n Virginia Seminary, and Wayland Seminary, to name a\n few.","These records consist mainly of endowment fund\n subscriptions for the Richmond Institute. The ABHMS\n printed out pledges for a donation in five equal\n payments over five years to which the donor signed his\n or her name. There are also a few salary receipts signed\n by the school's professors.","Typed and handwritten lists of students and their\n final grades submitted by the professors.","These two speeches, seemingly kept by Corey, are not\n directly related to the Richmond Theological Seminary.\n The first, \n Objections to the Doctrine\n of a particular Providence, is signed \"C.H.\n Corey, Newton, 07 October 1859.\" The second, \n Remarks by Dr.\n Bishop, is neither signed nor dated (ca. 1880)\n and is written on paper embossed \"Fairview.\" It\n addresses Bible?based education for African Americans\n instead of a classic or scientific education.","Contained in this file are mostly papers relating to\n the ABHMS. This includes promotional materials that\n explain the ABHMS's mission, minutes from an 1882\n educational conference, and summary annual reports of\n ABHMS schools. 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On 10 February 1876 the school was\n incorporated by the Virginia general assembly as the Richmond\n Institute. The last name change came in 1886 when the school\n was renamed the Richmond Theological Seminary. It remained\n such until it merged with Wayland Seminary (located in\n Washington, D.C.) in 1899 and became Virginia Union University\n at its present site at the corner of Brook Road and Lombardy\n Street."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRecords of the Richmond Theological Seminary, Accession\n # AR-0008, Archives and Special Collections Department, L.\n Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Records of the Richmond Theological Seminary, Accession\n # AR-0008, Archives and Special Collections Department, L.\n Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMost of the school's early records have not survived. 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The\n volume entitled \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eOrations\u003c/title\u003eappears to\n be final essays, on topics for the most part secular,\n handwritten by the students.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content Information"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Most of the school's early records have not survived. This\n is most likely a result of storage problems such as fires and\n floods on campus. Others were possibly removed by departing\n administrators and faculty who viewed them as personal\n documents. The records described here constitute the extant\n records of the school from its founding in 1867 until its\n merger in 1899.","For more information on the University's early history, see\n the following books: Corey, Charles H. \n A history of the Richmond Theological\n Seminary, with reminiscences of thirty years' work among the\n colored people of the South. Ellison, John Malcus, ed. \n A century of service to education and\n religion: Virginia Union University, 1865-\n 1965. Fisher, Miles Mark, ed. \n Virginia Union University and some of\n her achievements: Twenty-fifth anniversary,\n 1899-1924. Reynolds, Mary C. \n Baptist missionary pioneers among\n Negroes: sketches.","These files comprise the bulk of the collection. The\n correspondence consists mainly of letters, both personal\n and business?related, written to Charles H. Corey. There\n are many letters regarding students, especially letters\n of commendation from employers and churches. Corey's\n book, A history of the Richmond Theological Seminary,\n with reminiscences of thirty years' work among the\n colored people of the South, was written as a\n fundraising tool in the New England area. Many letters\n are in response to his pleas, offering both financial\n and material assistance. There are also fascinating\n letters from a missionary in Africa by the name of\n Cosby. 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The ABHMS\n printed out pledges for a donation in five equal\n payments over five years to which the donor signed his\n or her name. There are also a few salary receipts signed\n by the school's professors.","Typed and handwritten lists of students and their\n final grades submitted by the professors.","These two speeches, seemingly kept by Corey, are not\n directly related to the Richmond Theological Seminary.\n The first, \n Objections to the Doctrine\n of a particular Providence, is signed \"C.H.\n Corey, Newton, 07 October 1859.\" The second, \n Remarks by Dr.\n Bishop, is neither signed nor dated (ca. 1880)\n and is written on paper embossed \"Fairview.\" It\n addresses Bible?based education for African Americans\n instead of a classic or scientific education.","Contained in this file are mostly papers relating to\n the ABHMS. 