<?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>VMI lacrosse team history collection<num>MS.0294</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>2025-05-01 07:02:28 -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">
  <did>
    <repository>
      <corpname>Virginia Military Institute Archives</corpname>
    </repository>
    <unittitle>VMI lacrosse team history collection</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname source="lcsh">Richards, Walter L. (Walter Leland), 1919-</persname>
    </origination>
    <unitid>MS.0294</unitid>
    <unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/3/resources/374</unitid>
    <physdesc altrender="whole">
      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">15 items</extent>
    </physdesc>
    <unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1948-1950</unitdate>
    <physloc id="aspace_073c53b4e081e19564214d17d4a422d6">Manuscripts stacks</physloc>
    <langmaterial>
      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
.    </langmaterial>
  </did>
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    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>This collection (15 items) consists of:
<ul>
<li>One ring binder scrapbook containing clippings, correspondence, and programs related to the establishment of the first varsity lacrosse team at VMI (1948-1950)</li>
<li>Nine photographs of the team and team members. These items were donated by team member Francis (Frank) L. Boehm (VMI Class of 1950B).</li>
<li>Correspondence (5 items) donated by Walter L. Richards (VMI Class of 1941).</li>
</ul></p>  </scopecontent>
  <accessrestrict id="aspace_24e6dee5ed1a36235ea4230d6e43f6e6">
    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>There are no restrictions</p>  </accessrestrict>
  <userestrict id="aspace_a11cdba6d55301ee301de53fcbca654a">
    <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>
  <prefercite id="aspace_755375b33fbe623a46b228cdafa10a53">
    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>VMI lacrosse team history collection, 1948-1950. MS 0294. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
  <controlaccess>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Athletics</subject>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1950B</subject>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1950-1959</subject>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1940-1949</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="(OCoLC)fst00990574" source="FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology)">Lacrosse</subject>
    <genreform source="aat">Scrapbooks</genreform>
    <genreform source="aat">Photographs</genreform>
    <subject authfilenumber="(OCoLC)fst00990574" source="FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology)">Lacrosse</subject>
    <genreform source="aat">Correspondence</genreform>
  </controlaccess>
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</archdesc>
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