West Virginia University, President David C. Hardesty, Jr., Papers A&M 5114

West Virginia University, President David C. Hardesty, Jr., Papers A&M 5114


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 5114
Title
West Virginia University, President David C. Hardesty, Jr., Papers 1834-2019
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/209188
Quantity
68.5 Linear Feet, 68 ft. 6 in. (43 record cartons, 15 in. each); (5 record cartons, 17 in. each); (6 large flat storage boxes, 1 1/2 in. each); (6 large flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 3 in.); (1 flat storage box, 4 in.); (1 small storage box, 6 1/2 in.); (3 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (5 document cases, 4 in. each); (3 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 unboxed photograph frame, 1/2 in.); (1 oversize folder, 1/2 in.)
Quantity
31.2 Gigabytes, 2638 files, formats include .jpg, .tif, .wav, .iso, .cue
Creator
Hardesty, David C., Jr.
Creator
West Virginia University. President
Location
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Language
English .

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Biographical Note

David C. Hardesty, Jr. holds degrees from West Virginia University, Oxford University (which he attended as a Rhodes Scholar), and Harvard Law School. He also attended advanced courses in higher education leadership and decision theory at Harvard University.

Hardesty was the 21st president and CEO of West Virginia University from 1995-2007. While president, he served as chair of WVU Hospitals, Inc. and United Health System. WVU is a multi-campus public research university with comprehensive health sciences education. It enrolled approximately 35,000 students on all of its campuses in his last year as president.

While President, Hardesty led efforts to develop more than 25 student centered programs, including the first faculty led residential colleges in the university's history. These efforts resulted in rapid expansion of the university student body. He also led efforts to focus WVU's research programs, establish the world's first forensic science and biometrics degrees, increase the university's outreach and service activities, and create a new hospital system. WVU achieved a national reputation in the science of biometrics during his presidency. The health system he chaired expanded to become the largest in West Virginia.

While serving as president, Hardesty was a member of the National Security Higher Education Advisory Board; Chairman of the National 4-H Council; a director and officer in the Big East Conference; and a member of the Bowl Championship Series Presidential Oversight Committee. He was a founding director of the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute.

Prior to becoming president of WVU, Hardesty engaged in the private practice of law in Charleston with Bowles Rice for 19 years and served as State Tax Commissioner during Senator John D. Rockefeller IV's first term as governor of West Virginia (1977-80).

Hardesty is a former member of the Board of Directors of Consol Energy, Inc., and is Of Counsel to the law firm of Bowles Rice. He has previously been a member of and chaired several charitable, civic, economic development, business, and education related boards.

Mr. Hardesty is the recipient of several honorary degrees and citations, including designation as a Distinguished West Virginian, West Virginian of the Year by the West Virginia Society of Washington, D.C., induction into the West Virginia Business Hall of Fame, induction into The National 4-H Hall of Fame, receipt of The National Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, and designation as a Graduate of Distinction by the West Virginia Education Alliance.

In 2009, the Festival of Ideas speakers' series at WVU was endowed and named in honor of Hardesty, who helped to found the series in 1966 when he was student body president. An annual lecture at the WVU Cancer Center is also named in his honor.

Hardesty is a frequent speaker on subjects related to the legal profession, higher education, and leadership. He and his wife, Susan, are co-authors of Leading the Public University, Essays, Speeches and Commentary, published for West Virginia University by the WVU Press (2007). He has facilitated retreats and other meetings of boards and community groups for over three decades.

(Adapted from "David C. Hardesty, Jr." David C. Hardesty, Jr. | College of Law | West Virginia University. March 2017. Accessed July 05, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20181203175509/https://www.law.wvu.edu/faculty-staff/full-time-faculty/david-c-hardesty-jr.)

Scope and Contents

Papers of President David C. Hardesty, Jr. of West Virginia University. Before becoming President of West Virginia University, Hardesty was a lawyer and partner of Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff & Love (1973-1994) and West Virginia Tax Commissioner (1977-1980), among various other positions. After finishing his 12-year term as West Virginia University President (1995-2007), Hardesty was a Professor of Law at the West Virginia University College of Law (2007-2018). Some of the series titles in the addendum of 2019/09/03, including series 21-30, repeat some of the earlier series titles (e.g. both Series 7 and Series 21 are titled "Student Papers").

