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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 Creator Coxe, Simeon O., Jr. (Simeon Oliver), 1910-1999
Virginia Military Institute Archives

Simeon O. Coxe, Jr. letters

1 items

This Simeon O. Coxe, Jr. letters consist of a one volume typewritten transcription of letters written by Cadet Simeon O. Coxe, Jr. (VMI Class of 1933) to his parents in Richmond, Virginia. The letters cover his entire cadetship (1929-1933) and contain a detailed record of VMI cadet life during early 1930s. Topics include:

  • Daily routines
  • Hazing
  • Financial concerns
  • Academics
  • Athletics
  • Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) summer camp at Fort Hoyle, Maryland
  • Ring Figure dance

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Simeon O. Coxe, Jr. letters 1 items

Coxe, Simeon O., Jr. (Simeon Oliver), 1910-1999

This Simeon O. Coxe, Jr. letters consist of a one volume typewritten transcription of letters written by Cadet Simeon O. Coxe, Jr. (VMI Class of 1933) to his parents in Richmond, Virginia. The letters cover his entire cadetship (1929-1933) and contain a detailed record of VMI cadet life during early 1930s. Topics include:

  • Daily routines
  • Hazing
  • Financial concerns
  • Academics
  • Athletics
  • Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) summer camp at Fort Hoyle, Maryland
  • Ring Figure dance

Virginia Military Institute Archives

VMI at War Project collection

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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