<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US"/><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>Mary Wilson Irwin sketchbooks<num>MS.0039</num></titleproper></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Virginia Military Institute Archives</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/logos/vmi.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><address><addressline>VMI Archives</addressline><addressline>Preston Library</addressline><addressline>Lexington, VA 24450</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 540-464-7516</addressline><addressline>archives@vmi.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="http://www.vmi.edu/archives" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="http://www.vmi.edu/archives" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-04-09 17:46:06 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="und" scriptcode="Zyyy">Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script</language>.</langusage></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <repository>
      <corpname>Virginia Military Institute Archives</corpname>
    </repository>
    <unittitle>Mary Wilson Irwin sketchbooks</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname source="lcsh">Irwin, Mary Wilson</persname>
    </origination>
    <unitid>MS.0039</unitid>
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    <physdesc altrender="whole">
      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">2 items</extent>
    </physdesc>
    <unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1897-1914</unitdate>
    <physloc id="aspace_6a64a5ee506839ff1ea264aed4be72d0">Manuscripts stacks</physloc>
    <langmaterial>
      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
.    </langmaterial>
  </did>
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    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>This collection consists of two sketchbooks (dated 1897 and 1914) that contain pencil drawings by Mary Wilson Irwin. No information about the artist is available. Subjects of these drawings include VMI, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia scenes, and children. Some drawings bear the inscription "MWI" and/or short descriptions.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>There are no restrictions</p>  </accessrestrict>
  <userestrict id="aspace_85f9cbf15b0c5ed86f02943ee854795c">
    <head>Conditions Governing Use</head>
<p>Manuscript collections in the VMI Archives are made available for educational and research use. The VMI Archives should be cited as the source. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright holders. Materials from our collections may not be redistributed, published or reproduced without permission from the VMI Archives.Contact the VMI Archives for additional information.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Mary Wilson Irwin sketchbooks, 1897-1914. MS 0039. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Buildings, structures, etc.</subject>
    <subject source="local">Washington and Lee University—Buildings, structures, etc.</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">Historic buildings—Virginia—Lexington</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">Lexington (Va.)—Buildings, structures, etc.</subject>
    <genreform source="aat">Drawings (visual works)</genreform>
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