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.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions

Preferred Citation

Sumter L. Lowry cadet scrapbook. Manuscript # 0260, Virginia Military Institute Archives

Biographical / Historical

Sumter deLeon Lowry was born in 1893 and graduated from VMI in 1914. He was a Lieutenant General in the United States Army. Lowry died in 1985 in Tampa, Florida.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one VMI scrapbook compiled by Cadet Sumter L. Lowry from 1910 to 1914. The scrapbook includes photographs of camp, clippings, and documents concerning cadet life.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Scrapbooks
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1910-1919
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1914
• Virginia Military Institute—Photographs
• Virginia Military Institute—Scrapbooks