Collections

The Gilbert P. Chase papers consists of commission documents, certficates, and diplomas awarded to Chase.

This collection consists of the papers of the Philo H. Goodwyn family of New Orleans, Louisiana. The bulk of this collection includes letters (dated 1840-1858) written by Philo H. Goodwyn to his fiance and later wife, Martha S. McGavock. Other items of correspondence include two letters from Almira McGavock to her daughter Martha, and one letter from McGavock R. Goodwyn (VMI Class of 1863) to his father, Philo.

This collection consists of papers (9 items) dating from the World War II Army service of Harold P. Clark, VMI Class of 1941. Included are two personal letters (1946) from General Wither A. Burress to Clark, and seven photographs of Clark and other Army officers.

The Henry A. Wise papers consist of the personal papers of Wise (VMI Class of 1927), including general correspondence, family correspondence, subject files, and materials relating to the publication of his book "Drawing Out the Man: The VMI Story." Inventory is available upon request.

This collection consists of items related to Henry J. Foresman, including:

• World War II service records
• Extensive information regarding Foresman and Joyce family genealogy (his maternal ancestors), including Daughters of the American Revolution application material that traces his maternal ancestry to Revolutionary War soldier Dominicus Libby
• Biographical information
• Personal correspondence
• Certificates
• Photographs

This collection contains individual biographical files for all 19th and early 20th century cadets; and historical faculty/staff, Board of Visitors members, and other people associated with VMI history.

The bulk of the collection consists of letters written by James A. Harden to his sister, covering wartime events experienced by his unit as well as his time at Ft. Delaware, Delaware. The collection also includes one letter (dated June 6, 1861) written while Harden was at VMI and other items.

This collection consists of James B. Moss Jr.'s diary. The first diary entry begins on page 13 and is dated September 13, 1943, the day his unit departed for overseas duty, and the last entry is D-Day, June 6, 1944. During the bulk of this period his unit was in Italy at Anzio Beachhead. Moss describes action at Anzio, German air attacks, unit causalities, and other events relating to the military campaign.

The James D. Darden papers consist of the Darden's Civil War papers, including:

• Two military orders (dated February 28 and March 21, 1865) signed by Darden
• One Confederate States of America 5 dollar bill
• One list of clothing signed by Darden
• One bank note dated March 9th, 1865
• One typescript biographical sketch titled "Record of J. D. Darden"

This collection consists of J. H. Binford Peay III's oral history interview transcript. This interview was conducted in August 2009 by Dr. Lewis S. Sorley III for the United States Army Military History Institute Senior Officers Oral History Program.