Linford B. Bachtell 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 noncommercial 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:

Linford B. Bachtell collection, 1942-1968. MS 0457. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.50 cubic feet
Creator:
Bachtell, Linford B. (Linford Boone), 1921-1982
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Linford B. Bachtell collection, 1942-1968. MS 0457. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists primarily of items dating from the United States Air Force career of Lieutenant Colonel Linford B. Bachtell. Included are flight records, log books, certificates, and military orders. The collection also includes snapshots and negatives that date from Bachtell's VMI cadetship.

Biographical / historical:

Linford Boone Bachtell was born in 1921 in Lexington, Virginia. He graduated from VMI in 1943 and went on to become a Lieutenant Colonel with the United States Air Force. Bachtell died in 1982 in Lexington.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks