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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

Thornton Terry collection, 1887 April 18. MS 0213. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

Thornton Terry was born in 1868 in Henry County, Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1887 and went on to become an educator and the Commandant of Staunton Military Academy (Virginia). He died in 1894.

Scope and Contents

The Thornton Terry collection consists of a four page handwritten and illustrated VMI cadet newspaper called "The Sunday Pie." This edition was published on April 18, 1887 by the occupants of Barracks Room 32. Terry was one of the editors.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Newspapers
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet compositions—Prose
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1880-1889
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1887