Includes:
Series 1. Inauguration and Inception of Presidency, 1995-1996, boxes 1-2
Series 2. Publications and Reports, 1963-2004, boxes 3-5
Series 3. Athletics, 1995-2004, box 6
Series 4. Clipping Notebooks, 1995-2007, boxes 7-16
Series 5. Audio-Visual Material, 1989-2005, boxes 17-19
Series 6. Oversize Posters, Newspapers, and Other Material, 1966-2004, boxes 20-21

Addenda of 2007/04/18, 2016/12/02, 2018/08/01, 2018/10/10, and 2019/09/03:
Series 7. Student Papers, 1964-1973, 1993-2015, boxes 22-23
Series 8. Career, 1970-2014, boxes 24-26
Series 9. West Virginia University Papers, 1900, 1929, 1965-2016, boxes 27-31
Series 10. Family Papers, 1906-2016, box 32
Series 11. Susan Hardesty Papers, 1962-2015, box 32
Series 12. Photographs, 1900-2016, boxes 33-34
Series 13. Awards, 1962-2008, boxes 35-37
Series 14. Clinton Inauguration, 1992-1993, box 38
Series 15. Artifacts, ca. 1990s-2013, boxes 39-40
Series 16. Gold & Blue Travelers, 1989-2010, boxes 41-55, unboxed
Series 17. Framed Items, 1961-2010, boxes 56-60
Series 18. Oversize Newspapers, Papers, and Other Material, ca. 1940s-2011, boxes 61-66
Series 19. Audio-Visual Material, Digital and Analog, 1995-2014, box 67
Series 20. Miscellaneous, 1838, 1930-1963, 1997-2016, box 68

Addenda of 2006/02/20 and 2019/09/03:
Series 21. Student Papers, 1969, box 69
Series 22. Career, 1979-1981, 2006-2019, box 69
Series 23. West Virginia University Papers, 1995-2019, boxes 69-71
Series 24. Susan Hardesty Papers, 1986-2018, boxes 71-72
Series 25. Family Papers, 1969, 1989-2018, box 72
Series 26. Photographs, 1982, 2014, undated, box 72
Series 27. Gold & Blue Travelers, 2015-2016, undated, box 72
Series 28. Miscellaneous, 2016-2019, undated, box 72
Series 29. Artifacts, 2017-2019, undated, box 73
Series 30. Audio-Visual Material, 1952, 1973-2008, box 74
Series 31. Books, 1834-1923, 1964, 2007, undated, boxes 75-76

Separated Material

One vhs tape of demonstrations on the campus of West Virginia University in May 1970 in response to the shootings at Kent State University during Vietnam War protests; separated to the VHS - DVD collection. It is cataloged under no. 109.


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Container List

Series 1. Inauguration and Inception of Presidency (boxes 1-2)
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Mixed Materials Box: 2 1995-1998English.
Scope and Contents

This series includes Presidential search clippings, inaugural invitation cards, certificates of greeting from various universities, hardesty's inaugural address speech drafts, Hardesty's schedule (1995-1996), and clippings regarding first year of service (1995-1996).

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Series 2. Publications and Reports (boxes 3-5)
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Mixed Materials Box: 4 Mixed Materials Box: 5 1963-2004English.
Scope and Contents

This series includes materials published during Hardesty's student career, legal career, tenure as West Virginia's Tax Commissioner, and West Virginia University Presidency, including Statements of Presidential Assessment (1999, 2003). Self-Study (2004), departmental reports, program prospectuses, etc.

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Series 3. Athletics (box 6)
Mixed Materials Box: 6 1995-2004English.
Scope and Contents

This series includes West Virginia University athletics publications and a 2004 Toyota Gator Bowl notebook (including tickets, a schedule of events, etc.), and other material.

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Series 4. Clipping Notebooks (boxes 7-16)
Mixed Materials Box: 7 Mixed Materials Box: 8 Mixed Materials Box: 9 Mixed Materials Box: 10 Mixed Materials Box: 11 Mixed Materials Box: 12 Mixed Materials Box: 13 Mixed Materials Box: 14 Mixed Materials Box: 15 Mixed Materials Box: 16 1995-2007English.
Scope and Contents

This series includes articles in newspapers and other publications regarding President Hardesty and West Virginia University.

