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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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Virginia Military Institute Archives

Admissions Office student recruitment materials, 1950/2019

5 boxes document boxes

Brochures, fact books, and other printed material sent to prospective cadets by the VMI Admissions Office. Also includes some Financial Aid printed material

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Admissions Office student recruitment materials, 1950/2019 5 boxes document boxes

Virginia Military Institute. Office of Admissions

Brochures, fact books, and other printed material sent to prospective cadets by the VMI Admissions Office. Also includes some Financial Aid printed material

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Office of Communications and Marketing subject files, 1950

10 cubic feet
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Bomb (VMI Yearbook), 1885/1895

80 cubic feet

Known as The Bomb, the yearbook was first published in 1885. After a nine year hiatus, it has been published continuously since 1895, with the exception of 1945 and 1946.

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Bomb (VMI Yearbook), 1885/1895 80 cubic feet

Known as The Bomb, the yearbook was first published in 1885. After a nine year hiatus, it has been published continuously since 1895, with the exception of 1945 and 1946.

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Course catalogs, 1840

15 cubic feet

This series contains the official academic catalog of the Virginia Military Institute.

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Course catalogs, 1840 15 cubic feet

This series contains the official academic catalog of the Virginia Military Institute.

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VMI Center for Undergraduate Research (VCUR) printed material and publications, 1989/2014

1 Linear Feet

These records consist of printed material (schedules, announcements, brochures), and publications relating to undergraduate research programs at VMI.

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Intercollegiate Athletics records, 1920

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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Regulations of the Virginia Military Institute, 1839

4 cubic feet

The Regulations detail rules for the operation of the Institute and for all aspects of cadet life. They were first published in 1839, and throughout the 19th through mid-20th centuries they were updated every few years. In the modern era, cadet regulations are published yearly and are familiarly know as the Blue Book.

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Regulations of the Virginia Military Institute, 1839 4 cubic feet

Virginia Military Institute. Office of the Commandant

The Regulations detail rules for the operation of the Institute and for all aspects of cadet life. They were first published in 1839, and throughout the 19th through mid-20th centuries they were updated every few years. In the modern era, cadet regulations are published yearly and are familiarly know as the Blue Book.

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The VMI Cadet newspaper, 1907

24 cubic feet

The Cadet (originally The Keydet), VMI's student newspaper, began weekly publication in the fall of 1907. The collection begins with Volume 1, number 2 - the very first issue is not extant. The newspaper has been published continuously since 1907, except for a three-year gap during and immediately following World War II.

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The VMI Cadet newspaper, 1907 24 cubic feet

The Cadet (originally The Keydet), VMI's student newspaper, began weekly publication in the fall of 1907. The collection begins with Volume 1, number 2 - the very first issue is not extant. The newspaper has been published continuously since 1907, except for a three-year gap during and immediately following World War II.

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VMI Alumni Association collections, 1880/2000

20 cubic feet

The VMI Alumni Association is a private organization affiliated with VMI; the VMI Archives does not house the records of the Association. However, the Archives does preserve printed material, publications created by the Association, some Class reunion material, and related material (e.g. photograph collection from the office of the Alumni Review), and miscellaneous subject files on topics of general interest. This collection also includes some historical minutes of the Association.

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VMI Alumni Association collections, 1880/2000 20 cubic feet

Virginia Military Institute. Alumni Association

The VMI Alumni Association is a private organization affiliated with VMI; the VMI Archives does not house the records of the Association. However, the Archives does preserve printed material, publications created by the Association, some Class reunion material, and related material (e.g. photograph collection from the office of the Alumni Review), and miscellaneous subject files on topics of general interest. This collection also includes some historical minutes of the Association.

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