Virginia Military Institute -- Class of 1886
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Carl M. Best papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0209
Scope and Contents
This collection (two items) consists of one letter (dated 1884) that appoints Carl M. Best a cadet at VMI. The collection also includes one letter of recommendation (dated 1886) written for Best by VMI Superintendent Francis H. Smith.
Charles Balmer document
Item
Identifier: MS-0220
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one document that lists laundry for VMI Cadet Charles Balmer for the period of May to August 1882.
Frederick T. Amiss collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0479
Scope and Contents
This collection (four items) contains one letter (dated December 14, 1884) from Cadet Frederick T. Amiss to his father. Amiss describes in detail the confrontation between cadets and Commandant Scott Shipp regarding an investigation into an explosion of the VMI magazine.This collection also includes three photographs of Amiss (circa 1886), which are all avaliable online.
Robert E. B. Stewart collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0263
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the papers (30 items) of Robert E. B. Stewart. The collection includes a notebook containing orations delivered before VMI cadet debating societies, drawings completed as class assignments at VMI, and a few clippings concerning his life after he left the Institute.
Thomas J. Nottingham papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0017
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the diary (1883-1885) written by VMI cadet Thomas J. Nottingham. It contains a consistent record of the daily cadet routine as it existed during the mid- 1880s and is an excellent source for information about student life during that era. Included are specific references to the following:
Recitations
Fights
Dress parade
The Dialectic Society (a student debating society)
YMCA
Girls
Baseball and football...
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