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Virginia Military Institute Archives

Preston Library
411 Letcher Avenue
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, VA 24450
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
Start Over Repository Virginia Military Institute Archives Subjects World War, 1939-1945—Pacific
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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W. Clary Holt military service information

This file contains a typescript (approximately 30 pages) of a detailed autobiographical essay about Winfield C. Holt's service during World War II with the Allied Translator and Interpreter Service (ATIS) under the command of Colonel Sidney Mashbir.

  1. Project files, VMI Class of 1935
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John K. Davis papers, 1928/1946

0.50 cubic feet 1 document box

This collection consists of:

  • Original propaganda leaflets directed at the Japanese troops and civilians (1945)
  • Personal correspondence written to John K. Davis' parents that largely concerns family matters (1945-1946)
  • Formal photographs of Davis from his cadetship, United States Army career, and civilian career
  • Amateur snapshots of Manila, Philippines and surrounding area (circa 1945)
  • Maps of Japanese cities issued to officers (1945)
  • A "Guide to Japan" (September 1945)
  • Other printed material

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John K. Davis papers, 1928/1946 0.50 cubic feet 1 document box

Davis, John K. (John Kennerly), 1906-1975

This collection consists of:

  • Original propaganda leaflets directed at the Japanese troops and civilians (1945)
  • Personal correspondence written to John K. Davis' parents that largely concerns family matters (1945-1946)
  • Formal photographs of Davis from his cadetship, United States Army career, and civilian career
  • Amateur snapshots of Manila, Philippines and surrounding area (circa 1945)
  • Maps of Japanese cities issued to officers (1945)
  • A "Guide to Japan" (September 1945)
  • Other printed material

Virginia Military Institute Archives

William P. Upshur scrapbooks, 1942/1943

2 items

The William P. Upshur scrapbook collection consists of two inspection trip scrapbooks (dated May 1942 and 1943) titled "The Cruise of the Flying Cow" and "The Coconut Circuit." These document Upshur's visits to various Pacific islands, including Midway, Pearl Harbor, Palmyra Island, and Johnson Island.

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William P. Upshur scrapbooks, 1942/1943 2 items

Upshur, William P. (William Peterkin), 1881-1943

The William P. Upshur scrapbook collection consists of two inspection trip scrapbooks (dated May 1942 and 1943) titled "The Cruise of the Flying Cow" and "The Coconut Circuit." These document Upshur's visits to various Pacific islands, including Midway, Pearl Harbor, Palmyra Island, and Johnson Island.

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Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. papers, 1913/1990

6 cubic feet

The Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. papers consist primarily of the following:

  • Unpublished memoirs and accompanying documents
  • Photograph albums and scrapbooks dating from Shepherd's years as a VMI cadet, as Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, and from his service as President of the Inter-American Defense Board
  • An interview with Shepherd conducted by the archivist of the MacArthur Library regarding Shepherd's role during the Korean War, assault at Inchon
  • Correspondence
  • Clippings
  • Certificates and resolutions
  • Printed material
The unpublished memoirs include detailed information about Shepherd's early Marine Corps career and his participation in World War I. They include copies of his World War I diary and personal correspondence.

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Wallace S. Douglas collection, 1941/1944

1 boxes 98 Megabytes

This collection consists of photocopied documents and digital images dating from Wallace S. Douglas' service as a physician during World War II with the United States Army Medical Corps. Most items relate to the administration of hospitals in New Zealand and New Caledonia where men wounded in the Pacific Theater were treated.

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Wallace S. Douglas collection, 1941/1944 1 boxes 98 Megabytes

Douglas, Wallace S. (Wallace Strawn), 1901-1982

This collection consists of photocopied documents and digital images dating from Wallace S. Douglas' service as a physician during World War II with the United States Army Medical Corps. Most items relate to the administration of hospitals in New Zealand and New Caledonia where men wounded in the Pacific Theater were treated.

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