Lee S. Gerow papers, 1913/1949

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:

Lee S. Gerow papers, 1913-1949. MS 0228. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
40 items
Creator:
Gerow, Lee S. (Lee Saunders), 1891-1982
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Lee S. Gerow papers, 1913-1949. MS 0228. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The Lee S. Gerow papers (40 items) consist of papers from the military career of Gerow, including:

  • Diplomas
  • Citations
  • Certificates of promotion
  • Photographs
  • An autobiography (14 page typescript, 1979)
  • Correspondence

Biographical / historical:

Lee Saunders Gerow was born in 1891 in Petersburg, Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1913. He was a Brigadier General in the United States Army and Head of the Culver Military Academy (Indiana). Gerow died in 1982 in Washington, D.C.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks