A Guide to the Sidney R. Perry Collection, 1888-1892 Perry, Sidney R., Collection mss 00456

A Guide to the Sidney R. Perry Collection, 1888-1892

A Collection in
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Collection Number mss 00456


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Repository
Archives, Preston Library, Virginia Military Institute
Accession number
mss 00456
Title
Sidney R. Perry Collection, 1888-1892
Physical Characteristics
The collection consists of 8 items.
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Sidney R. Perry Collection, Accession #mss 00456, Archives, Preston Library, Virginia Military Institute

Acquisition Information

Gift of Sidney R. Perry, III

Biographical/Historical Information

Sidney Rawson Perry was born in 1873, in Key West, FL. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1892 and subsequently studied and practiced law. He died in 1929 in Sarasota, FL

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a 40 page diary kept by Virginia Militiary Institute Cadet Sidney Perry from 1888-1891; a Class of 1892 photograph album containing photos of classmates, faculty, and cadet life; and six individual images, primarily summer camp scenes, circa 1890. The diary includes details of daily cadet life and an account of the death of Cadet Warner T. Taliaferro died following a fight with a fellow cadet, Frank W. McConnico.