Records of the Office of the Executive Vice-President, William James McKeefery

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Records of the Office of the Executive Vice-President, William James McKeefery, RG 4/2, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
27 Cubic Feet 27 boxes
Creator:
McKeefery, William James, 1918-
Abstract:
This collection contains the correspondence and other official files of William James McKeefery during his tenure as Executive Vice-President at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. There is material dealing with each college and various programs and a large amount of correspondence with Pres. T. Marshall Hahn.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Records of the Office of the Executive Vice-President, William James McKeefery, RG 4/2, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains the correspondence and other official files of William James McKeefery during his tenure as Executive Vice-President at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. There is material dealing with the College of Agriculture, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, College of Education, College of Engineering, Home Economics, Committee to Study Revision of University Council, International Programs, new degree programs, Learning Resources Center, Inter-American Institute of Ecology, Education Task Force, Phi Beta Kappa, Southern Association of Land-Grant Colleges and State Universities, Squires Student Center, State Council of Higher Education in Virginia, Student Government Association, Urban Transport Consortium, and University Council. There is also a large amount of correspondence with Pres. T. Marshall Hahn.

Biographical / historical:

The position of Executive Vice-President at Virginia Tech was established in 1968 as a result of the reorganization of the University's top-level administration. Warren Brandt served from 1968 to 1969, followed by William James McKeefery from 1969 to 1973, and William E. Lavery from 1973 to 1974, when the position was eliminated and he became President of the university. However, other positions have used "Executive Vice President" as part of their titles since the 1980s.

William James McKeefery (1918-1987) served as the second Executive Vice President of Virginia Polytechnic Institite from 1969 to 1973. He was educated at University of Pennsylvania (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1941), Princeton Theological Seminary (B.D., Theology, 1945), and Columbia University (Ph.D., Philosophy, 1949). A lieutenant in the U.S. Navy during World War II, McKeefery was also Assistant Professor (1948-1949) and Dean of the Faculty (1950-1958) at Alma College, Alma, Michigan; Vice President at Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas (1958-1961); and Dean of Academic Affairs at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (1961-1969). He is the author of A Critical Analysis of Psychological Studies of Religious Phenomena (Eagle Press, 1950), Curriculum Study: Master Plan for Higher Education, State of Illinois (1964), and Parameters of Learning: Perspectives in Higher Education (Southern Illinois University Press, 1970).

Acquisition information:
The collection was transferred to Special Collections and University Archives in 1989.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the collection was completed prior to 2002. Additional description was completed in 2010, when the existing HTML inventory was converted to a finding aid.

Arrangement:

The collection is in its original order.

Physical location:
Please note: This collection is located in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.