West Virginia University, Student Affairs, Material regarding Art Objects for Towers Residence Halls

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, Material regarding Art Objects for Towers Residence Halls, A&M 5205, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Linear Feet 1/2 in. (1 folder)
Creator:
West Virginia University. Student Affairs
Abstract:
Correspondence, photographs, invoices, receipts, and other material regarding art objects which decorated the Towers residence halls. The material mainly consists of correspondence between Betty Boyd, who was Dean of Women and later Assistant Director of Student Educational Services, and artists, art gallery owners, and university staff regarding the acquisition of art objects from 1964-1967. Art objects considered for purchase, donated, commissioned, or acquired included a number of paintings, a kinetic scuplture of glass and metal by artist Joe Moss, and several sculptures from the Makonde culture of western Africa. Also includes photographs and other information regarding several of these art objects from 2005-2009.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia University, Student Affairs, Material regarding Art Objects for Towers Residence Halls, A&M 5205, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

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

Subjects:
Art and artists
Names:
Boyd, Betty, b. 1922