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

William Neill collection, 1877. MS 0301. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

William Neill was born in 1860 in Hagerstown, Maryland. He graduated from VMI in 1880 and went on to become a physician in West Virginia.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the notebook (approximately 165 pages) of VMI Cadet William Neill. The notebook contains copied and possibly original poetry, and one watercolor sketch (10 inches x 7.5 inches) of barracks room number 38, drawn by Neill and dated October 1877.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Drawings (visual works)
• Notebooks
• Virginia Military Institute—Buildings, structures, etc.
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet compositions—Poetry
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet drawings
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1870-1879
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1880