Universities and colleges -- Religion
Subject
Subject Source: Fast (Faceted Application Of Subject Terminology)
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Philip C. Gibbs notebook
Collection
Identifier: MS-0106
Scope and Contents
Notebook (ca. 145 pages) reflecting cadet life 1848-1851. Includes accounts of Corps trips to Richmond, Petersburg, Norfolk and Rockbridge Alum Springs; cadet poetry and essays; poetry by Sara Henderson Smith; addresses delivered before the Cadet Dialectic Society (a literary and debating society); discussion of exams (1851) in English and Natural Philosophy; an account of "An Oyster Supper---A Frolic After Taps", and an account of "our last bible recitation" in which Gibbs describes the last...
Robert Gatewood notebook and diary
Collection
Identifier: MS-0300
Scope and Contents
Manuscript notebook-diary (1849-1853) of Robert Gatewood. Entries include original and copies poetry dating from his last year at VMI; essays; diary entries dating from period 1851-1853, written while Gatewood was teaching at the College of William and Mary. Diary entries and notes frequently have a religious theme.
Smith Family letter
Item
Identifier: MS-0163
Scope and Contents
One letter (March 1, 1856) from VMI's Superintendent Francis H. Smith to the mother of Cadet John J. Smith, in which he discusses Cadet Smith's religious awakening.
