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Information on administrative policies, advertising, campus buildings, building supplies, budget materials and information on the American Red Cross are also included in that area. Conference materials from the American Country Life Association of 1933 and other miscellaneous conferences from 1921-1936, information on dormitories such as Tyler and Helen Henderson Halls and departmental conferences exist in this collection. Also, under admistrative and subject files are general correspondence from 1913- 1938, various biographical materials of John Preston McConnell and information on the construction of McConnell Library. 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These records include Accreditation correspondence and miscellaneous items from both the American Association of Teachers Colleges and the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools spanning the years 1926-1937. Information on administrative policies, advertising, campus buildings, building supplies, budget materials and information on the American Red Cross are also included in that area. Conference materials from the American Country Life Association of 1933 and other miscellaneous conferences from 1921-1936, information on dormitories such as Tyler and Helen Henderson Halls and departmental conferences exist in this collection. Also, under admistrative and subject files are general correspondence from 1913- 1938, various biographical materials of John Preston McConnell and information on the construction of McConnell Library. Press releases and public relations ifnormation spanning the years 1925- 1935 are also included in the same category."," A radio broadcast from 1937, the various anniversaries of the university such as the anniversary of the schools opening in 1923 and 1928 and the  20th anniversary of J.P McConnell's Presidency in 1931 are contained in this collection. As well as an application for admission to the Radford State Teachers College, historical sketches and religion statistics of the same. Finally, State Board of Education files, information on student loans from 1933-1936 and student recruitment letters from 1930 are also present. This is not a comprehensive list of all materials found in this collection. 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