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Conditions Governing Access

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.

Preferred Citation

Samuel W. Dobyns scrapbook, 1948. MS 0146. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

Samuel W. Dobyns (1920-2012) graduated from VMI in 1941 and was a Professor of Civil Engineering.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one scrapbook compiled by Samuel W. Dobyns that documents VMI's first Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) training camp held at Langley Air Force Base (Virginia) in 1948.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Scrapbooks
• United States. Air Force—Reserve Officers' Training Corps
• Virginia Military Institute—Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1940-1949
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1941