Scope/content: 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.

Scope and Contents 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the collection includes copies of public addresses and presentations, photos, correspondence, newspaper clippings, historical documents used in genealogical research,...

Scope and Contents Contains the second part of the subsection of chapter 2; 5. 1854-1876: pp 124-129 (Civil War). These pages are made up of a newspaper article cut out and glued to notebook paper with handwritten annotations and edits throughout.

Scope and Contents Contains the final part of the subsection of chapter 2; 5. 1854-1876 (After the war), pp 130-136. The folder then goes to chapter 3 - Some Personal History title on p 137 with subsections; 1. Latrobe on the Appomattox, pp 138-139, 2. Patrick Henry and John Randolph in Prince Edward, p 140, 3. May 18th 1825, p 141, 4. Charlotte Court First Monday in April 1827, pp 142-143, and 5. Edward in 1830, pp 144-145. These pages contain a mixture of handwritten notes and newspaper articles with Chapter 2...

Scope and Contents The Margaret Venable (nee Dickinson) letters contains correspondence relating to familial matters and social information from 1833-1918. Some of the topics discussed include schooling at Hampden-Sydney College, the Civil War, courtships, weddings, new children, and deaths. Not included in the collection are specific details about the Civil War or specifics about classes Hampden-Sydney College.

Scope/contents: 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.