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On page 201 begins a section in\n which students signed their promise to uphold and abide\n by the rules and regulations of the school. There are\n signature lists for classes from 1877 to 1898. 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Others were possibly removed by departing\n administrators and faculty who viewed them as personal\n documents. The records described here constitute the extant\n records of the school from its founding in 1867 until its\n merger in 1899.","For more information on the University's early history, see\n the following books: Corey, Charles H. \n A history of the Richmond Theological\n Seminary, with reminiscences of thirty years' work among the\n colored people of the South. Ellison, John Malcus, ed. \n A century of service to education and\n religion: Virginia Union University, 1865-\n 1965. Fisher, Miles Mark, ed. \n Virginia Union University and some of\n her achievements: Twenty-fifth anniversary,\n 1899-1924. Reynolds, Mary C. \n Baptist missionary pioneers among\n Negroes: sketches.","These files comprise the bulk of the collection. The\n correspondence consists mainly of letters, both personal\n and business?related, written to Charles H. Corey. 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The\n lengthy letters of the late 1890's detail the ABHMS's\n struggle to purchase land for the new university and\n raise money for faculty.","Also notable are the letters from Corey's\n contemporaries in higher education for African\n Americans. He corresponded with the presidents of\n Atlanta Baptist College, Hampton Institute, Shaw\n University, Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute,\n Virginia Seminary, and Wayland Seminary, to name a\n few.","These records consist mainly of endowment fund\n subscriptions for the Richmond Institute. The ABHMS\n printed out pledges for a donation in five equal\n payments over five years to which the donor signed his\n or her name. There are also a few salary receipts signed\n by the school's professors.","Typed and handwritten lists of students and their\n final grades submitted by the professors.","These two speeches, seemingly kept by Corey, are not\n directly related to the Richmond Theological Seminary.\n The first, \n Objections to the Doctrine\n of a particular Providence, is signed \"C.H.\n Corey, Newton, 07 October 1859.\" The second, \n Remarks by Dr.\n Bishop, is neither signed nor dated (ca. 1880)\n and is written on paper embossed \"Fairview.\" It\n addresses Bible?based education for African Americans\n instead of a classic or scientific education.","Contained in this file are mostly papers relating to\n the ABHMS. This includes promotional materials that\n explain the ABHMS's mission, minutes from an 1882\n educational conference, and summary annual reports of\n ABHMS schools. 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The first page of the Registrar's\n Book states \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eInformation concerning\n Students of Richmond Institute Also Signatures of\n Students to the Rules and Regulations of the Institution\n 1877.\u003c/title\u003eOn page one begins a section, entitled \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eRecord of Students\u003c/title\u003e,\n where information on new students, including where they\n were born and baptized, is recorded in a brief paragraph\n by the registrar and then signed by the student. On page\n 31 begins a 13?page section where information on former\n students is recorded. On page 201 begins a section in\n which students signed their promise to uphold and abide\n by the rules and regulations of the school. There are\n signature lists for classes from 1877 to 1898. The\n volume entitled \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eOrations\u003c/title\u003eappears to\n be final essays, on topics for the most part secular,\n handwritten by the students.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content Information"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Most of the school's early records have not survived. This\n is most likely a result of storage problems such as fires and\n floods on campus. Others were possibly removed by departing\n administrators and faculty who viewed them as personal\n documents. The records described here constitute the extant\n records of the school from its founding in 1867 until its\n merger in 1899.","For more information on the University's early history, see\n the following books: Corey, Charles H. \n A history of the Richmond Theological\n Seminary, with reminiscences of thirty years' work among the\n colored people of the South. Ellison, John Malcus, ed. \n A century of service to education and\n religion: Virginia Union University, 1865-\n 