Collections : [Virginia Military Institute Archives]

The John E. Roller papers include:

• Civil War era letters from cadet friends concerning life at VMI
• Civil War dispatches and telegrams that date from Roller's service with the Confederate States of America engineers, including one document signed by General Robert E. Lee
• One scrapbook (circa 1910) that contains clippings about Civil War battles, veterans, unit reunions, monument dedications, and other related information
• Two photographs, one of Confederate soldier Lieutenant Colonel Samuel T. Walker (10th Virginia Infantry Regiment) and one of the Virginia Legislature Centennial Committee (1871)
• Holograph text of a cadet literary-debating society speech delivered by Cadet Norwood B. Randolph in 1870
• Other items

The Jordan Family papers (13 items) consist of personal papers related to the Jordan family, including:

• One notebook
• Correspondence
• Notes containing genealogical information
• Photographs of Colonel John Jordan and his son John

The Paul Welles papers consist of the personal papers (1897-1950) of VMI faculty member Paul Welles. These papers include personal correspondence and diaries (1928-1950), records from his military career (1916-1919), photos, speeches, and certificates (oversized). Little of the collection relates to Welles' career at VMI.

This collection consists of the personal papers of VMI Professor Samuel M. Millner, Jr. The papers include correspondence with his wife Esther Ayres Millner and with classmates, diaries, photographs, and documents.

This collection consists of the personal papers of Brigadier General William Burr Cochran, VMI Class of 1888, including:

• Correspondence
• Photographs
• An unpublished biographical essay titled "Reminiscences of Camp Life During the World War"
• Other items, such as instructions for "final German Figures," a formal VMI dance