J. Frank East cadet scrapbookMS.0196Virginia Military Institute Archives

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-05-12 03:01:44 -0400.Description is written in: Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script. Virginia Military Institute Archives J. Frank East cadet scrapbook East, J. Frank (John Franklin), 1901-1979 MS.0196 /repositories/3/resources/282 1 items 1920-1924 Manuscripts stacks English Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one VMI scrapbook compiled by J. Frank East that documents his cadetship from 1920 to 1924. The scrapbook includes photographs of buildings, people, and the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) cavalry unit, dance programs, sports souvenirs, and other memorabilia.

Biographical / Historical

John Franklin East was born in 1901 in Norfolk, Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1924 and then owned a shipping business. He died in 1979 in Norfolk.

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Preferred Citation

J. Frank East cadet scrapbook, 1920-1924. MS 0196. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1924 United States. Army—Reserve Officers' Training Corps Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1920-1929 Virginia Military Institute—Photographs Virginia Military Institute—Athletics Virginia Military Institute—Scrapbooks Scrapbooks Cavalry