Records of Superintendent Richard L. Irby, 1971-1981RG.02.10-IrbyRLVirginia Military Institute Archives

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-12-09 07:02:05 -0500.Description is written in: Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script. Virginia Military Institute Archives Records of Superintendent Richard L. Irby, 1971-1981 Irby, Richard L. (Richard Logan), 1918-2002 Virginia Military Institute. Office of the Superintendent. RG.02.10-IrbyRL /repositories/3/resources/677 4 cubic feet 1971-1981 Archives stacks, Record Group 02, Superintendent English Scope and Contents

Records from the administration of Richard L. Irby, VMI's 10th Superintendent. Includes correspondence, reports, photographs, orders and memoranda, and other official records.

 Biographical / Historical

Lieutenant General Richard Logan Irby (b. 1918 d. 2002) graduated from VMI in 1939 and immediately accepted a commission in the U. S. Army. His military career encompassed more than 30 years of active duty and three wars--- including service in China and Burma during World War II; Battalion Commander with the 1st Cavalry Division during the Korean War; and Assistant Division Commander and Division Commander with the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) during the Vietnam War. In 1969 he became Commander of the U. S. Army Training Center, Infantry, at Fort Polk, LA and in 1970 he was named Commanding General at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Irby became VMI's tenth Superintendent on July 1, 1971 and retired on June 30, 1981. He died on March 6, 2002

 Conditions Governing Access

These records contain restricted material. Access to certain categories of archival records is restricted because they contain material protected under federal or state statutes governing privacy and confidentiality. Examples include, but are not limited to, student, personnel, and medical records.

 Related Materials

The VMI Archives also holds a collection of personal papers dating from Irby's U. S. Army career, prior to his tenure as VMI Superintendent. See MS 0509.

Correspondence from this era is located in the Superintendents' Administrative Subject Files series.

Virginia Military Institute—Administration Virginia Military Institute—History—20th century Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1939 Richard L. Irby. Official Correspondence Files/repositories/3/archival_objects/28723 cubic feet1971-1981EnglishScope and Contents

Chronological correspondence files maintained by the office of VMI's 10th Superintendent, Richard L. Irby (served 1971-1981). Additional correspondence from this era is located in the Administrative Subject Files series.

Conditions Governing Access

This Record Group contains restricted records. Access to certain categories of archival records is restricted because they contain material protected under federal or state statutes governing privacy and confidentiality. These include, but are not limited to, student records, personnel records, and medical records.

Richard L. Irby Biographical/Personal File/repositories/3/archival_objects/2842bulk, 1935-1971EnglishScope and Contents

Contains student record, correspondence, biographical, and other information. Irby served as VMI's tenth Superintendent, from 1971-1981