Collection: C. Rodes Hood, Jr. papers

Letters written to and from Virginia Military Institute Cadet C. Rodes Hood, Jr. (VMI Class of 1920) and his parents. The bulk of the correspondence is between father and son. Topics includes VMI cadet life for the period 1916-1917; details about the family's cotton business and life on Magenta plantation, Washington County, Mississippi (including economic matters, politics, race relations, family personal news.

The letter of April 6, 1917 describes reaction in Greenville, Mississippi to announcement that the United States was entering World War I.

Dates

1916 - 1917

Creator

Hood, Clifton Rodes, Jr. , 1900-1969 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions

Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

.5 Linear Feet (one document box)

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

C. Rodes Hood, Jr. (1900-1969) was a non-graduating member of the Class of 1920. He entered VMI in 1916, but following the death of his father in 1917 returned home to manage his family's Magenta plantation near Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi. He was later a businessman and civic leader in Bowling Green, Missouri.

Clifton Rodes Hood, Sr. (1861-1917) spent his life as a cotton planter at his family home, Magenta plantation in Washington County, Mississippi.