William A. Irvine notebookMS.0269Virginia Military Institute Archives

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-04-09 17:47:56 -0400.Description is written in: Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script. Virginia Military Institute Archives William A. Irvine notebook Irvine, William A. (William Alexander), 1866-1923 MS.0269 /repositories/3/resources/341 1 items 1888-1889 Manuscripts stacks English . Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one notebook compiled by William A. Irvine from 1888 to 1889. The notebook contains poetry (copied and original), sketches, and programs from the Lexington Minstrel Club and the VMI Minstrel Club.

 Biographical / Historical

William Alexander Irvine was born in 1866 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. He graduated from VMI 1889 and went on to become a businessman. He died in 1923 in Petersburg, Virginia.

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Manuscript # 0269, William A. Irvine Notebook. Virginia Military Institute Archives

 Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1889 Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1880-1889 Virginia Military Institute—Cadet drawings Virginia Military Institute—Cadet compositions—Poetry Virginia Military Institute—Cadet organizations Lexington (Va.) -- Social life and customs Minstrel shows Notebooks