<?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>William H. Watson, Jr. cadet scrapbook<num>MS.0201</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>2026-05-12 03:02:21 -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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    <unittitle>William H. Watson, Jr. cadet scrapbook</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname rules="dacs" source="lcsh">Watson, William H., Jr. (William Henry), 1907-1974</persname>
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    <unitid>MS.0201</unitid>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">1 items</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1923-1925</unitdate>
    <physloc id="aspace_fc43d7df26011f1f934dc27248d22136">Manuscripts stacks</physloc>
    <langmaterial>
      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
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    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>This collection consists of one scrapbook (1923-1925) compiled by VMI Cadet William H. Watson, Jr. The scrapbook includes photographs and other VMI memorabilia.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <head>Biographical / Historical</head>
<p>William Henry Watson, Jr. was born in 1907 in Marianna, Florida. He graduated VMI in 1927 and then was an officer in the United States Navy. Watson died in 1974 in Newport, Rhode Island.</p>  </bioghist>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>There are no restrictions.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <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>William H. Watson, Jr. cadet scrapbook, 1923-1925. MS 0201. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1927</subject>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1920-1929</subject>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Photographs</subject>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Athletics</subject>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Scrapbooks</subject>
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