Frederick T. Amiss 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
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:

Frederick T. Amiss collection, 1884-1886. MS 0479. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
4 items
Creator:
Amiss, Frederick T. (Frederick Taylor), 1866-1942
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Frederick T. Amiss collection, 1884-1886. MS 0479. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection (four items) contains one letter (dated December 14, 1884) from Cadet Frederick T. Amiss to his father. Amiss describes in detail the confrontation between cadets and Commandant Scott Shipp regarding an investigation into an explosion of the VMI magazine.This collection also includes three photographs of Amiss (circa 1886), which are all avaliable online.

Biographical / historical:

Frederick Taylor Amiss was born in 1866. He graduated from VMI in 1886 and went on to become a civil engineer. He died in 1942.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks