West Virginia University. President

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Administrative records.

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One crayon portrait (17 1/2 in. x 23 1/2 in.) of the first President of West Virginia University, Reverend Alexander Martin. The crayon portrait was popular in the period ca. 1860 to 1900. They were created by enlarging a photograph onto drawing paper with a weak photographic emulsion in order to produce a faint image. An artist then drew over the picture with charcoal or pastels, trying to duplicate the photograph while making it look hand drawn.

Scope and Contents Papers of President David C. Hardesty, Jr. of West Virginia University. Before becoming President of West Virginia University, Hardesty was a lawyer and partner of Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff & Love (1973-1994) and West Virginia Tax Commissioner (1977-1980), among various other positions. After finishing his 12-year term as West Virginia University President (1995-2007), Hardesty was a Professor of Law at the West Virginia University College of Law (2007-2018). Some of the series titles...

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Brass plate for fountain: "This fountain dedicated to West Virginia University by the Class of 1923. June 1, 1923" Possibly from Clark Hall fountain.

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John Roscoe Turner (b. 1882) served as president of West Virginia University from 1928 to 1934. Papers contain a tentative schedule of plans for Turner's 1928 inauguration, a typed draft of Turner's inaugural address with handwritten revisions and comments, and several oversize letters of congratulations from other university presidents.

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Preliminary drafts and final draft of speech delivered by West Virginia University President Michael S. Garrison at his Inauguration on Friday, October 19, 2007. Also includes text of speeches delivered by others and miscellaneous planning papers.

Overview Correspondence of West Virginia University President Neil S. Bucklew. Includes mostly professional, and some personal, correspondence. There is some material from 1986 pertaining to his move to West Virginia from Montana, and to his inauguration; much of the correspondence pertains to his retirement in 1995, including letters of appreciation. Correspondents are diverse, including individuals from the business, governmental, and academic communities (including WVU, among others). Clippings...

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Copies of news clippings from West Virginia newspapers regarding contract negotiations between West Virginia University football coach Rich Rodriguez and the University of Alabama.

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Original copy of World War II Army Air Forces Training Command Certificate of Service Award to West Virginia University (1944; 15 1/2 in. x 19 3/4 in.). Also includes original copy of World War II Army Specialized Training Program Certificate of Distinction to West Virginia University (n.d.; 12 in. x 15 3/4 in.).

Overview Copies of transcripts of inaugural speeches delivered by West Virginia University presidents, including Alexander Martin (1867), Jerome Raymond (1897), Thomas Hodges (1911), John Roscoe Turner (1928), Irvin Stewart (1946), Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr. (1959), Paul Miller (1962), James Harlow (1968), and David C. Hardesty, Jr. (1995). Also includes transcript of a Faculty Assembly Speech delivered by E. Gordon Gee (1982), and a report titled "Building for a New Century: Higher Education in West...