James A. Forsythe collectionMS.0307Virginia Military Institute Archives

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-04-09 17:48:21 -0400.Description is written in: Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script. Virginia Military Institute Archives James A. Forsythe collection Forsythe, James A. (James Adger), 1853-1925 MS.0307 /repositories/3/resources/387 2 items 1871-1875 Manuscripts stacks The notebook shows evidence of extensive water damage. English . Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a notebook compiled by Cadet James A. Forsythe and a graduation bible. The notework contains copied poetry and company rosters. Forsythe's photograph album is also available in the VMI Archives.

 Biographical / Historical

James Adger Forsythe was born in 1853 in Charleston, South Carolina. He graduated from VMI in 1875 and went on to become a businessman and lawyer. Forsythe died in 1925.

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 Preferred Citation

James A. Forsythe collection, 1871-1875. MS 0307. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

 Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1875 Virginia Military Institute—Cadet compositions—Poetry Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1870-1879 Notebooks Bibles Photograph albums