<?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>James Keith papers<num>MS.0245</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>2026-05-09 08:02:02 -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>James Keith papers</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname rules="dacs" source="lcsh">Keith, James, 1911-?</persname>
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    <unitid>MS.0245</unitid>
    <unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/3/resources/327</unitid>
    <physdesc altrender="whole">
      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">22 items</extent>
    </physdesc>
    <unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1931-1932</unitdate>
    <physloc id="aspace_fb63f56277ca0064604c3ed060b1a4cc">Manuscripts stacks</physloc>
    <langmaterial>
      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
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    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>The James Keith papers consist of the personal papers (22 items) dating from Keith's cadetship, including a scrapbook fragment, three essays written for English and history classes, snapshots (approximately 17 items), and a furlough request.</p>  </scopecontent>
  <bioghist id="aspace_1876baf4ebd35d7e086869346e58e594">
    <head>Biographical / Historical</head>
<p>James Keith was born in 1911 and graduated VMI in 1932. He went on to become a laywer and judge.</p>  </bioghist>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>There are no restrictions.</p>  </accessrestrict>
  <accessrestrict id="aspace_5879dd9a834a6383b027238fa0a22b79">
    <head>Conditions Governing Access</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>  </accessrestrict>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>James Keith papers, 1931-1932. MS 0245. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1932</subject>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1930-1939</subject>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Photographs</subject>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Curricula</subject>
    <genreform source="aat">Scrapbooks</genreform>
    <genreform source="aat">Correspondence</genreform>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Cadet compositions—Prose</subject>
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