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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to research.

Preferred Citation

Horatio P. Mason World War I scrapbook, 1917-1919. MS 0543. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

Horatio Pleasants Mason (1895-1936) graduated from VMI in 1917. During World War I he served overseas as an officer in the 6th Regiment, United States Marine Corps, Second Division, American Expeditionary Forces.

Scope and Contents

This scrapbook documents Horatio P. Mason's service overseas during World War I. It includes documents, correspondence, photographs, postcards, and ephemera.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Scrapbooks
• United States. Marine Corps—Officers
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1917
• World War, 1914-1918