Oliver M. Rutledge 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:

Oliver M. Rutledge papers, 1879-1882. MS-0009. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
75 items
Creator:
Rutledge, Oliver M. (Oliver Middleton), 1862-1928
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Oliver M. Rutledge papers, 1879-1882. MS-0009. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The Oliver M. Rutledge papers consist primarily of the incoming and outgoing correspondence of VMI cadet Oliver M. Rutledge (dated 1879 to 1882). Included are letters received from his parents, siblings, and friends. A few letters written by Rutledge contain references to cadet life in the 1880s. The letter dated May 14, 1882 to his mother describes the mineral springs resort at Dagger's Springs, Virginia. Additional items include an 1882 VMI graduation invitation and a poem dedicated to the Class of 1882.

Biographical / historical:

Oliver Middleton Rutledge was born in Columbia, South Carolina on September 1, 1862 to Benjamin Huger Rutledge and Eleanor Middleton. He graduated from VMI in 1882, standing 17th out of 59 graduates. After completing his education, he was a planter and lumber businessman in Fletcher, North Carolina. Rutledge married Helen Bagley Blake of Charleston, South Carolina on October 5, 1892 and the couple had 5 children: Helen, Frances, Oliver, Elise, and Dorothy. He died on May 17, 1928 in Fletcher.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks