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Hampden-Sydney College

Hampden-Sydney College Archives & Special Collections
Walter M. Bortz III Library
P.O. Box 7
Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
Primary Collecting Areas:
US History
Description:
Hampden-Sydney College Archives & Special Collections contains a variety of primary source documents, photographs, blueprints, maps, rare books, and other one-of-a-kind materials reflective of the nearly 250 year history of the institution and its surroundings.
Phone: (434) 223-6302
Phone: (434) 223-7225
Start Over Repository Hampden-Sydney College Date range 1886

Academic Year Drawer 1-4, Folder 64

1. Joseph Dupuy Eggleston's (HSC Class of 1886) sources of historical data on Hampden-Sydney College and Southern Virginia. 2. Joseph Dupuy Eggleston (HSC Class of 1886); "How Hampden- Sydney College Came into Being" (three copies). 3. Joseph Dupuy Eggleston's (HSC Class of 1886) letter to William P. Jacobs, President, Presbyterian College, Clinton, S.C., explaining virtues of HSC. 4. Joseph Dupuy Eggleston (HSC Class of 1886); "Great Scientists Who Were Christians." 5. Joseph Dupuy Eggleston (HSC Class of 1886); Prince Edward County, V.A., "A Short Narrative of the Life of John Hatchett." 6. Joseph Dupuy Eggleston (HSC Class of 1886); Prince Edward County, V.A., "Historical Places Worthy of Marking." 7. Joseph Dupuy Eggleston (HSC Class of 1886); Hollis Burke Frissell from The Southern Workman, March 1924. 8. Joseph Dupuy Eggleston's (HSC Class of 1886) memberships and accomplishments. 9. Joseph Dupuy Eggleston (HSC Class of 1886); newspaper article, "Wounds Healed by Eggleston" from the Roanoke Times, March 19, 1972 regarding Eggleston's accomplishments at Virginia Tech. 10. Joseph Dupuy Eggleston's (HSC Class of 1886) letter of recognition from Walter Newman, President of Virginia Tech. 11. Joseph Dupuy Eggleston's (HSC Class of 1886 obituary from the Richmond Times-Dispatch, March 11, 1953. 12. Joseph Dupuy Eggleston (HSC Class of 1886); correspondence between Eggleston and Robert Bell Woodworth (HSC Class of 1886). 13. William Broadnax Hopkins (HSC Class of 1886); obituary and biographical notes by A. C. Hopkins (Hopkins died March 5, 1952). 14. Matthew Branch Porter's (HSC Class of 1886) obituary (Porter died May 8, 1952). 15. Dr. W S. Currell's (HSC Faculty 1882 - 1886) obituary from the Christian Observer, August 11, 1943. 16. Program for HSC Senior Class Celebration, June 10, 1886. 17. Henry Tucker Graham (HSC Class of 1886); pamphlet, Historical Treatise – "Some Things for Which the South Did Not Fight in the War Between the States." 18. Henry Tucker Graham's (HSC Class of 1886) descriptive material from the Bulletin of Hampden-Sydney College, February 1916.

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  2. Paul L. Grier Vertical Files

Academic Year Drawer 1-4, Folder 65

1. (missing) Program for HSC Intermediate Celebration, February 22, 1887. 2. (missing) Program for HSC Concert, 1887. 3. (missing) Program for Final Celebration, HSC Philanthropic Literary Society, June 15, 1887. 4. (missing) Program for Anniversary Celebration; HSC Union Literary Society, June 14, 1887. 5. (missing) Program for HSC Commencement, June 12 - 16, 1887. 6. Theodore J. Wool's (HSC Class of 1887) address delivered before the HSC Student Body at the Opening Exercises of the College, September 14, 1910. 7. "Hampden-Sydney News" from the Richmond Dispatch, December 28, 1887. 8. "Hampden-Sydney College, Virginia" (descriptive material dated February 8, 1887). 9. Zeta Chapter Beta Theta Pi; group photograph, 1887 (accompanied by chart listing names of members). 10. E. O. Guerrant (HSC Faculty); three letters addressed to Dr. Guerrant, all dated 1887. 11. Thank you letters to Mrs. Jane S. Howard concerning scholarships given to John T. Graham (HSC Class of 1887) and Theodore J. Wool (HSC Class of 1887). 12. Henry C. Brock's (HSC Faculty) correspondence: postcard addressed to Brock, March 15, 1887, letter to Brock concerning the cost of printing diplomas, May 11, 1887.

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Account Books 7 Boxes

The Account Books, SC-000200, contains 13 account books or ledgers written by various people. Some of the items track family accounts while others track business accounts. Not included in this collection are any daybooks or diaries pertaining to the daily lives of the individuals. Each account book spans a couple of years while some cover a larger amount of time but altogether, the account books were created in the 19th century.

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A.J. Morrison Collection 0.5 Cubic Feet 1 Box

The collection contains an unfinished manuscript by A.J. Morrison about Prince Edward County, along with letters, newspaper clippings, and various documents about local history. Dates of materials range from 1754-1975.

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Box 1 Shelf Above Grier Collection

Thomas S. Bocock
Robert B. Dobbins, framed (1799)
T. Oliver Towles
John Luster Brinkley (1959)
Ezekiel V. Adams (1858)
Clem. Carrington
Edward M. Henry
Robert Kincaid Brock, honorary doctorate (1938)
Thompson C. Maupin, framed (1842)
Jos. X. Morton, framed
Hillary H. Land
Henry Hannah McVey, Jr., framed (1912)
WIlliam J. Haskins
[G...?] G. McGruder
William C. Carrington
Jacob H. Cox, framed
Robert Kincaid Brock
James Joseph Harrell, Union Theological Seminary
Robert Goodloe Harper (1847)

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Box 2 Shelf Above Grier Collection

John Davidson Ewing, framed (1809)
E. H. McDonald, BA
E. H. McDonald, BS
Meriweather Lewis
Hart Mazey Smith, honorary doctorate (1926)
William Henry Venable
Chapman H. Chilton, BA
Chapman H. Chilton, BS
John Edwards Bryan (1917)
G. L. Williams
Charles Gibbs Johnson (1926)
Francis Maury Allen
Robert Thurston Hubbard, BS (1897)
Robert Thurston Hubbard, BA
Julian Barksdale Jr., BS (1921)
Ernest Randolph Trice, BS (1943)
Henry Tucker Graham, BA (1886)
Henry Tucker Graham, honorary doctorate (1934)
Frederick Bruce Leys, BA (1943)
Henry Tucker Graham, Union Theological Seminary
Curtis Ashby Brown, BA (1924)
Richard Owen Snyder, BA (1974)
Richard McIlwaine, BA
Philip Hortenstine Ropp, BA (1930)

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Brock Family Certificate Collection 1 Boxes One legal sized flat box containing rolled diplomas of various sizes.

This artificial collection contains diplomas and certificates from members of the Brock family, including Henry Clay Brock, Robert Kincaid Brock, and Delia Brock.

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