West Virginia University, Student Affairs, Historical Files, Administrative Records, and Other Material

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia University, Student Affairs, Historical Files, Administrative Records, and Other Material, A&M 5271, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
9.6 Linear Feet 9 ft. 7 in. (5 document cases, 5 in. each); (4 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (4 record cartons, 15 in. each); (1 index card box, 12 in.); (1 artifact tray, 1 1/2 in.); (1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.); (1 flat storage box, 2 in.); (1 flat storage box, 3 in.)
Creator:
West Virginia University. Student Affairs
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia University, Student Affairs, Historical Files, Administrative Records, and Other Material, A&M 5271, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

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, Boxes 1-3
Series 2. Publications, Boxes 4-5
Series 3. Administrative and Historical Records, Boxes 6-9
Series 4. Ephemera, Boxes 10-12
Series 5. Oversize Images, Box 13
Series 6. Artifacts, Boxes 14-17
Series 7. Slides of the PRT (Personal Rapid Transit) System, Box 18

Includes "History of Education in West Virginia" by Ambler, and WVU brochures, pamphlets, and programs.

Includes correspondence, minutes, and reports; topics include facilities, fraternities, student activities, student affairs hall of fame, and order of vandalia papers, among other papers.

Includes buttons, ribbons, business cards, name tags, postcards, and pins,

Includes a few historic photographs of WVU's downtown Morgantown campus and its historic structures, large scans of a few newspaper clippings, and a photograph of students participating in the Adventure S.O.A.R. program at WVU. There are also two prints of sketches of the Mountainlair and Stewart Hall signed by "Miller."

Includes paper weights, ashtrays, cups, name plates, etc. (boxes 14-15); two beanies [1964, 1966], two caps [undated], and one tie [undated] (box 16); and decorated wooden board [33 1/2 in. x 7 1/2 in.] related to the Alpha Phi Delta fraternity [1928] (box 17).

Slides of the PRT. They are soiled and somewhat moldy.

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/

Indexed terms

Subjects:
West Virginia University -- History