Abstract The Valley Union Education Society was in charge of the Female Seminary at Botetourt Springs, which would become Hollins Institute in 1855. In 1901, the institute was switched to private ownership through the CLC Corporation. After 1910, Hollins Institute became Hollins College. The CLC Corporation was headed by a Board of Govenors. The return to public began 1927 and was finalized 1932, and the Board of Govenors became the Board of Trustees. This collection holds minutes and supplemental...

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This collection contains the historical files and publication run of the Hollins Critic, a student publication created with the support of the Hollins University English Department. The Hollins Critic ran for 70 issues, ending in 2023 after the death in early 2023 of Senior Editor Richard Dillard.

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This collection contains both personal and professional materials related to and created by children's author Margaret Wise Brown, best known for writing "Goodnight Moon". These materials include: literary manuscripts, correspondence, legal papers, biographical information, periodical publications, sound recording, ephemera, and clippings.

Abstract This collection contains scrapbooks and photo albums donated by alums, alumnae families, staff, faculty, and departments of and related to Hollins University. Many of the early scrapbooks show students, faculty, and staff. Some photographs are labeled. Also included in many of the photo albums are pictures of campus in the early years, illustrating changes to the landscape. This collection includes scrapbooks without abridgement or exclusions. The original scrapbooks may contain pictures or...

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The Student Organizations Collection contains records of Hollins student organizations. Some organizations are separated out into their own series. Material in the collection has been donated by said organizations to the archives.