Series 1. Research Files, circa 1867-2005

This series includes research papers arranged by chronological period. Records for each period include chapter outlines with corresponding primary source material, such as copies of pages from reports, course catalogs, yearbooks, newspapers, etc. Periods include beginnings (1867-1901), the Raymond years (1895-1901), Purinton as Dean and President (1901-1911), and so on. It also includes an original West Virginia University course catalog from 1898 (box 1).