West Virginia University, President's Office, Departmental, and Other Records A&M 0690

West Virginia University, President's Office, Departmental, and Other Records A&M 0690


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West Virginia and Regional History Center

1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown, WV 26506-6069
Business Number: 304-293-3536
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URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu

Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center

Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 0690
Title
West Virginia University, President's Office, Departmental, and Other Records 1864-1989 1867-1920
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/211967
Quantity
180.58 Linear Feet, (318 document cases, 5 in. each); (35 records cartons, 15 in. each); (10 letter file boxes, 3 in. each); (1 large flat storage box, 5 in.); (45 volumes in stacks, 5 ft.); (15 reels of microfilm); (1 record carton, 17 in.)
Creator
West Virginia University. College of Arts and Sciences
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
Records from various colleges and departments of West Virginia University, including the Agricultural Experiment Station, Board of Regents, College of Education, Department of Philosophy and Psychology, President's Office, Registrar's Office, and general financial records primarily documenting the early history of the University. Most records are from the President's Office, including correspondence and administrative records dating from 1872-1924. Box 1A contains a ledger of matriculation records of West Virginia University's first students dating from 1867-1894, including their names, ages, places of residence, and names of parents.

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Conditions Governing Access

Special access restriction applies to the microfilm reels.

Existence and Location of Copies

Parts of this collection were microfilmed and are available as A&M 5262, West Virginia University, President's Office Records, held at the WVRHC. The contents list for that collection can be searched to find areas of overlap; some of the boxes in A&M 690 have notes on them indicating that they were microfilmed.

Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia University, President's Office, Departmental, and Other Records, A&M 0690, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

UNPUBLISHED

Transfer from West Virginia University. College of Arts and Sciences. Dean. Collett, A.R., 1954/12/03, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995


Scope and Contents

Records from various colleges and departments of West Virginia University, including the Agricultural Experiment Station, Board of Regents, College of Education, Department of Philosophy and Psychology, President's Office, Registrar's Office, and general financial records primarily documenting the early history of the University. Most records are from the President's Office, including correspondence and administrative records dating from 1872-1924.

Materials from the Registrar's Office include student registration forms, 1899-1913; class schedules, 1902-1913; class cards and instructors' reports; absence records; examination records; late registration excuses; applications for cadetships, [1897-1924], faculty minutes, 1867-1899; and grades from 1867-1887. Also includes correspondence from the College of Education, 1896-1945; departmental correspondence and student records from the Department of Philosophy and Psychology, 1921-1948; and minute books of various faculty committees, ca. 1900, including graduation, scholarships, examinations, student affairs, entrance requirements, lectures and public exercises, and registration.

Miscellaneous financial records include vouchers and receipts from 1894 to 1914, checks from 1895-1989, and reports from 1887-1913 as well as volumes with check stubs, 1893-1902; drafts, 1897-1899; warrants, 1898-1899; orders, 1897-1900; shipping books, 1897-1904; expenditures, 1896-1902; and general financial information, 1891-1900.

Other volumes include material related to the Agricultural Experiment Station, 1896-1903, and campus plans from the early twentieth century.

The series arrangement reflects legacy description, and materials currently in the miscellaneous series may relate to other series.

Due to reprocessing, there are no boxes labeled 207-212.

Related Material

690, 3695

Subjects and Indexing Terms


Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Most of this collection is stored offsite. The only materials onsite are the 45 volumes and the microfilm reels. Please make an appointment prior to visiting in order to access offiste materials.


Container List

Applications for Employment
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Applications, Faculty
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Applications and Commencement
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Appointments
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Athletics
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Buildings and Grounds
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Cancelled Checks
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College of Agriculture
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College of Education
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College of Engineering
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College of Engineering--School of Mines
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Correspondence
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Correspondence with Other Colleges and Universities
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Correspondence with West Virginia Colleges and Normal Schools
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Correspondence, Departmental
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Correspondence, Employee
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Geological Survey and Administrative Reports
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University High School
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Miscellaneous
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