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Records of Superintendent Scott Shipp, 1890-1907RG.02.02-ShippS

Records of Superintendent Scott Shipp, 1890-1907RG.02.02-ShippS


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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.02.02-ShippS
Title
Records of Superintendent Scott Shipp, 1890-1907 1890-1907
Quantity
20 cubic feet
Creator
Shipp, Scott, 1839-1917
Creator
Virginia Military Institute. Office of the Superintendent.
Location
Archives stacks, Record Group 02, Superintendent
Language
English .

Biographical / Historical

Brigadier General Scott Shipp (b. 1839 d. 1917) graduated from VMI in 1859 and was the first VMI alumnus to serve as Superintendent. He served on the VMI faculty from 1859-1889, at various times teaching Mathematics, Latin, and Tactics. He also served as the Commandant of Cadets from 1862-1889 and was in command of the Corps at the Battle of New Market on May 15, 1864. He took office as the Institute's second Superintendent on January 1, 1890 and retired on June 30, 1907. He died at age 78 on December 4, 1917.

Scope and Contents

Official records of the Scott Shipp administration, including correspondence, annual reports, and related papers/records for the period 1890-1907.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Virginia Military Institute -- Administration
  • Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1859
  • Virginia Military Institute—History—19th century
  • Virginia Military Institute—History—20th century

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Shipp, Scott, 1839-1917
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Container List

Scott Shipp. Official Correspondence Files
Shipp, Scott, 1839-1917
18 cubic feet
1890-1907English.
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, incoming and outgoing, of VMI's 2nd Superintendent, Scott Shipp. Incoming and outgoing letters were maintained separately. Outgoing letters are in bound letterbook volumes. Incoming letters are in box/folder sequence

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Transcript of Legislative Committee investigating VMI
Physical Location: Archives stacks, Record Group 02, Superintendent 1906-04-30English.
Scope and Contents

Bound volume (Supt. Scott Shipp's personal copy) containing typewritten "trancript of record of the joint committee of the Legislature appointed to investigate the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington, VA, April 30th to May 5th, 1906"

Scott Shipp Personal and Biographical Material
Shipp, Scott, 1839-1917
2 boxes 1 record carton; 1 half-sized letter document box
1861-1917; 1858-ongoingEnglish.
Scope and Contents

Biographical material and personal papers of Scott Shipp.

  • Scott Shipp. Biographical File
    Physical Location: Archives stacks, Record Group 02, Superintendent
    0.21 Linear Feet 1 half-sized letter document box
    1859 - [ongoing]English.
    Scope and Contents

    Scott Shipp individual biographical file, compiled over decades. Contains biographical and genealogical information. Shipp served as VMI's second Superintendent, from 1890-1907

  • Scott Shipp Personal Papers
    Shipp, Scott, 1839-1917
    8 Files
    3 items oversize
    1861-1917English.
    Scope and Contents

    Correspondence, certificates, financial records, photographs, and printed material that Scott Shipp maintained in his personal files during his time at the Virginia Military Institute and his retirement.

  • Scott Shipp. Miscellaneous signed publications
    Physical Location: Archives stacks, Record Group 02, Superintendent
    0.54 Linear Feet 1/2 of a record storage carton
    ca. 1900English.
    Scope and Contents

    Miscellaneous publications that belonged to Superintendent Scott Shipp and were signed by him. They were likely kept in his office.

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