Collections : [Longwood University]

Longwood University

Archives and Special Collections
Greenwood Library
Longwood University
401 Redford Street
Farmville, VA 23909
Primary Collecting Areas:
University Archives, Public Education, Prince Edward County and Local History, Civil Rights in Education.
Description:

The Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections collects and makes accessible records of historical importance to the university, region, and state. We celebrate curiosity and encourage the exploration of new ideas by engaging with our unique collections.

The Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections serve as the repository for the Farmville Prince Edward County Historical Society and the Moton Museum.

Phone: (434) 395-2432
Fax: (434) 395-2453
Start Over Repository Longwood University Date range 1945 Level Collection

Alpha Sigma Alpha Collection 31.79 Linear Feet 31.79 Linear Feet (29 archival flat boxes, 1 legal-sized archival box, 1 letter-sized archival box, 1 archival photograph binder, 1 oversize folder)

Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority

This collection includes a variety of materials, including scrapbooks from 1933-2011, composites from 1949-2018, photographs, VHS tapes, memorabilia and membership records.

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Anne Atkinson Chamberlayne Collection. .65 Linear Feet 1 legal-sized archival box 13 Photographic Prints

Chamberlayne, Anne Atkinson.

This collection, which dates from 1742 to 1963, consists of correspondence, land grants, wills, family histories, and genealogical notes related primarily to the Baldwin, Hannah, Wyllie, Blanton, and Spraggins families.

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Anne Collier Orgain Ephemera 1 Folder 1 archival folder 1 Linear Feet 1 archival flat box

Orgain, Anne Collier.

This collection consists of a "rat day" placard made and worn by Anne Collier Orgain, circa 1945.

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Athletic Association Records 1.3 Linear Feet 2 legal-sized archival boxes

Athletic Association

This collection consists of print materials documenting sports-related activities and events from 1926/27 through 1963/64. Beginning with the 1942/43 academic year, minutes of Athletic Association meetings and lists of members are included.

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Audio Visual Materials 22.4 Linear Feet 23 boxes

This collection includes multiple different Audio Visual formats including, Audio Reel to Reel, 8mm and 16mm film reels, Betamax, Umatic, VHS, DVD, CD, MiniDVs, Audio Cassette tapes. The recordings cover a variety of University, departmental, and student events, raw footage from promotional videos and Longwood productions, such as the Longwood Show, materials related to the Rotunda fire in 2001, speeches, meetings, student life and other events on campus.

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Bailey Sisters Photograph Collection 21 Photographic Prints

Bailey, Mildred Ellen

Photographs of Mildred Ellen Bailey and Marion Josephine "Jo" Bailey who both attended State Teachers College in the 1940s. Photographs include photos with friends and siblings, most were not taken at State Teachers College.

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Beorc Eh Thorn Scrapbooks 1.1 Linear Feet 1 archival flat box

Beorc Eh Thorn

This collection, which dates from 1936 to 1949, consists of two scrapbooks. These scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings, ephemera, photographs, and correspondence with, and regarding, writers the society brought to speak in Farmville.

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Bugg Family Collection. 8.16 Linear Feet 4 archival flat boxes, 1 archival photograph binder, 1 oversize archival folder

Bugg Family.

This collection, which dates from 1876 to 1957, consists of photographs, correspondence, ephemera, stock certificates, newspaper clippings, and four scrapbooks compiled by Hessie St. Clair Bugg.

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Commencement Programs Collection 2.8 Linear Feet 5 legal-sized archival boxes.

Longwood University,

The items in this collection date from 1863 to 2021 and include mainly Commencement programs and invitations. However, the collection also includes newspaper clippings, school announcements, and webpage print-outs.

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