Lexington (Va.) -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:
Alexander S. Brown letters
Collection
Identifier: MS-0217
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of two letters from Washington College student Alexander S. Brown to his sister, dated September 20, 1846 and September 7, 1848. The 1848 letter mentions the Cincinnati military class, in which Washington College students participated in military training conducted by VMI staff. The second letter expresses Brown's dissatisfaction with the College and a desire to transfer to another school.
Bank of Lexington check, 1870 January 16
Item
Scope and Contents
Check payable to Mary Custis Lee. Endorsed on verso, "Pay to Mrs. Figgatt, M. C. Lee"
Chamber of Commerce Rockbridge County travel promotion [dvd], 1938
Item — Box 03, Media Case/Sleeve: 130
Identifier: DVD130
Franklin Society and Library Company of Lexington certificate, 1856 October 11
Digital Image
Identifier: https://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/digital/collection/p15821coll11/id/3855
Found in:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
General Robert E. Lee visits the grave of Stonewall Jackson [lithograph], 1870
Item
Scope and Contents
Currier and Ives black and white lithograph depicting visit of General Robert E. Lee at the grave of General Stonewall Jackson in Lexington, Virginia. This view is alleedly based on a soldier's sketch.
Giles Gunn papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0292
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of five letters (dated 1848 to 1854) written by Giles Gunn while he was a schoolteacher in Lexington, Virginia. The letters, addressed primarily to his sister Mary (living at the Gunn home in Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut), include discussions of interesting local events as well as references to family. Topics include:
VMI commencement
A detailed description of his school and his methods of instruction
A description of the...
James D. Saunders letter
Collection
Identifier: MS-0247
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one letter (dated November 24, 1842) from Cadet James D. Saunders to his cousin John Mitchell. Saunders describes hardships of cadet life, the dullness of Lexington, Virginia, VMI's 3rd anniversary (Founders Day) celebration, a storm damaging the north wall of barracks, and mentions Edward C. Carrington, Class of 1844. This is one of the earliest extant cadet personal letters.
Joseph H. Chenoweth papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0107
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of letters (dated 1855 to 1861) written by Joseph H. Chenoweth to his parents Lemuel Chenoweth and Nancy A. Hart. Letters dating from his cadetship cover topics such as exams, trips, and demerits, and provide a good portrait of pre-Civil War cadet life.Letters dated from 1860 to 1861 were written while Chenoweth was a Professor at Maryland Agricultural College and at VMI. Topics include the election of 1860, John T. L. Preston, and religion.This...
Letter to Fanny P. Brown, 1846 September 20
Item
Scope and Contents
Letter mentions the Cincinnati military class, in which Washington College students participated in military training conducted by VMI staff.
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