<?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>Office of the Superintendent Board of Visitors meeting subject files<num>RG.02.Subject Files.Board of Visitors</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>2026-07-09 07:01:22 -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="subgrp">
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    <unittitle>Office of the Superintendent Board of Visitors meeting subject files</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname rules="dacs" source="lcsh">Nichols, E. W. (Edward West), 1858-1927</persname>
    </origination>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname rules="dacs" source="lcsh">Cocke, William H. (William Horner), 1874-1938</persname>
    </origination>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname rules="dacs">Lejeune, John Archer, 1867-1942</persname>
    </origination>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname rules="dacs">Kilbourne, Charles E. (Charles Evans), 1872-1963</persname>
    </origination>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname rules="dacs">Marshall, Richard J., 1895-1973</persname>
    </origination>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname rules="dacs" source="lcsh">Milton, William H., Jr. (William Hammond), 1900-1984</persname>
    </origination>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname rules="dacs" source="local">Shell, George R. E., 1908-1996</persname>
    </origination>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname rules="dacs">Irby, Richard L. (Richard Logan), 1918-2002</persname>
    </origination>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <corpname rules="dacs">Virginia Military Institute. Office of the Superintendent</corpname>
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    <unitid>RG.02.Subject Files.Board of Visitors</unitid>
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    <physdesc altrender="whole">
      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">3 cubic feet</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1907-1953; 1960-1981</unitdate>
    <physloc id="aspace_904980bf8ebd9fbabdcc7a4369189c45">Archives stacks, Record Group 02, Superintendent</physloc>
    <langmaterial>
      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
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    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>These records consist of one chronological file, 1909-1953, primarily containing Superintendent's working reports and memoranda to the Board of Visitors; some annotations.  In addition, there are Superintendent's copies of BOV meeting packets for Gen. Shell and Irby; some with annotations.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>This Record Group contains 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.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Board of Visitors</subject>
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