<?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>Fletcher B. Emerson letters<num>MS.0552</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>2025-10-18 07:02:10 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Zyyy">English, Code for undetermined script script</language>.</langusage></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Fletcher B. Emerson letters</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname rules="dacs">Emerson, Fletcher B. (Fletcher Burns), 1917-1990</persname>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">30 items</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1924-1950</unitdate>
    <langmaterial>
      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
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    <head>Arrangement</head>
<p>The Fletcher B. Emerson letters are arranged chronologically by year.</p>  </arrangement>
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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>Fletcher B. Emerson letters, 1924-1950. MS 0552. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>The Fletcher B. Emerson letters consist of 30 letters primarily written by Emerson to his parents. These letters discuss cadet life, searching for jobs, starting a family, and service in the United States Army during World War II.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1939</subject>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1930-1939</subject>
    <genreform source="aat">Correspondence</genreform>
    <subject source="lcsh">World War, 1939-1945</subject>
    <subject source="local">Virginia Military Institute—Athletics</subject>
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