West Virginia University, News Service, Photographs, ca. 1890-2007 A&M 5188

West Virginia University, News Service, Photographs, ca. 1890-2007 A&M 5188


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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
wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.com
URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu

Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center

Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 5188
Title
West Virginia University, News Service, Photographs ca. 1890-2007 1950-2007
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/197715
Quantity
152.7 Linear Feet, Summary: 152 ft. 8 in. (111 record cartons, 15 in. each); (16 note card boxes, 3 in. each); (1 note card boxes, 4 in.); (4 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (21 document cases, 5 in. each)
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
Photographs of the News Service of West Virginia University (WVU). Subjects of images include aerial views, architecture, athletics, campus scenes, construction, historic images, student life, and WVU faculty and staff, among others. Formats include prints, negatives, proof sheets, transparencies, and digital files. See Scope and Content note for more information.

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use

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Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia University, News Service, Photographs, A&M 5188, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.


Scope and Contents

Photographs of the News Service of West Virginia University (WVU). Subjects of images include aerial views, architecture, athletics, campus scenes, construction, historic images, student life, and WVU faculty and staff, among others. Formats include prints, negatives, proof sheets, transparencies, and digital files.

This collection includes 15 series:
Series 1. Project Files; ca. 1964-2007; boxes 1-89.
Series 2. Index to Project Files; ca. 1964-1987; boxes 90-101b.
Series 3. Aerial Prints; ca. 1961-1984; box 102.
Series 4. "Bicentennial Collection"; ca. 1890-1925; boxes 103-104.
Series 5. Slides; ca. 1980-1992; boxes 105-111.
Series 6. Digital Photographs; ca. 2000-2005; boxes 112-114.
Series 7. Proof Sheets; ca. 1965-1999; boxes 115-117.
Series 8. Special Project Files; ca. 1965-2001; boxes 118-120.
Series 9. Slides in Boxes; ca. 1990-1998; box 121.
Series 10. Slides in Sleeves; 1980-1998; boxes 122-134.
Series 11. Subjects; ca. 1950-1992; boxes 135-138.
Series 12. Transparencies 8 x 10; undated; box 139.
Series 13. Transparencies File; ca. 1970-1985; boxes 140-143.
Series 14. WVU Faculty Portrait Prints; 1960-1969; box 144.
Series 15. Miscellaneous Material; undated; box 145.

Related Material

5188, 5212, 5213

Subjects and Indexing Terms


Significant Places Associated With the Collection

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Container List

Series 1. Project Files [boxes 1-89]
Mixed Materials Box: 1-89 ca. 1964-2007
Scope and Contents

This series includes prints, proofs with negatives, and digital files on discs. Each set of images is identified with a project number. Projects are divided into two subseries. Project numbers range from 2 to 10182 in the first subseries and 1-B to 24,549-B/C/DC in the second subseries. Discs start appearing in box 87, project number 21513-DC (2001/07/31). Types of photograph include candid shots, portraits of individuals, group portraits, and facilities. Subjects include WVU athletics, campus scenes, classrooms, construction, faculty, staff, special events, and more. See Series 2 description for additional subjects. Series 2 contains an index to the content of boxes 1 through 35 or 36 (ca. 1964-1987). See Contents List for range of project numbers in each box; please note that not all project numbers are present in the corresponding box.

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Series 2. Index to Project Files [boxes 90-101b]
Mixed Materials Box: 90 Mixed Materials Box: 91 Mixed Materials Box: 92 Mixed Materials Box: 93 Mixed Materials Box: 94 Mixed Materials Box: 95 Mixed Materials Box: 96 Mixed Materials Box: 97 Mixed Materials Box: 98 Mixed Materials Box: 99 Mixed Materials Box: 100 Mixed Materials Box: 101a Mixed Materials Box: 101b ca. 1964-1987
Scope and Contents

This series contains an index to the first part of Series 1, boxes 1 to 35 or 36. The index is arranged in alphabetical order by subject and spans from ca. 1964-1987. This listing reproduces the tabs in the index in full; subheadings are represented by a sampling within parentheses.

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Series 3. Aerial Prints [box 102]
Mixed Materials Box: 102 ca. 1961-1984
Scope and Contents

This series includes aerial photographs and accompanying transparencies and negatives of West Virginia University Hospital, Monongalia General Hospital, Morgantown and WVU (Downtown and Evansdale Campuses, the Coliseum, Mountaineer Field), and more. Subjects also include Agriculture Science Building, Allen Hall, Appalachian Center, Bureau of Mines, Coliseum, Construction & Excavation of New Law Center, Creative Arts Center, Downtown Campus, Downtown Morgantown with River, Evansdale Campus, Field House, Forestry Building, I-79 Uffington Interchange, Interstate including Westover Exchange, Law School, Livestock Farm, Medical Center, Mountaineer Field, Mountainlair, Mt. Chateau, New Dairy Facility, Physical Plant, Prospective Stadium Site, PRT, Stadium, Towers, and more.

