Collections

Papers of Franklin Cleckley, lawyer, judge, and professor of law in West Virginia. Appointed to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals in 1994 by then Governor Caperton Gaston, Cleckley was the first African-American Justice in West Virginia. Known for his prolific writing, he authored more than 100 majority opinions along with a number of concurring and dissenting opinions. Much of the collection consists of scrapbooks of newspaper clippings relating to the career of Cleckley. To a lesser extent the collection also includes correspondence and papers regarding legal cases Cleckley took part in, personal correspondence in the form of greeting and sympathy cards, as well as biographical material such as family photographs, resumes, and other material.

Correspondence and papers of Frank Shatz of Lake Placid, New York and Williamsburg, Virginia, 1965-2009. Subject matter of the collection is foreign policy, the Lake Placid Council on Foreign Policy, public funding for libraries and public television and radio, the endowment of the Reves Center for International Studies at the College of William and Mary and more. Includes Frank Shatz's World Focus columns from the Virginia Gazette.

This collection includes composite images of Longwood Fraternities and Sororities. Images are not complete and several years are missing from almost all of the sets listed.

This collection is primarily comprised of Fred Strong's musical compositions for piano and vocal scores, focusing on humanist, secular, and natural themes. Included in the collection is one of the composers most famous pieces – BANG! The Musical, a composition for soprano, alto, tenor, and bass. As described by the composer, "BANG! takes the audience on a trip through time and space from the big bang to present-day Earth, with a humanist message about our choices and responsibilities. The music ranges from doo-wop to hip-hop and folk to jazz."

Includes materials documenting the personal and professional accomplishments of Fred Wyant, Jr. Series 1, comprised solely of digital scans of original content, includes binders, scrapbooks, and memorabilia retained throughout Wyant's life. There are materials relating to his early life, like childhood report cards; athletic achievements, like news clippings, game programs, and WVU Sports Hall of Fame correspondence; professional records, like NFL Official contracts and correspondence; and additional items relating to Wyant's death and memorial service. Series 2, comprised solely of audiovisual materials, includes recordings of 5 West Virginia University football games from the period when Wyant was on the team.

Collection documents the Friends of Blackwater's project to highlight the life and career of J.R. Clifford, a Black West Virginia lawyer and newspaper owner. It includes play scripts, programs, flyers, book marks, social studies lesson plans, press releases and press coverage, and photographs. Project administrative materials (mostly Box 4 and some in Box 8) include contracts and agreements, grant applications, correspondence, tax exempt status documents, funding, personnel matters, planning and programming logistics including ticket sales and contact lists.

This collection records the work of the Fthe Rockbridge Choral Society, which includes the following: "Alla Breve," A Newsletter for the Friends of the Rockbridge Choral Society, Fall 1999-August 2018; programs of concerts, January 12, 2014-December 1, 2018; Minutes (Mary 4, 2016, May 1 and Nov. 7, 2017); two concert posters (Nov. 8, 2015 and Jan. 28, 2018); and a letter to the Choral Society and McCorkle family from Merrily Taylor, Chair, concerning a creation of an endowed chair in memory of Evelyn Pankey McCorkle, mother of director Bill McCorkle. Collection also includes photographs and other related materials

This collection contains material related to the formation of the Friends of Women's Studies, the development arm of the Old Dominion University Department of Women's Studies. Included in the collection are administrative materials, such as bylaws and correspondence; news articles; newsletters; event invitations; information on grants and scholarships; and photographs.