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Archives and Special Collections

A Guide to Averett University's Archives and Special Collections.

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Welcome to the Averett University Archives & Special Collections

The Averett University Archives, housed in the Mary B. Blount Library, serves the teaching and research needs of the institution and its constituents by preserving and administering institutional records, university publications, faculty papers, historic treasures of the university, and materials by and about former students and faculty, as well as material on the history of Danville, VA and the surrounding area.

 

The University Archives is divided into four major areas of concentration:          

  1. Averett Collection: Institutional records and local history materials
  2. Baptist Collection: gifts from local ministers and / or religious organizations
  3. Personal Papers: manuscript collections from local politicians or individuals of prominence
  4. Genealogical Research Materials: numerous printed volumes for use in researching regional genealogical history

 

Treasures from the Archives:

1957 Mnemosynian Society photo with 34-54 trophy

Literary Society Trophy, indicating the winners from 1937-54 of the yearly competition between the Mnemosynean and Philomathian societies.  To the right is a photo from the 1957 Pendulum yearbook showing the Nemos in possession of the trophy.