Semicentennial
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Founders Day, Semi-Centennial Register, 1889
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Scope and Contents
Oversized bound volume containing the names (not original signatures) of the alumni who attended VMI's Semi-Centennial celebration in 1889.
"Historical Sketch of the Establishment and Organization of the Virginia Military Institute", 1889 July 4
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Scope and Contents
Typescript sketch written by John T. L. Preston. It was prepared at the request of the VMI Board of Visitors to mark the Institute's semicentennial celebration. Preston had planned to deliver this as an address, but he was not able to do so and it was read by his son Reverend Dr. T. L. Preston.The sketch includes details about events leading to the establishment of VMI, including debates in the local Franklin Society and letters to the local newspaper written by Preston under the...
"Historical Sketch of the Establishment and Organization of the Virginia Military Institute", 1889 July 4
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Identifier: https://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/digital/collection/p15821coll11/id/3854
Found in:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Letter from John T. L. Preston to Francis H. Smith, 1889 July 4
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Scope and Contents
This letter was written on the occasion of VMI's semicentennial celebration, in which John T. L. Preston reminiscences about Francis H. Smith's role in the founding and growth of VMI.
Letter from John T. L. Preston to Francis H. Smith, 1889 July 4
Digital Image
Identifier: https://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/digital/collection/p15821coll11/id/3932
Found in:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
