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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
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Start Over Repository Hampden-Sydney College Date range 1944
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Records of the Merrill's Marauders Proud Descendants Association, 1944/2020

15 Linear Feet Room 400: 80 binders Bankers Box containing 6 VHS tapes; 6 A/V DVDs; 1 photo album; 8 manuscripts; 16 bound publications; 8 Discs of Database files; 1 small pamphlet; 4 Discs of Database Files; One bronze medal

The collection contains approximately 15 linear feet of material related to the history of Merrill's Marauders as compiled by the Merrill's Marauders Proud Descendants Association, including General Orders (copies), Special Orders (copies), news articles and clippings (originals and copies), documents from the National Archives (copies), records of attendance at Association meetings, original photographs, oral histories on compact disc, various A/V items including movies and television specials, and a Database of soldier names in digital format.

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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, 1943/1944 Drawer 1-4, Folder 125

1. Minutes of the Library Committee, March 27, 1944. 2. The Hampden-Sydney Handbook, 1944. 3. Article "Publicista Rural: Factor importante en el Esfuerzo Belico" from En Guardia: Para la defense de las Americas, volume 2, number 10, pages 28-31. Article about Joseph Barrye Wall, Editor of the Farmville Herald. 4. Sections of FORE N'AFT, Hampden-Sydney(?) About college issues and sports at Hampden-Sydney College. Includes a list of random questions about the college answered by D.C. Wilson, November 11, 1943. 5. Two order slips for books requested for purchase for the Hampden-Sydney College Library. 6. Letter from J. A. Owen (HSC Class of 1944) to Sgt. John B. Ames (HSC Class of 1943?) HSC Alumni office mistakenly sent request for donation to Owen's instead of Ames; he explained the issue and encouraged him to give money. Two other letters are in the envelope between Paul Grier and Atcheson L. Hench about the transfer of the Owen letter to Hampden- Sydney College Library.

Academic Year, 1944/1945 Drawer 1-4, Folder 126

1. Flyer for the Hampden-Sydney College Library Book Week Tea, November 16, 1944 (two copies). 2. The Hampden-Sydney Handbook, 1944. 3. Booklet emphasizing the value of Hampden-Sydney College and asking for contributions (two copies). 4. Letter from the Hampden-Sydney College church requesting monetary gifts to help make up for the loss of large amounts of students pulled from the college by the Selective Services because of the war, dated February 15, 1945. 5. Two different brochures advertising Hampden-Sydney College (possibly from 1945). 6. Brochure "Our Country…and…Our College." Details the involvement of Hampden-Sydney College students during the wars beginning in 1776 and asking for monetary gifts to help the college (three copies). 7. Article "General McClellan Freed the College Boys" written by C. Hobson Goddin (HSC Class of 1941) from The West Virginia Hillbilly volume 2, number 41, September 16, 1961 page 12. Article mentions Hampden- Sydney College students and their involvement in the Army during the American Civil War. 8. Envelope addressed to Dr. Graves H. Thompson (Professor at HSC College) from Melvin Tennis, Jr. (HSC Class of 1945). Envelope contains various materials authored by or with contributions by Melvin H. Tennis, Jr. Materials include: six copies of the Florida Educational Research Association Newsletter (December 1964, October 1965, March 1966, June 1966, October 1966, January 1967). Articles: "Characteristics of 'Effective' Teachers as Identified by Research", "Mathematics Achievement in Ability Groups and Typical Groups," "The Congressional Hearings on Testing," "A Comparison of an Audio-visual Test with a Written Test," "The NOVA Pre-Employment Planning Conference" (Co- authored with A. B. Wolfe and W. G. Smith), "ABC's of RDE"; copy of United States Naval Institute Proceedings, volume 84, number 3, March 1958 (includes article by Melvin H. Tennis, Jr. "LCT's in a Typhoon" pages 48 – 51).

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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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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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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Prince Edward County Integration Collection, 1943/1975

0.5 Linear Feet 27 Digital Image Scans Digital Collection: Civil Rights Articles from the Hampden-Sydney Tiger Newspaper 34 Digital Image Scans Digital Collection: College Church Biracial Study Group
The Prince Edward County Integration Collection documents the viewpoints and efforts of county residents regarding the attempted desegregation of Prince Edward County Public Schools. Largely comprised of items donated by the Reverend Richard J. Keever, the collection features contemporaneous newspaper clippings related to the Prince Edward County school closings, as well as the administrative papers of several local human rights groups, such as The Prince Edward Council on Human Relations and the Citizens Organization for Public Education (COPE). Further materials document the history of a bi-racial study group, which met at College Church in 1964, including related local newsletters.
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Prince Edward County Integration Collection, 1943/1975 0.5 Linear Feet 27 Digital Image Scans Digital Collection: Civil Rights Articles from the Hampden-Sydney Tiger Newspaper 34 Digital Image Scans Digital Collection: College Church Biracial Study Group

The Prince Edward County Integration Collection documents the viewpoints and efforts of county residents regarding the attempted desegregation of Prince Edward County Public Schools. Largely comprised of items donated by the Reverend Richard J. Keever, the collection features contemporaneous newspaper clippings related to the Prince Edward County school closings, as well as the administrative papers of several local human rights groups, such as The Prince Edward Council on Human Relations and the Citizens Organization for Public Education (COPE). Further materials document the history of a bi-racial study group, which met at College Church in 1964, including related local newsletters.
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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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