Conditions Governing Use

Manuscript Collections in the VMI Archives are made available for noncommercial 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 A. Paine notebook, 1879. MS 0455. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical/Historical Information

Robert Alexander Paine was born in 1859 in Richmond, Virginia. He graduated from VMI in 1881 and went on to become a businessman and civil engineer. Paine died in 1929 in Ashland, Virginia.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one manuscript notebook compiled by VMI Cadet Robert A. Paine in 1879. The notebook contains lyrics of songs popular during the 1870s.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Music
• Notebooks
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1870-1879