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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.

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Preferred Citation

Eli B. Springs scrapbook, 1911-1918. MS 0131. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

Eli Baxter Springs was born in 1894 in Fort Mill, South Carolina. He graduated VMI in 1915. From 1917 to 1919 he served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army Air Service. He was also a businessman and stockbroker in Charlotte, North Carolina. Springs died in 1977 in Charlotte.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one VMI scrapbook compiled by Eli B. Springs. The scrapbook includes clippings, programs, invitations, and other memorabilia from 1911 to 1913.

Also included is one scrapbook page (fragment) dating from Springs's service in France during World War I. The page includes an armed forces newspaper called "The Route Step" (Vol. 1, No. 1; dated July 15, 1918), "somewhere in France," ticket stubs for military travel, and clippings.

Related Material

A photo from the Eli B. Springs scrapbook is avaliable online .

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Scrapbooks
• United States. Army—American Expeditionary Forces
• Virginia Military Institute—Athletics
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1910-1919
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1915
• Virginia Military Institute—Scrapbooks
• World War, 1914-1918