Includes Virginia Film Foundation documents on Lafayette; copy of Doris Betts, “We Were the Snopses: A Writer and Her Piedmont” from Southern Cultures magazine; letter from Willie L. Shpperson (of Laurel, Md.) to Park Service Staff at Topeka, Kans., which is highly critical of Sam and the Moton Museum, discussing the “Prince Edward Holocaust,” adding, “Racism is alive and well in Prince Edward County,” and “Sam Wilson knows as much about creating a museum as a pig does about teaching Sunday school” (Willie died 2012 January 27. He had graduated from Moton High School in 1955. He was one of the petitioners for the case of Dorothy E. Davis, et al,. and the Prince Edward County School Board, one of the cases in the Brown v. Board decision. He was also a painter and a union leader.), 2002 March

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Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: This collection contains the entirety of General Samuel Vaughan Wilson's personal and professional papers, as donated to Hampden-Sydney College by his widow in 2019. Topics include the Vietnam and Second World Wars, the development of the United States of America's intelligence and counter-intelligence communities, military strategy, and Wilson's role as president of Hampden-Sydney College from 1992 until 2000.

Dates

2002 March

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.