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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

Nathan H. Nelson cadet scrapbook, 1918-1922. MS 0140. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

Nathan Henry Nelson was born in 1902 in Richmond, Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1922. From 1942 to 1944 he was a 1st Lieutenant with the United States Coast Artillery Corps. He was also a businessman. Nelson died in 1972 in Long Island, New York.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one VMI scrapbook (1918-1922) compiled by Nathan H. Nelson. The scrapbook contains photographs, clippings, mementos, and a few annotations by Nelson.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Scrapbooks
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1910-1919
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1920-1929
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1922
• Virginia Military Institute—Scrapbooks