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Victorine Louistall Monroe Papers

Collection

Collection Number: A&M 3916

Papers of Victorine Louistall Monroe, the first African-American woman to receive a graduate degree from West Virginia University, and the first African-American to serve as a WVU faculty member. Contains material regarding Louistall's education, career, and personal life, including correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, awards, and other material.

This collection contains thirteen series:

Series 1. Biographical Materials; 1936-2006 (boxes 1-2)

Series 2. Correspondence; 1921-2006, undated (boxes 2-4)

Series 3. Photographs; 1908-1983, undated (boxes 4-5, 9)

Series 4. Newspaper Clippings; 1955-1989 (boxes 6 and 9)

Series 5. Kelly Miller High School; 1929-1998, undated (boxes 6 and 15)

Series 6. Alpha Kappa Alpha; 1944-1994, undated (boxes 7 and 14)

Series 7. Subjects; 1929-2002, undated (boxes 7-8)

Series 8. Miscellaneous; 1943-2004 (box 8)

Series 9. Scrapbooks; 1941-1980 (box 10)

Series 10. Awards; 1992-2003 (box 11)

Series 11. Artwork; undated (box 12)

Series 12. Artifact; 1981 (box 13)

Series 13. Motion Picture Film; 1938-1959, undated (box 15)

Conditions Governing Access: No special access restriction applies.
Dates: Creation: 1908-2006
Extent: 5.25 Linear Feet (Summary: 5 ft. 2 1/2 in. (8 document cases, 5 in. each); (3 flat storage boxes, 3 3/4 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 3 in); (2 flat storage boxes, 1 3/4 in. each); (1 index card box, 4 3/4 in.))
Related Name: Monroe, Victorine Louistall, 1912-2001; Louistall, Victorine Augusta, 1912-2006; Monroe, Victorine Louistall, 1912-2001
Language: English
Script: Latin

Series 1. Biographical Materials, 1939–2006

Series — Multiple Containers

Dates: Creation: 1939–2006

Diploma from West Virginia State College for Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Also contains program for the Alpha Delta Sigma Honorary Scholastic Society annual ceremony, graduation program, and a group photograph of the graduating class., 1936

File — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Dates: Creation: 1936

Confirmation certificate from Christ Church, Fairmont for All Saints Mission in Clarksburg, 1939

File — Box: 1, Folder: 2

Dates: Creation: 1939

Diploma from West Virginia University for Master of Arts in Library Science, 1964

File — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Dates: Creation: 1964

Travel diary kept during trip to California, 1964

File — Box: 1, Folder: 4

Dates: Creation: 1964

Address book, 1967

File — Box: 1, Folder: 5

Dates: Creation: 1967

Guest book for Louistall's Retirement Reception held at E. Moore Hall, West Virginia University., 1968

File — Box: 1, Folder: 6

Dates: Creation: 1968

Guest book for Louistall's wedding to Ernest Monroe. Also contains invitation, photographs, and program., 1981

File — Box: 1, Folder: 7

Dates: Creation: 1981

Program for Roosevelt-Wilson High School Class of 1959 25th Class Reunion (Louistall was guest speaker), 1984

File — Box: 1, Folder: 8

Dates: Creation: 1984

Small guest book for 13th wedding anniversary dinner. Includes a few photographs, copy of invitation, and list of guests., 1994

File — Box: 2, Folder: 1

Dates: Creation: 1994

Program for Louistall's funeral, held at Christ Episcopal Church., 2006

File — Box: 2, Folder: 2

Dates: Creation: 2006

Guest book, used sporadically from 1940-1980 but mainly from 1940-1950, 1940–1980

File — Box: 2, Folder: 3

Dates: Creation: 1940–1980

Certificate issued by Eta Omicron and Gamma Chi Omega chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority honoring her as an "Outstanding West Virginia Woman" (1985); Certificate of Appreciation for five years service issued by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (1956); Certificate of Appreciation issued to Louistall by The Woman's Club of Clarksburg with letter from the club president (1989), 1956–1989

