Collections

Various brochures and flyers including a memorial service program, non-profit organizations' promotional brochures, and event flyers, all highlighting the life and work of West Virginia African American poet Norman Jordan. Topics covered include Jordan's memorial service, as well as various programs and organizations regarding African Americans in West Virginia. These include the African-American Heritage Family Tree Museum, African American Heritage on the Midland Trail, the Norman Jordan African American Arts and Heritage Academy, Black History Month (2022), and a program at Hawks Nest State Park commemorating Norman Jordan and his poetry (2019).

Acc. 1982.007: Statistical Profile of Incoming Freshmen, 1976-1977. This accession includes the high school class rank, SAT scores, and achievement scores for every matriculating William and Mary freshman in September, 1976. Also included are statistical measurements of language proficiency and a list of students from this class who declared a foreign language concentration. Students are not identified. This information was compiled for statistical purposes only.

This collection contains material relating to the announcement, swearing-in, and inauguration of Dr. Katherine Anandi Rowe as the 28th president of William & Mary. Materials include digital video footage of the announcement in the Wren Building's Great Hall that was streamed on social media on February 20, 2018. Also included are web archived news articles relating to the announcement. Other materials includes\ the original, signed oath of office, taken by Rowe during her swearing-in ceremony in the Wren Building's Great Hall on July 2, 2019. It is signed by both Rowe and the Governor of Virginia. It also includes digital video footage of the swearing-in ceremony. Digital video footage of Charter Day 2019 and the inauguration of Rowe and the investiture of Chancellor Robert Gates are also contained in this collection.

This addition to RG 2/1, Office of the President/Reports, contains four annual reports on Free Speech in accordance with § 23.1-401.1(D) of the Code of Virginia. These reports document the University of Virginia's efforts to maintain the constitutional principles of free expression and the open exchange of ideas. These reports include legal cases brought against the University regarding free speech violations (see reports 2018 and 2019), links to the University's policies and regulations, and resources regarding free speech.

Records of the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition (OVEC), a social and environmental justice organization that operated out of Huntington, WV (circa 1987 to 2022). Its activities are documented through the materials in this collection; formats include audiovisual materials, digital files, the organization's website, printed materials, ephemera, photographs, newspaper clippings, newsletters, reports, correspondence, legal briefs, general office files, artifacts, and posters. Subjects covered in the collection include environmental policy, justice, and science in general; mountaintop removal mining and Kayford Mountain; Clean Elections (or Clean Money Election Reform); coal sludge and related disasters; fracking; and efforts to stop the proposed construction of Parsons & Whittemore Incorporated's Apple Grove Paper & Pulp Mill in Apple Grove, Mason County, WV, among others.
Collection does not include a box 35, 69, 70, 81, or 82.

The collection contains posters of musical performances, plays, athletic events, academic programs, student activities, lectures, discussions, seminars, readings, and other events at Old Dominion University. The posters are arranged by the office/department that created the poster. The collection is added to on an ongoing basis. Please consult a staff member for assistance with the collection.