<?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>Paul O. Vance letter<num>MS.0215</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 17:47:34 -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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    <unittitle>Paul O. Vance letter</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname rules="dacs" source="lcsh">Vance, Paul O. (Paul Otey), 1869-1913</persname>
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    <unitid>MS.0215</unitid>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">1 items</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation">1887 May 30</unitdate>
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      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
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    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>This collection consists of one letter (dated May 30, 1887) to Paul O. Vance from his father. In the letter, Vance's father replies to a request for money.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <head>Biographical / Historical</head>
<p>Paul Otey Vance was born in 1869 in Clarksville, Tennessee. He graduated VMI in 1890 and went on to become a businessman. He died in 1913 in Chicago, Illinois.</p>  </bioghist>
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<p>There are no restrictions.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <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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<p>Paul O. Vance letter, 1887 May 30. MS 0215. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1890</subject>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1880-1889</subject>
    <genreform source="aat">Correspondence</genreform>
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