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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.

Conditions Governing Access

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Preferred Citation

William M. Jerdone papers, 1868. MS 0231. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

William Macon Jerdone was born in 1848 in Charles City County, Virginia. He graduated VMI in 1871 and went on to become a lawyer and Texas state legislator. Jerdone died in 1900 in Galveston, Texas.

Scope and Contents

The William M. Jerdone papers (26 items) consist of Jerdone's handwritten mathematics examination essay (64 pages) submitted to Professor James W. Massie on December 28, 1868. The topic of this essay is "Analysis of Analytical Geometry." The papers also include 25 drawings completed as class assignments at VMI.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Drawings (visual works)
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet drawings
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1860-1869
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1871
• Virginia Military Institute—Curricula