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Virginia Military Institute

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Found in 41 Collections and/or Records:

Antebellum Days - History in and Around

 File — RHS Collection #0078, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents

This file consist of a bound copy of the paper "Antebellum Days in and Around Lexington" by Mary Edgar McClung of Lexington High School. No date.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1818 - 1991

C. G. Freuman to Robert E. Lee, 1866-03-13

 Item — Box 7A, Folder: 46
Scope and Contents

This letter was written by C. G. Freuman from Eminence, Kentucky on March 13, 1866 to Robert E. Lee. Freuman requests that Lee send him a catalog for the "military institute" which Lee is head of, mistakenly assuming Lee is the head of Virginia Military Institute also in Lexington, VA.

Dates: 1866-03-13

Charles O. DeLahoussaye to Robert E. Lee, 1866-02-10

 Item — Box 7A, Folder: 38
Scope and Contents

This letter was written by Charles O. DeLahoussaye in New Orleans, Louisiana on February 10, 1866 to Robert E. Lee. In the letter, DeLahoussaye writes requesting that Lee send a catalog for Virginia Military Institute, as he desires to send his nephew to atttend school. DeLahoussaye potentially erroneously ascertained that Lee was the president of VMI.

Dates: 1866-02-10

Clifton, 1933

 File — Box 1, Folder: 30
Scope and Contents

This file consists of a typescript paper on the ownership of the Clifton House on the corner of McDowell and Jefferson streets. Also includes a handwritten note on the Clifton house and its relationship to the Alexander family.

Dates: 1933

Contracts with VMI for Meats, 1919 - 1923

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 0000005317], Folder: 14
Scope and Contents

File consists of contract for meat at Virginia Military Institute from January 1st, 1920. Signed by then V.M.I. superintendent E.W. Nichols and H.L. Walker.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1919 - 1923

Correspondences, 1866 - 1868

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 0000008043], Folder: 2
Scope and Contents

This folder contains letters written by and to members of the Shields family.

Dates: 1866 - 1868

Correspondences, 1870 - 1875

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 0000008044], Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

This folder contains letters written by and to members of the Shields family.

Dates: 1870 - 1875

Davidson-Tucker House

 File — Box 1, Folder: 33
Scope and Contents

This file consists of a Mead Associates real estate services document noting the special features, lot and dimensions, building area, condition, annual taxes, price, potential uses, and zoning of the Davidson-Tucker House.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1800 - 1995

Francis H. Smith to Robert E. Lee, 1866-03-12

 Item — Box 7A, Folder: 45
Scope and Contents

This letter was written by VMI Superintendent Francis H. Smith on March 12, 1866 to Robert E. Lee. Smith writes to inform Lee that a new VMI cadet, William F. Dancey, believes that the damage to VMI has resulted in the institution being unable to perform its purpose. He relays Dancey's desire to instead enroll in Washington College.

Dates: 1866-03-12

Gabriel James Rains to Robert E. Lee, 1866-07-24

 Item — Box 8: [Barcode: 0000003982], Folder: 83
Scope and Contents

Gabriel James Rains wishes to leave Summerville Institute to teach at Virginia Military Institute (V.M.I.). Rains mistakenly suggests that Lee is presiding over V.M.I. rather than Washington College.

Dates: 1866-07-24

General, 1969 - 1970

 File — Box 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents This file consists of two copies of introductory notes to the Rockbridge Heritage House tour for the years 1969 and 1970. The convered houses in the notes have historical backgrounds. The following houses appear in the notes: Alexander-Withrow House, VMI Superintendent's Quarters, Stono, Clifton, Maple Hill, Timber Ridge Church, Horatio Thompson House, The Red House, Mulberry Grove, New Providence Presbyterian Church, Briarwood, Bellevue, Maxwelton, Level Loop, Windy Glen, Cedar Grove,...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1969 - 1970

George J. Stewart to Robert E. Lee, 1866-02-05

 Item — Box 7A, Folder: 37
Scope and Contents

This letter was written by George J. Stewart of Madison Station, Virginia on February 5, 1866 to Robert E. Lee. In the letter, Stewart explains that he intends to apply to and attend Washington College for the coming semester. He also explains that he very much desired to attend the school where Lee was president, which led to a mistaken application to Virginia Military Institute where he initially believed Lee was president.

Dates: 1866-02-05

H. L. Walker Contracts with VMI, 1919 - 1923

 File — Box 2: [Barcode: 0000005442], Folder: 58
Scope and Contents

This file consists of contracts between H. L. Wood and Virginia Military Institute for fresh meats from the Walker-Wood business. Orignials of the contracts are in Box 1.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1919 - 1923

History - U.D.C. (United Daughters of the Confederacy)

 File — RHS Collection #0078, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents

This file consists of an undated manuscript entitled "Historic Lexington," which inlcudes photos of Lexington's confederate monuments and historic markers. Also includes captioning with basic historical information on the sites depicted in the photographs.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1818 - 1991

James Dabney McCabe to Robert E. Lee, 1866-05-15

 Item — Box 7A, Folder: 60
Scope and Contents

This letter by James Dabney McCabe is addressed to Robert E. Lee. McCabe asks permission to write about Lee's actions during the American Civil War. He includes that as an ex-cadet of Virginia Military Institue, he published "A Life of Lieut. Gen. T. J. Jackson" during the war.

Dates: 1866-05-15

Judith Blair, 1886-01-08

 File — Box 1, Folder: 22
Scope and Contents

This file contains an insurance policy for the amount of forty five hundred dollars for a house owned by Judith Bulter between the gates of V.M.I. and Washington and Lee. The insurance company is Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance company, based out of New York City in the United States branch.

Dates: 1886-01-08

Letter from John W. Whitehead to Mr. and Mrs. Gottwald, 1983-08-30

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 0000007264], Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

Letter discusses an article Whitehead discovered while in Houston regarding a VMI Cadet Christopher G. Caplice and his commitment to honor. Whitehead found the article uplifting and sent it to General Walber (spelling questionable). Whitehead was in Houston following his son's stroke in August of that year.

Dates: 1983-08-30

Marshall Library, 1966-09 - 1970

 File — Box RHS Collections #0079 - #0082, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

This file includes six newsletters for the George C. Marshall Research Library.

Dates: 1966-09 - 1970

Marshall Library, 1966

 File — Box RHS Collections #0079 - #0082, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents

This file consists of the President's Report from 1966 from the George C. Marshall Research Foundation.

Dates: 1966

Marshall Library, 1968-07 - 1969-01-24

 File — Box RHS Collections #0079 - #0082, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

This file consists of three notes pages for "TOPICS," a publication of the Marshall Research Library, which provides general institutional information and ongoings.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1968-07 - 1969-01-24

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