John M. Luke collection

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:

John M. Luke collection, 1900-1928. MS 0302. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
7 items
Creator:
Luke, John M. (John Marvin), 1880-1951
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

John M. Luke collection, 1900-1928. MS 0302. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of the papers (7 items) of John M. Luke, including:

  • Four letters of recommendation from VMI Faculty members
  • One letter from VMI Superintendent William H. Cocke to Luke
  • One commissioning certificate (October 1918)
  • One VMI dance card

Biographical / historical:

John Marvin Luke was born in 1880 in Portsmouth, Virginia. He graduated from VMI in 1900. He was a World War I veteran, teacher, and clergyman. Luke died in 1951.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks