Collections

This collection consists of one scrapbook (1925-1929) compiled by VMI Cadet Bennet A. Meyers (VMI Class of 1929). The scrapbook includes photographs, autographs of cadets, and memorabilia.

This collection (five items) consists of keepsake albums that popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Included are the following autograph albums:

• Edward Harvie Smith, Jr., VMI Class of 1867 and New Market cadet. This album contains signed inscriptions by 19 fellow New Market cadets.
• Farmer D. Cochran, VMI Class of 1889
• Thomas G. Tate, VMI Class of 1877
• VMI Class of 1874 members (original owner unknown)
• VMI Class of 1902 autograph page

This record group comprises material relating to cadet social life anc customs, cadet recreational organizations and clubs, misc. cadet life memorabilia and printed material.

This collection consists of one scrapbook compiled by Cadet Clement M. Moss (VMI Class of 1921) that covers the period from 1919 to 1921. The scrapbook includes snapshots, dance programs, clippings, drawings, and other VMI memorabilia. Topics of the photographs include classmates and friends, cadet life, athletics, and VMI buildings.

This collection consists of one original charcoal sketch (circa 1908) by Cadet Frank A. Fickes that was published in the 1911 VMI yearbook. The sketch features a skull, snakes, and ghost, which are symbols of "TKL," a cadet secret society.

This collection consists of one scrapbook compiled by Cadet Gordon Hammond (VMI Class of 1919) and covers the academic year 1915 to 1916. The scrapbook includes snapshots, dance programs, clippings, and other VMI memorabilia. Topics of the photographs include classmates and friends, cadet life, athletics, and VMI buildings.

This collection consists of the personal papers (1929-1935) of Henry M. Stewart, Jr., VMI Class of 1935. The collection includes memorabilia from Stewart's high school years at the Staunton Military Academy (Virginia) and his cadetship at VMI. The VMI material includes a scrapbook, dance and athletic programs, drawings, photographs, information about the Class of 1935 ring design, and other mementos.

This collection consists of one scrapbook (1922-1926) compiled by Cadet James N. Bell, VMI Class of 1926. The scrapbook includes photographs of cadet life, classmates, and buildings, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia.

This collection consists of one scrapbook (1917-1921) compiled by Cadet John B. Payne, VMI Class of 1921. The scrapbook includes photographs of cadet life, athletics, classmates, and buildings, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia.

This collection consists of one scrapbook compiled by Cadet Leopold M. von Schilling, Jr. (VMI Class of 1926) and covers the period from 1922 to 1925. The scrapbook includes snapshots, dance programs, clippings, drawings, and other VMI memorabilia. Topics of the photographs include classmates and friends, cadet life, athletics, and VMI buildings.