Save America’s Treasures: The Samuel Chapman Armstrong Letter Books
Project Description:
Hampton University Archives will use the funds to conserve and digitize the letter
books of Samuel Chapman Armstrong, a Union Army general who served as the
first president of the school, as well as two on-site workshops to assist in
developing a plan for digital preservation. The letter books provide insight into
educational experiences of African Americans and Native Americans during
Reconstruction and include Chapman’s handwritten and typed correspondence
regarding the establishment of Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, as it
was known in 1868, its educational design, and administration. The project will be
matched with $249,898 in non-federal share.