Academic Year

Containers:
Drawer 1-4, Folder 98
Scope and content:

1. Leaflet containing "The Oath." 2. Articles: "The One-Party Period of American History," "The Biography of a Slave," "Letter form Alexander M. Clayton to J. F. H. Claiborne Relative to Cuban Affairs," "Pursuing Fugitive Slaves," "State Geological Surveys in the Old South," and "The Southern Experiment in Writing Social History" by Charles S. Sydnor (HSC Class of 1918). 3. Invitation from the Library Board of Virginia to hear an address by Charles S. Sydnor (HSC Class of 1918), June 12, 1953. 4. Commencement week schedule and program for Hampden-Sidney College, June 9 - 12, 1918. 5. Booklet put together for the library regarding the Class of 1918 and their 50th reunion; includes photos and letters on what the students have done since leaving Hampden-Sydney. 6. Article "Spring Meeting of Presbytery; Now in Session at Local Church," The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Virginia, April 24, 1918. Article mentions A. W. McWhorter (President of Hampden-Sydney College) (one photocopy of article). Two Obituaries for A. W. McWhorter (President of Hampden-Sydney College); one from The Knoxville News- Sentinel. 7. Articles about the Hampden-Sidney sports teams, advertisements, Commencement, picnics, and meetings for the college from 1917 - 1918 (one photocopy of all articles). 8. Library Notes, number 29, April 1954, page 24; Charles Sackett Sydnor (HSC Class of 1918, also a former professor).

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:
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Parent terms of access:

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