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

Robert E. B. Stewart collection. Manuscript # 0263, Virginia Military Institute Archives

Biographical / Historical

Robert Edward Bruce Stewart was born in 1863 in Norfolk County, Virginia. He graduated from VMI in 1886 and went on to become a state legislator and the Clerk to the Captain of Norfolk Navy Yard. Steward died in 1930 in Portsmouth, Virginia.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the papers (30 items) of Robert E. B. Stewart. The collection includes a notebook containing orations delivered before VMI cadet debating societies, drawings completed as class assignments at VMI, and a few clippings concerning his life after he left the Institute.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Clippings
• Drawings (visual works)
• Notebooks
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet debating societies
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet drawings
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1880-1889
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1886
• Virginia Military Institute—Speeches, addresses, etc.