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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 1959 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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Ancient Coins 3 Boxes

This collection includes ancient coins from the Roman and Greek empires (500 B.C.-600 A.D.). Some of the coins were purchased in Greece between 1956-1957, others were found during an excavation in Kavala, Greece (dates unknown). For each coin, there is a corresponding envelope with handwritten notes; additionally, the majority of the coins have an informational foam core for a potential display. There is also a substantial amount of documentation relating to the discovery and acquisition of the coins prior to their arrival at Hampden-Sydney.
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Dr. Charles Ferguson McRae Collection 4 Linear Feet 8 boxes

McRae, Charles Ferguson, Dr., 1904/1993
The Dr. Charles Ferguson McRae Collection contains sermons dated as early as 1935, in addition to scholarly research in German and English, regalia, and a copy of his thesis.
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Dr. Herbert J. Sipe, Jr. Papers 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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Elizabeth Carrington Eggleston Papers 8.5 Linear Feet 7 Hollinger Boxes; 149 Volumes Jotting Books; 1 Binder

Inventoried collection of correspondence, poems, essays, mementos, and personal effects of Elizabeth Carrington Eggleston, daughter of former Hampden-Sydney College President Joseph DuPuy Eggleston, including numerous "jotting books" or commonplace books that Eggleston kept throughout her life.

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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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Hampden-Sydney Library Records 3.5 Linear Feet 7 Boxes

The Hampden-Sydney Library Records include surveys, use statistics, policies, collection development strategies, long term planning, contracts, and government documents correspondence for both Eggleston and Bortz Libraries, and all construction files related to the building of Bortz Library.

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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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Prince Edward County Integration Collection 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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