<?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>Lee E. Langford diary<num>MS.0470</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 17:49:46 -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>Lee E. Langford diary</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname rules="dacs" source="lcsh">Langford, Lee E. (Lee Eagle), 1908-1956</persname>
    </origination>
    <unitid>MS.0470</unitid>
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    <physdesc altrender="whole">
      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">1 Linear Feet</extent>
      <physfacet>approximately 100 pages</physfacet>
    </physdesc>
    <unitdate datechar="creation">1927</unitdate>
    <physloc id="aspace_54284d0f811f4f098fc1258c673721be">Manuscripts Stacks</physloc>
    <langmaterial>
      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
.    </langmaterial>
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  <scopecontent id="aspace_d9319224d127e14ed0dfb0e71757d686">
    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>This collection consists of one diary kept by VMI Cadet Lee E. Langford (VMI Class of 1930) during the period of January to June 1927. Short daily entries document the typical routine and events of cadet life during the late 1920s.</p>  </scopecontent>
  <accessrestrict id="aspace_8238ea38024b4f80e6dd87b312dba7cc">
    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>There are no restrictions</p>  </accessrestrict>
  <userestrict id="aspace_a44e4064da42cbd6ce7b3a87a38590bf">
    <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>
  <prefercite id="aspace_fa8cf20f3178a1e99b7ae7ea2e40ce54">
    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Lee E. Langford diary, 1927. MS 0470. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Immediate Source of Acquisition</head>
<p>Gift of Raymond W. Marsh.</p>  </acqinfo>
  <bioghist id="aspace_985e69f17d26a608516f61301919eb70">
    <head>Biographical / Historical</head>
<p>Lee Eagle Langford (1908-1956) matriculated on September 13, 1926 from New York City, New York. He did not graduate VMi and dropped from rolls on June 11, 1930. He later served in World War II and had a career in civil engineering.</p>  </bioghist>
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    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1930</subject>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1920-1929</subject>
    <genreform source="aat">Diaries</genreform>
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