<?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>Cadet life collection<num>MS.0255</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 17:47:54 -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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      <corpname>Virginia Military Institute Archives</corpname>
    </repository>
    <unittitle>Cadet life collection</unittitle>
    <unitid>MS.0255</unitid>
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    <physdesc altrender="whole">
      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">4 items</extent>
    </physdesc>
    <unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1856-1937</unitdate>
    <physloc id="aspace_eac5ddda02f46fc9f88232d4e42014f6">Manuscripts stacks</physloc>
    <langmaterial>
      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
.    </langmaterial>
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    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>This collection consists of documents from various eras in VMI's history, reflecting the humourous side of cadet life. The collection includes:
<ul>
<li>Three small (3.5 x 5 inches) watercolor sketches (circa 1920) that depict firecracker prank results</li>
<li>A list titled "Graduated scale of beauty in Lexington" (1856)</li>
<li>A notice about the Virginia Polytechnic Institute football game posted in a barracks room (1937)</li>
</ul></p>  </scopecontent>
  <accessrestrict id="aspace_4986823ca2e180b0ebe96498d8018010">
    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>There are no restrictions</p>  </accessrestrict>
  <accessrestrict id="aspace_5ee456aa0b471f05b79daab9b31ec9a8">
    <head>Conditions Governing Access</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>  </accessrestrict>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Cadet life collection. Manuscript # 0255, Virginia Military Institute Archives</p>  </prefercite>
  <controlaccess>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Athletics</subject>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1850-1859</subject>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1920-1929</subject>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Cadet drawings</subject>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1930-1939</subject>
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</archdesc>
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