Academic Year

Containers:
Drawer 1-4, Folder 68
Scope and content:

1. (missing) Charles William Sommerville's (HSC Class of 1890) photograph. 2. (missing) Frank Ernest Robbins' (HSC Class of 1890) photograph. 3. HSC Graduating Class of 1890's collective photograph. 4. William M. Thornton's (HSC Class of 1868) address before the HSC Alumni Society, June 11, 1890: "The Demands of Modern Life Upon the School." 5. Richmond Dispatch accounts of HSC Commencement Exercises, June 11 and 12, 1890. 6. Class letters of the class of 1890. 7. Charles William Sommerville's (HSC Class of 1890) article: "John Reuchlin and the Reciprocal Influence of Hebrew Study and the Reformation." 8. Charles William Sommerville's (HSC Class of 1890) pamphlet: "A Reply to a Certain 'Statement' Published Against Charles William Sommerville," January 25, 1915. 9. Charles William Sommerville's (HSC Class of 1890) letter to Dr. John B. Henneman at University of Tennessee concerning a plan for an "enlarged crayon portrait" of Professors Holladay and Blair. 10. Charles William Sommerville (HSC Class of 1890); farewell note to Sommerville from Edith T. Per?????, dated April 30, 1905. 11. Charles D. McKinney's (HSC Class of 1890) arrangement of the dedication of a park in Decatur, Georgia as a memorial to George W. Scott.

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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