F.H. Smith Letter,
Scope and Content
The letter discusses Smith’s recent visit to Richmond where he spoke on the behalf of the Virginia Military Institute. During the visit, he was concern with the issue of a land-grant endowment for a school that would concentrate on agriculture and mechanic arts. he may have been referring to the current Virginia Tech.
Dates
- Creation: 1867 - 1867
Creator
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from F. H. Smith Letter must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Note
Francis Henney Smith was the first Superintendent of Virginia Military Institute. He served there from 1839 to 1889. In the Civil War, Smith was a Colonel in Companies F and S of the 9th Virginia Infantry. Smith was also the President of the United States Military Academy Board of Visitors.
No information could be found on Captain M. F. Maury.
Sources:
“VMI Archives,” http://www.vmi.edu/archives.aspx?id=6287
Trask, Benjamin H. 9th Virginia Infantry. 1984. Print.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains a carbon copy of a letter written to Captain M. F. Maury from Francis Henney Smith at Virginia Military Institute.
Acquisition Information
This collection was acquired by Newman Library prior to 1964.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the F.H. Smith Letter was completed prior to January 2011. Additional description was completed in January 2011.
- Title
- A Guide to the F. H. Smith Letter, 1867
- Status
- Completed
- Subtitle
- A Collection in Special Collections
- Author
- Stephanie Wenger
- Date
- © 2011 Virigina Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu