Simeon O. Coxe, Jr. letters

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Location of collection:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Preston Library
Virginia Military Institute
345 Letcher Ave.
Lexington, VA 24450-0304
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Preferred citation:

Simeon O. Coxe, Jr. letters, 1929-1933. MS 0033. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
1 items
Creator:
Coxe, Simeon O., Jr. (Simeon Oliver), 1910-1999
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Simeon O. Coxe, Jr. letters, 1929-1933. MS 0033. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This Simeon O. Coxe, Jr. letters consist of a one volume typewritten transcription of letters written by Cadet Simeon O. Coxe, Jr. (VMI Class of 1933) to his parents in Richmond, Virginia. The letters cover his entire cadetship (1929-1933) and contain a detailed record of VMI cadet life during early 1930s. Topics include:

  • Daily routines
  • Hazing
  • Financial concerns
  • Academics
  • Athletics
  • Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) summer camp at Fort Hoyle, Maryland
  • Ring Figure dance

Biographical / historical:

Simeon Oliver Coxe, Jr. was born in Rapidan, Virginia on August 15, 1910. He graduated from VMI in 1933 with a degree in civil engineering, and received a Master's degree from Cornell University, New York. He was a civil engineer for his entire career, working in Knoxville (Tennessee), New Orleans (Louisiana), and Mobile (Alabama). Coxe married Mary Cadell Moses in 1936 and the couple had three children. He died in Spanish Fort, Alabama on October 6, 1999.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks