<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US"/><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>Thomas W. Keitt drawing<num>MS.0056.Oversized</num></titleproper></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Virginia Military Institute Archives</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/logos/vmi.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><address><addressline>VMI Archives</addressline><addressline>Preston Library</addressline><addressline>Lexington, VA 24450</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 540-464-7516</addressline><addressline>archives@vmi.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="http://www.vmi.edu/archives" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="http://www.vmi.edu/archives" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-04-09 17:46:15 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="und" scriptcode="Zyyy">Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script</language>.</langusage></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Thomas W. Keitt drawing</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname rules="dacs" source="lcsh">Keitt, Thomas W. (Thomas Wadlington), 1859-1917</persname>
    </origination>
    <unitid>MS.0056.Oversized</unitid>
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    <physdesc altrender="whole">
      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">1 items</extent>
      <physfacet>12 inches by 16 inches</physfacet>
    </physdesc>
    <unitdate datechar="creation">1876 May 15</unitdate>
    <physloc id="aspace_80640593317846e1eaf1063bd1607aac">Oversized Case 2</physloc>
    <langmaterial>
      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
.    </langmaterial>
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  <bioghist id="aspace_2bfd985542ba7273fee2f9a6f9a771c1">
    <head>Biographical / Historical</head>
<p>Thomas Wadlington Keitt was born on January 11, 1859 in South Carolina. He graduated VMI in 1878 and went on to become a plantation owner and teacher. He died on August 31, 1917.</p>  </bioghist>
  <scopecontent id="aspace_414cdab5b311dc748a4783d9cd6242da">
    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>This collection consists of one watercolor drawing of the Washington Arch facade of barracks by Cadet Thomas W. Keitt, dated May 15, 1876. Details include the clock and the Virginia and United States flags flying from towers.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>There are no restrictions.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Use</head>
<p>Manuscript collections in the VMI Archives are made available for educational and research use. The VMI Archives should be cited as the source. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright holders. Materials from our collections may not be redistributed, published or reproduced without permission from the VMI Archives.Contact the VMI Archives for additional information.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Thomas W. Keitt drawing, 1876 May 15. MS 0056. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Buildings, structures, etc.</subject>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Cadet drawings</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">Historic buildings—Virginia—Lexington</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="(OCoLC)fst00827721" source="FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology)">Barracks</subject>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1878</subject>
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  <dsc><c id="aspace_4e0a7540211349e5b6209474b5ca13f9" level="item"><did><unittitle>Drawing, barracks</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/3/archival_objects/5335</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation">1876 May 15</unitdate><langmaterial><language langcode="eng">English</language>.</langmaterial></did><scopecontent id="aspace_5ae541245ff53b5d67fc64368fa4aca1"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Watercolor drawing of the Washington Arch facade of barracks by Cadet Thomas W. Keitt, dated May 15, 1876. Details include the clock and the Virginia and United States flags flying from towers.</p></scopecontent><controlaccess><subject authfilenumber="(OCoLC)fst00827721" source="FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology)">Barracks</subject><subject source="lcsh">Historic buildings—Virginia—Lexington</subject><subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Buildings, structures, etc.</subject><subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Cadet drawings</subject></controlaccess></c></dsc>
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