John M. Luke collectionMS.0302Virginia Military Institute Archives

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-04-09 17:48:18 -0400.Description is written in: Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script. Virginia Military Institute Archives John M. Luke collection Luke, John M. (John Marvin), 1880-1951 MS.0302 /repositories/3/resources/382 7 items 1900-1928 Manuscripts stacks English . Contents Note

This collection consists of the papers (7 items) of John M. Luke, including:

  • Four letters of recommendation from VMI Faculty members
  • One letter from VMI Superintendent William H. Cocke to Luke
  • One commissioning certificate (October 1918)
  • One VMI dance card

 Biographical / Historical

John Marvin Luke was born in 1880 in Portsmouth, Virginia. He graduated from VMI in 1900. He was a World War I veteran, teacher, and clergyman. Luke died in 1951.

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 Preferred Citation

John M. Luke collection, 1900-1928. MS 0302. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

 Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1900 Virginia Military Institute—Alumni—Biography Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1900-1909 Letters of recommendation Correspondence Certificates Dance cards