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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.
Phone: (434) 223-6302
Phone: (434) 223-7225
Start Over Repository Hampden-Sydney College Date range 1940
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Samuel Vaughan Wilson Papers, 1945/2017

140 Linear Feet 270 boxes

This collection contains the entirety of General Samuel Vaughan Wilson's personal and professional papers, as donated to Hampden-Sydney College by his widow in 2019. Topics include the Vietnam and Second World Wars, the development of the United States of America's intelligence and counter-intelligence communities, military strategy, and Wilson's role as president of Hampden-Sydney College from 1992 until 2000.

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Paul L. Grier Vertical Files, 1775/1988

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, 1939/1940 Drawer 1-4, Folder 121

1. Hampden-Sydney College Commencement Bulletin, June 2 - 4, 1940 (two copies). 2. "Three Messages from Second Presbyterian Church" written by Robert C. Vaughan, Jr. D.D. (HSC Class of 1940). 3. Farmville telephone book, 1940. 4. "The Circle" playbook by W. Somerset Maugham, March 1, 1940. 5. Hampden-Sydney Glee Club programs: December 5, 1939, February 28, 1940, February 29, 1940, and March 1, 1940. 6. "Hampden-Sydney and Tomorrow" by Edgar G. Gammon, January 1940. 7. Newspaper article "Alumni Here Elect New Officers" about Dr. Hugh Wood, April 10, 1940. 8. Program of exercises at the Unveiling of the Monument Erected to the Memory of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Woodson) Venable, August 20, 1939. 9. "Notes on Medical History of the Panama Canal" article by Robert Edgar Mitchell, Jr., M.D. (HSC Class of 1940), pages 87 - 91. 10. "Hampden-Sydney College: Its Contribution to State and Nation" (1940?). 11. Radio Script for presentation by members of the Hampden-Sydney Literary Society over Station WRVA, Richmond, VA, 9:15 to 9:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 8, 1940. 12. Letters to and from Paul L. Grier about his offer and acceptance of the position as librarian at Hampden-Sydney College (1940). 13. Information about the first Hampden-Sydney Alumni fund (1940). 14. Information from the Alumni office requesting money to clean up the grounds and an invitation to Alumni Day. 15. Letter to Donald L. Cork from George L. Walker of the HSC Alumni Association.

Academic Year, 1940/1941 Drawer 1-4, Folder 122

1. Envelope addressed to Paul L. Grier containing re-election brochures and information for Senator William B. Spong, Jr. (HSC Class of 1941). 2. Letter from William B. Spong, Jr. (HSC Class of 1941) to Mrs. Paul L. Grier. 3. Hampden-Sydney Directory 1940 - 1941 (two copies). 4 Hampden-Sydney College Handbook of Intramural Sports, 1940 - 1941 (two copies). 5. "Ruminations of Reason and Law: A Spong Song" written by John P. Frank about Senator William B. Spong, Jr. (HSC Class of 1941). 6. "Hampden-Sydney's Great Loss" brochure to HSC alumni discussing the building of a new library after the May 9, 1941 fire that destroyed the library and requesting donations. 7. The Spong Report, numbers 16 - 19, 21, 23, 1971 and 1972. Reports to Virginia from Senator William B. Spong, Jr. (HSC Class of 1941). 8. Alumni Day program, May 31, 1941. 9. "Symposium: Organizing the Government to conduct Foreign Policy: The Constitutional Questions." Introduction by "William B. Spong, Jr. (HSC Class of 1941). 10. Library Journal, volume 70, number 2, January 15, 1945. Article "New Buildings and Equipment" page 80. Article about new library being built at Hampden-Sydney College after old library destroyed in a fire. 11. Paper "Southern Sentiment of 1860" written by Ned Crawley (HSC Class of 1941). 12. "Weed Look at H-SC Athletics, Then and Now" The Tiger, October 16, 1970. Article about Sydney Robert Weed, 1916 - 1971 (HSC Class of 1941), also has separated obituary. 13. Announcement of the appointment of P. T. Atkinson, Jr. as a representative of the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company in an envelope addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Grier (HSC Librarian).

