Mont Hubbard, Jr. 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:

Mont Hubbard, Jr. collection, 1928-1945. MS 0444. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
6 items
Creator:
Hubbard, Mont, Jr., 1910-1968
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Mont Hubbard, Jr. collection, 1928-1945. MS 0444. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection (six items) consists items related to Mont Hubbard, Jr., including:

  • A letter from Cadet Hubbard to his friend Nina Pruett, in which he mentions various events at VMI
  • A VMI postcard "line saver for overworked keydets"
  • A VMI Easter card
  • A map of France and Germany (1943)
  • Two copies of a map titled "Operation Highlights of the Third Armored Division, 23 June 1944 - 25 April 1945"
The maps are annotated and were used by Hubbard during World War II.

Biographical / historical:

Mont Hubbard, Jr. was born in 1910 in Chatham, Virginia. He graudated from VMI in 1932 and went on to become a businessman. From 1940 to 1946 he was a Colonel with the United States Army. Hubbard died in 1968 in Altavista, Virginia.

Physical location:
Oversized case 2