Collections : [Longwood University]

Longwood University

Archives and Special Collections
Greenwood Library
Longwood University
401 Redford Street
Farmville, VA 23909
Primary Collecting Areas:
University Archives, Public Education, Prince Edward County and Local History, Civil Rights in Education.
Description:

The Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections collects and makes accessible records of historical importance to the university, region, and state. We celebrate curiosity and encourage the exploration of new ideas by engaging with our unique collections.

The Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections serve as the repository for the Farmville Prince Edward County Historical Society and the Moton Museum.

Phone: (434) 395-2432
Fax: (434) 395-2453
Start Over Repository Longwood University Date range 2016 Level Collection

Alpha Sigma Alpha Collection, 1933/2018 42.15 Linear Feet 42.15 Linear Feet (34 archival flat boxes, 2 custom artifact boxes, 1 legal-sized archival box, 1 letter-sized archival box, 1 archival photograph binder, 1 oversize folder)

Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority

This collection includes a variety of materials, including scrapbooks from 1933-2011, composites from 1949-2018, photographs, VHS tapes, memorabilia and membership records.

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Audio Visual Materials, 1942/2019, bulk 1987/2019 22.4 Linear Feet 23 boxes

This collection includes multiple different Audio Visual formats including, Audio Reel to Reel, 8mm and 16mm film reels, Betamax, Umatic, VHS, DVD, CD, MiniDVs, Audio Cassette tapes. The recordings cover a variety of University, departmental, and student events, raw footage from promotional videos and Longwood productions, such as the Longwood Show, materials related to the Rotunda fire in 2001, speeches, meetings, student life and other events on campus.

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Board of Visitors, 1964/2025 17 Linear Feet 30 Half Banker Boxes, 1 flat box

This collection includes minutes of Board of Visitor Meetings, Reports of the President to the Board of Visitors, addenda, appendices and other reports to the Board and its committees. Physical copies of minutes and addenda are available though June 2013, digital copies are available after that date. This collection also includes a limited number of audio or video recordings of meetings.

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Commencement Programs Collection, 1863/2021 2.8 Linear Feet 5 legal-sized archival boxes.

Longwood University,

The items in this collection date from 1863 to 2021 and include mainly Commencement programs and invitations. However, the collection also includes newspaper clippings, school announcements, and webpage print-outs.

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Faculty Senate Records, 1994/2017 3.25 Linear Feet 5 legal-sized archival boxes

Longwood University. Faculty Senate

The Faculty Senate materials include agendas, minutes, reports, policies, and correspondence (memorandums and letters) of the Faculty Senate. This collection is organized according to Faculty Senate Minutes, Faculty Senate Reports, Faculty Senate policy proposals and Faculty Senate's Education Policy Committee (EPC) reports. Minute records include the agenda and minutes for meetings. The Faculty Senate Reports include Faculty Senate committee annual reports and other miscellaneous reports. The Faculty Senate Policy Proposals includes policy proposals and supporting documentation relevant to policy changes, additions, and deletions related to the Faculty Policy and Procedures Manual (FPPM). The Faculty Senate Educational Policy Committee (EPC) Reports include EPC reports and curriculum proposals and supporting documentation relevant to course additions and deletions.

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Farmville Volunteer Fire Department Collection., 1920/2021 4.0 Linear Feet 1 archival bankers box and 3 archival flat boxes 184 Photographic Prints 1 archival photograph binder

Farmville Volunteer Fire Department

This collection, which dates from 1920 to 2021, contains business records from the Farmville Volunteer Fire Department and the Ladies Auxiliary to the Fire Department, as well as membership information, newspaper clippings, ephemera, and photographs.

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Fraternity and Sorority Composites, 1991/2019 1.16 Linear Feet 1 Flat box

This collection includes composite images of Longwood Fraternities and Sororities. Images are not complete and several years are missing from almost all of the sets listed.

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Longwood Athletics, 1976/2017 8.6 Linear Feet 16 half legal size banker boxes

This is a collection of print materials such as: schedules, game/player stats, weekly game reports/announcements, rosters, promotional materials, job announcements, recruitment announcements, athletic department announcements, and season programs. These document all athletics-related activities and events from 1976-1977 through 2016-2017.

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Content Warning

ARVAS is an aggregator of archival resources. ARVAS does not have control of the descriptive language used in our members’ finding aids.

Finding aids may contain historical terms and phrases, reflecting the shared attitudes and values of the community from which they were collected, but are offensive to modern readers. These include demeaning and dehumanizing references to race, ethnicity, and nationality; enslaved or free status; physical or mental ability; religion; sex; and sexual orientation and gender identity.

Many institutions and organizations are in the process of reviewing and revising their descriptive language, with the intent to describe materials in more humanizing, inclusive, and harm-reductive ways. As members revise their descriptive language, their changes will eventually be reflected in their ARVAS finding aids.