Francis E. Beeton scrapbook

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
Fax: (540) 464-7089
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

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:

Francis E. Beeton scrapbook, 1909-1959. MS 0133. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
1 items
Creator:
Beeton, Francis E. (Francis Emerson), 1890-1981
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Francis E. Beeton scrapbook, 1909-1959. MS 0133. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of one scrapbook compiled by Francis E. Beeton. The scrapbook includes photographs taken in 1909 during his VMI cadetship and clippings from the 1940s and 1950s that trace the career of George C. Marshall and other notable VMI alumni.

Biographical / historical:

Francis Emerson Beeton was born in 1890 in Lexington, Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1912 and went on to become a post office supervisor. He died in 1981 in Falls Church, Virginia.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks