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Records of Superintendent John A. Lejeune, 1929-1937RG.02.05-LejeuneJA

Records of Superintendent John A. Lejeune, 1929-1937RG.02.05-LejeuneJA


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Virginia Military Institute Archives

VMI Archives
Preston Library
Lexington, VA 24450
Business Number: 540-464-7516
archives@vmi.edu
URL: http://www.vmi.edu/archives

Repository
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Identification
RG.02.05-LejeuneJA
Title
Records of Superintendent John A. Lejeune, 1929-1937 1929-1937
Quantity
4 cubic feet
Creator
Lejeune, John Archer, 1867-1942
Creator
Virginia Military Institute. Office of the Superintendent.
Location
Archives stacks, Record Group 02, Superintendent
Language
English .

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Records of the Superintendent [RG02]. John A. Lejuene Administration. [item/file detail]

Biographical / Historical

Lieutenant General John Archer Lejeune (b. 1867 d. 1942) graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy in 1888, went to sea as a Naval Cadet from 1888-1890, and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the U. S. Marine Corps in 1890. During his distinguished military career, he saw combat duty in both the Spanish-American War and the First World War. Lejeune was promoted to Brigadier General in 1916 and to Major General in 1918, and served as Commandant of the U. S. Marine Corps from 1920-1929. He served as VMI's fifth Superintendent from July 1, 1929 to September 30, 1937. He was promoted to Lt. General effective Feb. 1942. He died on November 20, 1942.

Scope and Contents

Official records of the Lejeune administration, including correspondence, annual reports, and other offical records originating in the office of the Superintendent, 1929-1937

Related Material

Additional correspondence from this era is located in the Superintendents' Administrative Subject Files series.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Virginia Military Institute -- Administration
  • Virginia Military Institute—History—20th century

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Lejeune, John Archer, 1867-1942
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Container List

John A. Lejuene official correspondence files
3 Linear Feet
1929-1937English.
Scope and Contents

Incoming and outgoing correspondence from the administration of Superintendent John A. Lejeune, who served from 1929-1937

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Speeches of Superintendent John A. Lejeune
Lejeune, John Archer, 1867-1942
1 Files approximately 45 items
1931-1937English.
Scope and Contents

Chronological file containing texts of speeches given by Superintendent John A. Lejeune

  • John A. Lejeune Speech. War and Education
    1931-12-21English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. Remarks to Old Cadets
    1933-09-10English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. Remarks to New Cadets Assembled in Jackson Memorial Hall
    1933-09-15English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. Veterans and Founders Day Address
    1933-11-11English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. Discussion on Hazing with Officers of the Institute
    1933-11-15English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. Old and New Russia
    1934-03-15English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. Address to All Old Cadets
    1934-03-29English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. Address to All Old Cadets
    1934-03-29English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. Address to Class of 1934
    1934-03-29English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. Address to the Faculty
    1934-04-10English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. Decoration Day
    1934-05-30English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. Address to Old Cadets
    1934-09-09English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. Address to New Cadets
    1934-09-12English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. Address on the Articles on the Better Government of the Navy
    1934-11-22English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. Meeting of Virginia Section of American Society of Electrical Engineers at VMI
    1934-12-07English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. To All VMI Cadets
    1934-12-12English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. Address to Corps of Cadets
    1935-01-19English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. The U. S. Marine Corps
    1935-04English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. Remarks to the members of the Waterworks School of the Lexington zone
    1935-04-02English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. Breakout Address to the Class of 1938
    1935-04-17English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. To The New York Alumni on New Market Day 1935
    1935English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. Members of the Class of 1935
    1935-05-25English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. Address to the Corps of Cadets
    1935-09-12English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. Meeting in Dallas, Texas
    1935-09-23English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. Daughters of the American Revolution
    1935-10-22English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. Rotary Club Meeting
    1935-11-02English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. Discussion of the Favorable Aspects of the VMI Experience
    ca. 1935English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. Remarks to the Corps of Cadets in Jackson Hall
    1936-02-20English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. Address Concerning Sports
    1936-03-26English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. To the VMI Alumni
    1936-04-11English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. Address to the Virginia Academy of Science
    1936-05-01English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. Address to New York City Alumni on New Market Day
    1936-05-15English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. Talk Delivered to Old Cadets
    1936-09English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. Address to New Cadets
    1936-09English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. Address to the Football Team
    1936-10-15English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. Founders Day and Armistice Day
    1936-11-11English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. To the Class of 1936
    ca. 1936English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. Talk Delivered to Old Cadets
    1937-09-11English.
  • John A. Lejeune Speech. Address to New Cadets
    1937-09-16English.
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