A Guide to the Camillus Christian Account Book, 1909-1913
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Virginia Military Institute Archives
Collection Number mss 00031
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Camillus Christian Account Book, mss 00031, Virginia Military Institute Archives, Lexington, VA.
Biographical/Historical Information
Camillus Christian, son of Elizabeth Hutter and John Davis Christian, was born at Lynchburg, Virginia on May 6, 1892. He attended the Virginia Military Institute from 1909-1914 and served in France during World War I as a Captain in the 363rd Infantry, AEF. Christian spent his career as a businessman in Brooklyn, New York, primarily as an executive with Childs Pulp Colors, Inc. He married Joyce Holt in 1915; the couple did not have children. Christian died at Saddle River, New Jersey on November 2, 1978.
Scope and Content Information
The Camillus Christian account book contains a listing of school expenses (1909-1913) incurred while Christian was a cadet at the Virginia Military Institute.