Browse Collections (54 total)

Gribbin, Robert Emmet Cadet Letters, 1902-1904

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Robert Emmet Gribbin, 1887-1976, graduated from The Citadel in 1906. His collection in The Citadel Archives includes letters written to his mother and…

Museum Ring Collection, 1895-2000

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The oldest known Citadel Class Ring dates to 1895, and features a dark stone with the year '95 inscribed in the center. Early rings changed design…

Smoak, William Wightman Collection

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W. W. Smoak was a cadet at The Citadel. He was expelled in 1898 as part of the Cantey Rebellion but was later reinstated and graduated in 1900. He was…

Coward, Asbury Collection

19051007 Graupera - 2.pdf

Asbury Coward was a member of The Citadel's Class of 1854. After graduation, he founded the King's Mountain Military School in Yorksville, South…

Clark, Mark W. Diaries

MWC Diary V15 P3.pdf

Mark W. Clark (1896-1984) was a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. He served in World War I and World War II, and was…

Fanning, James C. Cadet Letters, 1949-1953

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James C. Fanning, Class of 1953, wrote these letters to his family during his four years as a cadet at The Citadel.

The Citadel Alumni Association

CAA Constitution 1854.pdf

On November 19th 1852, The Association of Graduates and Ex Cadets was formed. In 1934 the name changed to The Association of Citadel Men. In 1997 the…

Bond, Oliver J. Collection

19181220 MicBryde.pdf

Oliver J. Bond was a member of The Citadel’s Class of 1886. After graduation, he accepted the position of assistant professor of mathematics at The…

Gayden, Julian John Photograph Collection, 1939-1943

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Julian John Gayden was a member of The Citadel's Class of 1943. These photographs, donated by Gayden's family in 2017, document his experience as a…

Sams, Robert Oswald, Civil War Reminiscences

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Robert Oswald Sams was in The Citadel's Class of 1861. He was assistant professor at The Arsenal Academy from April 1862 - May 1865.