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West Virginia University, Jacket from Cadet Uniform

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 5253

Scope and Contents

One jacket that was part of a cadet uniform likely for a student at West Virginia University. It includes buttons with the inscriptions "West Virginia" and "montani semper liberi." The collar manufacturer is Arrow-Cluett, Peabody and Company, Inc., a popular manufacturer of detachable collars in the early twentieth century. The uniform's tag, “Columbus Society Good,” could refer to M. C. Lilley, Military and Secret Society Goods, Columbus, Ohio, which produced military and college uniforms from 1864-1931.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1899-1920

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Extent

.4 Linear Feet (5 in. (1 newspaper box))

Language

English

Physical Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Title
West Virginia University, Jacket from Cadet Uniform
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536