File — Box: 2, Folder: 4

Dates: Creation: 1956–1989

Series 2. Correspondence, 1921–2004

Series — Multiple Containers

Dates: Creation: 1921–2004

Letter from Louistall, then seven years old, to her mother. Written in pencil., 1921

File — Box: 2, Folder: 5

Dates: Creation: 1921

Service of Notice from New York State Department of Mental Hygiene concerning commitment of Louistall's father to a state hospital; and letter from Pilgrim State Hospital in West Brentwood, New York regarding her father's death and her wishes for the disposition of his body., 1952

File — Box: 2, Folder: 6

Dates: Creation: 1952

Letter from head of library at West Virginia University offering Louistall a faculty position and a copy of her letter of resignation from public school in Clarksburg., 1966

File — Box: 2, Folder: 7

Dates: Creation: 1966

Letter from Governor Rockefeller to Louistall, 1980

File — Box: 2, Folder: 8

Dates: Creation: 1980

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, programs, 1931–1987

File — Box: 2, Folder: 9

Dates: Creation: 1931–1987

Victorine Louistall Monroe Papers

Victorine Louistall Monroe Papers

Series 1. Biographical Materials, 1939–2006

Diploma from West Virginia State College for Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Also contains program for the Alpha Delta Sigma Honorary Scholastic Society annual ceremony, graduation program, and a group photograph of the graduating class., 1936

Confirmation certificate from Christ Church, Fairmont for All Saints Mission in Clarksburg, 1939

Diploma from West Virginia University for Master of Arts in Library Science, 1964

Travel diary kept during trip to California, 1964

Address book, 1967

Guest book for Louistall's Retirement Reception held at E. Moore Hall, West Virginia University., 1968

Guest book for Louistall's wedding to Ernest Monroe. Also contains invitation, photographs, and program., 1981

Program for Roosevelt-Wilson High School Class of 1959 25th Class Reunion (Louistall was guest speaker), 1984

Small guest book for 13th wedding anniversary dinner. Includes a few photographs, copy of invitation, and list of guests., 1994

Program for Louistall's funeral, held at Christ Episcopal Church., 2006

Guest book, used sporadically from 1940-1980 but mainly from 1940-1950, 1940–1980

Series 2. Correspondence, 1921–2004

Letter from Louistall, then seven years old, to her mother. Written in pencil., 1921

Service of Notice from New York State Department of Mental Hygiene concerning commitment of Louistall's father to a state hospital; and letter from Pilgrim State Hospital in West Brentwood, New York regarding her father's death and her wishes for the disposition of his body., 1952

Letter from head of library at West Virginia University offering Louistall a faculty position and a copy of her letter of resignation from public school in Clarksburg., 1966

Letter from Governor Rockefeller to Louistall, 1980

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, programs, 1931–1987

Postcards, 1939–2005

Postcards, 1977–2006

Handmade cards, 1946, undated

Vintage holiday cards, 1940–1957

Correspondence, postcards, programs, and ephemera, 1943–2004

Correspondence, programs, postcards, and ephemera, 1945–1992

Correspondence, including letter and invitation from the governor of West Virginia, 1936–1973

Correspondence and ephemera, 1936–1980

Correspondence, mainly regarding Louistall's involvement in political and community activities, and ephemera, 1937–1979

Correspondence, 1943–1983

Correspondence, including material sent by West Virginia University, 1942–1960

Correspondence, postcards, and ephemera, including material sent by West Virginia University, 1945–1989

Correspondence, programs, and newspaper clipping, 1945–1980

Series 3. Photographs, 1908–1974

Black and white photographs of Louistall, family members, and others, 1918-1945, undated

Black and white photographs, 1926, undated

Black and white photographs of Louistall and others, 1940–1951

Black and white and color photographs of Louistall, family members, and others, 1948-1962, undated

Black and white and color photographs of Louistall, family members, and others, 1949-1968, undated

Small photograph album, 1957, undated