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Academic Year, 1897-1898

 File — Drawer: 1-4, Folder: 76

Scope and Contents

1. Invitation to HSC Intermediate Celebration, February 22, 1898. 2. HSC student petition (ca. 1898) asking Faculty to change the “Weekly Holiday from Saturday to Monday.” 3. Farewell letter from UTS to HSC Faculty, dated May 13, 1898, along with response (no date) from HSC Faculty. 4. Richard McIlwaine’s (HSC President) letter to John B. Henneman concerning writing an article on the history of HSC to be printed in the Kaleidoscope, letter dated March 14, 1898. 5. Request for contribution to a J. M. Venable, Esq., dated April 16, 1898, promoting the collection of funds for an oil portrait of President McIlwaine. 6. Photographs: (HSC Class of 1898) James Edward Allen, Eugene Caldwell, Howson White Cole, Eugene Douglas, John Harris Earhart, Howard Lawrence Foster, Lewis M. Gaines, Garrett Gideon Gooch, Barksdale Hamlett, Robert Francis Hutcheson, Lewis Harvie Irving, Thomas Allen Kirk, Clarence Reed Lacy, David Cummins Morton, Virgin Hadley Starbuck, Tecumseh Harvell Thompson, Arthur Douglass Wauchope, two unidentified individuals.

Dates

  • Existence: 1897-1898

Access to materials:

Collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 hours advance notice. Because of the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access will require additional advanced notice. Copies of digital files will be provided for use upon request.

Extent

From the Collection: 12 Linear Feet

From the Collection: 48 Digital Image Scans

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Hampden-Sydney College Archives & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Hampden-Sydney College
Walter M. Bortz III Library
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Hampden-Sydney VA 23943 United States
(434) 223-7225