Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections
Institute of Southern Culture
LU.112
2.16 Linear Feet
4 Hollinger Boxes
1955-1976
English
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Biographical / Historical
The institute of southern culture was Established in 1956 promoting scholarship on traditional aspects of southern society, culture, and history. It was Initially funded by the Longwood College Alumnae Association. It was created with the idea to give informative lectures and presentations and would occasionally bring in guest speakers for additional reference. The Institute of Southern Culture had several published lectures and research that was completed, historically recognized, as well as recognized in references. The Institute of southern culture ended in 1976.
Custodial History
It is unknown when, or under what circumstances, this collection was acquired by Longwood University Greenwood Library Archives.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains information relating to the Institute of Southern Culture's finances, administrative records, correspondences, lectures, publications, and programming and promotion. Items in the collection consist of paper documents with dates ranging from 1955-1976.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions to access or use for research purposes.
Programming and Promotion01 of 0412th Institute on Public Education, Program195501 of 04Programs1956-197301 of 04Lecture Series Program and Leaflet195701 of 04Lecture Series Program and Leaflet1957-195801 of 04Lecture Series Program and Leaflet1958-195901 of 04Lecture Series Program and Leaflet1959-196001 of 04Lecture Series Program and Leaflet1960-196101 of 04Lecture Series Program and Leaflet1961-196201 of 04Lecture Series Program and Leaflet1962-196301 of 04Lecture Series Program and Leaflet1963-196401 of 04Lecture Series Program and Leaflet1964-196501 of 04The S&H Foundation, Lectureship Program1964-196501 of 04Lecture Series Program and Leaflet1965-196601 of 04The South: The Search for Identity and Meaning - Three Lectures Presented at Hampden-Sydney College196501 of 04Lecture Series Program and Leaflet1966-196701 of 04Lecture Series Program and Leaflet1967-196801 of 04Lecture Series Program and Leaflet1968-196901 of 04Lecture Series Program and Leaflet1970-197101 of 04Women's Club of Richmond Presents - Light, the Magical Element!197001 of 04Highland Handicraft Guild Program1971-197201 of 04Biography of Lectures01 of 04Newspaper Clippings01 of 04News Releases195701 of 04News Releases195801 of 04News Releases196101 of 04News Releases196201 of 04News Releases196401 of 04News Releases196601 of 04Newsletter196601 of 04News Releases196701 of 04News Releases196801 of 04News Releases197001 of 04News Releases197001 of 04News Releases197101 of 04Announcements and Communication to Students01 of 04Course Offerings1970-197101 of 04Misc. Information re: Longwood College1950s01 of 04Notes re: Ellen Glasgow and Mary Johnson01 of 04Symposium on Joseph Jarman195701 of 04Interview with Virginia Bedford re: Institute01 of 04Correspondence02 of 04Correspondence195702 of 04Correspondence195802 of 04Correspondence196002 of 04Correspondence196102 of 04Correspondence196202 of 04Correspondence196302 of 04Correspondence196402 of 04Correspondence196502 of 04Correspondence196602 of 04Correspondence196702 of 04Correspondence196802 of 04Correspondence196902 of 04Correspondence1969-197002 of 04Correspondence1970-197102 of 04Correspondence1970-197102 of 04Correspondence1971-197202 of 04Correspondence1971-197202 of 04Correspondence1972-197302 of 04Financial Records02 of 04Finances1960-196102 of 04Finances196202 of 04Finances196602 of 04Finances196802 of 04Finances196902 of 04Budget1969-197002 of 04Finances197002 of 04Budget1970-197202 of 04Finances1970-197102 of 04Finances1971-197202 of 04Finances1971-197202 of 04Finances1972-197302 of 04Budget1972-197302 of 04Finances1973-197402 of 04Administrative Records02 of 04Committee Meeting Minutes and Correspondence195602 of 04Administrative Records1969-197002 of 04Administrative Records1971-197202 of 04Administrative Records1972-197302 of 04Resolution in Memory of Dr. Simonini Jr.02 of 04Proposal to Establish Institute02 of 04Announcement re: of Establishment of Institute02 of 04Publishing Information03 of 04Lecture Series Publication, draft of forward195903 of 04Information Concerning Published Lectures03 of 04Forward to 4th Published Series of Lectures (written by Francis Butler Simkins)03 of 04Forward to 5th series of published lectures Jimmy Helms03 of 04The South of Eve of the Revolutionary War03 of 04The impact of political decisions on rural southern landscape James fisher03 of 04The South: Land, Mans, and Culture by Charles F. Lane03 of 04The Southern Cultural