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Preferred Citation

Records of the Superintendent [RG02]. William H. Milton, Jr. Administration. [item/file detail]

Biographical / Historical

Major General William Hammond Milton, Jr. (b. 1900 d. 1984), graduated from VMI in 1920 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He spent the majority of his career with the General Electric Company, in which he held a number of senior management positions before his retirement in 1952. Milton was the first VMI Superintendent to come to the job from an exclusively non-military background. Upon his appointment as Superintendent in August 1952 he was appointed a Major General in the Virginia Militia (Unorganized). He served until June 30, 1960 and died on June 12, 1984 at the age of 84.

Scope and Contents

Official records of the William H. Milton, Jr. administration, including correspondence, annual reports, and related records for the period 1952-1960.

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—Class of 1920
• Virginia Military Institute—History—20th century