<?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 newsletters and circulars<num>RG.02.Newsletters</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 07:01:29 -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 newsletters and circulars</unittitle>
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      <persname rules="dacs" source="lcsh">Milton, William H., Jr. (William Hammond), 1900-1984</persname>
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    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname rules="dacs" source="local">Shell, George R. E., 1908-1996</persname>
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    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname rules="dacs">Irby, Richard L. (Richard Logan), 1918-2002</persname>
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    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname rules="dacs" source="local">Walker, Sam S., 1925-2015</persname>
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    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname rules="dacs">Knapp, John W. (John Williams), 1932-</persname>
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    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname rules="dacs" source="local">Peay, J. H. Binford, III, 1940-</persname>
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    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname rules="dacs" source="lcsh">Nichols, E. W. (Edward West), 1858-1927</persname>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1917; 1956-present</unitdate>
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<p>Newsletters, circulars and other mass mailings created by the Office of the Superintendent.  These include the annual newsletter to parents.  These mailings began with General Nichols and the frequency/subject varies among administrations.</p>  </scopecontent>
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<p>There are no restrictions</p>  </accessrestrict>
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<p>Collections in the VMI Archives are made available for noncommercial 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>
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<p>Record Group 02. Records of the Superintendent. Circulars and Newsletters. [item title/datete of item]</p>  </prefercite>
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  <dsc><c id="aspace_3822ed81cc9ec135ff7ea39c4ae71cd4" level="file"><did><unittitle>Superintendent Edward W. Nichols newsletters and circulars</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/3/archival_objects/4330</unitid><origination label="Creator"><persname rules="dacs" source="lcsh">Nichols, E. W. (Edward West), 1858-1927</persname></origination><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1917/1917">1917</unitdate><langmaterial><language langcode="eng">English</language></langmaterial></did><scopecontent id="aspace_6f85eb5af9e8664d6f1adc551b0ecd64"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Newsletters and circulars dating from the administration of Superintendent Edward W. Nichols.  These relate to military preparation activities during the World War I era.</p></scopecontent><relatedmaterial id="aspace_466974c41156b14ac0f7accf9d7cbf7c"><head>Related Materials</head><p><a href="http://archivesspace.vmi.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/3004">Superintendent's subject file about World War I training efforts</a></p></relatedmaterial><controlaccess><subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—History—World War, 1914-1918</subject><subject source="lcsh">World War, 1914-1918</subject><subject source="lcsh"> Military training camps</subject><subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1910-1919</subject></controlaccess></c></dsc>
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