Collections : [Hampden-Sydney College]

Hampden-Sydney College

Hampden-Sydney College Archives & Special Collections
Walter M. Bortz III Library
P.O. Box 7
Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
Primary Collecting Areas:
US History
Description:
Hampden-Sydney College Archives & Special Collections contains a variety of primary source documents, photographs, blueprints, maps, rare books, and other one-of-a-kind materials reflective of the nearly 250 year history of the institution and its surroundings.
Phone: (434) 223-6302
Phone: (434) 223-7225
Start Over Repository Hampden-Sydney College Date range 1779 Level Collection

A.J. Morrison Collection 0.5 Cubic Feet 1 Box

The collection contains an unfinished manuscript by A.J. Morrison about Prince Edward County, along with letters, newspaper clippings, and various documents about local history. Dates of materials range from 1754-1975.

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Hampden-Sydney Diploma Collection 2 Boxes Two large oversized flat boxes containing diplomas in tissue paper and poly L sleeves

This artificial collection contains diplomas from former graduates of Hampden-Sydney College and the Union Theological Seminary that have been donated to the library over several years.

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J. D. Eggleston Papers 2 Linear Feet 3 boxes; 1 bound typescript

The Joseph D. Eggleston II Papers document Eggleston's tenure as president of Hampden-Sydney College from 1919 to 1939, as well as his retirement, when he continued to conduct genealogical research pertaining to Prince Edward County, Virginia, and to live on the Hampen-Sydney College campus. Primarily dating from 1934 to 1951, the collection includes copies of public addresses and presentations, photos, correspondence, newspaper clippings, historical documents used in genealogical research, addenda, and obituaries, including material related to fundraising for, design, and construction of the Watkins Bell Tower, named after Hampden-Sydney Professor Asa Dupuy Watkins and erected in 1934. The last series of this collection includes a bound typescript of historical and genealogical research written, conducted, and collected by Eggleston.

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Paul L. Grier Vertical Files 12 Linear Feet 48 Digital Image Scans

This collection contains miscellaneous correspondence, documents, publications, and newspaper clippings pertaining to Hampden-Sydney College from 1776 through 1988, organized into folders by year. This primary source material was collected and originally organized by Paul L. Grier.

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