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Virginia Military Institute Archives

VMI at War Project collection, 1941/1995

5.5 cubic feet 5 boxes

This collection contains autobiographical and biographical information about the military service of alumni veterans of World War II through the first Gulf War. The alumni responses range in length from short summaries to longer narrative descriptions detailing their service. Some files contain related photographs and documents.

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George B. Hightower military service information

This file contains photocopies of George B. Hightower's World War II papers, including:

  • His diary (dated January 22-May 10, 1945) written while he was Commanding Officer Forward Echelon, 68th Composite Wing Headquarters, 14th Army Air Forces, China
  • Military orders
  • Commendations
  • Correspondence
  • Photographs
  • Printed material

  1. Project files, VMI Class of 1933
Virginia Military Institute Archives

John T. L. Preston papers, 1806/1889

0.69 cubic feet 1 2.5-inch legal document box and 1 5-inch legal document box

The John T. L. Preston papers consist of the personal papers of Preston, including:

  • A farm account book (1834-1887)
  • Bills
  • Deeds
  • Memoranda
  • Receipts
  • Correspondence
  • A photocopy and transcription of Preston's Civil War journal ("Jottings"), which dates from his military service at Craney Island, Virginia from late July to October 1861. The original journal is held by the Library of Congress.
  • Preston's United States passport (May 1851)
  • Franklin Society membership certificate (1851)
  • A typescript "brief historical sketch" of VMI written as a speech for the Institute's semi-centennial celebration in 1889 (the typescript contains handwritten corrections in ink; Preston's son delivered the address on behalf of his father).
The majority of the papers relate to Preston's personal, financial, and property (land) transactions and do not involve his work at VMI.

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Journal photocopy and transcription, 1861

Copy and transcription of John T. L. Preston's journal, which he called "Jottings." This journal was written during his military assignment at Craney Island, Virginia in the the summer and fall of 1861.

Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Davis Family Diaries, 1917/1959, bulk 1917/1933

1 Linear Feet

This a a collection of diaries of William Couch Davis, Jr., and his wife, Mary Anderson Davis, including accounts of William's jobs in France (1917-19), Cuba, Savannah, and Norfolk. They include many details about the Davis family of West Point, Virginia. One of Mary's diaries covers their first married year (1924-25) in Cuba and others cover their trips (1935-1959) out west in Canada and to Central America and Europe.

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