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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia University, Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, Dean's Office Records, A&M 5215, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transfer from West Virginia University. Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design. Dean's Office, 2016/07/15

Scope and Contents

This collection contains records from the Dean's Office of the West Virginia University's Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, ranging from the late-1940s to the mid-2000s.

These materials fall under a wide variety of categories, including academic, administrative, financial, legal, and activities and events. The collection also includes meeting minutes from various student, faculty and department committees, as well as international committees, including the International Committee on Organization and Policy, the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD) and the Peace Corps.

Collection highlights include project files, correspondence and research related to the Davis College's involvement in international farmer assistance programs in several African countries, including Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.

Materials also include reports, publications and curricula for Egerton College in Kenya, Makerere University in Uganda, and other affiliated international institutions.

Box-level contents lists are available upon request.

Separated Material

Agricultural Experiment Station bulletins, circulars, and other publications were added to the WVRHC general collection to supplement existing material. WVU Statistical Profiles were made into A&M 5242.

Publications including 5 oversize atlases, WVU commencement programs, assorted College of Agriculture publications, Experiment Station reports, and more separated for potential addition to general Libraries collection.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Agricultural colleges -- Administration
• Agriculture
• Education -- Africa, East
• Education, Higher -- Administration
• Farms and farming.
• West Virginia University. Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Design