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Arranged alphabetically by name of family member, the series includes correspondence (both photocopies and originals), photographs, writings, and other materials primarily documenting the ancestors of Arthur Howe Jr. The most substantial and substantive material relates to Howe's grandfather, Samuel Chapman Armstrong, Civil War general and founder of Hampton Institute. The series includes a small amount of Armstrong's correspondence with family and associates, manuscript and typescript copies of the unpublished "Personal Memories and Letters of General Samuel Chapman Armstrong" (edited posthumously by Helen Ludlow), journal fragments, and other writings.