Biographical / Historical

The Board of Visitors is the governing body of the Virginia Military Institute. The first meeting was held in May 1839, several months before the first cadets matriculated.

Scope and Contents

This file includes the following documents: Manuscript, appointment of the first VMI Board, 1839; James McDowell appointment, 1839; Alfred Leyburn, 1843; William B. Taliaferro, 1852; Arthur C. Cummings, 1866; Martin B. Wood, 1882; Alexander F. (Alex) Ryland

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Certificates
• Cummings, Arthur C.
• Leyburn, Alfred, 1803-1878
• McDowell, James, 1795-1851
• Taliaferro, William B.
• Virginia Military Institute—Board of Visitors
• Wood, Martin B., 1845?-1908