<?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>Charles R. K. Varner collection<num>MS.0445</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 17:49:32 -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>Charles R. K. Varner collection</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname rules="dacs" source="lcsh">Varner, Charles R. K. (Charles Robert Key), 1862-1915</persname>
    </origination>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname source="lcsh">Smith, Francis H. (Francis Henney), 1812-1890</persname>
    </origination>
    <unitid>MS.0445</unitid>
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    <physdesc altrender="whole">
      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">1 Linear Feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">8 items</extent>
    </physdesc>
    <unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1881-1911</unitdate>
    <physloc id="aspace_212cb4cf73ac09edf652a4f88cc3a089">Manuscripts stacks</physloc>
    <langmaterial>
      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
.    </langmaterial>
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    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>This collection (8 items) contains items pertaining to Charles R. K. Varner (VMI Class of 1884), including:
<ul>
<li>Three VMI quarterly grade reports (1881 and 1884)</li>
<li>One letter of recommendation (1889) written by VMI Superintendent Francis H. Smith</li>
<li>One VMI postcard</li>
<li>Dance programs</li>
</ul></p>  </scopecontent>
  <accessrestrict id="aspace_acb9f4c40733ea01ecbed021d90604a4">
    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>There are no restrictions.</p>  </accessrestrict>
  <userestrict id="aspace_879e1deae689989c9cf5f79d43c470d6">
    <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_03d11fe9c8d07336d811c860682b4f3c">
    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Charles R. K. Varner collection, 1881-1911. MS 0445. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
  <controlaccess>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1884</subject>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1880-1889</subject>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Curricula</subject>
    <genreform source="aat">Correspondence</genreform>
    <genreform source="aat">Letters of recommendation</genreform>
    <genreform source="aat">Postcards</genreform>
  </controlaccess>
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