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Preferred Citation

William M. Addison papers, 1928-1946. MS 0060. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

William Marlborough Addison was born in 1898 in Ashland, Virginia, and graduated VMI in 1919. He served as a United States Army chaplain in Germany following World War II and then was a businessman. He died in 1986.

Scope and Contents

The William M. Addison papers consist of items (1928-1946) concerning Addison's activities as a civilian and United States Army chaplain that represented the Christian Science faith. The papers include correspondence with individuals at the London branch of "Christian Science Wartime Activities of the Mother Church," sermons and prayers, monthly reports, and other documents.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Christian Science—United States
• Correspondence
• United States. Army—Chaplain Corps
• Virginia Military Institute—Alumni—Biography
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1919
• World War, 1939-1945—Religious aspects
• World War, 1939-1945—War work—Christian Science