Collections : [Virginia Military Institute Archives]

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 Creator McCarthy, Frank, 1912-1986
Virginia Military Institute Archives

Frank McCarthy collection, 1929/1970

0.5 Linear Feet approximately 50 items

This collection consists of materials from the life of Frank McCarthy, including seven notebooks that contain clippings of articles written by McCarthy during his VMI cadetship and during the two years after graduation. Also included is a script for the newsreel "West Point of the South" (1936) and items from the production of the movie "Patton" (1970), which McCarthy produced.

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Frank McCarthy collection, 1929/1970 0.5 Linear Feet approximately 50 items

McCarthy, Frank, 1912-1986

This collection consists of materials from the life of Frank McCarthy, including seven notebooks that contain clippings of articles written by McCarthy during his VMI cadetship and during the two years after graduation. Also included is a script for the newsreel "West Point of the South" (1936) and items from the production of the movie "Patton" (1970), which McCarthy produced.

Virginia Military Institute Archives

John H. Kyle collection, 1919/1937

25 items

The collection consists primarily of items (approximately 20) from John H. Kyle's VMI cadetship (1919-1923), including a scrapbook, grade reports, sketchbook with pencil drawings of cadets and cartoons depicting VMI life, and photographs. The collection also includes documents (1923-1937), including a letter from Frank McCarthy, VMI Class of 1933.

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John H. Kyle collection, 1919/1937 25 items

Kyle, John H. (John Holmes), 1901-1984

The collection consists primarily of items (approximately 20) from John H. Kyle's VMI cadetship (1919-1923), including a scrapbook, grade reports, sketchbook with pencil drawings of cadets and cartoons depicting VMI life, and photographs. The collection also includes documents (1923-1937), including a letter from Frank McCarthy, VMI Class of 1933.

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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