Robert Gatewood notebook and diary, 1849/1853

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Preston Library
411 Letcher Avenue
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, VA 24450
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Jeffrey S. Kozak
Phone: (540) 464-7516
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:

Robert Gatewood notebook and diary, 1849-1853. MS 0300. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
1 items
Creator:
Gatewood, Robert, 1829-1909
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Robert Gatewood notebook and diary, 1849-1853. MS 0300. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of the notebook and diary (1849-1853) of Robert Gatewood. Entries include original and copies poetry dating from his last year at VMI, essays, and diary entries written while Gatewood was teaching at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia (1851-1853). Diary entries and notes frequently have a religious theme.

Biographical / historical:

Robert Gatewood was born in 1829 in Norfolk. Virginia. He graduated from VMI in 1849 and went on to become an educator, Episcopal clergyman, and Principal of Norfolk (Virginia) Academy. Gatewood died in 1909.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks