Mason G. Ellzey papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Preston Library
Virginia Military Institute
345 Letcher Ave.
Lexington, VA 24450-0304
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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:

Mason G. Ellzey papers, 1867-1873. MS 0164. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
17 items
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Mason G. Ellzey papers, 1867-1873. MS 0164. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The Mason G. Ellzey papers consist of 17 letters of recommendation written on behalf of Ellzey. Seven letters (1867) recommend him for a position at the University of Virginia. Ten letters (1872-1873) recommend him for a position at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College in Blacksburg (now Virginia Tech).

Biographical / historical:

Mason Graham Ellzey was born in 1838 in Loudoun County, Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1860. During the Civil War he was a Major and surgeon with the Confederate States of America. After the War he was a physician. Ellzey died in 1915 in Richmond, Viginia.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks