Alexander D. Exall collectionMS.0354Virginia Military Institute Archives

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-05-12 03:02:02 -0400.Description is written in: Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script. Virginia Military Institute Archives Alexander D. Exall collection Exall, Alexander D. (Alexander Duval), 1853-1928 MS.0354 /repositories/3/resources/434 6 items 1872-1876 Manuscripts stacks English Scope and Contents

This collection consists of items from the VMI cadetship of Alexander D. Exall, VMI Class of 1876, including:

A cadet scrapbook that contains clippings and poetry
An autograph album that contains inscriptions from classmates
Three photographs of Cadet Exall
The French/English dictionary he used at VMI

Biographical / Historical

Alexander Duval Exall was born in 1853 in Richmond, Virginia. He graduated from VMI in 1876 and went on to become a civil engineer. He died in 1928 in Chesterfield County, Virginia.

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Preferred Citation

Alexander D. Exall collection, 1872-1876. MS 0354. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1876 Virginia Military Institute—Cadet compositions—Poetry Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1870-1879 Autograph albums Virginia Military Institute—Scrapbooks Photographs