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Theodorick Pryor Campbell’s letter to “Mrs. Brown” thanking the “Ladies Society” for “the scholarship offered"
Theodorick Pryor Campbell’s (HSC Class of 1882) spent 39 years as a teacher and an administrator at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (VAMC; known today as Virginia Tech), including holding a triple position of dean, department head, and…
Letter from J. M. P. Atkinson to “Mrs. E. H. Brown” thanking the “society” for the selection of Theodorick Pryor Campbell as a scholarship recipient.
Theodorick Pryor Campbell’s (HSC Class of 1882) spent 39 years as a teacher and an administrator at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (VAMC; known today as Virginia Tech), including holding a triple position of dean, department head, and…
Letter from Julia Jackson to Mamie Glover
Julia Jackson’s (daughter of Stonewall Jackson) letter to Mamie Glover of Atlanta, GA, describing Ms. Jackson’s 1882 visit to HSC.
Letter to John H. Davis from Edmund Bittinger
Letter to John H. Davis, Jr. (Class of 1883) from Edmund Bittinger thanking HSC Union Society for naming him an honorary member.
Letter from Richard McIlwaine to W. R. Gaines, Esq.
Fundraising letter/appeal by Richard McIlwaine to W. R. Gaines, Esq. (Class of 1855).
Letter from Joseph Dupuy Eggleston to William P. Jacobs
Written in 1919, this letter from Joseph Dupuy Eggleston (Class of 1886) to William P. Jacobs, President, Presbyterian College, Clinton, S.C., talks of the virtues of H-SC and shares news of classmates' lives more than thirty years after graduation.…
Letter from J.M. Wells to his mother
J.M. Wells’s (HSC Student in 1890) letter to his mother giving detailed description of HSC geography. Letter donated by Sarah Wells Blakely.
"The Turret's Twirl"
The musings of William Henry Tappey Squires (class of 1895) on the 150th anniversity of the Presbyterian Church at Hampden-Sydney College.
Thomas James Massie’s letter to his father (January)
Thomas James Massie’s (HSC Class of 1836) letter to his father, William Massie.
Thomas James Massie’s letter to his father (April)
Thomas James Massie’s (HSC Class of 1836) letter to his father William Massie.
Letter from Nathaniel E. Venable to his daughter
Nathaniel E. Venable’s letter to his daughter, Mary P. Venable. The "bacon letter".
Roger Pryor’s letter to Professor Holladay
Roger Pryor’s (HSC Class of 1846) letter to Professor Holladay.
James Madison Blanton’s letter to “Barksdale”
James Madison Blanton’s (HSC Class of 1847) letter to “Barksdale”.
1899 Class Letters from the Class of 1894
A collection of letters written by the class of 1894 discussing their lives and careers since graduation and reminiscing about their time at H-SC.