- Board of Visitors appointment documents, 1839/19301
- Board of Visitors correspondence and administrative records, historical, 1846/19377
- Board of Visitors minutes, 18391
- Commandant of Cadets Historical Records, 1839/19501
- Financial and business records, historical, 1839/19641
- John T. L. Preston and Francis H. Smith correspondence, 18397
- John T. L. Preston papers, 1806/18891
- Lexington Arsenal and Virginia Militia records, 1702/18391
- Records of Superintendent Francis H. Smith, 1839-1889, 1839/18891
- Regulations of the Virginia Military Institute, 18391
- VMI Order Books and memoranda, 1839/20161
- Valentine C. Saunders papers, 1839/18662