1965. Fisher, Miles Mark, ed. \n Virginia Union University and some of\n her achievements: Twenty-fifth anniversary,\n 1899-1924. Reynolds, Mary C. \n Baptist missionary pioneers among\n Negroes: sketches.","These files comprise the bulk of the collection. The\n correspondence consists mainly of letters, both personal\n and business?related, written to Charles H. Corey. There\n are many letters regarding students, especially letters\n of commendation from employers and churches. Corey's\n book, A history of the Richmond Theological Seminary,\n with reminiscences of thirty years' work among the\n colored people of the South, was written as a\n fundraising tool in the New England area. Many letters\n are in response to his pleas, offering both financial\n and material assistance. There are also fascinating\n letters from a missionary in Africa by the name of\n Cosby. He describes the conditions in Lagos and West\n Africa, wars over slaves, and the natives' distrust of\n missionaries.","The correspondence from the ABHMS, written by Henry\n L. Morehouse, Malcolm MacVicar, and Thomas J. Morgan,\n progresses from Society business to the development of\n Richmond Theological Seminary into a university. The\n lengthy letters of the late 1890's detail the ABHMS's\n struggle to purchase land for the new university and\n raise money for faculty.","Also notable are the letters from Corey's\n contemporaries in higher education for African\n Americans. He corresponded with the presidents of\n Atlanta Baptist College, Hampton Institute, Shaw\n University, Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute,\n Virginia Seminary, and Wayland Seminary, to name a\n few.","These records consist mainly of endowment fund\n subscriptions for the Richmond Institute. The ABHMS\n printed out pledges for a donation in five equal\n payments over five years to which the donor signed his\n or her name. There are also a few salary receipts signed\n by the school's professors.","Typed and handwritten lists of students and their\n final grades submitted by the professors.","These two speeches, seemingly kept by Corey, are not\n directly related to the Richmond Theological Seminary.\n The first, \n Objections to the Doctrine\n of a particular Providence, is signed \"C.H.\n Corey, Newton, 07 October 1859.\" The second, \n Remarks by Dr.\n Bishop, is neither signed nor dated (ca. 1880)\n and is written on paper embossed \"Fairview.\" It\n addresses Bible?based education for African Americans\n instead of a classic or scientific education.","Contained in this file are mostly papers relating to\n the ABHMS. This includes promotional materials that\n explain the ABHMS's mission, minutes from an 1882\n educational conference, and summary annual reports of\n ABHMS schools. Also in this file are \"Regulations of the\n Richmond Theological Seminary,\" a list of the school's\n 14 rules, and a student's admission application.","The two volumes found herein are records of the\n Richmond Institute. The first page of the Registrar's\n Book states \n Information concerning\n Students of Richmond Institute Also Signatures of\n Students to the Rules and Regulations of the Institution\n 1877. On page one begins a section, entitled \n Record of Students ,\n where information on new students, including where they\n were born and baptized, is recorded in a brief paragraph\n by the registrar and then signed by the student. On page\n 31 begins a 13?page section where information on former\n students is recorded. On page 201 begins a section in\n which students signed their promise to uphold and abide\n by the rules and regulations of the school. There are\n signature lists for classes from 1877 to 1898. 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In September of 1868, the Reverend\n Charles H. Corey took over the school and in January of the\n following year, the school was renamed the Colver Institute.\n In January 1870, the Colver Institute moved to the United\n States Hotel on the corner of Main and 19th Streets (known as\n the Union Hotel until 1853) with financial help from the\n Freedman's Bureau. On 10 February 1876 the school was\n incorporated by the Virginia general assembly as the Richmond\n Institute. The last name change came in 1886 when the school\n was renamed the Richmond Theological Seminary. It remained\n such until it merged with Wayland Seminary (located in\n Washington, D.C.) in 1899 and became Virginia Union University\n at its present site at the corner of Brook Road and Lombardy\n Street.","Most of the school's early records have not survived. This\n is most likely a result of storage problems such as fires and\n floods on campus. Others were possibly removed by departing\n administrators and faculty who viewed them as personal\n documents. The records described here constitute the extant\n records of the school from its founding in 1867 