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Virginia Military Institute -- Class of 1919

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Gordon Hammond scrapbook

 Item
Identifier: Ms-0434
Scope and Contents Scrapbook compiled by Cadet Gordon Hammond, VMI Class of 1919, covering the academic year 1915-1916. Included are snapshots, dance programs, clippings, and other VMI memorabilia. Topics of the photographs include his classmates and friends, cadet life, athletics, and VMI buildings.

J. Prescott Carter Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0488
Scope and Contents This scrapbook, circa 1919, contains only a few VMI-related pages; it consists primarily of postcards collected during a European trip.

Robert N. Bond Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0435
Scope and Contents Scrapbook compiled by Cadet Robert Bond, Jr., VMI Class of 1919, covering the academic year 1915-1916. Included are snapshots, dance programs, clipppings, and other VMI memorabilia. Topics of the photographs include his classmates and friends, cadet life, athletics, faculty, and VMI buildings. The collection also includes 2 letters to his father; the letter dated September 12, 1915, contains an extensive description of the life of a new cadet ("Rat"), including a description of hazing practices.

Theodore F. Morton cadet scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0207
Scope and Contents The collection consists of three VMI scrapbooks compiled by Cadet Theodore Morton during the period 1916-1919. Included are photographs, dance programs and& other VMI memorabilia.

Waller G. Wills, Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0450
Scope and Contents The papers consist of miscellaneous papers, 1916-1956. Included is a notebook containing unfinished memoirs "Reminiscences of Cadet Days", in which he discusses many aspects of cadet life during the his Rat year, 1915-1916. The papers also include miscellaneous correspondence, cadet handbooks (the Bullet), and a dance program for the Cadet club, the "Nuggateers".

William M. Addison Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0060
Scope and Contents Papers, 1928-1946, concerning William M. Addison's activities as civilian and U.S. Army Chaplain representing the Christian Science faith. Includes correspondence with individuals at the London branch of "Christian Science Wartime Activities of the Mother Church"; sermons and prayers; monthly reports; miscellaneous documents.25 cubic feet.