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West Virginia University, Office of Student Affairs, Homecoming Committee, Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1880

Overview

Records related to West Virginia University's homecoming weekend celebrations in the 1950s consist of homecoming reports submitted by the homecoming coordinator from 1951, 1952, 1955, and from 1957 to 1961. Reports offers suggestions and advice for how to organize and prepare for the next year's homecoming weekend. Materials provide information about organizing homecoming committees and about individual events, including the parade; dance, alumni breakfast, house decorations, and carnival, as well as programs and the budget. Report also includes correspondence related to homecoming (chiefly suggestions for the following year); reports from committee chairmen (mostly preliminary preparations and recommendations); and newspaper clippings about the weekend. The amount of information varies depending on the year.

Dates

  • Creation: 1951-1961
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1957-1961

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Extent

0.4 Linear Feet (Summary: 5 in. (1 document case))

Physical Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Title
West Virginia University, Office of Student Affairs, Homecoming Committee, Records, 1951-1961
Author
Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536