Francis H. Smith Circular Letter Soliciting Items to Establish a Museum at VMI

Creator:
Smith, Francis H. (Francis Henney), 1812-1890
Scope and content:

Virginia Military Institute printed circular, signed in ink by Superintendent Francis H. Smith, petitioning alumni for donations of "Curiousities, both literary and natural" to help establish a Museum at VMI. This examples is dated February 27, 1845, and addressed to William S. Beale, a member of the Class of 1843.

Also mentions addition to Barracks, new Gun House, Society of Cadets Hall, and Library.

Acquisition information:
Purchased, November 2015.
Physical location:
Archives stacks, Record Group 02, Superintendent. Outgoing correspondence, 1845

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Preston Library
Virginia Military Institute
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Lexington, VA 24450-0304
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