Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections
Janet D. Greenwood Library401 Redford Street
Farmville, VA 23909
Business Number: 434-395-2433
ask@longwood.libanswers.com
URL: https://libguides.longwood.edu/home/asc
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions to access or use for research purposes.
Custodial History
These material have been collected on an ongoing basis by staff at the Greenwood Library and other offices and departments at the university.
Biographical / Historical
Longwood House is a historic home in Farmville, Virginia. It was originally owned by Scottish immigrant Peter Johnston who purchased it in 1765. The property was sold to Abraham B. Venable in 1811; following his death shortly thereafter in the Richmond Theatre fire, it was inherited by a relative, Samuel. The current house was built about 1815, and enlarged and remodeled about 1839. The site was the birthplace of two well-known Confederate officers: Johnston's grandson Joseph E. Johnston in 1807, and Samuel Venable's grandson, Charles S. Venable, in 1827.
Longwood House was purchased by what was then the State Teachers College at Farmville in 1929. Twenty years later, the school renamed itself Longwood College after the house. It has been used as the home of the university president since 1969.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Scope and Contents
The materials in this collection pertain to the history and contents of the Longwood House as well as information related to the upkeep of the house by Longwood University. Additionally, there is information related to events that took place at the Longwood House after it was acquired by the university.
Container List
- Text [1000524384] box: 01 of 02
Guest book, Christmas Open House1 Volumes
- Artifact [1000524384] box: 01 of 02
Curtain Tassels1 Object
- Text [1000524384] box: 01 of 02
Appliance Warranties1 Sheets
- Text [1000524384] box: 01 of 02
Thomas Sully (painter), booklets1 Volumes
- Text [1000524384] box: 01 of 02
Longwood House inventory, (2) volumes with pictures and descriptions1 Sheets
- Text [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
"Today and Yesterday in the Heart of Virginia," articles1 Folder
- Text [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
articles and published information1 Folder
- Text [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
booklets1 Folder
- Text [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
Appraisal Reports1 Folder
- Text [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
Easter Egg Hunt1 Folder
- Text [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
1 Folder
- Text [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
Open house at Christmas1 Folder
- Text [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
Letters and Memos1 Folder
- Text [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
Energy Audit1 Folder1984
- Text [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
Facilities Audit1 Folder1964
- Text [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
1 Folder
- Text [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
Inventory of Longwood House furniture (sent to Mike Malloy)1 Folder
- Text [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
Inventory notes by Nancy Shelton1 Folder
- Text [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
- Text [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
Furnishings and related documents1 Sheets
- Text [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
1 Folder
- Text [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
General Inventory1 Folder
- Text [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
Inventory of Furniture (undated)1 Folder
- Text [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
Inventories1 Folder
- Text [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
Purchases, Receipts, etc.1 Folder
- Still Image [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
Photographs, Longwood House Furniture, September1 Folder1981
- Still Image [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
Color, 3.5"x5", (10 photographs)10 Photographic Prints
- Still Image [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
B&W, 5"x7", (1 photograph), Sully sideboard, silver candlesticks, silver service1 Photographic Prints
- Ephemera [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
Color Post Card, 3.5"x5", Longwood House1 Sheets
- Still Image [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
- Still Image [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
Photographs, Longwood House Furniture and Paintings1 Folder
- Still Image [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
Color, 3.5"x5", (28 photographs)28 Photographic Prints
- Still Image [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
- Still Image [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
Photo negatives, color, (48 photographs)1 Folder
- Still Image [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
Photographs, furniture movers1 Folder
- Still Image [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
B&W, 5"x7", (9 photographs)9 Photographic Prints
- Still Image [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
Photograph, reproduction, Charles S. Venable1 Photographic Prints
- Still Image [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
B&W, 4"x5", original in University of Va. Archives1 Photographic Prints
- Still Image [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
- Still Image [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
Copies of photographs of Longwood House1 Folder
- Text [1000524385] box: 02 of 02
Photocopies of information about Longwood House1 Folder