Area by Wilbur Selensky03 of 04Higher Education on the Traditional Women's College196203 of 04"Origins of Higher Education for Women in the South to 1860"196203 of 04Quality Education for the Southern Woman196203 of 04The Everlasting Southern Lady196203 of 04Origins of Higher Education for Women in the South 1860196203 of 04The Subcultures of the Southern Appalachian by Hellen Matthews Lewis03 of 04William Tatham: A Unique a Little Known Southern Personality03 of 04William Tatham: A Unique a Little Known Southern Personality03 of 04Folk Geography of the Upland South by Gene Wilhelm Part I03 of 04Folk Geography of the Upland South by Gene Wilhelm Part II03 of 04"The Lower Ferry and Pine Grove Farm"03 of 04Information on George Washington part I03 of 04Information on George Washington part 203 of 04William Gerard de Brahm…., by Louis de Vorsey, Jr.03 of 04The South, America's Will-o'-the-Wisp Eden, by Charles Roland03 of 04Notes book editors196103 of 04Notes on the establishment of the University Press of Virginia03 of 04Excerpts from/and reviews of essays Written for/by the Institute196403 of 04Book review southern writers appearing in Georgia history03 of 04The Virginia GeographicSpring 196803 of 04"Southern Writers" edited by Simonini Publishing Info03 of 04"Southern Writers" edited by Simonini Publishing Info03 of 04"Southern Writers" edited by Simonini Publishing Info03 of 04"Southern Writers" edited by Simonini Publishing Info03 of 04"Southern Writers" edited by Simonini Publishing Info03 of 04"Southern Writers" edited by Simonini Publishing Info03 of 04"Southern Writers" edited by Simonini Publishing Info03 of 04"Southern Writers" edited by Simonini Publishing Info03 of 04"Southern Writers" edited by Simonini Publishing Info03 of 04"Southern Writers" edited by Simonini Publishing Info03 of 04Book reviews03 of 04Book reviews03 of 04Book reviews03 of 04Book reviews03 of 04Book reviews03 of 04Lectures1957-197104 of 04"Interpreting Virginia History," by Dr. Maroin Schlegel and Dr. Lawrence Burnette, Jr195704 of 04"Ellen Glasgow and the Southern Literary Tradition," by Dr. C. Hugh Holmans195704 of 04"Assessment of Virginia's Natural Qualities by Explorers and Early Settlers," by Dr. Gary Dunbar195704 of 04"The Youngest Generation of Southern Fiction Writers," by Dr. Richard K. Meeker195804 of 04Lecture by Lawrence G. Nelson1961-07-2604 of 04"The Everlasting Southern Lady," written by Dr. Simkins04 of 04GeneralThis lecture is not listed on the program for 1961-62.
"Jefferson and the Art of Politics," by Dr. M. Boyd Coyner, Jr1962-196304 of 04"Has there been Progress in Political Democracy in Virginia?" by Col. Francis P. Miller196204 of 04"Regional Factors that Inhibit Economic Progress in the South," by Dr. Lorin A. Thompson1963-196404 of 04"A Comparative Study of How News Media Treat the Southern Racial Issue at Local and National Levels," by, Dr. Robert C. Smith1963-196404 of 04"The Southern Negro at the Polls," by Dr. James M. Helms1964-196504 of 04"Family Loyalties in the South," by Joe G. Taylor1964-196504 of 04"The South, America's Will-O-the-Wisp Eden," by Charles P. Rowland1964-196504 of 04"A Southerner Searches Has Conscience," by Dr. C. G. G. Moss1964-196504 of 04"The Negro as a Southerner," by James McBride Dabbs1964-196504 of 04"The Changing South is Still the South," by Dr. Francis B. Simkins1964-196504 of 04"Speech Patterns of the South," by Dr. Raven McDavid1965-196604 of 04"Things Hotter than Fire," by Dr. Francis B. Simkins1965-196604 of 04"The Changing Profile of the Southern City," by Dr. Thomas K. Fitzpatrick1965-196604 of 04"The Center that Holds: Old Time Religion and Southern Literature," by Dr. Donald Davidson1965-196604 of 04"Urbanization of the South," by Dr. Rupert P. Vance1965-196604 of 04"A Breath of the Carolina Low Country," by Harold S. Reeves1967-196804 of 04"The Subcultures of the Southern Appalachians: their Origins and Boundary Maintenance," by Dr. Helen Matthews Lewis1967-196804 of 04"The Cajuns," by Dr. Charles L. Dufour1967-196804 of 04"Philosophy in the South," by Dr. L. E. Loemker1968-196904 of 04"Christian Ethico"1968-196904 of 04"Design Composition and Symbol," by Dr. Virgil C. Aldrich1968-196904 of 04"The Significance of Philosophy in the South," by Helen Savage Barnes1969-197004 of 04"The Knower and the Known in Greek Philosophy," by Rosamond Kent Sprague1969-197004 of 04"Thomas Jefferson's Criticism of Plato's Republic," by Lewis M. HammondFebruary 197004 of 04Lecture given by James S. Fisher1970-197104 of 04Lecture given by Dr. Louis DeVorsey1970-197104 of 04"From Sand Hiller to Cedar Chopper: the Upland in Southern Cultures," by Dr. Milton B. Newton, Jr1970-197104 of 04Copy of Speech by Herman Fritz04 of 04"Folk Geography of the Upland South" Audio recording0102