Academic Year

Containers:
Drawer 1-4, Folder 36
Scope and content:

1. Lewis Littlepage Holladay's (HSC Class of 1853) correspondence (five letters signed by HSC President Lewis W. Green). Letters from Holladay to his wife, various dates: 1855, 1858, and 1862. 2. Lewis Littlepage Holladay's (HSC Class of 1853) farewell speech to HSC, June 4, 1853. 3. William Henry Harrison's letter thanking Philanthropic Society for "the honor conferred upon me," dated April 14, 1852 (was this W. H. Harrison HSC Class of 1864(?)). 4. Address; "To the Public in Regard to the Affairs of the Medical Department of Hampden-Sydney College," by several physicians from the city of Richmond. 5. Receipt for payment for music instruction at Seminary conducted by R. G. Branch for Lucy, daughter of Mr. Rowland Anderson (entries dated 1852, 1854, 1855). 6. Richard McIlwaine's (HSC Class of 1853 and President) photograph. 7. Richard McIlwaine's (HSC Class of 1853 and President) speech; "Hampden-Sydney College, its relation and services to the Presbyterian Church," dated February 5, 1888. 8. Richard McIlwaine's (HSC Class of 1853 and President) speech; "Suffrage and Address before the Conference of the democratic members of the Constitutional Convention of Virginia," dated January 6, 1902. 9. Richard McIlwaine's (HSC Class of 1853 and President). Speech: "Some Essentials in the Improvement of our Public Schools;" Date: Sept. 16, 1902. 10. Richard McIlwaine's (HSC Class of 1853 and President). Speech: "Hampden-Sidney College as an Educational Force from the War of the Revolution to the War between the States;" Date: Apr. 20. 1903. 11. Richard McIlwaine's (HSC Class of 1853 and President). "The position of Hampden-Sidney College in Education." Listing 67 HSC alumni who became educators. Date: Jan. 1, 1904. 12. Richard McIlwaine's (HSC Class of 1853 and President). Three receipts signed by McIlwaine when he was with the Office of Foreign Missions, Baltimore. 13. Samuel Carter Smith (HSC Class of 1853). Descriptions of one letter by Smith of other letters to Smith. Note: Letters owned by Mrs. (J. J.) Camilla (Webb) Davis, Stovall, NC.

Language:
English .

Access and use

Location of collection:
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney College Archives & Special Collections
Walter M. Bortz III Library
P.O. Box 7
Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (434) 223-6302
Phone: (434) 223-7225
Parent restrictions:
Collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 hours advance notice. Because of the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access will require additional advanced notice. Copies of digital files will be provided for use upon request.
Parent terms of access:

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