Papers, 1971-1988.

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Papers, 1971-1988.

Consists of clippings from Mecklenburg County, Virginia newspapers concerning the history of Randolph-Macon College when it was located in Boydton, Virginia, including information on William Osborne Goode, who authored the College's charter. There is also information on Goode's plantation home "Wheatland."

77 leaves.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6755298

Library of Virginia

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Goode, William O. (William Osborne), 1798-1859

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William O. Goode (1798-1859) was from Mecklenburg County, Va. He held numerous political offices in Virginia and served one term (1841-1843) in the U.S. House of Representatives. From the description of Letters, 1854 March 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122538830 ...

Short, Shelton H. (Shelton Hardaway), 1926-

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Dr. Shelton H. Short III was born in Chase City, Virginia. He graduated from Hampden-Sydney College in 1948 and later received his doctorate from the University of Virginia. He has published internationally and for a time taught at the Univeristy of Edinburgh in Scotland. In 1972, Dr. Short was chosen as the Patrick Henry Scholar-in-Residence at Hampden-Sydney. He also designed and presented a new flag for the College's Bicentennial celebration in 1976. From the description of Shelto...

Randolph-Macon College

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