<?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>Catalogue of Library, Virginia Military Institute, 1855<num>RG.16.Historical.Catalog, 1855</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 17:51:28 -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="item">
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    <unittitle>Catalogue of Library, Virginia Military Institute, 1855</unittitle>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1855/1855">1855</unitdate>
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      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
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<p>The first known printed library catalog at VMI, listing books available as of 1855.  The original catalog is extant through page 64.  Pages 65-80 are available through a photocopy provided by the Library of Congress.  The entire publication is viewable online.</p>  </scopecontent>
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<p><a href="http://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15821coll14/id/1226">This document is viewable online</a></p>  </altformavail>
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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>Catalogue of Library, Virginia Military Institute, 1855.  Virginia Military Institute Archives.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Academics—History—19th century</subject>
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