Paul L. Grier Vertical Files, 1775/1988 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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A.J. Morrison Collection, 1754/1975

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, 1754/1975 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, 1750/1952

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, 1775

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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Walter Taylor Reveley II collection, 1917/1992

28 Boxes

The Walter Taylor Reveley II collection is comprised of documents and materials from Reveley's personal life and tenure as president of Hampden-Sydney College. The collection includes institutional and organizational awards earned by Reveley, newspaper and magazine articles written by or written about Reveley, correspondence regarding Reveley's retirement as president, general correspondence, and miscellaneous photographs and drawings.

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Dr. Herbert J. Sipe, Jr. Papers, 1927/2019

5 Linear Feet

The collection contains papers from Dr. Herb Sipe's office, transferred to Hampden-Sydney College Archives & Special Collections in the fall of 2022.

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Dr. Herbert J. Sipe, Jr. Papers, 1927/2019 5 Linear Feet

Sipe, Herb (Dr. Herbert J. Sipe, Jr.)

The collection contains papers from Dr. Herb Sipe's office, transferred to Hampden-Sydney College Archives & Special Collections in the fall of 2022.

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Hampden-Sydney Diploma Collection, 1775/1974

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, 1775/1959 Shelf Above Grier Collection

Thomas S. Bocock

Box 2, 1809/1974 Shelf Above Grier Collection

John Davidson Ewing, framed (1809)

Hampden-Sydney Diploma Collection, 1775/1974 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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William Armstrong Collection, 1938/1997

4 Boxes

The William Armstrong Collection, 1938-1997, contains awards, certificates, and memorabilia from William Armstrong's life. Several of his books and manuscripts are included in the collection but are housed within the Hampden-Sydney book collection.

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Box 1, 1938/1997 1 Bankers Boxes Box 1

Contents: One certificate, Duquesne University; One Certificate, Phi Beta Kappa; One Letter from School Board, Milton, MA; One Award, Evansville Book Award; One Certificate, Omicron Delta Kappa; One Certificate, Sigma Upsilon; One Certificate, Tau Kappa Alpha; One letter from the governor of Kentucky; One Award, National School Bell; One Certificate, Appreciation

Box 2, 1938/1997 1 Bankers Boxes Box 2

Contents: One Award, Mark Twain; One Wood Cut-Out Dog; One film strip, Pond Hill; One Award, Nene; One Spiral Notebook, The Dawn of History by William Armstrong; One Unbound Manuscript with marginalia, The Dawn of History by William Armstrong; One Medal, Newbury

Box 3, 1938/1997 1 Bankers Boxes Box 3

Contents: Kent Quarterly: Fall 1998, Spring 1982, Spring 1987, Fall 1991, Summer 1997, Winter 1997; Article, Invest in Humanware; Kent News Newspaper: 06-01-1996, 10-05-1996, 10-11-1996; One book, The Independent School Bull; Three books, Study Tips, 4th Edition; Two Poems by Leigh Hunt; Note about Thoreau; One letter, handwritten; One book. The Lyric (Autumn 1938); Six Movie Posters for Sounder; One cardboard movie poster for Sounder; Photostat of one Article, News Gazette; Photostat of one Article, Wall Street Journal

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Brock Family Certificate Collection, 1870/1954

1 Boxes One legal sized flat box containing rolled diplomas of various sizes.

This artificial collection contains diplomas and certificates from members of the Brock family, including Henry Clay Brock, Robert Kincaid Brock, and Delia Brock.

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Brock Family Certificate Collection, 1870/1954 1 Boxes One legal sized flat box containing rolled diplomas of various sizes.

This artificial collection contains diplomas and certificates from members of the Brock family, including Henry Clay Brock, Robert Kincaid Brock, and Delia Brock.

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