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Virginia Military Institute Archives

Preston Library
Virginia Military Institute
345 Letcher Ave.
Lexington, VA 24450-0304
Primary Collecting Areas:
Military history, Civil War, Shenandoah Valley history, Stonewall Jackson Papers, genealogy
Description:
The VMI Archives include significant manuscript and Institute records holdings, with a focus on military history and the Civil War. Our extensive digital archives allow for easy online access to many of our collections.
POC: Jeffrey S. Kozak
Phone: (540) 464-7516
Phone: (540) 464-7566
Fax: (540) 464-7089
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Intercollegiate Athletics records

30 cubic feet

Materials documenting the history of major (football, basketball) and other sports. Includes historical athletic Association minutes; printed material such as programs and media guides; emphemera; research material on athletic history used by Thomas W. Davis for his book; and other material documenting the history of intercollegiate athletics at VMI.

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Athletic Communications and Sports Information Office

This series consists of information created by and for the Athletic Communications and Sports Information Office for individual sports teams. Items include media guides, programs and brochures, correspondence, individual game records, rosters, and administrative records.

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Office of Communications and Marketing subject files

10 cubic feet
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John Sims papers

17 items

This collection consists of 14 letters (dated 1868-1871) written by VMI Cadet John Sims (Class of 1871), to members of his family, a VMI quarterly grade report, and other documents. The correspondence provides rich details of cadet life during that era, as well as personal news. Sims mentions many leisure activities and comments on academic life and routine events. The letter dated October 17, 1870 mentions viewing the body of, and preparations for, the funeral of General Robert E. Lee.

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John Sims papers 17 items

Sims, John, 1850-1909

This collection consists of 14 letters (dated 1868-1871) written by VMI Cadet John Sims (Class of 1871), to members of his family, a VMI quarterly grade report, and other documents. The correspondence provides rich details of cadet life during that era, as well as personal news. Sims mentions many leisure activities and comments on academic life and routine events. The letter dated October 17, 1870 mentions viewing the body of, and preparations for, the funeral of General Robert E. Lee.

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Office of Communications and Marketing audio and video collections

ongoing items
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Video Collections

40 c.f. cubic feet

A collection of videos (some amateur, some professional) documenting special events such as matriculation, Ring Figure, graduation, speeches, and other topics relating to VMI activities and cadet life. The bulk of this collection dates from the 1980's forward, although a few date from an earlier period.

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Spencer L. Carter papers

2 items

The Spencer L. Carter papers contain two items dating from Spencer L. Carter's VMI cadetship. Included is a notebook (binding missing) compiled by Carter that concerns VMI football and baseball. It includes lists of teams, game scores, and plays.

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Spencer L. Carter papers 2 items

Carter, Spencer L. (Spencer Leslie), 1873-1950

The Spencer L. Carter papers contain two items dating from Spencer L. Carter's VMI cadetship. Included is a notebook (binding missing) compiled by Carter that concerns VMI football and baseball. It includes lists of teams, game scores, and plays.

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Thomas J. Nottingham papers

8 items 1 diary and 7 documents, including letters

The Thomas J. Nottingham papers consist of the diary (dated 1883-1885) written by VMI cadet Thomas J. Nottingham. It contains a consistent record of the daily cadet routine as it existed during the mid-1880s and is an excellent source for information about student life during that era. Included are specific references to the following:

  • Recitations
  • Fights
  • Dress parade
  • The Dialectic Society (a student debating society)
  • YMCA
  • Girls
  • Baseball and football games with Washington College students ("minks")
  • Death and funeral of John D. Letcher
  • Destruction of the VMI arsenal
  • Death of Henry W. Williamson (VMI Class of 1845 and staff member)
  • Death of Sara Henderson Smith
Some special events are also mentioned, including the election of President Grover Cleveland and the local Democratic Party celebration in November 1884. The diary also includes a list of letters sent and received by Nottingham, along with lists of staff and class members.

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Thomas J. Nottingham papers 8 items 1 diary and 7 documents, including letters

Nottingham, Thomas J. (Thomas Jacob), 1864-1953

The Thomas J. Nottingham papers consist of the diary (dated 1883-1885) written by VMI cadet Thomas J. Nottingham. It contains a consistent record of the daily cadet routine as it existed during the mid-1880s and is an excellent source for information about student life during that era. Included are specific references to the following:

  • Recitations
  • Fights
  • Dress parade
  • The Dialectic Society (a student debating society)
  • YMCA
  • Girls
  • Baseball and football games with Washington College students ("minks")
  • Death and funeral of John D. Letcher
  • Destruction of the VMI arsenal
  • Death of Henry W. Williamson (VMI Class of 1845 and staff member)
  • Death of Sara Henderson Smith
Some special events are also mentioned, including the election of President Grover Cleveland and the local Democratic Party celebration in November 1884. The diary also includes a list of letters sent and received by Nottingham, along with lists of staff and class members.

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