Hardaway H. Dinwiddie papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Preston Library
Virginia Military Institute
345 Letcher Ave.
Lexington, VA 24450-0304
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Jeffrey S. Kozak
Phone: (540) 464-7516
Phone: (540) 464-7566
Fax: (540) 464-7089
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

Manuscript collections in the VMI Archives are made available for educational and research use. The VMI Archives should be cited as the source. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright holders. Materials from our collections may not be redistributed, published or reproduced without permission from the VMI Archives. Contact the VMI Archives for additional information.

Preferred citation:

Hardaway H. Dinwiddie papers, 1858-1868. MS 0177. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
6 items
Creator:
Dinwiddie, Hardaway H. (Hardaway Hunt), 1844-1887
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Hardaway H. Dinwiddie papers, 1858-1868. MS 0177. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The Hardaway H. Dinwiddie papers consist of the personal papers (six items) of Dinwiddie, including:

  • A calling card
  • Poems about New Market Cadets
  • A document titled "phrenological analysis" (1858)
  • A manuscript of a VMI valedictory speech (1867)
  • A VMI commencement program (1867)
  • A certificate of withdrawal from Lexington's (Virginia) Masonic Lodge (1868)

Biographical / historical:

Hardaway Hunt Dinwiddie was born in 1844 in Lynchburg, Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1867 and was a New Market cadet. He went on to become an educator. Dinwiddie died in 1887 in Texas.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks