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Machine-readable finding aid derived from Microsoft Access 2000 database. Machine-readable finding aid created by Diane Jacob. Date of source: 2002 Description is in English Feb 16, 2004 PUBLIC "-//Virginia Military Institute::Preston Library::Archives//TEXT (US::ViLxV::vilxv00053::A Guide to the Robert Beverley Notebooks)//EN" "vilxv00053.xml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Feb 26, 2004 converted to conform to eadVIVA.dtd by vivastrict.xsl 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Robert Beverley Notebooks, 1874-1875 A Collection in Virginia Military Institute Archives mss 00024

Virginia Military Institute Archives 2002 Virginia Military Institute Archives Staff Web version of the finding aid funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Archives, Preston Library, Virginia Military Institute Descriptive Summary Archives, Preston Library, Virginia Military Institute Robert Beverley Notebooks 1874-1875 mss 00024 The collection consists of two items. English Administrative Information Access

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Robert Beverley Notebooks, mss 00024, Virginia Military Institute Archives, Lexington, Virginia.

 Biographical/Historical Information

Robert Beverley was born at "Avenell" in Fauquier County, Virginia on April 26, 1858, the fourth son and tenth child of Robert Beverley and Jane Eliza Carter. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1876 and married Richardetta (some records say Georgetta) Earl Carter in December 1879" the couple had four sons and one daughter. Beverley spent his adult life as a farmer. He died at the Beverley family ancestral home, "Blandfield" (located in Essex County on the Rappahannock River) on December 28, 1928.

 Scope and Content Information

The collection consists of two poetry notebooks compiled by Virginia Military Institute Cadet Robert Beverley during the period 1874-1875. The volumes contains original poetry composed by VMI cadets, as well as copied verses. Cadet authors include Smith Caruthers, Class of 1875; Samuel M. Cooper, Class of 1876; Selby Jones, Class of 1864; and Charles D. Walker, Class of 1869. The notebooks also contain poetry by faculty member Robert L. Madison. An index is located in front of volume one.