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Virginia Military Institute Archives

Preston Library
Virginia Military Institute
345 Letcher Ave.
Lexington, VA 24450-0304
Primary Collecting Areas:
Military history, Civil War, Shenandoah Valley history, Stonewall Jackson Papers, genealogy
Description:
The VMI Archives include significant manuscript and Institute records holdings, with a focus on military history and the Civil War. Our extensive digital archives allow for easy online access to many of our collections.
POC: Jeffrey S. Kozak
Phone: (540) 464-7516
Phone: (540) 464-7566
Fax: (540) 464-7089
Start Over Repository Virginia Military Institute Archives Subjects Virginia Military Institute—Glee Club
Virginia Military Institute Archives

Office of Communications and Marketing audio and video collections

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Virginia Military Institute Archives

Video Collections, 1930/1980

40 c.f. cubic feet

A collection of videos (some amateur, some professional) documenting special events such as matriculation, Ring Figure, graduation, speeches, and other topics relating to VMI activities and cadet life. The bulk of this collection dates from the 1980's forward, although a few date from an earlier period.

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Office of Communications and Marketing subject files, 1950

10 cubic feet
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Lomax Gwathmey, Jr. cadet scrapbook, 1954/1958

1 items

This collection consists of one scrapbook (1954-1958) compiled by VMI Cadet Lomax Gwathmey, Jr. that documents his cadetship. The scapbook includes:

  • Photographs of the VMI Class of 1948 Ring Figure
  • Photographs of President Dwight D. Eisenhower greeting VMI Glee Club members
  • Scenes from everyday cadet life
  • Programs
  • Clippings
  • Memorabilia
The scrapbook also includes two photographs dating from Gwathmey's tour of duty in Vietnam.

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Lomax Gwathmey, Jr. cadet scrapbook, 1954/1958 1 items

Gwathmey, Lomax, 1937-1970

This collection consists of one scrapbook (1954-1958) compiled by VMI Cadet Lomax Gwathmey, Jr. that documents his cadetship. The scapbook includes:

  • Photographs of the VMI Class of 1948 Ring Figure
  • Photographs of President Dwight D. Eisenhower greeting VMI Glee Club members
  • Scenes from everyday cadet life
  • Programs
  • Clippings
  • Memorabilia
The scrapbook also includes two photographs dating from Gwathmey's tour of duty in Vietnam.

Virginia Military Institute Archives

VMI scrapbooks, 1845/1981

30 cubic feet

Scrapbooks of newspaper clippings providing a chronological view of VMI activities, events. Categories include general topics; sports, and special topics. From the 1950's forward these were compiled by the Public Relations staff; prior to that date they originated with various other employees, including the Librarian Nellie Gibbs. The Gibbs sometimes contain photographs pasted to pages.

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VMI Glee Club Scrapbook, 1966/1967 1 items

One volume scrapbook containing Glee Club programs and photographs for the period 1966-1967. Allen G. Biester was the Director.

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