Collections : [Longwood University]

This collection, which dates from 1806 to 1983, consists of property deeds, correspondence, wills, photographs, and genealogical materials.

26 photograhs of campus activities and event, including photos of traning school students, Founders Day, the Student Building (French).

The bulk of the materials in this collection consist of ephemera, books, and pamphlets collected by Dr. Walmsley. Also included in the collection are (3) lectures given by Dr. Walmsley, a luncheon invitation autographed by Theodore Roosevelt, and (1) piece of correspondence concerning the legacy of Woodrow Wilson. These materials date from the early 19th century to the mid-20th century.

The correspondence in this collection dates from 1885-1886 and 1948. The (3) pieces of 19th century correspondence were written by Jean (Carruthers) Boatwright to her parents while she was a student at [then] State Female Normal School. The (2) pieces of correspondence from 1948 were written by Margaret (Boatwright) McIntyre to Mary E. Peck and concern the donation of her mother's correspondence to the school.

This collection, consisting of (1) hardbound ledger, contains the constitution, by-laws, and meeting minutes of the Jefferson Debating and Literary Society. It ranges in date from 1910 through 1926.

This collection, which dates from 1912, 1915-1917, and 1922 consists of correspondence, photographs of State Normal School students and faculty, ephemera, and (2) scrapbooks compiled by Jonnie J. Hiner. The majority of the scrapbook content relates to Jonnie Hiner's time at State Normal School for Women but sections also relate to Hiner family vacations in the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina.