Fork Union Military Academy Yearbook

Collection

Identifier: WLU-Coll-0688

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a single Fork Union Academy Yearbook, 1907-1908. The yearbook contains the photographs and information on the student body at that time. Included within this student body is Francis P. Gaines, who would later become president of Washington and Lee University.

Dates

Creation: 1907-1908

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.

Biographical / Historical

Fork Union Military Academy is located in Fork Union, VA. It was founded in 1898 and acts as an all-male institution to educate in a college preparatory, Christian, and military environment.

Francis Pendleton Gaines, who served as president of Washington and Lee University from 1930-1959, attended Fork Union Military Academy and was photographed for the 1907-1908 yearbook.