Academic Year

Containers:
Drawer 1-4, Folder 39
Scope and content:

1. James Morton Wharey (HSC Class of 1857); HSC Commencement program for 1857 sent in by Mrs. William H. Jetton (granddaughter). 2. (missing) James Morton Wharey's (HSC Class of 1857) biographical sketch. 3. HSC Catalogue, January 1, 1776 to June 11, 1857, includes annual catalogue for 1857. 4. Richard Morton Venable's (HSC Class of 1857) photograph. 5. Richard Morton Venable's (HSC Class of 1857) paper presented before the American Bar Association, Saratoga Springs, NY, August 19, 1885. 6. Richard Morton Venable (HSC Class of 1857); remembrance of Venable by his grandniece, Mrs. W. Emmett Kyle, dated April 6, 1985. 7. Charles Edie (HSC student murdered in 1857); negative photostats of two pages from a sketchbook of Lewis Miller, cousin of Charles Edie, and J. D Eggleston's Collection of Articles on the murder (?) donated by Historical Society of York County, PA. 8. Abram B. Venable's (HSC Class of 1857) reminiscence/account of "A Confederate Marriage" and "The Groom a Prisoner" with accompanying correspondence, dated October 20, 1881. 9. Abram B. Venable's (Abraham, HSC Class of 1857) obituary including biographical sketch. 10. William Maxwell (HSC President 1838 - 1844); editorial on Maxwell with excerpts from his funeral "Obsequies" reprinted from the Central Presbyterian, January 31, 1857. 11. Halbert Green Hill's (HSC Class of 1857) letter from (?) (original and typewritten copy). 12. Thomas Ward White (HSC Class of 1857); letter to White from W. Gilmore Simms, dated April 28, 1834.

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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