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Series 4. "Bicentennial Collection" [boxes 103-104]
Mixed Materials Box: 103 Mixed Materials Box: 104 ca. 1890-1925
Scope and Contents

This series of proofs from glass plate negatives were created for an unspecified Bicentennial Celebration project (possibly celebrating the National Bicentennial in 1976). There is an original numbered list of the historic prints (see box 103, folder 1). Subjects include people in safety gear, Mechanical Hall, Students in lab, Commencement Hall, Library Reading Room, Library Administration, Greenhouse construction, Horticulture grounds & building, Woodburn Circle, WVU Campus shots, Agricultural Station, Martin Hall, Oglebay Hall, Science Hall, Stewart Hall, Entomology Room, Dr. J. A. Myers, Students (Elmer Leach, Edith Ice, etc.), Episcopal Hall, Reynolds Hall, Football, E. Moore Hall, Chemistry lab, Presidents House, Falling Run, Armory, Faculty Club House, Astronomy class, Views of Campus from varying vantage points, Drama, Clubs, President John Rhey Thompson, President Thomas E. Hodges, President Frank Butter Trotter, President J. L. Goodknight, Andrew D. Hopkins, A. J. Dadisman, Various faculty (James Stewart, R. A. Armtstong, George T. Brooks, Sam Brown, P. B. Reynolds, Thomas Hodges, etc.), WVU Military Unit, Monongahela River & Seneca Station, and South Park.

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Series 5. Slides [boxes 105-110]
Mixed Materials Box: 105 Mixed Materials Box: 106 Mixed Materials Box: 107 Mixed Materials Box: 108 Mixed Materials Box: 109 Mixed Materials Box: 110 ca. 1980-1992
Scope and Contents

This series documents WVU campus life and activities. The slides were originally bound in large three ring binders; all slides have the copyright symbol and the word Mellott printed on them. Subjects in this series include agriculture, basketball, Clark Hall, classrooms, convocation, Creative Arts Center, Football, Graduation, Law School, Library, and Woodburn Hall, among other topics.

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Series 6. Digital Photographs [boxes 112-114]
Mixed Materials Box: 112 Mixed Materials Box: 113 Mixed Materials Box: 114 ca. 2000-2005
Scope and Contents

This series includes digital photographs copied to a server from discs (these discs are currently in boxes 113-114); prints of a limited number of the digital photos are available in box 112. Subjects in this series include campus scenes, football, sports, nature, miscellaneous, and duplicate prints.

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Series 7. Proof Sheets [boxes 115-117]
Mixed Materials Box: 115 Mixed Materials Box: 116 Mixed Materials Box: 117 ca. 1965-1999
Scope and Contents

This series consists of proof sheets of images taken between ca. 1965-1999 by the News Service that depict daily life and scenes from both the Downtown WVU Campus and the Evansdale Campus. Subjects include athletics, candid shots, classrooms, construction, group portraits, Morgantown, scenes and views, and WVU. See Contents List for range of project numbers. These project numbers also correspond to the project numbers in Series 1 and 2.

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Series 8. Special Project Files [boxes 118-120]
Mixed Materials Box: 118 Mixed Materials Box: 119 Mixed Materials Box: 120 ca. 1965-2001
Scope and Contents

This series consists of prints, negatives, slides, transparencies, and correspondence from special projects; many of the images were used in the Alumni Magazine. Subjects found in this series include Baroque Ensemble, Bicentennial House, CAC, Campus Prints, Hillary Clinton, Jay Rockefeller, Shell Building, Transparencies, WVU Extension Services, and more.

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Series 9. Slides in Boxes [box 121]
Mixed Materials Box: 121 ca. 1990-1998
Scope and Contents

This series consists of a collection of slides and negatives in 62 small plastic boxes, many of which are unidentified. Subjects include students on campus, special events like races, campus buildings, the Mountaineer mascot, students in science labs, and more.

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Series 10. Slides in Sleeves [boxes 122-134]
Mixed Materials Box: 122 Mixed Materials Box: 123 Mixed Materials Box: 124 Mixed Materials Box: 125 Mixed Materials Box: 126 Mixed Materials Box: 127 Mixed Materials Box: 128 Mixed Materials Box: 129 Mixed Materials Box: 130 Mixed Materials Box: 131 Mixed Materials Box: 132 Mixed Materials Box: 133 Mixed Materials Box: 134 1980–1998
Scope and Contents

This series consists of slides in sleeves. Many sleeves include project information such as invoice number and photographer. Subjects in this series include athletics, campus life, candid and group shots, construction, Morgantown, and more. See Contents List for a more detailed list of subjects.

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Series 11. Subjects [boxes 135-138]
Mixed Materials Box: 135 Mixed Materials Box: 136 Mixed Materials Box: 137 Mixed Materials Box: 138 1883-1922, 1950-1992
Scope and Contents

This series includes prints and negatives on subjects related to WVU history. Subjects in this series include agriculture, boats, Buck Harless, historic Morgantown, historic WVU, Institutional Advancement Flood Relief, Kearneysville Farm, Reymann Farm, Stewart Hall, and more.

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Series 12. Transparencies (8 x 10) [box 139]
Mixed Materials Box: 139 undated
Scope and Contents

This series includes 8 x 10 transparencies and prints pertaining to WVU. Subjects include White Hall, WVU Rifle Team, Medical Center pylons, Learned Ladies Play, New River white water rafting, football, WVU campus, and more.

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Series 13. Transparencies Files [boxes 140-143]
Mixed Materials Box: 140 Mixed Materials Box: 141 Mixed Materials Box: 142 Mixed Materials Box: 143 ca. 1970-1985
Scope and Contents

This series consists of transparencies arranged alphabetically by subject. Subjects in this series include agriculture, campus buildings, athletics, portraits, and more.

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Series 14. WVU Faculty Portrait Prints [box 144]
Mixed Materials Box: 144 1960–1969
Scope and Contents

This series consists of prints and negatives of WVU faculty portraits and other material.

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Series 15. Miscellaneous Material [box 145]
Mixed Materials Box: 145 undated
Scope and Contents

This series consists of miscellaneous negatives and prints and a key to an old filing cabinet.

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