Records of the Office of the Vice President for Administration, Stuart K. Cassell

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 Vice President for Administration, Stuart K. Cassell, RG 6/1/1, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
68.4 Cubic Feet 69 boxes
Creator:
Cassell, Stuart K., 1910-1976
Abstract:
This collection consists primarily of correspondence with Stuart K. Cassell, first Vice President for Administration (1966-1975). There is a large amount of material concerning budget and other financial matters, as well as construction, buildings and grounds maintenance, and other physical plant matters. The collection also contains Cassell's records as Business Manager, 1945-1966. Because the bulk of the material concerns Cassell's position as Vice President for Administration, but the material is interfiled, the records have been kept together as one collection under RG 6/1/1.
Language:
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 Vice President for Administration, Stuart K. Cassell, RG 6/1/1, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The records of the Vice President for Administration, Stuart K. Cassell span the years 1945 to 1975. The records consist primarily of Cassell's correspondence, first as business manager (1945-1966) and then as vice president for administration (1966-1975). The records concern budgets and other financial matters as well as construction, buildings and grounds maintenance, and other physical plant matters.

Biographical / historical:

A native of Rural Retreat, Virginia, Stuart Kent Cassell, Jr. (1910-1976) first came to Virginia Tech in the late 1920s as an undergraduate, receiving a bachelor's degree in animal science in 1932 and a master's in economics in 1933. He became an instructor of agricultural economics in 1933, and in 1939 he was appointed state executive officer for the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. Appointed finance and business manager in 1945, he was an administrator under four presidents. He was instrumental in the planning and long-term development of Virginia Tech to accommodate its steadily increasing enrollment. He was also a member of the board of directors of VPI Facilities, Inc. and the Virginia Tech Student Aid Association. He was named vice president for administration by President T. Marshall Hahn, Jr. in 1966. He died in October 1976 at the age of 66. The Stuart K. Cassell Coliseum was named in his honor and dedicated on September 17, 1977.

Acquisition information:
The Records of the Office of the Vice President for Administration, Stuart K. Cassell were transferred to Special Collections and University Archives in November 1990.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement and description of the Records of the Office of the Vice President for Administration, Stuart K. Cassell commenced in September 2009 and was completed in November 2010. One additional box was completed in March 2011.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged chronologically by year. Within each year, materials are arranged by subject file.

Physical location:
Please note: The Records of the Office of the Vice President for Administration, Stuart K. Cassell are located in off-site storage and require 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.