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Carroll Wilkinson Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4576

Scope and Contents

This collection contains materials collected and created by Carroll Wilkinson during her time working for West Virginia University (WVU) Libraries and Women’s and Gender Studies Center between 1979 and 2019. It includes materials from her work in several positions within the library and WVU Women’s Studies Center, including Chief Circulation Librarian, Women and Gender Studies Bibliographer, Head of Access Services, Director of Instruction and Information Literacy, Director of Strategic Library Initiatives, and Interim Director of Strategy and Planning. It also includes materials from her participation in a wide variety of councils and committees, such as the Council for Women’s Concerns and the Gerontology Center Service Committee.

Materials include memos, minutes, correspondence, grant applications, pamphlets, brochures, newsletters, catalogs, manuals, notes, policies, photographs, drafts, bibliographies, agendas, publications, conference materials, book orders, newspaper clippings, budgets, statistics, presentations, and class planning. Also included are two CDs, two VHS tapes, and three medallions.

The collection is divided into two series:

Series 1. West Virginia University (WVU) Libraries: This series contains materials produced and collected by Carroll Wilkinson during her employment with West Virginia University (WVU) Libraries between 1979 and 2018, particularly the Wise and Downtown Libraries. Included are memos, minutes, correspondence, grant applications, pamphlets, brochures, newsletters, catalogs, manuals, notes, policies, photographs, and class planning. Also included are two CDs, two VHS tapes, and three medallions. Box 15 is an addendum of 2024/06/05.

Series 2. West Virginia University (WVU) Center for Women’s and Gender Studies: This series contains materials created and collected by Carroll Wilkinson during her work with the West Virginia University (WVU) Women's and Gender Studies Center (formerly the WVU Women's Studies Center) and various women's councils and committees such as the Council for Women's Concerns and the Women's Studies Curriculum Committee. It also includes her research into women and labor employment, particularly in coal mining. Included are correspondence, bibliographies, class planning, minutes, agendas, grant applications, newsletters, notes, publications, conference materials, book orders, newspaper clippings, memos, drafts, articles and budgets. Box 15 is an addendum of 2024/06/05.

An addendum of 2024/06/05, consisting of one binder, has been divided into the two series according to subject matter.

Dates

  • Creation: 1930-2018 and undated
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1979-2018 and undated

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Conditions Governing Use

The donor of this collection has transferred rights of the intellectual propperty they created to the Center. For more information regarding permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the West Virginia and Regional History Center.

Extent

12 Linear Feet (12 ft. (8 record cases, 15 in. each; 2 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 document case, 2.5 in.; 2 flat storage boxes, 2 in. each; 1 flat storage box, 3 in.; 1 rolled storage box, 5 in.))

Language

English

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://wrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Wilkinson, Carroll, 2019 January 17.

Gift of Beth Jane Toren, 2024 June 05.

Source

Title
Carroll Wilkinson Papers
Author
Staff of the West Virginia and Regional History Center
Date
2024 November 20
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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