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Virginia Military Institute Archives

Military oral history collection, 2003/2014

12 cubic feet

This oral history collection spans the World War II era through recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. One interview (Frank Buckles) covers World War I service. The majority of the interviews were conducted by VMI cadets taking courses in military history. The interview files and recordings are housed in the VMI Archives.

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Virginia Military Institute Archives

Office of Communications and Marketing subject files, 1950

10 cubic feet

The material in this sub-series is related to the Biennial meeting and conference.

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Virginia Military Institute Archives

VMI at War Project collection, 1941/1995

5.5 cubic feet 5 boxes

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.

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George Mason University

Nicholas J. Giunta World War II and family scrapbook, 1942

1.5 Linear Feet 1 box, 1 folder
Scrapbook album created by Nicholas J. Giunta documenting his time serving with the U.S. Army during World War II and domestic family life following the end of the war in 1945, including weddings, vacations, and military reunions, into the 1980s.
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Nicholas J. Giunta World War II and family scrapbook, 1942 1.5 Linear Feet 1 box, 1 folder

Giunta, Nicholas J., 1917-2011
Scrapbook album created by Nicholas J. Giunta documenting his time serving with the U.S. Army during World War II and domestic family life following the end of the war in 1945, including weddings, vacations, and military reunions, into the 1980s.
Virginia Military Institute Archives

Charles E. Kilbourne personal papers, 1898/1963

1 cubic feet

This collection consists of miscellaneous personal papers found in the Kilbourne family home in 2016, including:

  • A file of correspondence and memoranda (1898-1937) dating from Charles E. Kilbourne's career in the United States Army, primarily letters of recommendation
  • Photographs
  • Scrapbooks
  • Newspaper clippings
  • Subject files related to Kilbourne's visit to the Philippines (1954-1955) and the Great Yamen Imperial Order of Dragon (1954-1963)
This collection also includes material relating to Kilbourne's long association with the Philippines.

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Virginia Military Institute Archives

William B. Cochran, Jr. papers, 1888/1931

1 boxes 1 letter sized manuscript box, plus ovesized items

This collection consists of the personal papers of Brigadier General William Burr Cochran, VMI Class of 1888, including:

  • Correspondence
  • Photographs
  • An unpublished biographical essay titled "Reminiscences of Camp Life During the World War"
  • Other items, such as instructions for "final German Figures," a formal VMI dance

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Virginia Military Institute Archives

Office of Communications and Marketing audio and video collections

ongoing items

Includes film of ROTC cavalry drill and horsemanship practice on Parade Ground, including jumping; Barracks scenes; cadet orchestra; other scenes from cadet life ca. 1939

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