Education, Higher -- Administration

Scope and Contents Papers and publications related to career of Billy Coffindaffer. He served as director of West Virginia University (WVU) Extension Service, led the combined colleges of Concord and Bluefield State, and was instrumental in the planning and construction of WVU’s Parkersburg campus, serving as its first leader. Materials include:"The Pines, A Brief History of Concord College"; 1963 "West Virginia Center for Appalachian Studies and Development", Proposal;...

Scope and Contents Papers of faculty librarian, Carroll Wilkinson. This collection includes materials on library history and women’s studies. Boxes 1-5, and 11 relate to library history and boxes 6-10, 12-13 relate to women’s studies and women in non-traditional employment. There are materials relating to library history, information on library exhibits and programming, and structural/ administrative history. Included are materials relating to the Council for Women’s Concerns, the gender studies center, women...

Scope and Contents Business correspondence of Potomac State College. The institution was called the Preparatory Branch of West Virginia University on the official letterhead till mid-1921, when it became Potomac State School. In 1951, the name changed to Potomac State College of West Virginia University. The business correspondence is bound into 30 volumes, which include letters from the school's principal to the State Board of Control, various reports, and subjects such as attendance and purchasing. The...