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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
Start Over Repository Virginia Military Institute Archives Collection Cadet autograph albums
Virginia Military Institute Archives

Cadet autograph albums

5 items

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

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Cadet autograph albums 5 items

Smith, Edward H. (Edward Harvie), 1845-1912

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

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