Benjamin W. Clinedinst 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:

Benjamin W. Clinedinst papers, 1905-1931. MS 0242. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.25 Linear Feet approximately 60 items in 3 folders
Creator:
Clinedinst, B. West (Benjamin West), 1859-1931
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Benjamin W. Clinedinst papers, 1905-1931. MS 0242. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The Benjamin W. Clinedinst papers (approximately 60 items) consist of correspondence (dated 1905-1931) between Clinedinst and various members of the VMI administration and Alumni Association. Much of the correspondence concerns Clinedinst's New Market battle painting, which was unveiled at VMI in 1914 and hangs in VMI's Memorial Hall. The papers also include a subject file concerning the artist's painting of post-Civil War VMI faculty.

Biographical / historical:

Benjamin W. Clinedinst was born in 1859 in Woodstock, Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1880 and went on to become an artist. He died in 1931 in Pawling, New York.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks