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West Virginia and Regional History Center

West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Primary Collecting Areas:
West Virginia and Appalachia History and Culture
Description:
The West Virginia & Regional History Center preserves and provides access to the records that document the history and culture of the state and the central Appalachian region. The Center is part of West Virginia University Libraries.
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Start Over Repository West Virginia and Regional History Center Date range 1901

West Virginia University, News Service, Photographs, 1890/2007, bulk 1950/2007 152.7 Linear Feet Summary: 152 ft. 8 in. (111 record cartons, 15 in. each); (16 note card boxes, 3 in. each); (1 note card boxes, 4 in.); (4 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (21 document cases, 5 in. each)

Photographs of the News Service of West Virginia University (WVU). Subjects of images include aerial views, architecture, athletics, campus scenes, construction, historic images, student life, and WVU faculty and staff, among others. Formats include prints, negatives, proof sheets, transparencies, and digital files. See Scope and Content note for more information.
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West Virginia University, Oversize Glass Plate Negatives of Group Portraits and Other Subjects, 1900/1930 1.67 Linear Feet 4 document cases, 5 in. each

Includes 47 glass plate negatives of West Virginia University student groups created circa 1900-1930. Subjects include football, baseball, and basketball teams; musical groups; and fraternity, sorority, and club groups. Three boxes contain glass plate negatives while the final box contains the original sleeves in which the negative were housed (with identifying information where present). Digital scans are available.

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West Virginia University, Photographic Exhibit of Campus Facilities, 1890/1970, bulk 1965/1970 1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. (1 records carton)

West Virginia University
Fifty large color photographs mounted on boards (many are ca. 11 in. x 14 in.) documenting the Downtown and Evansdale campuses of West Virginia University. Includes images of the Mountainlair Student Union, Towers Dormitories, Mountaineer Field, WVU Marching Band, University Farm, Creative Arts Center (including students performing puppets shows at the CAC), President's house, Core Arboretum, and Mont Chateau, among others. Also includes two sepia tone, mounted images of a wagon on Falling Run and the Parthenon Literary Society Room in Martin Hall, ca. 1890-1910.
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West Virginia University, President David C. Hardesty, Jr., Papers, 1834/2019 68.88 Linear Feet 3 document cases, 5 in. each; 5 document cases, 4 in. each; 3 document cases, 2.5 in. each; 43 record cartons, 15 in. each; 5 record cartons, 17 in. each; 6 flat storage boxes, 3.5 in. each; 3 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each; 6 flat storage boxes, 1 in. each; 1 flat storage box, 5 in.; 1 index card box, 12 in.; 1 oversize folder, 0.5 in.; 1 unboxed artifact, 0.5 in. 31.2 Gigabytes 2638 files, formats include .jpg, .tif, .wav, .iso, .cue

Hardesty, David C., Jr.

Papers of President David C. Hardesty, Jr. of West Virginia University. Before becoming President of West Virginia University, Hardesty was a lawyer and partner of Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff & Love (1973-1994) and West Virginia Tax Commissioner (1977-1980), among various other positions. After finishing his 12-year term as West Virginia University President (1995-2007), Hardesty was a Professor of Law at the West Virginia University College of Law (2007-2018). Some of the series titles in the addendum of 2019/09/03, including series 21-30, repeat some of the earlier series titles (e.g. both Series 7 and Series 21 are titled "Student Papers").

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West Virginia University, President R.J. Thompson, Letter, 1877/1928 0 Linear Feet Summary: 2 items

West Virginia University. President (Thompson, R.J.)
An ALS from J. R. Thompson, president of West Virginia University to Jno. W. Boggess, 1877, concerning various expenses for a student to attend the university and the supervision of students conduct. Also, a clipping from Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram, 1928 July 8, regarding Clarksburg's place in the early history of West Virginia University.
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West Virginia University, Presidents' Inaugural Speeches and Other Material, 1867/1995 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in. (3 folders)

West Virginia University. President
Copies of transcripts of inaugural speeches delivered by West Virginia University presidents, including Alexander Martin (1867), Jerome Raymond (1897), Thomas Hodges (1911), John Roscoe Turner (1928), Irvin Stewart (1946), Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr. (1959), Paul Miller (1962), James Harlow (1968), and David C. Hardesty, Jr. (1995). Also includes transcript of a Faculty Assembly Speech delivered by E. Gordon Gee (1982), and a report titled "Building for a New Century: Higher Education in West Virginia" by the Carnegie Foundation (1987).
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West Virginia University, President's Office, Departmental, and Other Records, 1864/1989, bulk 1867/1920 187.77 Linear Feet Summary: 187 ft. 9 1/4 in. (318 document cases, 5 in. each); (35 records cartons, 15 in. each); (10 letter file boxes, 3 in. each); (1 large flat storage box, 5 in.); (45 volumes in stacks, 5 ft.); (15 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each); (1 record carton, 17 in.)

West Virginia University. College of Arts and Sciences
Records from various colleges and departments of West Virginia University, including the Agricultural Experiment Station, Board of Regents, College of Education, Department of Philosophy and Psychology, President's Office, Registrar's Office, and general financial records primarily documenting the early history of the University. Most records are from the President's Office, including correspondence and administrative records dating from 1872-1924. Box 1A contains a ledger of matriculation records of West Virginia University's first students dating from 1867-1894, including their names, ages, places of residence, and names of parents.
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West Virginia University, President's Office, Records, 1864/1989 53.52 Linear Feet (367 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

West Virginia University. President's Office

Records from various colleges and departments of West Virginia University, including the Agricultural Experiment Station, Board of Regents, College of Education, Department of Philosophy and Psychology, President's Office, and Registrar's Office, among others. There are also general financial records primarily documenting the early history of the University.

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West Virginia University, President's Office, Records, 1897/1923 2.04 Linear Feet Summary: 2 ft. 1/2 in. (14 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

West Virginia University. President
Fourteen reels of microfilm from the West Virginia University President's Office Records. Two reels contain composition tests for grades 8 to 10. Compositions do not have names, only gender, age, and grade of the student, and are typically three to five pages in length. Twelve reels of microfilm contain student fee slips from 1879 to 1898 and from 1909 to 1923, largely organized by semester, then by school or department, and then alphabetically according to the last name of the student. Reel 1 begins with Summer 1909; reel 2, Winter 1912; reel 3, Summer 1914; reel 4, Fall 1916; reel 5, Winter 1918; reel 6, Summer 1919; reel 7, Spring 1920; reel 8, Fall 1920; reel 9, Fall 1921; reel 10, Spring 1923; reel 11, Spring 1910; and reel 12, 1879-1898.
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