Walter W. Williams diary and notebookMS.0136Virginia Military Institute Archives

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This collection consists of a one volume diary-notebook (1852-1860) kept by Walter W. Williams. Diary entries are from VMI (1852), University of Virginia (1855-1856), Theological Seminary of Virginia (1857-1858), and Leesburg, Virginia (1859-1860). VMI entries include information about cadet life. Many entries focus on Williams' religious beliefs. The volume also contains notes on Greek history and other academic subjects.

Biographical / Historical

Walter Wheeler Williams was born in 1834 in Norfolk, Virginia. He graduated from VMI in 1853. He also graduated from the University of Virginia and the Theological Seminary in Virginia (Alexandria). He went on to become an Episcopal clergyman. Williams died in 1891 in Sudbrook Park, Maryland.

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Preferred Citation

Walter W. Williams diary and notebook, 1852-1860. MS 0136. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1850-1859 Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1853 University of Virginia—Students Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary—Alexandria (Va.) Leesburg (Va.)—History Diaries Notebooks