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Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Identification
Ms.2009.128
Title
Joseph D. Eggleston Collection 1896-1949, n.d. 1905-1920
Quantity
0.3 Cubic Feet, 1 box
Creator
Eggleston, J. D. (Joseph Dupuy), 1867-1953
Language
The material in the collection are in English.
Abstract
The collection contains publications and pamphlets authored by or including articles authored by and about Joseph D. Eggleston.
Materials relate to Eggleston's tenure with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Hampden-Sydney College, as well as local religious
and social causes. Several of the articles contain Eggleston's marginalia.
The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University
Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.
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Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder],
Joseph D. Eggleston Collection, Ms2009-128, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Source of Acquisition
The Joseph D. Eggleston Collection was purchased by Special Collections in September 2009. An additional group of similar
publications was purchased by Special Collections in March 2010 and a third group in December 2011.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Joseph D. Eggleston Collection commenced and was completed in October
2009. The second accrual was integrated into the existing collection in May 2010 and the third in December 2011.
Joseph D. Eggleston was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, in 1867. He attended college at Hampden-Sydney College, completing
his degree in 1886. He taught at schools in several southern states before becoming the superintendent in Asheville, North
Carolina in 1891 and later superintendent of schools in Farmville, Virginia. During his tenure as state Superintendent of
Public Instruction (1906-1912), he worked hard for improvements in rural schools. In January of 1913, he began work with the
Field Service in Rural Education in the US Office of Education. The same year, he resigned to take the post of Virginia Polytechnic
Institute (VPI) President (1913-1919). In 1919, Eggleston left VPI for the Presidency of his alma mater, Hampden-Sydney College.
He served there from 1919 to 1939. Eggleston died in Farmville, Virginia, in 1953.
For more information on Joseph D. Eggleston and his administration at VPI, see:
Kinnear, Duncan Lyle. The First 100 Years; A History of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University . Blacksburg: Virginia Polytechnic Institute Educational Foundation, 1972.
The collection contains publications and pamphlets authored by or including articles authored by and about Joseph D. Eggleston.
Materials relate to Eggleston's tenure at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Hampden-Sydney College, as well as religious
and other education organizations. Several of the articles contain Eggleston's marginalia. Examples include opinion pieces
for the YMCA publication Rural Manhood (1917), articles about Eggleston for the Bulletin of Hampden-Sydney College (1917-1918), and an address to the Virginia State Teachers' Association (1910).