Xanda Larew and her older sister, Aldah, were students at Randolph–Macon Woman’s College in the first years of the twentieth century. In his letter to Xanda, Isaac Hall Larew, the girls’ father, teased Xanda about her good marks and the sisterly competition between the girls.

Report for Xanda Larew, Randolph–Macon Woman’s College. 15 March 1902. Printed form and manuscript. Isaac Hall Larew, Family Papers. Acc. 34657. The Library of Virginia

Letter, Isaac Hall Larew to Xanda Larew. N.d. Manuscript. Isaac Hall Larew, Family Papers. Acc. 34657. The Library of Virginia.

Buckingham Polka. Composed and respectfully dedicated to the young ladies of the Buckingham Female Collegiate institute. Arnaud Préot. Baltimore: G. Willig, 1852. Sheet music. The Library of Virginia

Young Ladies’ Boarding and Day School, Winchester, Va. By Rev. L. Eichelberger. 1840. Broadside. The Library of Virginia

Report card for Laura Staples, Virginia Female Institute. 1866. Smith family. Papers, 1828-1950. Acc. 40502. The Library of Virginia

Diploma for Laura Staples, Virginia Female Institute. 1870. Smith family. Papers, 1828-1950. Acc. 40502. The Library of Virginia

Norfolk High School Graduating Class. c. 1910. Harry Mann, photographer. Mann Collection. The Library of Virginia

Souvenir. Women’s State Educational and Missionary Convention of Va. 1927. Pamphlet. Davis Family Papers. Acc. 37973. The Library of Virginia

Mission College Graduates. c. 1910. Harry Mann, photographer. Mann Collection. The Library of Virginia

Cadet Uniform, Virginia Military Institute. 2000. Wool. Lent by Virginia Military Institute