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Scope and Contents 1. Laws of Hampden-Sydney College; laws preceded the first edition of the HSC Catalog by one year.

Scope and Contents 1. HSC Catalogue of Officers and Students, December 1822; original copy of the first HSC Catalogue. 2. HSC Catalogue of Officers and Students, December 1822; typescript copy of the original catalogue. 3. David E. Swift; “Yankee in Virginia,” James Marsh at Hampden-Sydney, 1823 – 1826, reprint from Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, volume 80, number 3, July 1972. 4. Photocopy of typed letters written by Mrs. Mary Ann Shields Bishop (1770 - 1831) of Prince Edward County, VA to...

Scope and Contents 1. HSC Charter and Laws; photocopy. 2. (missing) HSC Commencement, 1823: newspaper notices, Alumni Record September 25, 1823, Virginia Herald (Fredericksburg) October 15, 1823, Virginian (Lynchburg) October 10, 1823. 3. John H. Rice; “To the Ministers of Religion and to the Members of the Christian Church in the Southern Country”, inaugural discourse, January 1, 1824.

Scope and Contents 1. George W. Dame’s (HSC Class of 1829) biographical sketch. 2. John H. Rice “The Power of Truth and Love”; sermon preached at Philadelphia, October 1, 1828 before the American Board of Foreign Missions, printed in the National Preacher, volume 3, number 5, October 1828. 3. (missing) Benjamin M. Smith's (HSC Class of 1829) portrait.

Scope and Contents 1. HSC Tuition Receipts; receipts paid by John T. Scott (3) and James M. Scott (1), 1830 and 1831. 2. Thomas F. Venable (HSC Class of 1831)(?) Letter to Thomas F. Venable when he was a student at the University of Virginia, dated December 25, 1830 written by his mother, accompanied by note from donor, Col. B. W. Venable (HSC Class of 1966). 3. Union Theological Seminary; copy of 1830 catalogue of UTS when it was located at Hampden-Sydney, 1830-1831, U.S. Bulletin, volume 7, serial 2,...

Scope and Contents 1. Ferdinand Jacobs (HSC Class of 1832); newspaper print of letter from Ferdinand Jacobs.

Scope and Contents 1. Walter Cole Shelton (HSC Class of 1833); microprint of diploma and letter from Dr. E. Randolph Trice. 2. Robert G. Branch (HSC Class of 1833); letter reminding Branch to close his subscription to the HSC Scholarship fund, dated February 15, 1849.

Scope and Contents 1. Richard J. H. Hatchett (HSC Class of 1834); newspaper account of “An old Virginia Frolic” which occurred in June 1832, reprint from Farmville Journal, March 27, 1884.

Scope and Contents 1. Jonathan P. Cushing’s (HSC President 1821 - 1835) obituary dated April 25, 1835. 2. Jonathan P. Cushing (HSC President 1821-1835); newspaper article (reprint from Richmond Whig) citing the HSC resolution regarding Jonathan P. Cushing listed in the New York American, June 23, 1835.

Scope and Contents 1. (missing) Jouet Vernon Cosby’s (HSC Class of 1836) letter to his brother, Dabney Cosby, Jr., dated July 14, 1859. 2. (missing) Jouet Vernon Cosby’s (HSC Class of 1836) letter to his father, Dabney Cosby, dated June 28, 1850. 3. Thomas James Massie’s (HSC Class of 1836) letter to his father, William Massie, dated December 11, 1833 (original and a typewritten copy/translation). 4. Thomas James Massie’s (HSC Class of 1836) letter to his father, William Massie, dated January 12, 1834...