Conditions Governing Use

Manuscript collections in the VMI Archives are made available for educational and research use. The VMI Archives should be cited as the source. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright holders. Materials from our collections may not be redistributed, published or reproduced without permission from the VMI Archives. Contact the VMI Archives for additional information.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions

Preferred Citation

John H. Kyle collection. Manuscript # 0262, Virginia Military Institute Archives

Biographical / Historical

John Holmes Kyle was born in 1901 in Lynchburg, Virginia. He graduated from VMI in 1923. He was a World War II veteran and businessman. Kyle died in 1984 in Lynchburg.

Scope and Contents

The collection consists primarily of items (approximately 20) from John H. Kyle's VMI cadetship (1919-1923), including a scrapbook, grade reports, sketchbook with pencil drawings of cadets and cartoons depicting VMI life, and photographs. The collection also includes documents (1923-1937), including a letter from Frank McCarthy, VMI Class of 1933.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Correspondence
• Drawings (visual works)
• Photographs
• Scrapbooks
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet drawings
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1920-1929
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1923