Academic Year, 1951-1952

File — Drawer: 1-4, Folder: 136

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

1. Telephone directory for Farmville, Buckingham, Dillwyn, and Hampden- Sydney, Virginia, September 1951. 2. Going-to-College Handbook, volume 6, 1951; mentions Hampden-Sydney College on pages 24, 35, and 52. 3. Hampden-Sydney College football program; Guilford College vs. Hampden- Sydney, September 22, 1951 (two copies). 4. Christmas card from Lambda Chi Alpha, Hampden-Sydney College. 5. Christmas card from Upsilon Chapter of Kappa Sigma at Hampden-Sydney College. 6. Varsity baseball, tennis, and track schedules for Hampden-Sydney College, 1952 (three copies). 7. Program for the Hampden-Sydney College Music Hour at Johns Auditorium, June 8, 1952 (two copies). 8. Hampden-Sydney College Varsity basketball schedule, 1951-1952. 9. Hampden-Sydney College home game season pass (1951 - 52) issued to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Grier (HSC Librarian). 10. Eighteen postcards sent to Paul L. Grier (HSC Librarian) announcing meetings, events, and upcoming movies to be held on the Hampden- Sydney College campus. 11. Ticket for a balcony seat for the Commencement exercises at Hampden- Sydney College held in Johns Auditorium, June 9, 1952. 12. Hampden-Sydney College Commencement program held June 8 - 9, 1952 (three copies). 13. Program for the Hampden-Sydney College Religious Emphasis Series. Speaker; Dr. Frederick H. Olert, held December 4 - 6, 1951 (three copies). 14. Wedding invitation sent to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Grier (Paul Grier, HSC Librarian) for the wedding of Betty Lee Proctor and Captain Tom Saxton Groseclose held at College Church, Hampden-Sydney, Virginia, August 16, 1952. 15. Invitation sent to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Grier (Paul Grier, HSC Librarian) for the Lambda Chi Alpha Christmas party and five Christmas cards from various fraternities. 16. Examination schedule for first semester, 1951 - 1952 school year (two copies). 17. The Hampden-Sydney Alumni fund 1951 donation card. 18. Program for an event held by the Crewe Better Service Club, held June 5, 1952. 19. Hampden-Sydney College Schedule of Recitations and Laboratories, 1951 - 1952. 20. Memo to the Faculty from HSC Dean, David C. Wilson, regarding upcoming meetings and another for altering the normal class schedule. 21. Newspaper article; “Stevenson Given Lift by Battle; Parries 4 Political Questions” Adlai Stevenson, Illinois Governor, scheduled to give the Commencement address at Hampden-Sydney College where his great- grandfather was president 100 years ago (probably published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch). 22. Newspaper article; “Keep Door Open for Peace, Stevenson Says at H.S;” discusses the Commencement address given at Hampden-Sydney College by Adlai Stevenson, Illinois Governor. 23. Article from the Richmond Times-Dispatch, February 1, 1952; “Dr. James B. Massey Dies, Headed HSC Bible Department.” 24. Article from the Richmond Times-Dispatch, July 30, 1962; “Rector to Return From England with Bride.” Article discusses the quick romance and marriage of Rev. C. W. McCauley (HSC Class of 1952) to Miss Jane Gaunt, a Sunday School Superintendent in the church in England in which he was volunteering. 25. Two articles written by R. M. Frazer (HSC Class of 1952); “Pandora’s Diseases, Erga 102-04” and Eurymachus; Question at Odyssey 1. 409.” 26. Newspaper article; “Proctor Resigns Position at Hampden-Sydney, Hickey May Be Successor as Athletic Director” (sports section of the Richmond News Leader, July 7, 1952). 27. Several letters to and from Paul Grier (HSC Librarian); letters discuss Hampden-Sydney College campus events. 28. Program guide for the “Banners of Freedom;” a series of radio programs by twelve cooperating colleges. “It Did Not Happen By Chance” broadcasted April 22, 1952 from Hampden-Sydney College. 29. List of students on Honor Roll for the 1st semester, 1951 - 1952. 30. Nine memos to the Hampden-Sydney College faculty from Dean David C. Wilson requesting that they remove several students from their class rolls and announcing events on campus. 31. Newspaper article from The Charlotte Observer, May 23, 1977; “Jim Hickey A Swingin’ Golf Pro” (Jim Hickey, HSC football coach, 1951 - 1955). 32. Speech given by Valedictorian Marcellus Waddill, at the June 1952 Commencement ceremony. 33. Academic Calendar sent to the faculty for the 1951 - 1952 school year (two copies). 34. Twelve week tree list. 35. Hampden-Sydney College 175th Anniversary Homecoming schedule of events (two copies). 36. News Release of the address delivered by Adlai E. Stevenson at the Commencement exercises at Hampden-Sydney College on June 9, 1952. 37. Newspaper article from the Richmond News Leader, August 26, 1970. “Story Telling: Virginia Is Setting For Novel of Love, Lust,” review of a novel written by William Hoffman (HSC Class of 1949). 38. Hampden-Sydney College Honor Roll List from 1st and 2nd semesters of the 1951 - 1952 school year. 39. Four week tree list. 40. Hampden-Sydney College schedule of recitations and laboratories for the 1951 - 1952 school year. 41. 1951 preliminary report for the Hampden-Sydney College Alumni fund. 42. Twelve week tree list from September 14 - December 8, 1951. 43. Hampden-Sydney College Christmas concert program; concert held December 10, 1951 (two copies). 44. Newspaper article from The Bedford Bulletin-Democrat, October 14, 1965. “Adlai E. Stevenson Stamp Recall Some Bedford History.” 45. Announcement about Fulbright Awards sent out by HSC President Edgar G. Gammon. 46. Lambda Chi Alpha Christmas party flyer with words for several Christmas Carols. 47. Memo to the HSC faculty from student body President, A. Emerson Johnson, Jr. with regards to the honor system. 48. Letter from Paul E. McLelland (Instructor Vocational Agriculture at Worsham High School) announcing a new Farm Machinery Repair Class. 49. Short story “Birds Are Foiled,” mentions the garden at “Edgewood” at Hampden-Sydney. 50. Summary of the “It Did Not Happen By Chance,” part of the Banners of Freedom broadcasts. 51. Article from Presbyterian Life, volume 5, number 2, January 19, 1952; “The Southern Presbyterians” written by Kenneth J. Foreman. Article mentions Hampden-Sydney College and includes a photo. 52. Letter to Paul Grier (HSC Librarian) advising him of a job opening at Drake University. 53. Note sent to Paul Grier (HSC Librarian) about a donation to be included in a collection that the Hampden-Sydney College Library already owns. 54. Letter from Paul Grier (HSC Librarian) to Jack Dalton with regards to a job announcement that was in the Richmond Sunday paper. 55. Letter to Hampden-Sydney College professors Ghigo and Whitted from HSC President Edgar G. Gammon addressing the inappropriately groomed appearance of some of their students. 56. Letter from J. D. Eggleston to Dr. Blanton discussing a sketch that he had read.

Dates

Existence: 1951-1952

Access to materials:

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