A Guide to the Camillus Christian Account Book, 1909-1913 Christian, Camillus. Account Book mss 00031

A Guide to the Camillus Christian Account Book, 1909-1913

A Collection in
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Collection Number mss 00031

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 00031

Title

Camillus Christian Account Book 1909-1913

Physical Characteristics

The collection consists of 1 item.

Language

English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

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.