Includes documents on Audie Murphy getting the Presidential Medal of Freedom; memorial program for Mary M. Stackhouse Wilson (1921-2011); copy of American Profile about Lt. Gen. Hal Moore (of We Were Soldiers Once and Young); letter from Sam to Chris Howard saying Sam will be going into full retirement; letter from Robert Eason, including article on Eason; letter from Albert T. Hayes saying, “My time as your student helped instill in me a desire to serve in the military”; letter from Lynn Novick, thanking Sam for his interview on Vietnam; and letter from Max Meador, including photos of Sam, 2011 March-July

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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

2011 March-July

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.