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 2020 Level Collection

Board of Visitors, 1964/2025 17 Linear Feet 30 Half Banker Boxes, 1 flat box

This collection includes minutes of Board of Visitor Meetings, Reports of the President to the Board of Visitors, addenda, appendices and other reports to the Board and its committees. Physical copies of minutes and addenda are available though June 2013, digital copies are available after that date. This collection also includes a limited number of audio or video recordings of meetings.

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Commencement Programs Collection, 1863/2021 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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Farmville Volunteer Fire Department Collection., 1920/2021 4.0 Linear Feet 1 archival bankers box and 3 archival flat boxes 184 Photographic Prints 1 archival photograph binder

Farmville Volunteer Fire Department

This collection, which dates from 1920 to 2021, contains business records from the Farmville Volunteer Fire Department and the Ladies Auxiliary to the Fire Department, as well as membership information, newspaper clippings, ephemera, and photographs.

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Longwood Blueprints and Building Plans, 1902/2020 48 Linear Feet oversize blueprints in 17 flat file drawers

Longwood University. Campus Planning and Construction

Collection includes blueprints and building plans for Longwood buildings that have been renovated or are no longer on campus. These are the historical blueprints for these buildings and do not reflect the current layout or structure of buildings. Buildings included French, Swimming Pool, Moss (Curry), Johns (Frazier), Jarman, Crafts House, Training School (Hiner), Wynne Training School, Grainger, Rotunda, Stubbs, Wheeler, Cox.

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Sigma Sigma Sigma Collection, 1920/2020, bulk 1950/2012 26 Linear Feet (26 containers)

The collection includes scrapbooks, composites, photographs, records, and plaques related to Longwood University's Alpha Chapter of Sigma Sigma Sigma. Items in the collection commemorate chapter events, governance, social life and general activity of the Alpha Chapter of Sigma Sigma Sigma.

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Content Warning

ARVAS is an aggregator of archival resources. ARVAS does not have control of the descriptive language used in our members’ finding aids.

Finding aids may contain historical terms and phrases, reflecting the shared attitudes and values of the community from which they were collected, but are offensive to modern readers. These include demeaning and dehumanizing references to race, ethnicity, and nationality; enslaved or free status; physical or mental ability; religion; sex; and sexual orientation and gender identity.

Many institutions and organizations are in the process of reviewing and revising their descriptive language, with the intent to describe materials in more humanizing, inclusive, and harm-reductive ways. As members revise their descriptive language, their changes will eventually be reflected in their ARVAS finding aids.