Stanton F. Blain Account Book 1919-1923

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:

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Preferred citation:

Stanton F. Blain Account Book, mss 00032, Virginia Military Institute Archives, Lexington, VA.

Summary

Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Stanton F. Blain Account Book, mss 00032, Virginia Military Institute Archives, Lexington, VA.

Background

Scope and content:

The Stanton F. Blain account book contains a listing of school expenses incurred while Blain was a cadet at the Virginia Military Institute, 1919-1923.

Biographical / historical:

Stanton Forman Blain, son of Jean Throckmorton Forman and Randolph Harrison Blain, was born July 22, 1902 at Louisville, Kentucky. He was educated at the Virginia Military Institute, from which he graduated in June 1923. He subsequently earned his Master's degree at Washington & Lee University. Blain was a Professor of Spanish at VMI for 41 years, retiring in 1964. Blain married Emma Dorothy Guinn of Rockbridge County Virginia, on December 1, 1923. The couple had one daughter and one son. Blain died in Lexington, Virginia on April 14, 1972.

Physical description:
The collection consists of 1 item.