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Series 5. Audio-Visual Material (boxes 17-19)
Mixed Materials Box: 17 Mixed Materials Box: 18 Mixed Materials Box: 19 1989-2005English.
Scope and Contents

This series includes mostly news and public relations material regarding programs and events at West Virginia University, including several recordings of President Hardesty's inauguration.

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Series 6. Oversize Posters, Newspapers, and Other Material (boxes 20-21)
Mixed Materials Box: 20 Mixed Materials Box: 21 1966-2004English.
Scope and Contents

This series includes Legislative Citations and Resolutions from the Government of West Virginia, a framed letter from U.S. President William Jefferson Clinton (2000/03/14), and original copies of news clippings regarding David C. Hardesty and West Virginia University (1960s-1990s).

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Series 7. Student Papers (boxes 22-23)
Mixed Materials Box: 22 Mixed Materials Box: 23 1964-1973, 1993-2015English.
Scope and Contents

This series includes articles and papers written by Hardesty while he was a student at West Virginia University, Oxford University, and the Harvard Law School, material pertaining to Hardesty's Rhodes Scholarship, materials pertaining to the creation of the Festival of Ideas and other initiatives spearheaded by Hardesty during his time as West Virginia University Student Body President, and other material.

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Series 8. Career (boxes 24-26)
Mixed Materials Box: 24 Mixed Materials Box: 25 Mixed Materials Box: 26 1970-2014English.
Scope and Contents

This series includes speeches, presentations, papers, reports, and correspondence by Hardesty from before and after his West Virginia University Presidency; they document his legal and political careers.

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Series 9. West Virginia University Papers (boxes 27-31)
Mixed Materials Box: 27 Mixed Materials Box: 28 Mixed Materials Box: 29 Mixed Materials Box: 30 Mixed Materials Box: 31 1900, 1929, 1965-2016English.
Scope and Contents

This series includes speeches, presentations, papers, and reports written by Hardesty during his term as West Virginia University President, material pertaining to the various programs and events during Hardesty's term, and other material.

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Series 10. Family Papers (box 32)
Mixed Materials Box: 32 1906-2016English.
Scope and Contents

This series includes histories of the Hardesty and Ferguson families, holiday cards, articles about various members of the Hardesty family, and other material.

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Series 11. Susan Hardesty Papers (box 32)
Mixed Materials Box: 32 1962-2015English.
Scope and Contents

This series includes newspaper clippings on Susan Brown Hardesty and her family, awards, and other material.

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Series 12. Photographs (boxes 33-34)
Mixed Materials Box: 33 Mixed Materials Box: 34 1900-2016English.
Scope and Contents

This series includes photographs of the Hardestys with various important figures (including Senator Robert C. Byrd, President George W. Bush, President Barack Obama, and President Bill Clinton), Hardesty family photographs, and other material.

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Series 13. Awards (boxes 35-37)
Mixed Materials Box: 35 Mixed Materials Box: 36 Mixed Materials Box: 37 1962-2008English.
Scope and Contents

This series includes plaques, statues, certificates, diplomas, and other awards from the National 4-H Council, West Virginia University, and other groups.

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Series 14. Clinton Inauguration (box 38)
Mixed Materials Box: 38 1992-1993English.
Scope and Contents

This series includes invitations, photographs, and other material of the Presidential Inauguration of Bill Clinton.

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Series 15. Artifacts (boxes 39-40)
Mixed Materials Box: 39 Mixed Materials Box: 40 ca. 1990s-2013English.
Scope and Contents

This series includes various embroidered patches from the Boy Scouts of America, assorted West Virginia University ephemera, and other material.

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Series 16. Gold & Blue Travelers (boxes 41-55)
Mixed Materials Box: 41 Mixed Materials Box: 42 Mixed Materials Box: 43 Mixed Materials Box: 44 Mixed Materials Box: 45 Mixed Materials Box: 46 Mixed Materials Box: 47 Mixed Materials Box: 48 Mixed Materials Box: 49 Mixed Materials Box: 50 Mixed Materials Box: 51 Mixed Materials Box: 52 Mixed Materials Box: 53 Mixed Materials Box: 54 Mixed Materials Box: 55 1989-2010English.
Scope and Contents

This series includes photographs, itineraries, gifts, and other material from the Gold & Blue Travelers group, a West Virginia University organization created by the Hardestys for domestic and international travel.

