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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.
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Start Over Repository Hampden-Sydney College Date range 1854
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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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Academic Year Drawer 1-4, Folder 37

1. Julia Tinsley's invitation to Annual HSC Commencement party, 1854.

Academic Year Drawer 1-4, Folder 38

1. Walter Blair's (HSC Class of 1855 and faculty) letter to his sister, dated June 28, 1863 (original and typewritten copy). 2. Walter Blair's (HSC Class of 1855 and faculty) letter to (?), dated July 7, 1863, in envelope mailed from Staunton, VA, July 21, 1863 (original and typewritten copy). 3. Charles H. Robertson; HSC Certificate of Scholarship sold to Mr. Robertson of Charlotte County.

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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Account Books

7 Boxes

The Account Books, SC-000200, contains 13 account books or ledgers written by various people. Some of the items track family accounts while others track business accounts. Not included in this collection are any daybooks or diaries pertaining to the daily lives of the individuals. Each account book spans a couple of years while some cover a larger amount of time but altogether, the account books were created in the 19th century.

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Account Books 7 Boxes

The Account Books, SC-000200, contains 13 account books or ledgers written by various people. Some of the items track family accounts while others track business accounts. Not included in this collection are any daybooks or diaries pertaining to the daily lives of the individuals. Each account book spans a couple of years while some cover a larger amount of time but altogether, the account books were created in the 19th century.

William L. Venable Account book Box 3

Leather covered account book, measures 8 x 12.5 inches, purchased at Quinn and Farmer Auction, Charlottesville, VA, July 28, 2015 by Charles E. Pearson. The name "William L. Venable" is on the cover of the book. Account book is in poor condition with many missing pages.
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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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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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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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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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Hampden-Sydney College Photograph Collection

23 Boxes

The Hampden-Sydney Photograph Collection is an iterative, artificial collection featuring myriad photos of people, places, and things associated with the College, from its founding in 1775 until the present. Much of the collection is unprocessed, and most of the photos are unidentified.

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Sessional Records of South-Central Virginia Churches

52 Volumes
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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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Box 1 Shelf Above Grier Collection

Thomas S. Bocock
Robert B. Dobbins, framed (1799)
T. Oliver Towles
John Luster Brinkley (1959)
Ezekiel V. Adams (1858)
Clem. Carrington
Edward M. Henry
Robert Kincaid Brock, honorary doctorate (1938)
Thompson C. Maupin, framed (1842)
Jos. X. Morton, framed
Hillary H. Land
Henry Hannah McVey, Jr., framed (1912)
WIlliam J. Haskins
[G...?] G. McGruder
William C. Carrington
Jacob H. Cox, framed
Robert Kincaid Brock
James Joseph Harrell, Union Theological Seminary
Robert Goodloe Harper (1847)

Box 2 Shelf Above Grier Collection

John Davidson Ewing, framed (1809)
E. H. McDonald, BA
E. H. McDonald, BS
Meriweather Lewis
Hart Mazey Smith, honorary doctorate (1926)
William Henry Venable
Chapman H. Chilton, BA
Chapman H. Chilton, BS
John Edwards Bryan (1917)
G. L. Williams
Charles Gibbs Johnson (1926)
Francis Maury Allen
Robert Thurston Hubbard, BS (1897)
Robert Thurston Hubbard, BA
Julian Barksdale Jr., BS (1921)
Ernest Randolph Trice, BS (1943)
Henry Tucker Graham, BA (1886)
Henry Tucker Graham, honorary doctorate (1934)
Frederick Bruce Leys, BA (1943)
Henry Tucker Graham, Union Theological Seminary
Curtis Ashby Brown, BA (1924)
Richard Owen Snyder, BA (1974)
Richard McIlwaine, BA
Philip Hortenstine Ropp, BA (1930)

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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Dr. John Peter Mettauer Papers

4 Boxes Four legal sized flat boxes

Scope and Contents reflects historical typewritten inventory found with the papers.

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Dr. John Peter Mettauer Papers 4 Boxes Four legal sized flat boxes

Scope and Contents reflects historical typewritten inventory found with the papers.

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Margaret Venable (nee Dickinson) letters

1 Boxes 48 folders within

The Margaret Venable (nee Dickinson) letters contains correspondence relating to familial matters and social information from 1833-1918. Some of the topics discussed include schooling at Hampden-Sydney College, the Civil War, courtships, weddings, new children, and deaths. Not included in the collection are specific details about the Civil War or specifics about classes Hampden-Sydney College.

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Folder 41 - no date (3) - SC000138

1 - Letter to Mag from Aunt Maggie Dated: July 31 - no year 2 - Letter to Mag from Aunt Maggie No date 3 - Letter to Mag Dickinson from Maggie No date

Folder 8 - 1854(2) - SC-000138

1 - Letter to M. M. Venable from her brother W. H. Venable discussing exams and how school is going Dated: April 6th 1854 2 - Letter from W. H. Venable to his sister Dated: July 24th 1854

Margaret Venable (nee Dickinson) letters 1 Boxes 48 folders within

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The Margaret Venable (nee Dickinson) letters contains correspondence relating to familial matters and social information from 1833-1918. Some of the topics discussed include schooling at Hampden-Sydney College, the Civil War, courtships, weddings, new children, and deaths. Not included in the collection are specific details about the Civil War or specifics about classes Hampden-Sydney College.

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Records of the Philanthropic, Union, and Union-Philanthropic Literary Societies

113 Volumes

This collection contains the original records, including minutes, constitution and bylaws, roll lists, accounts, and library records for Hampden-Sydney College's two literary debate societies, the Philanthropic Literary Society and the Union Literary Society, some of the nation's oldest. The two societies combined in 1929 to become the Union-Philanthropic Literary Society, which is still presently active on campus. Records from the new, combined society, including minutes, roll call, accounts, and a constitution and bylaws, are also contained in this collection.

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