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

George L. Barton collection, 1909-1936. MS 0352. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

George Lloyd Barton (1891-1984) was a Professor of Latin, History, and French at VMI from 1917 to 1935. He later served as Headmaster of the Virginia Episcopal School from 1943 to 1957.

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of the personal papers of George L. Barton, including: Diaries for the period 1909 to 1936 One volume of lecture notes (1933-1935) used for a history course at VMI A photograph album (1917-1927) containing images of cadet life, VMI buildings, and family members

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Diaries
• Lexington (Va.) -- Biography
• Lexington (Va.) -- Photographs
• Virginia Military Institute -- Buildings, structures, etc -- Photographs
• Virginia Military Institute. Department of History
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1910-1919
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1920-1929
• Virginia Military Institute—Faculty—Biography
• Virginia Military Institute—Faculty—Papers
• Virginia Military Institute—Photographs