William B. Dunbar collection

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:

William B. Dunbar collection, 1916-1945. MS 0443. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
22 items one folder
Creator:
Dunbar, William B. (William Bayard), 1907-1968
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

William B. Dunbar collection, 1916-1945. MS 0443. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection (22 items) consists of incoming correspondence and postcards (dated 1916-1945) written by various friends and family members to William B. Dunbar. The letters that date from the period of his cadetship include occasional references to VMI events.

Biographical / historical:

William Bayard Dunbar of Atlanta, Georgia, entered VMI in September 1926 and resigned in June 1928 in order to attend Georgia Tech. He served in the United States Air Force during World War II and spent his career in the insurance business and as a draftsman. Dunbar died in April 1968 in Atlanta.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks