Col. Joseph R. Anderson [manuscript], circa 1930.

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Col. Joseph R. Anderson [manuscript], circa 1930.

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Two copies of Tate's brief eulogy mention his compilation of a history of Virginia Military Institute alumni.

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Anderson, Joseph Reid, 1851-1930.

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Tate, T. G. (Thomas Greenlee), 1890-1966

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Virginia Military Institute

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On March 29, 1839 the General Aslsembly passed the final version of the act establishing a military school at the Lexington arsenal, where the students would protect the arms while pursuing educational courses. The School was named the Virginia Military Institute and is the nation's oldest state supported military college. The governor appointed nine members to the Board of Visitors to oversee the new school and they elected Claudius Crozet as president of the board and named Franci...