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Virginia Military Institute Archives

Records of Superintendent Francis H. Smith, 1839-1889, 1839/1889

30 Linear Feet

These files constitute the major record series generated by the office of Francis H. Smith, VMI's first Superintendent. He served from 1839-1889. The records, (ca. 30 linear feet) consist of incoming and outgoing correspondence, order books, speeches and publications, annual reports, personal file, and subject files.

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Virginia Military Institute Archives

Richard S. Ewell papers, 1838/1864

4 items

This collection includes papers (four items) of Richard S. Ewell, including:

  • A letter (dated June 17, 1838) written while Ewell was a cadet at West Point to Benjamin S. Ewell of York, Pennsylvania
  • Two Civil War dispatches (dated 1862 and 1864)
  • A map of the Cedar Mountain, Virignia battlefield drawn by Ewell

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Richard S. Ewell papers, 1838/1864 4 items

Ewell, Richard S. (Richard Stoddert), 1817-1872

This collection includes papers (four items) of Richard S. Ewell, including:

  • A letter (dated June 17, 1838) written while Ewell was a cadet at West Point to Benjamin S. Ewell of York, Pennsylvania
  • Two Civil War dispatches (dated 1862 and 1864)
  • A map of the Cedar Mountain, Virignia battlefield drawn by Ewell

Virginia Military Institute Archives

Office of Communications and Marketing subject files, 1950

10 cubic feet

The material in this sub-series is related to the Biennial meeting and conference.

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Virginia Military Institute Archives

William Gilham papers, 1846/1861

21 items

This collection consists of the papers (21 items) of 19th century VMI faculty member William Gilham, including:

  • Official Register of the Officers and Cadets of the U. S. Military Academy (June 1841)
  • A VMI weekly class report (circa 1860)
  • A dispatch signed by General Robert E. Lee
  • Correspondence, including a letter from Moses Ezekiel (VMI Class of 1866)
  • Photographs where the subjects are Robert E. Lee, Gilham and his wife, Libby Prison, and Richmond, Virginia during the Civil War
  • Invitations to social events in Lexington, Virginia from the McDowell Family

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William Gilham papers, 1846/1861 21 items

Gilham, William, 1818-1872

This collection consists of the papers (21 items) of 19th century VMI faculty member William Gilham, including:

  • Official Register of the Officers and Cadets of the U. S. Military Academy (June 1841)
  • A VMI weekly class report (circa 1860)
  • A dispatch signed by General Robert E. Lee
  • Correspondence, including a letter from Moses Ezekiel (VMI Class of 1866)
  • Photographs where the subjects are Robert E. Lee, Gilham and his wife, Libby Prison, and Richmond, Virginia during the Civil War
  • Invitations to social events in Lexington, Virginia from the McDowell Family

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