until its\n merger in 1899.","For more information on the University's early history, see\n the following books: Corey, Charles H. \n A history of the Richmond Theological\n Seminary, with reminiscences of thirty years' work among the\n colored people of the South. Ellison, John Malcus, ed. \n A century of service to education and\n religion: Virginia Union University, 1865-\n 1965. Fisher, Miles Mark, ed. \n Virginia Union University and some of\n her achievements: Twenty-fifth anniversary,\n 1899-1924. Reynolds, Mary C. \n Baptist missionary pioneers among\n Negroes: sketches.","These files comprise the bulk of the collection. The\n correspondence consists mainly of letters, both personal\n and business?related, written to Charles H. Corey. There\n are many letters regarding students, especially letters\n of commendation from employers and churches. Corey's\n book, A history of the Richmond Theological Seminary,\n with reminiscences of thirty years' work among the\n colored people of the South, was written as a\n fundraising tool in the New England area. Many letters\n are in response to his pleas, offering both financial\n and material assistance. There are also fascinating\n letters from a missionary in Africa by the name of\n Cosby. He describes the conditions in Lagos and West\n Africa, wars over slaves, and the natives' distrust of\n missionaries.","The correspondence from the ABHMS, written by Henry\n L. Morehouse, Malcolm MacVicar, and Thomas J. Morgan,\n progresses from Society business to the development of\n Richmond Theological Seminary into a university. The\n lengthy letters of the late 1890's detail the ABHMS's\n struggle to purchase land for the new university and\n raise money for faculty.","Also notable are the letters from Corey's\n contemporaries in higher education for African\n Americans. He corresponded with the presidents of\n Atlanta Baptist College, Hampton Institute, Shaw\n University, Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute,\n Virginia Seminary, and Wayland Seminary, to name a\n few.","These records consist mainly of endowment fund\n subscriptions for the Richmond Institute. The ABHMS\n printed out pledges for a donation in five equal\n payments over five years to which the donor signed his\n or her name. There are also a few salary receipts signed\n by the school's professors.","Typed and handwritten lists of students and their\n final grades submitted by the professors.","These two speeches, seemingly kept by Corey, are not\n directly related to the Richmond Theological Seminary.\n The first, \n Objections to the Doctrine\n of a particular Providence, is signed \"C.H.\n Corey, Newton, 07 October 1859.\" The second, \n Remarks by Dr.\n Bishop, is neither signed nor dated (ca. 1880)\n and is written on paper embossed \"Fairview.\" It\n addresses Bible?based education for African Americans\n instead of a classic or scientific education.","Contained in this file are mostly papers relating to\n the ABHMS. This includes promotional materials that\n explain the ABHMS's mission, minutes from an 1882\n educational conference, and summary annual reports of\n ABHMS schools. Also in this file are \"Regulations of the\n Richmond Theological Seminary,\" a list of the school's\n 14 rules, and a student's admission application.","The two volumes found herein are records of the\n Richmond Institute. The first page of the Registrar's\n Book states \n Information concerning\n Students of Richmond Institute Also Signatures of\n Students to the Rules and Regulations of the Institution\n 1877. On page one begins a section, entitled \n Record of Students ,\n where information on new students, including where they\n were born and baptized, is recorded in a brief paragraph\n by the registrar and then signed by the student. On page\n 31 begins a 13?page section where information on former\n students is recorded. On page 201 begins a section in\n which students signed their promise to uphold and abide\n by the rules and regulations of the school. There are\n signature lists for classes from 1877 to 1898. 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In September of 1868, the Reverend\n Charles H. Corey took over the school and in January of the\n following year, the school was renamed the Colver Institute.\n In January 1870, the Colver Institute moved to the United\n States Hotel on the corner of Main and 19th Streets (known as\n the Union Hotel until 1853) with financial help from the\n Freedman's Bureau. On 10 February 1876 the school was\n incorporated by the Virginia general assembly as the Richmond\n Institute. The last name change came in 1886 when the school\n was renamed the Richmond Theological Seminary. 