Collections

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.

Three photographs and an advertising poster of Orchesis dance programs, 1950-1951. Addendum includes two VHS tapes of Orchesis dance concerts from 2004 and 2005. Orchesis was a student dance group at WVU in existence from 1928-2010.

Administrative and operational records of WVU's Lambda Chapter of Phi Upsilon Omicron, the national Home Economics honor society. Addendum of 2016/05/13 includes minutes, newsletters, clippings, historical research material, and oral history audio cassette sound recordings. Addendum of 2018/06/15 includes Lambda Chapter and Lambda alumni records, including member lists, alumni chapter meeting notes, a few photographs, the honor society's handbook, material from the 75th anniversary conclave of Phi Upsilon Omicron, and more. Please see the control folder for a partial inventory of the collection.