Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections
Janet D. Greenwood Library401 Redford Street
Farmville, VA 23909
Business Number: 434-395-2433
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Benedict Chatelain
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions to access or use for research purposes.
Custodial History
The items in this collection, were donated to [then] Longwood College by Hessie St. Clair Woodruff Bugg in February 1951. It is unknown when they were transferred to the Greenwood Library Archives.
Biographical / Historical
Hessie St. Clair Woodruff Bugg, Class of 1905, was born in Anniston, Alabama in 1884. In 1901, she came to Farmville, Virginia 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. While a student, Bugg served as the Secretary of the Class of 1905, and was a member of the Archery Club, the Glee Club, the Skating Club, the German Club, the Cunningham Literary Society, and Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority (ZTA).
In 1906, she married James Luckin Bugg, a native of Farmville who was at that point a cashier at the First National Bank. He later became a manager, then President of the bank. The couple 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-Sidney 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 Contents
The Clair Woodruff Bugg collection consists of ephemera, printed materials, and photographs that range in date from 1886 to 1919.
Container List
- Still Image Binder: 14 342.001
Class of 18861 Photographic Prints Carte de visite C.H. Erambert's Studio, Farmville, Virginia. 4.5"x6.5"General
Inscribed on reverse: "Claire Woodruff Bugg." "Class of 1886 – second class to graduate." Accompanying note lists subjects, Fanny Bugg, Estelle Ranson, Jean Carruthers, Carrie Brightwell, Katherine Andreson, Lula McKinney, Madeline Mapp, ____ Guttrie.
- Still Image Binder: 14 342.002
January Class1 Photographic Prints Black and White photograph, mounted on board 6.75"x8.75"1904General
Inscribed on bottom margin: "January Class, 1904." Inscribed on reverse: "January class of 1904." "Loaned by Mrs. J.L. Bugg. Class of January 1904."
- Still Image Binder: 14 342.003
June Class1 Photographic Prints Black and White photograph, mounted on board 7.25"x9.0"1904General
Inscribed on bottom margin: June Class, 1904." Inscribed on reverse: "Loaned by Mrs. J.L. Bugg, 707 High St., City."
- Still Image Binder: 14 342.004
Miss Andrews' Classroom1 Photographic Prints Black and White photograph, mounted on board 7.25"x9.0"General
Inscribed on bottom margin: "Miss Andrews' Classroom." Inscribed on reverse: "Loaned by Mrs. J.L. Bugg, 707 High St."
- Still Image Binder: 14 342.005
Training School students on outdoor stage1 Photographic Prints Black and White photograph 6.0"x6.5"General
Inscribed on reverse: "Mrs. J.L. Bugg."
- Still Image Binder: 14 342.006
May Day, May Pole1 Photographic Prints Black and White photograph 7.0"x9.0"General
Inscribed on reverse: "Loaned by Clair Woodruff Bugg, 707 High St." "Miss Woodruff."