A Guide to the Stanton F. Blain Account Book, 1919-1923 Blain, Stanton F., Account Book mss 00032

A Guide to the Stanton F. Blain Account Book, 1919-1923

A Collection in
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Collection Number mss 00032

Virginia Military Institute Archives

Virginia Military Institute Archives
Preston Library
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, Virginia 24450-0304
USA
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Repository

Archives, Preston Library, Virginia Military Institute

Collection number

mss 00032

Title

Stanton F. Blain Account Book 1919-1923

Physical Characteristics

The collection consists of 1 item.

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Stanton F. Blain Account Book, mss 00032, Virginia Military Institute Archives, Lexington, VA.

Biographical/Historical Information

Stanton Forman Blain, son of Jean Throckmorton Forman and Randolph Harrison Blain, was born July 22, 1902 at Louisville, Kentucky. He was educated at the Virginia Military Institute, from which he graduated in June 1923. He subsequently earned his Master's degree at Washington & Lee University. Blain was a Professor of Spanish at VMI for 41 years, retiring in 1964. Blain married Emma Dorothy Guinn of Rockbridge County Virginia, on December 1, 1923. The couple had one daughter and one son. Blain died in Lexington, Virginia on April 14, 1972.

Scope and Content Information

The Stanton F. Blain account book contains a listing of school expenses incurred while Blain was a cadet at the Virginia Military Institute, 1919-1923.