Conditions Governing Use

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

J. Frank East cadet scrapbook, 1920-1924. MS 0196. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

John Franklin East was born in 1901 in Norfolk, Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1924 and then owned a shipping business. He died in 1979 in Norfolk.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one VMI scrapbook compiled by J. Frank East that documents his cadetship from 1920 to 1924. The scrapbook includes photographs of buildings, people, and the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) cavalry unit, dance programs, sports souvenirs, and other memorabilia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Cavalry
• Scrapbooks
• United States. Army—Reserve Officers' Training Corps
• Virginia Military Institute—Athletics
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1920-1929
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1924
• Virginia Military Institute—Photographs
• Virginia Military Institute—Scrapbooks