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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
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Start Over Repository Hampden-Sydney College Date range 1906
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Paul L. Grier Vertical Files

12 Linear Feet 48 Digital Image Scans

This collection contains miscellaneous correspondence, documents, publications, and newspaper clippings pertaining to Hampden-Sydney College from 1776 through 1988, organized into folders by year. This primary source material was collected and originally organized by Paul L. Grier.

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Academic Year Drawer 1-4, Folder 86

1. Leather bound invitation to the final celebrations of the Union and Philanthropic Societies of Hampden-Sidney College, June 11 - 12, 1906. 2. Pamphlet "In Memoriam John William Eggleston 1886 - 1976" (HSC Class of 1906). Letter from The Supreme Court of Virginia discussing the donation of the pamphlet to Hampden-Sydney College that was from the dedication of the portrait of the late Chief Justice John W. Eggleston to the Court. 3. Letter to Dr. Dabney from Robert Dabney Bedigner (HSC Class of 1906) discussing the American Presbyterian Congo Mission (duplicate copy). 4. Newspaper clipping "Hampden-Sidney Team College Champions" (the 1906 Baseball team with photo). 5. UPLS intermediate Celebration Invitation, February 23, 1906

Academic Year Drawer 1-4, Folder 87

1. Flyer discussing the Field Day Exercises held May 11, 1907 at Hampden- Sidney College. 2. Pamphlet "Hampden-Sidney College; Hampden-Sidney, Virginia. Fort Students 1906 - 7." 3. Article "On the City Side with Idah Wood;" article discusses Hampden- Sydney College, 1907 yearbook. 4. Article from the Richmond Times-Dispatch; "Succeeds Dr. McIlwaine." Discusses Dr. Ashton W. McWhoter as the new chair of English and History at Hampden-Sidney College (second copy-photocopy). 5. Letter to Dr. W. Taylor Reveley from Dr. Henry I. Willett, Jr. giving him two copies of fliers found inside a magazine: flier 1- "Rah! Rah! Rah! Look! No Dancing Therefore no Intermediate Celebration at Hampden-Sidney Down With the Board!", flier 2- Gymnastics event to benefit the State Normal School to be held February 24. 6. P. Tulane Atkinson's remarks on introducing Mr. Smythe at Dedication of Iota Chapter House, October 27, 1951. 7. Letter to Mrs. Atkinson from Paul Grier (HSC Librarian); letter discusses the Atkinson Memorial Bookplate.

Paul L. Grier Vertical Files 12 Linear Feet 48 Digital Image Scans

This collection contains miscellaneous correspondence, documents, publications, and newspaper clippings pertaining to Hampden-Sydney College from 1776 through 1988, organized into folders by year. This primary source material was collected and originally organized by Paul L. Grier.

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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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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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Hampden-Sydney College Photograph Collection

23 Boxes

The Hampden-Sydney Photograph Collection is an iterative, artificial collection featuring myriad photos of people, places, and things associated with the College, from its founding in 1775 until the present. Much of the collection is unprocessed, and most of the photos are unidentified.

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J. D. Eggleston Papers

2 Linear Feet 3 boxes; 1 bound typescript

The Joseph D. Eggleston II Papers document Eggleston's tenure as president of Hampden-Sydney College from 1919 to 1939, as well as his retirement, when he continued to conduct genealogical research pertaining to Prince Edward County, Virginia, and to live on the Hampen-Sydney College campus. Primarily dating from 1934 to 1951, the collection includes copies of public addresses and presentations, photos, correspondence, newspaper clippings, historical documents used in genealogical research, addenda, and obituaries, including material related to fundraising for, design, and construction of the Watkins Bell Tower, named after Hampden-Sydney Professor Asa Dupuy Watkins and erected in 1934. The last series of this collection includes a bound typescript of historical and genealogical research written, conducted, and collected by Eggleston.

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Samuel Vaughan Wilson Papers

140 Linear Feet 270 boxes

This collection contains the entirety of General Samuel Vaughan Wilson's personal and professional papers, as donated to Hampden-Sydney College by his widow in 2019. Topics include the Vietnam and Second World Wars, the development of the United States of America's intelligence and counter-intelligence communities, military strategy, and Wilson's role as president of Hampden-Sydney College from 1992 until 2000.

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Hampden-Sydney Diploma Collection

2 Boxes Two large oversized flat boxes containing diplomas in tissue paper and poly L sleeves

This artificial collection contains diplomas from former graduates of Hampden-Sydney College and the Union Theological Seminary that have been donated to the library over several years.

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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)

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)

Hampden-Sydney Diploma Collection 2 Boxes Two large oversized flat boxes containing diplomas in tissue paper and poly L sleeves

This artificial collection contains diplomas from former graduates of Hampden-Sydney College and the Union Theological Seminary that have been donated to the library over several years.

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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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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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Sessional Records of South-Central Virginia Churches

52 Volumes

This summary and location guide, linked here, was compiled for Hampden-Sydney College Archives & Special Collections in Spring 2003 by Rebecca Laine and acts as a Finding Aid to a significant part of the collection SC-000109. The scanned pdf is keyword searchable due to optical character recognition, and contains pertinent events from various sessional records as well as a brief index of names and places featured therein.

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William H. Whiting Papers

1 Linear Feet 1 box
Wm. H. Whiting Day Book, vols 1 and 2 (1883/1907); Academic Literary Society Treasurer's Book (1882/1883); Wm. H. Whiting Grade Book (1880-1920)
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Day Book Volume 2 1 Volumes

Day Volume 2 is not dated, there is a note in the very beginning that says "Journal (see Day Book P. 1)". This volume has several speeches transcribed and one page of expenses, undated.

Grade Book 1 Volumes

The first several pages is a copy of a lecture on Greek Syntax by Prof. Thomas R. Price, University of Virginia. Page 38-39 document the classes and subjects for academic years 1902-1903. Beginning on page 40, grades are listed and caluculated for each student and each class. There are also several loose papers throughout the book that document grading. One of the loose pages is a printed document titled "REsolutions passed by the Faculty and recommended to the Board of Trustees" that was submitted by "The Committee, Wm. H. Whiting, Jr., Chairman."

William H. Whiting Papers 1 Linear Feet 1 box

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Wm. H. Whiting Day Book, vols 1 and 2 (1883/1907); Academic Literary Society Treasurer's Book (1882/1883); Wm. H. Whiting Grade Book (1880-1920)
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Walter Taylor Reveley II collection

28 Boxes

The Walter Taylor Reveley II collection is comprised of documents and materials from Reveley's personal life and tenure as president of Hampden-Sydney College. The collection includes institutional and organizational awards earned by Reveley, newspaper and magazine articles written by or written about Reveley, correspondence regarding Reveley's retirement as president, general correspondence, and miscellaneous photographs and drawings.

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Photographs 3 Boxes 2 oversized images are separated from the main collection and located elsewhere

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