Includes letter from Charlton Ogburn to the Washington Post, saying how Sam is the man to run for Senate after Harry Byrd chose to not run for reelection. Ogburn thought Sam would one day be the governor of Virginia. Sam is “a hell of a smart man, as well as courtly and gracious as any. He is very likely to prove to be in the tradition of the great Virginians of the past, unless I am unaccountably mistaken.”; certificate from the DAR “DAR Honor Medal”; Sam’s notes on crisis management; interview with Victor Weisskopf; and article on Sam in the Ledger-Star, 1982 May

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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

1982 May

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.