Shipp, Scott, 1839-1917
Person
Brigadier General Scott Shipp (b. 1839 d. 1917) graduated from VMI in 1859 and was the first VMI alumnus to serve as Superintendent. He served on the VMI faculty from 1859-1889, at various times teaching Mathematics, Latin, and Tactics. He also served as the Commandant of Cadets from 1862-1889 and was in command of the Corps at the Battle of New Market on May 15, 1864. He took office as the Institute's second Superintendent on January 1, 1890 and retired on June 30, 1907. He died at age 78 on December 4, 1917.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Cadet drawings, class assignments, and exercises
Collection
Identifier: MS-0203
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 19th and 20th century cadet drawings (approximately 200 items) completed primarily as assignments for Professor Thomas H. Williamson's architecture, engineering, and drawing courses at VMI. A few of the drawings were completed for a geometry course and other mathematics courses, or were not class assignments.
Some of the geometry drawings are signed by the supervising professor.
Some of the geometry drawings are signed by the supervising professor.
Letter to James Henry Reid, Sr., 1862 August 14
Item
Scope and Contents
Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards cadet life, mentioning the cirriculum and the slang term "rat."
