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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.

Restrictions on Access

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

William A. Moncure personal papers, 1881-1885. MS 0170. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

William Augustus Moncure was born in 1863 in Bowling Green, Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1884 and went on to become a lawyer and judge. He died in 1947 in Richmond, Virginia.

Scope and Contents

The William A. Moncure papers (nine items) consist of eight drawings completed as class exercises while he was a VMI cadet, the bible presented to him upon his graduation from VMI by Superintendent Francis H. Smith, and a map of Caroline County, Virginia (oversized).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Maps
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet drawings
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1880-1889
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1884
• Virginia Military Institute—Curricula