Film CollectionsAV.FilmVirginia Military Institute Archives

VMI ArchivesPreston LibraryLexington, VA 24450Business Number: 540-464-7516archives@vmi.eduURL:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-07-08 07:03:10 -0400.Description is written in: Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script. Virginia Military Institute Archives Film Collections AV.Film /repositories/3/resources/727 12 cubic feet ca. 1937-1970's Archives stacks, Video/Film; Archives stacks, oversized shelf English Scope and Contents

A small collection of vintage amateur film (1930's-1940's) showing cadet life of those eras. Also miscelleous VMI - related film titles.

 Conditions Governing Use

If you have a research interest in any item in this collection, please contact us. We currently do not have equipment to view these films, but are planning future digitization.

 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Most of these items have not been digitized and are in formats for which VMI does not have equipment.

 James H. Culpepper, Jr. (Class of 1936), VMI cadetship amateur film/repositories/3/archival_objects/3183Culpepper, James H., Jr.3 Reelsca. 1935EnglishScope and Contents

16mm amateur films from cadetship of James H. Culpepper, Jr., Class of 1936.

Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1930-1939Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1936Amateur filmsCulpepper, James H., Jr.Newland Baldwin, Jr. (Class of 1938), VMI cadetship amateur film/repositories/3/archival_objects/3182Baldwin, Newland, Jr.3 Reelsca. 1937EnglishScope and Contents

16 mm film reels shot at VMI by Cadet Newland Baldwin, Jr. around 1937.

Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1930-1939Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1938Amateur filmsBaldwin, Newland, Jr.Robert L. Morrison (Class of 1940) film/repositories/3/archival_objects/3180Morrison, Robert , L.4 items3 reels and 1 VHS copy in boxca. 1940EnglishVirginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1940-1949Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1940Amateur filmsWilliam G. Wood (Class of 1941) Cadet life "home movies"/repositories/3/archival_objects/3175ca. 1937-1941EnglishScope and Contents

8mm and 16mm reels shot at VMI during cadetship of William G. Wood, Class of 1941. Shows cavalry drill, marching, barracks and other aspects of cadet life.

Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1940-1949Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1930-1939Amateur filmsJames G. Sherrard (Class of 1965) film collection/repositories/3/archival_objects/3174Sherrard, James G.6 Reels1963-1964EnglishScope and Contents

Reels labeled: Rat resurrection, 2/3 Feb. 1963; VMI-U Tenn. Meet, 7 Jan 1963; VMI Winter relays, 7 Feb. 1963; VMI Vs. Citadel, 7 April 1963; VMI Track; VMI vs. W&M, UVA, 25 April 1963.

Additional Information

If you have a research interest in any item in this collection, please contact us. We currently do not have equipment to view these films, but are planning future digitization.

Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1960-1969Virginia Military Institute—AthleticsFootball, VMI vs. Columbia (film)/repositories/3/archival_objects/31851 Reels1934-10-13EnglishScope and ContentsVirginia Military Institute—AthleticsFootballFootball, VMI vs. University of Virginia (film)/repositories/3/archival_objects/49751 Reels1949-10-22EnglishScope and Contents

16mm film of the 22 October 1949 football game between the Virginia Military Institute and the University of Virginia. The final score was VMI-13 and Virginia-32. The film is labled Reel #2. No film labeled Reel #1 for this game was included when the films were transferred to the archives.

Virginia Military Institute—AthleticsFootballFootball, VMI vs. Davidson College (film)/repositories/3/archival_objects/49762 Reels1949-11-05EnglishScope and Contents

16mm film of the 5 November 1949 football game between the Virginia Military Institute and Davidson College The final score was VMI-47 and Davidson-7.

Virginia Military Institute—AthleticsFootball