Philosophy and Religion and Religion and Culture, Records of the Department of Records of the Department of Philosophy and
Religion and Department of Religion and Culture, 1960-2016 RG.15.21
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
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Tyler Williams, Student Worker, and LM Rozema, Archivist
Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Identification
RG.15.21
Title
Records of the Department of Philosophy and Religion and Department of Religion and Culture 1960-2016
Quantity
2.8 Cubic Feet, 2 boxes
Creator
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Department of Philosophy and Religion
Creator
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Department of Philosophy and Religion
Creator
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Center for Interdisciplinary Studies. Religious Studies Program
Creator
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Department of Religion and Culture
Language
The materials in this collection are in English.
Abstract
The Department of Philosophy and Religion was formed in 1955, splitting into the departments of Philosophy and of Religion
in 1983. The latter became the Religious Studies Program in 1994-1995, then the Department of Religion and Culture in 2009.
This collection contains the records of these departments from 1960-2016. Materials include five-year departmental reviews,
research, degree and grant proposals, course offerings, newletters, information on guest speakers and faculty members, and
photographs.
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Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [item], [box], [folder], Records of
the Department of Philosophy and Religion and Department of Religion and Culture, RG 15/21, Special Collections and University
Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Source of Acquisition
The Records of the Department of Philosophy and Religion and Department of Religion and Culture were transferred to Special
Collections and University Archives in 2016.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Department of Philosophy and Religion and Department of
Religion and Culture was completed in September 2021.
Appraisal
Duplicate materials were weeded from the collection. Travel reimbursements were shredded by VT Records Management in accordance
with Library of Virginia's Records Retention Schedule #GS-102, Series 012151 -- Reimbursement Records, Certificate of Records
Destruction Form #7845.
Moral philosophy courses had been offered as early as 1872 and religion courses since 1954. The Department of Philosophy and
Religion was established in 1955, later joining the College of Arts and Sciences after it formed in 1961. The department split
into the departments of Philosophy and of Religion in 1983. In 1994, the Department of Religion became the Religious Studies
Program in the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies (CIS). In July 2003, Department of Philosophy and CIS moved to the College
of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. In 2009, CIS was dissolved, and the Religious Studies program became the Department of
Religion and Culture.
This collection contains records belonging to the Department of Philosophy and Religion and its successive programs, primarily
the Religious Studies Program and the Department of Religion and Culture. Some materials were maintained by the chairs and
directors of these programs, including Guy Hammond and Elizabeth Struthers Malbon.
Series I: Departmental Records includes five-year departmental reviews, research, degree proposals, grant requests, course
offerings, and more. Series II: Readings and Newsletters contains required readings and printed materials about the departments
and programs. Series III: Departmental Events contains information on workshops, lectures, and visits of guest speakers invited
by the department. Series IV: Faculty Records contains faculty information, including CVs, retirement resolutions, and faculty
pictures. Series V: Lane Hall Photographs depict the renovations and repairs of Lane Hall in 1996.
This collection is arranged by format or subject into the following five series. Within each series, materials are arranged
chronologically.
Series I: Departmental Records, 1960-2004, undated
Series II: Readings and Newsletters, 1972-1998, undated
Series III: Departmental Events, 1983-1997
Series IV: Faculty Records, 1964-2016
Series V: Lane Hall Photographs, 1996
The guide to the Records of the Department of Philosophy and Religion and Department of Religion and Culture by Special Collections
and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).