Farmville-Prince Edward Historical Society Archives
401 Redford StreetFarmville, Virginia 23909
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Benedict Chatelain
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
There are no restrictions to access or use for research purposes.
Ownership and Custodial History
This collection, which relates to the families of Charles Bugg and James Luckin Bugg, Sr., was donated to the Farmville-Prince Edward Historical Society by Anne B. Payne, a descendant of the Bugg family, in October 2018.
Biographical sketch
The Bugg family arrived in Prince Edward County in the summer of 1869. Charles Bugg, along with his wife, Martha and their six children sailed first to New York, then on to Norfolk, Virginia, and finally to City Point, Virginia before traveling, via train, to Farmville. While initially Charles Bugg had hopes of establishing himself as a farmer, he was counseled by his fellow Englishman, Dr. B.C. Peters, to go into business instead. Heeding this advice, Bugg was, for a time, the proprietor of the Randolph House Hotel and later established a grocery business with his son, Charles F. Bugg. Additionally, Charles Bugg served as Postmaster in Farmville from 1903 to 1907 and was a member of the Town Council from 1896 to 1900. James Luckin Bugg was the youngest son of Charles and Martha Bugg. In 1906, he married Hessie St. Clair Woodruff, from Anniston, Alabama. Woodruff had come to Farmville in 1901 to attend [then] State Female Normal School, where her sister Mary St. Clair Woodruff was a member of the faculty and the principal of the Training School. In 1908, James Luckin Bugg was hired as cashier of the newly opened People's National Bank in Farmville. Bugg would later become manager and finally President of the bank. James Luckin Bugg and Hessie St. Clair Bugg had two children, Mary St. Clair (Bugg) Holland and James Luckin Bugg, Jr. Mary St. Clair (Bugg) Holland graduated from State Teachers College in 1944. James Luckin Bugg, Jr. graduated from Hampden-Sydney College in 1941 and subsequently earned both his Master's degree and Phd. from UVA. In 1963, Bugg, Jr. was named the 1st Chancellor of the University of Missouri-St. Louis and in 1969 became the 2nd President of Old Dominion University.
Scope and content
This collection, which dates from 1876 to 1957, consists of photographs, correspondence, ephemera, stock certificates, newspaper clippings, and four scrapbooks compiled by Hessie St. Clair Bugg.
General Note
This collection is part of the Farmville-Prince Edward Historical Society Archives which are housed at Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections
Container List
- Text [1000523781] box: 01 of 04
Petition re: Misses Bush, Lee, Brimblecom, and Miner (involves Celeste Parrish)1 Folder1887
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Farmville Town Charter1 Folder
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1 Folder1907
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1 Folder1917-1918
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David H. Brown, American Red Cross, Potomac Div. to J.L. Bugg1 Leaves
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Richard H. Smith, The Central Liberty Loan Committee to J.L. Bugg1 Leaves
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J.L. Bugg to Richard H. Smith1 Leaves
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Harry F. Byrd to J.L. Bugg1 Leaves
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Harry F. Byrd to J.L. Bugg1 Leaves
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Ben P. Owen, The Central Liberty Loan Committee to J.L. Bugg1 Leaves
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L.M. Lee, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond to J.L. Bugg1 Leaves
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Harry F. Byrd to J.L. Bugg1 Leaves
- Text [1000523781] box: 01 of 04
David H. Brown, American Red Cross, Potomac Div. to J.L. Bugg1 Leaves
- Text [1000523781] box: 01 of 04
George J. Seay, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond to J.L. Bugg1 Leaves
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W.S. Battle, Jr., U.S. Railroad Administration to J.L. Bugg1 Leaves
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J.L. Bugg to W.S. Battle, Jr.1 Leaves
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- Text [1000523781] box: 01 of 04
1 Folder1902-1935
- Text [1000523781] box: 01 of 04
1 Folder1954
- Ephemera [1000523781] box: 01 of 04
People's National Bank, ephemera1 Folder
- Ephemera [1000523781] box: 01 of 04
J.L. Bugg, business card1 Leaves
- Ephemera [1000523781] box: 01 of 04
People's National Bank, Statement of Condition1 Leaves1959
- Ephemera [1000523781] box: 01 of 04
People's National Bank, advertisement cards for safe deposit box rentals1 Leaves
- Ephemera [1000523781] box: 01 of 04
- Ephemera [1000523781] box: 01 of 04
1 Folder1960
- Still Image [1000523781] box: 01 of 04 HS-007.001
(Oversize) multi-generational family photograph, unidentified. Taken on front porch of Thornton House.1 Folder1850-1900
- Scrapbook [1000523782] box: 02 of 04
Bugg Family Scrapbook1 Volumes1903-1960
- Scrapbook [1000523782] box: 02 of 04
Bugg Family Scrapbook1 Volumes1922-1964
- Scrapbook [1000523784] box: 04 of 04
Bugg Family Scrapbook1 Volumes1920-1927
- Scrapbook [1000523783] box: 03 of 04
Bugg Family Scrapbook1 Volumes1920-1949
- Scrapbook [1000523784] box: 04 of 04
Loose scrapbook pages1 Sheets
- Text [1000523784] box: 04 of 04
The Rotunda (student newspaper), bound volume1 Volumes1940-1944
- Text [1000523786] folder: 01 of 01
Farmville Mercury (newspaper), January 20, 1876 (front page includes address to Charles Bugg, congratulating him on the successful renovation of the Randolph House hotel).1 Sheets
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 HS-007.002
Family photograph, unidentified. Taken on front porch of Thornton House.1 Photographic Prints photograph mounted on board, b&w 5"x8"1850-1900
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 HS-007.003
Multi-generational family photograph, unidentified. Taken on front porch of Thornton House.1 Photographic Prints photograph mounted on board, b&w (extremely fragile) 8"x9.5"1850-1900