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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

J. Smith Ferebee collection, 1923-1990. MS 0318. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

James Smith Ferebee was born in 1906 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He graduated from VMI in 1927. He was a sportman (golf and skeet), insurance executive, and a member of the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. Ferebee died in 1988.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of papers (approximately 6 linear feet) that document the career of sportsman and businessman J. Smith Ferebee, including: Clippings Photographs Printed material Correspondence that documents Ferebee's widely publicized golf marathon (1938), other sports interests, and his career with the Equitable insurance company One photograph album from Ferefee's VMI cadetship

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Clippings
• Correspondence
• Golf -- United States -- History
• Photographs
• Virginia Military Institute—Alumni—Biography
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1920-1929
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1927