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West Virginia University, Scientific Society, Minutes

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1077

Overview

The West Virginia University Scientific Society was established in 1914. Its members were chiefly male faculty in the sciences, including zoology, geology, biology, botany, physics, and mathematics, at the university. This typescript contains society meeting minutes from 1914 to 1934 and was made from the original minutes contained in several record books in May and June 1934. Meeting minutes provide information about the society's membership; constitution; officers; committee members and appointments; financial reports; and research. It primarily consists of descriptions of lectures and papers presented at the meetings, providing the names of speakers, paper titles, and sometimes brief descriptions of the programs.

Dates

  • Creation: 1914-1934

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

0.1 Linear Feet (Summary: 1/2 in. (1 wrapped volume))

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 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Title
West Virginia University, Scientific Society, Minutes, 1914-1934
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