Otis D. Smith 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:

Otis D. Smith papers, 1929-1932. MS 0150. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
10 items
Creator:
Smith, Otis D. (Otis David), 1913-1992 and Lejeune, John Archer, 1867-1942
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Otis D. Smith papers, 1929-1932. MS 0150. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The Otis D. Smith papers consist of the personal papers (10 items) of Smith, including:

  • A letter of appointment to VMI (1929)
  • A letter from the Lexington (Virginia) Postmaster explaining why VMI does not have a branch post office
  • Correspondence concerning the purchase of a radio and radio contest
  • Finals program (1933)
  • Two photgraphs
  • A postcard (1929) sent by Superintendent John A. Lejeune to parents of new cadets

Biographical / historical:

Otis David Smith was born in 1913 in Richmond Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1933. During World War II he was an United States Army officer. After the War, he was a businessman. Smith died in 1992 in Richmond.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks