<?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>Rodney D. McCormack collection<num>MS.0503</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>2026-04-24 07:02:22 -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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    <repository>
      <corpname>Virginia Military Institute Archives</corpname>
    </repository>
    <unittitle>Rodney D. McCormack collection</unittitle>
    <origination label="source">
      <persname role="col" rules="dacs">McCormack, Rodney D. (Rodney Dale), ?-2010</persname>
    </origination>
    <unitid>MS.0503</unitid>
    <unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/3/resources/742</unitid>
    <physdesc altrender="whole">
      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">1 cubic feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">2 boxes</extent>
    </physdesc>
    <unitdate datechar="creation" type="bulk">1860-1920</unitdate>
    <physloc id="aspace_bb99283eb219ea0cc984f7485e6a7059">Manuscripts stacks</physloc>
    <langmaterial>
      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
    </langmaterial>
  </did>
  <scopecontent id="aspace_4a31b6550d4de760e7169540802cd4cf">
    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>This collection consists of unrelated documents and photographs bought over many years by Rodney D. McCormack, VMI Class of 1957. Topics are largely related to VMI alumni, VMI history, or the Rockbridge and Lexington, Virginia areas. Examples of items include:
<ul>
<li>Franz Sigel signature items</li>
<li>Juliam G. Pratt (VMI Class of 1864MS) Civil War Letter (dated 1864)</li>
<li>Invitation to the Rockbridge Rifles (1860)</li>
<li>Legh W. Reid (VMI Class of 1858) estimate (1862)</li>
<li>Robert Byrd signature items</li>
<li>Items realted to William E. Dillard (VMI Class of 1913)</li>
</ul></p>  </scopecontent>
  <accessrestrict id="aspace_004b8a267889bdae6bd89bdf6877c944">
    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>There are no restrictions</p>  </accessrestrict>
  <userestrict id="aspace_bffc59c1dfbf5d2e6f0c3d94c9f4740e">
    <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_056144aea68296c0819664925bec28f3">
    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Rodney D. McCormack collection, 1860-1920. MS 0503. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
  <controlaccess>
    <genreform source="aat">Correspondence</genreform>
    <subject source="lcsh">Confederate States of America. Army—Rockbridge Rifles</subject>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1864 Military Science</subject>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1858</subject>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1913</subject>
    <persname role="col" rules="dacs">McCormack, Rodney D. (Rodney Dale), ?-2010</persname>
    <persname rules="dacs">Sigel, Franz, 1824-1902</persname>
    <persname rules="dacs">Pratt, George J. (George Julian), 1843-1924</persname>
    <persname rules="dacs">Reid, Legh W. (Legh Wilber), 1833-1908</persname>
    <persname source="lcsh">Dillard, William E. (William Evans), 1893-1944</persname>
  </controlaccess>
  <dsc/>
</archdesc>
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