West Virginia University, Student Affairs, Records regarding USS West Virginia

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:

No special access restriction applies.

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, Student Affairs, Records regarding USS West Virginia, A&M 5156, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.4 Linear Feet 5 in. (1 document case)
Creator:
West Virginia University. Student Affairs
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia University, Student Affairs, Records regarding USS West Virginia, A&M 5156, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Records created by the Student Affairs office at West Virginia University regarding establishment of a campus memorial of mast and bell from the World War II era battleship USS West Virginia and from the armored cruiser USS West Virginia respectively. Records regarding the battleship mast include historical information, dedication information (1963), photographs of battleship and mast, clippings, and correspondence of Joseph E. Gluck and others (1960-2001). Records regarding the bell include dedication information (1967) and correspondence (1966-2002).

Historical Information (folder 1) includes, among other material:

Thanksgiving Day Menu (USS West Virginia), 1937

U.S. Navy Report -- State Summary of War Casualties [West Virginia]; 1946

List of the Personnel Attached to the USS West Virginia Whose Deaths Occurred as the Result of the Attack on 7 December 1941 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; undated

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