James W. Massie 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
Fax: (540) 464-7089
Restrictions:

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:

James W. Massie papers, 1855-1879. MS 0142. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
40 items 1 half manuscript box
Creator:
Massie, James W. (James Woods), 1826-1872 and McDowell (Massie), Sophonisba Breckinridge, 1827-1870
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

James W. Massie papers, 1855-1879. MS 0142. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The James W. Massie papers consist of the personal papers (40 items) of Massie, including:

  • Incoming correspondence (1855-1857)
  • Civil War papers, primarily incoming letters, orders, and commissions (1861-1863)
  • Post-War papers, including letters written by Massie's wife, Sophonisba Breckinridge McDowell (Massie), and documents related to their son, James McDowell Massie
  • Confederate bonds
  • Envelopes

Biographical / historical:

James Woods Massie was born in 1826 in Augusta County, Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1849. He was a lawyer and VMI Faculty (mathematics) from 1849 to 1872 with time away for military service during the Civil War. During the War he was a Lieutenant Colonel with the 51st Virginia Infantry Regiment. Massie died in 1872 in Lexington, Virginia.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks