Virginia Military Institute Archives
Records of Superintendent John A. Lejeune, 1929-1937
Lejeune, John Archer, 1867-1942
Virginia Military Institute. Office of the Superintendent
RG.02.05-LejeuneJA
/repositories/3/resources/680
4 cubic feet
1929-1937
Archives stacks, Record Group 02, Superintendent
English
Scope and Contents
Official records of the Lejeune administration, including correspondence, annual reports, and other offical records originating in the office of the Superintendent, 1929-1937
Biographical / Historical
Lieutenant General John Archer Lejeune (b. 1867 d. 1942) graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy in 1888, went to sea as a Naval Cadet from 1888-1890, and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the U. S. Marine Corps in 1890. During his distinguished military career, he saw combat duty in both the Spanish-American War and the First World War. Lejeune was promoted to Brigadier General in 1916 and to Major General in 1918, and served as Commandant of the U. S. Marine Corps from 1920-1929. He served as VMI's fifth Superintendent from July 1, 1929 to September 30, 1937. He was promoted to Lt. General effective Feb. 1942. He died on November 20, 1942.
Preferred Citation
Records of the Superintendent [RG02]. John A. Lejuene Administration. [item/file detail]
Related Materials
Additional correspondence from this era is located in the Superintendents' Administrative Subject Files series.
Virginia Military Institute—Administration
Virginia Military Institute—History—20th century
John A. Lejuene official correspondence files/repositories/3/archival_objects/28453 Linear Feet1929-1937EnglishScope and ContentsIncoming and outgoing correspondence from the administration of Superintendent John A. Lejeune, who served from 1929-1937
Speeches of Superintendent John A. Lejeune/repositories/3/archival_objects/3952Lejeune, John Archer, 1867-19421 Filesapproximately 45 items1931-1937EnglishScope and ContentsChronological file containing texts of speeches given by Superintendent John A. Lejeune
Virginia Military Institute—Speeches, addresses, etc.Speeches, Addresses, etc.Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1930-1939Virginia Military Institute—History—20th centuryJohn A. Lejeune Speech. War and Education/repositories/3/archival_objects/39531931-12-21EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. Remarks to Old Cadets/repositories/3/archival_objects/39541933-09-10EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. Remarks to New Cadets Assembled in Jackson Memorial Hall/repositories/3/archival_objects/39551933-09-15EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. Veterans and Founders Day Address/repositories/3/archival_objects/39561933-11-11EnglishVirginia Military Institute—Founders DayJohn A. Lejeune Speech. Discussion on Hazing with Officers of the Institute/repositories/3/archival_objects/39571933-11-15EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. Old and New Russia/repositories/3/archival_objects/39581934-03-15EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. Address to All Old Cadets/repositories/3/archival_objects/39591934-03-29EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. Address to All Old Cadets/repositories/3/archival_objects/39601934-03-29EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. Address to Class of 1934/repositories/3/archival_objects/39611934-03-29EnglishVirginia Military Institute—Class of 1934John A. Lejeune Speech. Address to the Faculty/repositories/3/archival_objects/39621934-04-10EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. Decoration Day/repositories/3/archival_objects/39631934-05-30EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. Address to Old Cadets/repositories/3/archival_objects/39641934-09-09EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. Address to New Cadets/repositories/3/archival_objects/39651934-09-12EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. Address on the Articles on the Better Government of the Navy/repositories/3/archival_objects/39661934-11-22EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. Meeting of Virginia Section of American Society of Electrical Engineers at VMI/repositories/3/archival_objects/39671934-12-07EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. To All VMI Cadets/repositories/3/archival_objects/39681934-12-12EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. Address to Corps of Cadets/repositories/3/archival_objects/39691935-01-19EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. The U. S. Marine Corps/repositories/3/archival_objects/39871935-04EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. Remarks to the members of the Waterworks School of the Lexington zone/repositories/3/archival_objects/39701935-04-02EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. Breakout Address to the Class of 1938 /repositories/3/archival_objects/39711935-04-17EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. To The New York Alumni on New Market Day 1935/repositories/3/archival_objects/39721935EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. Members of the Class of 1935/repositories/3/archival_objects/39731935-05-25EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. Address to the Corps of Cadets/repositories/3/archival_objects/39741935-09-12EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. Meeting in Dallas, Texas/repositories/3/archival_objects/39751935-09-23EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. Daughters of the American Revolution/repositories/3/archival_objects/39761935-10-22EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. Rotary Club Meeting/repositories/3/archival_objects/39771935-11-02EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. Discussion of the Favorable Aspects of the VMI Experience/repositories/3/archival_objects/3990ca. 1935EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. Remarks to the Corps of Cadets in Jackson Hall/repositories/3/archival_objects/39781936-02-20EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. Address Concerning Sports/repositories/3/archival_objects/39791936-03-26EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. To the VMI Alumni/repositories/3/archival_objects/39801936-04-11EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. Address to the Virginia Academy of Science/repositories/3/archival_objects/39811936-05-01EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. Address to New York City Alumni on New Market Day/repositories/3/archival_objects/39821936-05-15English New Market, Battle of, New Market, Va., 1864—AnniversariesJohn A. Lejeune Speech. Talk Delivered to Old Cadets/repositories/3/archival_objects/39881936-09EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. Address to New Cadets/repositories/3/archival_objects/39891936-09EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. Address to the Football Team/repositories/3/archival_objects/39831936-10-15EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. Founders Day and Armistice Day/repositories/3/archival_objects/39841936-11-11EnglishVirginia Military Institute—Founders DayJohn A. Lejeune Speech. To the Class of 1936/repositories/3/archival_objects/3991ca. 1936EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. Talk Delivered to Old Cadets/repositories/3/archival_objects/39851937-09-11EnglishJohn A. Lejeune Speech. Address to New Cadets/repositories/3/archival_objects/39861937-09-16English