VMI at War Project 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:

The bulk of the collection is open to research. Some individual files are currently closed per donor stipulation.

Terms of access:

Contact the Archives staff for additional information about using and accessing material in this collection.

Preferred citation:

VMI at War Project collection, 1941-1995. MS 0532. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
5.5 cubic feet 5 boxes
Creator:
Conner, Albert Z., Jr., 1943-2016
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

VMI at War Project collection, 1941-1995. MS 0532. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains autobiographical and biographical information about the military service of alumni veterans of World War II through the first Gulf War. The alumni responses range in length from short summaries to longer narrative descriptions detailing their service. Some files contain related photographs and documents.

Biographical / historical:

Under the auspices of the Alumni Association, alumnus Albert Z. Conner, Jr. (VMI Class of 1966) solicited information from VMI alumni about their service in the military. He called this effort the "VMI at War Project." Conner compiled the submitted documents and subsequently donated the collection to the VMI Archives.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged chronologically by VMI class and then alphabetically by last name within each class.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks