West Virginia University -- History

Overview

Microfilmed copy of a scrapbook outlining the history of college debating in West Virginia, 1933-1941. The scrapbook was prepared by Dr. Chapman and the Fairmont State College debate teams. Original is in the Fairmont State College Library.

Content Description

Personal diaries of Festus P. Summers, a historian who served on the faculty of West Virginia University from 1932 to 1965 and as chairman of the history department from 1946 to 1962. The diaries are in 19 volumes covering the period 1953-1971. They document in a thorough manner his experiences in the communities of West Virginia University and Morgantown. He comments on local and national events, including for example a visit of Harry Truman to Morgantown in 1956.

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Letters to Dr. Callahan, mainly from members of his family; typescripts on the history of West Virginia University; and miscellaneous research and clippings relating to his published and unpublished writings.

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One box of 16 mm negative microfilm containing a typescript draft with editing and proofreading notes of "History of West Virginia University: Problems and Policies" by Dr. J. M. Callahan; contains 817 exposures.

Overview

Papers of Victorine Louistall Monroe, the first African-American woman to receive a graduate degree from West Virginia University (WVU), 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. See "Scope and Content Note" and "Historical Note" for further information.

Overview West Virginia University's chapter of the West Virginia Student Public Interest Research Group (WV-SPIRG) was a student-funded and student-directed, non-partisan and non-profit organization dedicated to defending various areas of public interest. Miscellaneous printed materials including petitions, flyers, a meeting agenda, and circular letters from the group document the history of the organization and its activities in the Morgantown, West Virginia, area in the early 1970s. Topics include...

Content Description This collection consists of a partial duplication of the contents of the West Virginia University Center for Women's and Gender Studies time capsule. The contents include materials regarding the Center for Women's and Gender Studies and West Virginia University campus events and programs, as well as the current state of Morgantown, the state of West Virginia, the United States, and the world. Materials include letters to students of the future, programs, brochures, news clippings, and button...

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Lists and information regarding honorary degrees awarded by West Virginia University. Includes honorary degree recipients (1947-1983), order of the vandalia award recipients (1961-1984), alpha list of honorary degree recipients (1873-1969).

Scope and Contents Administrative files of the West Virginia University Student Affairs Office. Includes historical files, publications, administrative records, ephemera, artifacts, oversize images, and other material. Historical files document topics such as residence hall living, various University units, the Mountaineer mascot, the Daily Athenaeum, buildings, and student organizations, among others.This collection is minimally processed for Series 2 through 7.Series 1. Historical Files,...

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Correspondence and photocopied newspaper clippings regarding the Woodburn Hall clock bell. Charles Scott, the husband of the compiler, found a small wooden ball in the trash at Woodburn Hall in 1957 and believed it to be related to the clock bell. Includes the results of research conducted for the compiler by librarians and others, most notably a letter from a third-generation bellmaker giving a brief history of his family's business.