A Guide to the George S. Plants Collection, 1904-1909 Plants, George S., Collection mss 00029

A Guide to the George S. Plants Collection, 1904-1909

A Collection in
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Collection Number mss 00029


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Repository
Archives, Preston Library, Virginia Military Institute
Collection number
mss 00029
Title
George S. Plants Collection 1904-1909
Physical Characteristics
The collection consists of 4 items.
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

George S. Plants Collection, mss 00029, Virginia Military Institute Archives, Lexington, VA.

Acquisition Information

The collection was donated to the Virginia Military Institute in 1973 by the daughters of George S. Plants.

Biographical/Historical Information

George Sands Plants was born at Paint Rock, Texas on December 16, 1885. His parents were Galen Sands Plants and Frances Agnes Cooke. Plants entered the Virginia Military Institute in September 1904 and resigned in March 1906. He immediately accepted the position of bookkeeper at First National Bank of Seymour, Texas. He spent his entire career at that institution, serving as president and chairman of the board, and was active in civic affairs. Plants married Verda Kenan of Seymour on February 8, 1911. The couple had three daughters---Janette, Elsa, and Martha. Plants died in Seymour on April 30, 1971.

Scope and Content Information

The collection consists of four items relating primarily to the Virginia Military Institute cadetship (1904-1906) of George Sands Plants. Included are Plants's cadet account book, listing VMI expenses 1904-1906; a notebook containing popular VMI football yells, circa 1905; one letter (May 14, 1905) from Plants to his parents concerning the Mess Hall fire and mentioning the upcoming New Market Day ceremony; and one letter from Plants's classmate Jesse P. Jarvis, dated July 1909.