<?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 type="filing">Library, Records of</titleproper><titleproper>Records of the Library of the Virginia Military Institute<num>RG.16.Library</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 17:50:57 -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="recordgrp">
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    <unittitle>Records of the Library of the Virginia Military Institute</unittitle>
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      <corpname rules="dacs">Virginia Military Institute. Library</corpname>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">15 cubic feet</extent>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">12 cubic feet</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1841/1990" type="bulk">1841-1990</unitdate>
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      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
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    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>Primarily historical records documenting the operation of the Virginia Military Institute Library. Includes historical printed catalogs and accessions books, subject files, annual reports of the Librarian, photographss.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <subject authfilenumber="(OCoLC)fst00756772" source="FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology)">Virginia Military Institute. -- Library</subject>
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  <dsc><c id="aspace_d6b23117ea170abcbb5116a18a3f399f" level="file"><did><unittitle>Historical Library Catalogs, Issue books, and Accession Books </unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/3/archival_objects/2631</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1841/1950" type="bulk">1841-1950</unitdate></did></c><c id="aspace_8dba0e6c45b0f823da27a10b3b3256dd" level="file"><did><unittitle>Library Committee</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/3/archival_objects/2632</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">ca. 1939-1990</unitdate></did></c><c id="aspace_b7ea96b5a682579baba2d799de3788f8" level="file"><did><unittitle>Friends of Preston Library</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/3/archival_objects/2633</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1978 - 1990, bulk</unitdate></did><scopecontent id="aspace_e2e97a73234179712e0f949df11fca1c"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>The Friends of Preston Library organization was established in 1978. This series containing newsletters detailing the activities of the organization, and correspondence files relating to the operation of the organization.</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_b61336aaa0a3e0abe255587bc639e4a7" level="file"><did><unittitle>Annual Reports of the Library Director</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/3/archival_objects/2634</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1870's - [ongoing]</unitdate></did></c><c id="aspace_770f32da4a07e360eaf693f0cdcc3785" level="file"><did><unittitle>Library photographs file</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/3/archival_objects/2636</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1980's, bulk</unitdate></did></c></dsc>
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