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The items in this collection, which date from 1910 to 1915, consist of ephemeral materials collected by Emily Winifred Johnson while a student at State Female Normal School.

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This collection of 5 works of art by Ethelyn Jones Morris Guppy mostly date from 1903.

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This collection, which dates from 1942, consists of an invitation to commencement and a diploma issued to Ethelyn Marie Shepard.

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The grades slips in this collection, which date from 1921, detail grades earned by Etta Belle Walker for classes taken at State Normal School for Women.

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This scrapbook dates from 1921-1924 and includes photographs, ephemera, and notes from Eva Lucille Palmer's time at the State Teachers College.

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This collection consists of memos, correspondence, abstracts and proposals, promotional materials such as booklets and press releases related to the Faculty Colloquium Lecture series from 1973 to 1990. This set of records in incomplete and does not cover the full lifespan of the Colloquium. This collection does not include any audiovisual recordings of any of the lectures. However, proposals, programs, and handouts include abstracts and descriptions of the presentations.

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These volumes, which date from 1884 to 1964, contain the minutes of faculty meetings. Also in this collection is a volume containing the meeting minutes, 1955-1957, of the Student Standards Committee, a group composed of faculty members.

Scope and content The Faculty Senate materials include agendas, minutes, reports, policies, and correspondence (memorandums and letters) of the Faculty Senate. This collection is organized according to Faculty Senate Minutes, Faculty Senate Reports, Faculty Senate policy proposals and Faculty Senate's Education Policy Committee (EPC) reports. Minute records include the agenda and minutes for meetings. The Faculty Senate Reports include Faculty Senate committee annual reports and other miscellaneous reports....

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This photograph, dated 1911, was taken at a baseball game between two Farmville baseball teams, the Fats and the Leans. The opposite side of the photograph lists names of players as well as some of the spectators.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of a ledger containing the meeting minutes of the Farmville Female College Board of Trustees from 1865 to 1873. Contained in these pages is information related to the school’s struggle after the end of the Civil War as well as information regarding faculty and students during these years. Finally, the ledger contains information related to the Board of Trustee’s decision to dissolve the corporation which owned the College and sell the school buildings and...

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This collection consists of a silver-plated copper (or bronze) plaque inscribed"Farmville Female / Academy / Built by Joint Stock / Company AD 1839." The plaque is mounted on blue velvet and framed.

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This collection, which dates from 1920 to 2021, contains business records from the Farmville Volunteer Fire Department and the Ladies Auxiliary to the Fire Department, as well as membership information, newspaper clippings, ephemera, and photographs.

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This 1955 architectural rendering of the proposed new bank in Farmville, was created by Lynchburg, VA based architect Pendleton S. Clark.

Scope and content This collection is a series of aerial photographs taken in cooperation between multiple federal agencies. These photos are all of Prince Edward County and are spread out in five distinct time periods: 1955, 1964, 1972, 1980, and 1990. The collection also includes corresponding maps to each of the series of photos, except for 1980. These photographs were also accompanied by materials from The Virginia Department of Forestry, as well as A Logger Guide. Many of the photographs are marked on the...

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This collection, which consists of a piece of correspondence from Joel Foster to his father Ezekiel Foster, dates from 1813. In the letter, posted from the Mississippi Territory, Joel Foster updates his father on crops harvested that year, the status of the draft (War of 1812), relations with the Creek Tribe, his prospects for marriage, and expectations for a better life.

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This collection, which dates from 1958 to 1961, consists of student records, memorabilia, and ephemera from Frances Slater Harnsberger’s time at Longwood College.

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This collection includes composite images of Longwood Fraternities and Sororities. Images are not complete and several years are missing from almost all of the sets listed.

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The “rat caps” in this collection date from the early 1930s to the early 1970s.

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This collection, which dates from 1918 to 1949, includes organizational records, newsletters, ephemera, photographs, and scrapbooks that document the history of the Gamma Theta sorority.

Scope and Contents This collection, contained in nine archival boxes, is divided into the following series: Correspondence - All correspondence, with the exception of personal correspondence, are in chronological order. Personal correspondence is arranged alphabetically by the correspondent's last name. Manuscripts - contains a variety of articles written by Dr. Jeffers and texts of addresses given by Dr. Jeffers. This series also contains a draft (typed, with corrections) of a book written by Dr. Jeffers (The...

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This collection, which dates from 1937 to 1940, consists of 38 photographs of student organizations, individual students, and campus buildings. The majority of the photographs were originally taken for the Virginian (student yearbook).

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The beanie in this collection, which dates to ca. 1940, was worn by Gertrude T. Wright while a freshman at State Teachers College.

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This collection consists of a Licentiate of Teaching awarded to Elia Blanche Gilliam in 1891, a high school diploma and a B.S. degree awarded to Elia Blanche Putney in 1924 and 1928 respectively, as well as a scrapbook and photographs from Elia Blanche Putney's time at State Teachers College.

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This collection, which dates from 1947 and 1959, consists of a commencement program from 1947 and a newspaper clipping re: Longwood’s 75th Anniversary.

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This collection contains materials from 1980-1991.

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The items in this collection, which date from 1914, consist of grade slips and an honor roll certificate issued to Harriet Johns.

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This collection, which dates from 1806 to 1983, consists of property deeds, correspondence, wills, photographs, and genealogical materials.

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This collection, which dates from 1914 to 1935, consists of an honor roll notification, school transcripts, and teacher certifications.

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This history of the class of 1963 was written by class historian Rebecca Sue Wilburn.