Edward M. Almond papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Preston Library
Virginia Military Institute
345 Letcher Ave.
Lexington, VA 24450-0304
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Jeffrey S. Kozak
Phone: (540) 464-7516
Phone: (540) 464-7566
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There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

Manuscript collections in the VMI Archives are made available for 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.

Preferred citation:

Edward M. Almond papers, 1945-1975. MS 0089. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
21 items
Creator:
Almond, Edward M. (Edward Mallory), 1892-1979
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Edward M. Almond papers, 1945-1975. MS 0089. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The Edward M. Almond papers include transcripts of two oral history interviews with Almond. The first interview was conducted by J. Addison Hagan on January 20, 1967, and concerns the Inchon Operation during the Korean War. The second interview was conducted by Captain Thomas F. Fergusson in March 1975. The papers also include photographs and documents.

Biographical / historical:

Edward Mallory Almond was born on December 12, 1892 in Luray, Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1915. He was a Lieutenant General in the United States Army and a member of the VMI Board of Visitors. Almond died on June 11, 1979 in Anniston, Alabama, and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks