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Virginia Military Institute Archives

Society of Cadets and Virginia Dialectic Society certificates

0.25 cubic feet approximately 27 items

This collection consists of certificates awarded to graduating members by two 19th century cadet literary and debating organizations known as The Society of Cadets (established 1840) and the Virginia Dialectic Society (established 1848). The certificates of James V. Hall (Class of 1852) and Edward L. Fant (Class of 1856) were autographed by classmates.

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Virginia Military Institute Archives

Marshall McDonald papers

0.5 Linear Feet approximately 90 items

The Marshall McDonald papers (approximately 90 items) include primarily correspondence (1861-1892), notes, scientific reports, and documents. Among the correspondents are several VMI alumni and faculty members and Civil War officers, including:

  • Scott Shipp
  • Francis H. Smith
  • Edward Cunningham
  • Wilfred E. Cutshaw
  • John W. Lyell
  • James H. Morrison
  • Mark B. Hardin
  • Daniel W. Flowerree
  • General Dabney H. Maury
  • Hunter McGuire
Correspondence topics include McDonald's service in the Engineer and Ordnance Deptartments, glimpses of Civil War and post-War life at VMI (in the Smith and Shipp letters), and McDonald's professional concerns.

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Marshall McDonald papers 0.5 Linear Feet approximately 90 items

McDonald, Marshall, 1835-1895

The Marshall McDonald papers (approximately 90 items) include primarily correspondence (1861-1892), notes, scientific reports, and documents. Among the correspondents are several VMI alumni and faculty members and Civil War officers, including:

  • Scott Shipp
  • Francis H. Smith
  • Edward Cunningham
  • Wilfred E. Cutshaw
  • John W. Lyell
  • James H. Morrison
  • Mark B. Hardin
  • Daniel W. Flowerree
  • General Dabney H. Maury
  • Hunter McGuire
Correspondence topics include McDonald's service in the Engineer and Ordnance Deptartments, glimpses of Civil War and post-War life at VMI (in the Smith and Shipp letters), and McDonald's professional concerns.

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