West Virginia University, President's Office, Departmental, and Other Records

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

All of this collection is stored offsite. Please make an appointment prior to visiting.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia University, President's Office, Departmental, and Other Records, A&M 0690, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
187.77 Linear Feet Summary: 187 ft. 9 1/4 in. (318 document cases, 5 in. each); (35 records cartons, 15 in. each); (10 letter file boxes, 3 in. each); (1 large flat storage box, 5 in.); (45 volumes in stacks, 5 ft.); (15 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each); (1 record carton, 17 in.)
Creator:
West Virginia University. College of Arts and Sciences
Abstract:
Records from various colleges and departments of West Virginia University, including the Agricultural Experiment Station, Board of Regents, College of Education, Department of Philosophy and Psychology, President's Office, Registrar's Office, and general financial records primarily documenting the early history of the University. Most records are from the President's Office, including correspondence and administrative records dating from 1872-1924. Box 1A contains a ledger of matriculation records of West Virginia University's first students dating from 1867-1894, including their names, ages, places of residence, and names of parents.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia University, President's Office, Departmental, and Other Records, A&M 0690, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Records from various colleges and departments of West Virginia University, including the Agricultural Experiment Station, Board of Regents, College of Education, Department of Philosophy and Psychology, President's Office, Registrar's Office, and general financial records primarily documenting the early history of the University. Most records are from the President's Office, including correspondence and administrative records dating from 1872-1924.

Materials from the Registrar's Office include student registration forms, 1899-1913; class schedules, 1902-1913; class cards and instructors' reports; absence records; examination records; late registration excuses; applications for cadetships, [1897-1924], faculty minutes, 1867-1899; and grades from 1867-1887. Also includes correspondence from the College of Education, 1896-1945; departmental correspondence and student records from the Department of Philosophy and Psychology, 1921-1948; and minute books of various faculty committees, ca. 1900, including graduation, scholarships, examinations, student affairs, entrance requirements, lectures and public exercises, and registration.

Miscellaneous financial records include vouchers and receipts from 1894 to 1914, checks from 1895-1989, and reports from 1887-1913 as well as volumes with check stubs, 1893-1902; drafts, 1897-1899; warrants, 1898-1899; orders, 1897-1900; shipping books, 1897-1904; expenditures, 1896-1902; and general financial information, 1891-1900.

Other volumes include material related to the Agricultural Experiment Station, 1896-1903, and campus plans from the early twentieth century.

The series arrangement reflects legacy description, and materials currently in the miscellaneous series may relate to other series.

Due to reprocessing, there are no boxes labeled 207-212.

Physical / technical requirements:

Most of this collection is stored offsite. The only materials onsite are the 45 volumes and the microfilm reels. Please make an appointment prior to visiting in order to access offsite materials.

Physical 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 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Names:
West Virginia University