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Preferred Citation

Sidney R. Perry collection, 1888-1892. MS 0456. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

Sidney Rawson Perry was born in 1873 in Key West, Florida. He graduated from VMI in 1892 and subsequently studied and practiced law. He died in 1929 in Sarasota, Florida.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a 40 page diary kept by VMI Cadet Sidney R. Perry from 1888-1891. The diary includes details of daily cadet life and an account of the death of Cadet Warner T. Taliaferro who died following a fight with a fellow cadet, Frank W. McConnico. This collection also includes a VMI Class of 1892 photograph album that contains photos of classmates, faculty, and cadet life, and six individual images, primarily summer camp scenes (circa 1890).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Diaries
• McConnico, Frank W. (Frank Windler)
• Photograph albums
• Taliaferro, Warner T. (Warner Throckmorton), 1874-1890
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1880-1889
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1890-1899
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1892
• Virginia Military Institute—History—19th century