<?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>VMI class ring designs and drawings<num>RG.08.Ring Designs</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>2026-07-17 09:49:37 -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="subgrp">
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    <unittitle>VMI class ring designs and drawings</unittitle>
    <unitid>RG.08.Ring Designs</unitid>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">1 cubic feet</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" type="bulk">1927-2016</unitdate>
    <physloc id="aspace_0bbd36b5c3bfe247e2e09d2cf8d21c11">Archives stacks, Record Group 08, Cadet Life, Organizations and Activities</physloc>
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      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
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    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>A collection of VMI class ring designs from 1927 forward. New rings are designed by each VMI class and are presented to class members during November of their Second Class (Junior) year. The presentation is followed by a formal dance known as Ring Figure.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Class Ring Designs Collection.  Virginia Military Institute Archives.</p>  </prefercite>
  <relatedmaterial id="aspace_ab3964fddef20b136f29cc049c1c94cf">
    <head>Related Materials</head>
<p><a href="http://archivesspace.vmi.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/2396">Additional Class ring tradition material</a></p>  </relatedmaterial>
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<p>There are no restrictions</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Use</head>
<p>Collections in the VMI Archives are made available for noncommercial 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>
  <controlaccess>
    <subject source="local">Ring Presentations and Ring Figure</subject>
    <subject source="local">Class Rings</subject>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Social life and customs</subject>
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