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Preferred Citation

Mason G. Ellzey papers, 1867-1873. MS 0164. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

Mason Graham Ellzey was born in 1838 in Loudoun County, Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1860. During the Civil War he was a Major and surgeon with the Confederate States of America. After the War he was a physician. Ellzey died in 1915 in Richmond, Viginia.

Scope and Contents

The Mason G. Ellzey papers consist of 17 letters of recommendation written on behalf of Ellzey. Seven letters (1867) recommend him for a position at the University of Virginia. Ten letters (1872-1873) recommend him for a position at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College in Blacksburg (now Virginia Tech).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Correspondence
• Ellzey, Mason G. (Mason Graham), 1838-1915
• Letters of recommendation
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1860