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On 10 February 1876 the school was\n incorporated by the Virginia general assembly as the Richmond\n Institute. The last name change came in 1886 when the school\n was renamed the Richmond Theological Seminary. It remained\n such until it merged with Wayland Seminary (located in\n Washington, D.C.) in 1899 and became Virginia Union University\n at its present site at the corner of Brook Road and Lombardy\n Street."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRecords of the Richmond Theological Seminary, Accession\n # AR-0008, Archives and Special Collections Department, L.\n Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Records of the Richmond Theological Seminary, Accession\n # AR-0008, Archives and Special Collections Department, L.\n Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMost of the school's early records have not survived. 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The\n volume entitled \n \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eOrations\u003c/title\u003eappears to\n be final essays, on topics for the most part secular,\n handwritten by the students.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content Information"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Most of the school's early records have not survived. This\n is most likely a result of storage problems such as fires and\n floods on campus. Others were possibly removed by departing\n administrators and faculty who viewed them as personal\n documents. The records described here constitute the extant\n records of the school from its founding in 1867 until its\n merger in 1899.","For more information on the University's early history, see\n the following books: Corey, Charles H. \n A history of the Richmond Theological\n Seminary, with reminiscences of thirty years' work among the\n colored people of the South. Ellison, John Malcus, ed. \n A century of service to education and\n religion: Virginia Union University, 1865-\n 1965. Fisher, Miles Mark, ed. \n Virginia Union University and some of\n her achievements: Twenty-fifth anniversary,\n 1899-1924. Reynolds, Mary C. \n Baptist missionary pioneers among\n Negroes: sketches.","These files comprise the bulk of the collection. The\n correspondence consists mainly of letters, both personal\n and business?related, written to Charles H. Corey. There\n are many letters regarding students, especially letters\n of commendation from employers and churches. Corey's\n book, A history of the Richmond Theological Seminary,\n with reminiscences of thirty years' work among the\n colored people of the South, was written as a\n fundraising tool in the New England area. Many letters\n are in response to his pleas, offering both financial\n and material assistance. There are also fascinating\n letters from a missionary in Africa by the name of\n Cosby. He describes the conditions in Lagos and West\n Africa, wars over slaves, and the natives' distrust of\n missionaries.","The correspondence from the ABHMS, written by Henry\n L. Morehouse, Malcolm MacVicar, and Thomas J. Morgan,\n progresses from Society business to the development of\n Richmond Theological Seminary into a university. The\n lengthy letters of the late 1890's detail the ABHMS's\n struggle to purchase land for the new university and\n raise money for faculty.","Also notable are the letters from Corey's\n contemporaries in higher education for African\n Americans. He corresponded with the presidents of\n Atlanta Baptist College, Hampton Institute, Shaw\n University, Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute,\n Virginia Seminary, and Wayland Seminary, to name a\n few.","These records consist mainly of endowment fund\n subscriptions for the Richmond Institute. 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On page 201 begins a section in\n which students signed their promise to uphold and abide\n by the rules and regulations of the school. There are\n signature lists for classes from 1877 to 1898. 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In September of 1868, the Reverend\n Charles H. Corey took over the school and in January of the\n following year, the school was renamed the Colver Institute.\n In January 1870, the Colver Institute moved to the United\n States Hotel on the corner of Main and 19th Streets (known as\n the Union Hotel until 1853) with financial help from the\n Freedman's Bureau. On 10 February 1876 the school was\n incorporated by the Virginia general assembly as the Richmond\n Institute. The last name change came in 1886 when the school\n was renamed the Richmond Theological Seminary. It remained\n such until it merged with Wayland Seminary (located in\n Washington, D.C.) in 1899 and became Virginia Union University\n at its present site at the corner of Brook Road and Lombardy\n Street.","Most of the school's early records have not survived. This\n is most likely a result of storage problems such as fires and\n floods on campus. 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