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West Virginia University, College of Business and Economics, Business and Economics Building Groundbreaking Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4739

Scope and Contents

This collection documents the planning, construction, and groundbreaking of the former Business and Economics Building at West Virginia University. Materials date from 1988–1991 and include records related to design, event planning, and photographs documenting constuction. Groundbreaking happened in 1989, and the building served as the home of the College of Business and Economics (later named the John Chambers College of Business and Economics), until the college relocated to Reynolds Hall in 2021. Includes event planning materials, slides, photographs, newspapers, and architectural drawings. All photos are labeled with project, owner, architect, contractor, date, and photo descriptions. Two small boxes of film slides. Two newspapers, The Daily Athenaeum and The Charleston Gazette, both dated 1989, highlight the groundbreaking. Individuals prominently featured include Cyril M. Logar, Interim Dean of the College of Business and Economics.

This collection does not include information about the relocation of the College to Reynolds Hall,the building's closure for renovations in fall of 2022, or its reopening in October 2024 as Field Hall which housed various Eberly College of Arts & Sciences programs.

Dates

  • Creation: 1988-1991

Creator

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

.83 Linear Feet (10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each))

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 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transfer from West Virginia University, College of Business and Economics, via Wells, Textie, 2022 December 7

Title
West Virginia University, College of Business and Economics, Business and Economics Building Groundbreaking Records
Author
Meredith L. Ahmed
Date
2026/03/17
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