<?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 T. Oliver collection<num>MS.0305</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 17:48:20 -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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      <corpname>Virginia Military Institute Archives</corpname>
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    <unittitle>Thomas T. Oliver collection</unittitle>
    <unitid>MS.0305</unitid>
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    <physdesc altrender="whole">
      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">25 items</extent>
    </physdesc>
    <unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1967-1968</unitdate>
    <physloc id="aspace_d4d7b556cc07f30e8a5d67cd918a4134">Manuscripts stacks</physloc>
    <langmaterial>
      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
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    <head>Contents Note</head>
<p>This collection contains four citations (1967-1968) awarded to Captain Thomas T. Oliver. Included are the Purple Heart, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, and Bronze Star. This collection also includes letters of condolence sent to Oliver's mother.</p>  </scopecontent>
  <bioghist id="aspace_93d224de2a47749a0c387cdfec0d975d">
    <head>Biographical / Historical</head>
<p>Thomas T. Oliver graduated from VMI in 1963 and was killed in action in Vietnam on February 7, 1968.</p>  </bioghist>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>There are no restrictions</p>  </accessrestrict>
  <userestrict id="aspace_4ecd561f9e9b8fc5e416b451bdc337be">
    <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 T. Oliver collection, 1967-1968. MS 0305. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
  <controlaccess>
    <subject source="lcsh">Virginia Military Institute -- Class of 1963</subject>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Alumni—Biography</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="(OCoLC)fst01431664" source="FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology)">Vietnam War (1961-1975)</subject>
    <genreform source="aat">Certificates</genreform>
    <genreform source="aat">Correspondence</genreform>
    <persname source="lcsh">Oliver, Thomas T. (Thomas Tucker), 1941-1968</persname>
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