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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.

Conditions Governing Access

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Preferred Citation

Ammen L. Burger, Jr. collection, 1917-1960. MS 0485. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

Ammen Lewis Burger, Jr. was born in 1917 and graduated from VMI in 1938. He had a 30 year career with Corps of Engineers in Norfolk, Virginia. He died in 1994.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the personal correspondence and records of Ammen L. Burger, Jr., VMI Class of 1938. The bulk of the letters were written to his parents. Included are letters written from VMI during the period of 1934 to 1938, which contain information about cadet life during that period, and letters written during World War II, primarily from stateside training assignments.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Correspondence
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1930-1939
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1938