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Series 17. Framed Items (boxes 56-60)
Mixed Materials Box: 56 Mixed Materials Box: 57 Mixed Materials Box: 58 Mixed Materials Box: 59 Mixed Materials Box: 60 1961-2010English.
Scope and Contents

This series includes photographs, diplomas, certificates, and other framed materials from throughout David C. Hardesty, Jr. and Susan Brown Hardesty's lives.

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Series 18. Oversize Newspapers, Papers, and Other Material (boxes 61-66)
Mixed Materials Box: 61 Mixed Materials Box: 62 Mixed Materials Box: 63 Mixed Materials Box: 64 Mixed Materials Box: 65 Mixed Materials Box: 66 ca. 1940s-2011English.
Scope and Contents

This series includes newspapers, photographs, posters, and other material documenting the Hardestys and related persons.

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Series 19. Audio-Visual Material, Digital and Analog (box 67)
Mixed Materials Box: 67 1940, 1995-2014English.
Scope and Contents

This series includes recorded interviews with David C. and Susan Brown Hardesty, photographs of events at West Virginia University, a vinyl recording of one of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's speeches made by Hardesty's father, and other material.

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Series 20. Miscellaneous (box 68)
Mixed Materials Box: 68 1838, 1930-1963, 1997-2016English.
Scope and Contents

This series includes a travelogue, a set of postcards of Morgantown and West Virginia University, a holiday card from the Clinton White House, and other material.

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Series 21. Student Papers (box 69)
Mixed Materials Box: 69 1969English.
Scope and Contents

This series includes correspondence from Hardesty's time at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar.

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Series 22. Career (box 69)
Mixed Materials Box: 69 1979-1981, 2006-2019English.
Scope and Contents

This series includes speeches, notes, papers, reports, and correspondence by Hardesty from before and after his West Virginia University Presidency; they document his legal and political careers.

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Series 23. West Virginia University Papers (boxes 69-71)
Mixed Materials Box: 69 Mixed Materials Box: 70 Mixed Materials Box: 71 1995-2019English.
Scope and Contents

This series includes speeches, presentations, correspondence, papers, and reports written by Hardesty during his terms as West Virginia University President and as professor in the West Virginia University School of Law, material pertaining to the various programs and events during these terms, and other material.

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Series 24. Susan Hardesty Papers (boxes 71-72)
Mixed Materials Box: 71 Mixed Materials Box: 72 1986-2018English.
Scope and Contents

This series includes newspaper clippings on Susan Brown Hardesty and her family, correspondence, and other material.

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Series 25. Family Papers (box 72)
Mixed Materials Box: 72 1969, 1989-2018English.
Scope and Contents

This series includes histories of the Hardesty and Brown families, correspondence, articles about various members of the Hardesty family, and other material.

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Series 26. Photographs (box 72)
Mixed Materials Box: 72 1982, 2014, undatedEnglish.
Scope and Contents

This series includes photographs of the Hardesty family and portraits of Hardesty.

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Series 27. Gold & Blue Travelers (box 72)
Mixed Materials Box: 72 2015-2016, undatedEnglish.
Scope and Contents

This series includes correspondence regarding a visit to Rhodes House in the UK, photographs of related events, and other material.

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Series 28. Miscellaneous (box 72)
Mixed Materials Box: 72 2016-2019, undatedEnglish.
Scope and Contents

This series includes assorted publications, vintage postcards with illustrations of West Virginia University, and other material.

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Series 29. Artifacts (box 73)
Mixed Materials Box: 73 2017-2019, undatedEnglish.
Scope and Contents

This series includes assorted West Virginia University and United Methodist Church ephemera and other material.

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Series 30. Audio-Visual Material (box 74)
Mixed Materials Box: 74 1952, 1973-2008English.
Scope and Contents

This series includes recorded performances by Frances Yeend, soprano and former professor of music at West Virginia University, signed and dedicated albums by country music star Kathy Mattea, and other material.

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Series 31. Books (boxes 75-76)
Mixed Materials Box: 75 Mixed Materials Box: 76 1834-1900, 1964, 2007English.
Scope and Contents

This series includes several antique copies of classic novels, a history of the West Virginia Bar Association, and other material.

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