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Virginia Military Institute Archives
VMI ArchivesPreston Library
Lexington, VA 24450
Business Number: 540-464-7516
archives@vmi.edu
URL: http://www.vmi.edu/archives
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Name of collection/item], Virginia Military Institute Archives.
Biographical / Historical
VMI Research Laboratories, Inc. was established in 1963 by General George Shell, Superintendent. The mission of VMIRL is to facilitate the pursuit of research by faculty members at VMI through the administration of grants and contracts and sponsorship of research activities.
Scope and Contents
Box 1: Annual and other reports Box 2: Minutes (Board of Directors); Policy and Procedures manuals; VMIRL self-study (1977); history of the organization by Robert Hunter; misc. printed material
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Annual Reports
- VMI Research Laboratories, Inc.
- Virginia Military Institute -- Faculty -- Research
Container List
Research project files, dating from from both before and after the establishment of the VMI Research Laboratories in 1963. Because these files are related to VMIRL they are shelved with the VMIRL material. Carpenter served as director of VMIRL for many years
Files previously held in the Physics Department and delivered to Archives by Col. Rae Carpenter in August 2000.