"Brother Rat" 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:

This collection contains copyrighted material. 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:

"Brother Rat" collection, 1934-1939. MS 0005. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
1 cubic feet 3 manuscript boxes
Creator:
Finklehoffe, Fred F. (Fred Franklin), 1910-1977 and Monks, John C., Jr. (John Cherry), 1910-2004
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

"Brother Rat" collection, 1934-1939. MS 0005. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The "Brother Rat" collection consists of photographs, playbills, clippings, correspondence, and other items documenting the stage and film versions of "Brother Rat."

Biographical / historical:

"Brother Rat" by Fred F. Finklehoffe and John C. Monks, Jr. was a play and subsequently feature film. Set at VMI, from which the authors graduated in 1932, the play was a Broadway hit in 1936 and was subsequently produced by many regional theaters. The film was produced by Hal B. Wallis for Warner Brothers Studios in 1938. Its stars included Ronald Reagan, Eddie Albert, and Jane Wyman.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks