Collections

Archival copies of the Monticola, the student yearbook of West Virginia University. Also includes copies of the Freshman Register from 1978, 1984, 1985, and 1987; other copies of Freshman Register are in the West Virginia and Regional History Center main reading room at call number 378.754 W52fre. User copies of the Monticola are available for viewing in the Center at call number 378.754 W52m or online through the Internet Archive.

Collection includes scans of the contents of two scrapbooks featuring Matthew Zervos of Moundsville, West Virginia, who served as WVU's Mountaineer mascot in the 1986-1987 school year. Scrapbook content includes mostly photos of Zervos dressed as the Mountaineer and carrying out the mascot's public duties. Also included are a letter from then-State Treasurer A. James Manchin, a written statement by Zervos about his time as Mountaineer, and programs and ephemera from Mountaineer mascot reunions. Also included are scans of Zervos and others at the demolition of Mountaineer Stadium.

Reports, slides, photographs, and audiovisual material of the National Research Center for Coal and Energy at West Virginia University depicting the various research and education projects they ran.

Subject files containing newspaper clippings related to West Virginia University from the 1880s to approximately 2006. Most articles are from the 1960s and 1970s. Subjects include campus athletics, buildings, graduating classes, committees, facilities, faculty and faculty publications, organizations, the Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system, and special events.

Records of the News Service Department, West Virginia University. Includes photographs and Media Notebooks documenting news and public relations activities of West Virginia University. This collection is minimally processed.

This collection contains the administrative records of the Office of Greek Life of West Virginia University. This office organizes and coordinates the policies and activities of fraternities and sororities at West Virginia University. The collection includes correspondence, reports, grade statistics, membership lists, plaques, and other material. This collection is minimally processed.

Records from the Office of Multicultural Programs, specifically pertaining to their work on events. Much of the collection pertains to Mountaineer Week, which is an event that celebrates Appalachian culture and heritage. Other materials pertain to programs like WVU Up All Night (also known as UpAllNight and WVUp All Night), which is an award winning late night program for students to participate in during the weekends; the Madrigal Dinner formerly hosted at the Mountainlair; movie viewing events; and more. Regarding the Mountaineer Week materials, the binders include correspondence, printed material such as promotional material, vendor forms (note that the 1995 binder starts in 1994 and includes vendor forms for the Jackson's Mill Jubilee), budgets and other financial documentation, clippings, etc. The binders focus on planning the various events that go into Mountaineer Week, including a beard growing challenge, races, children's activities, the craft fair, the country vittles dinner, turkey calling, storytelling, music, and more.