Series 2. Business Records

Scope and content:

Administrative documents such as reports, budgets, television and radio advertisements, collection statistics, staff meeting minutes, and special project documentation, including records of the West Virginia Newspaper Project. The series also includes records of renovations and additions to West Virginia University Libraries, including floor plans and other records relating to the renovation of Colson Hall in preparation for the West Virginia and Regional History Collection. The WVRHC closed in Colson Hall and reopened in Wise Library in 2003.

Other highlights include the Works Project Administration's 1936 Survey of Historical Records (box 10), and records and correspondence related to the Center's attempts to obtain the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) records, including a copy of the UMWA Archives Proposal, 1975-1991 (box 13).

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
Parent restrictions:

Per West Virginia Regional History Center policy, special access restrictions apply.

Due to the possibility of Personally Identifiable Information (PII), microfilm in box 23 will be restricted for 75 years after the date of record creation, but users may complete the Agreement for the Use of Sensitive Materials to request access to these materials prior to the expiration of the restriction. Please contact the West Virginia Regional History Center at in advance to request access to the above-mentioned records.

Researchers may access digitized and born digital materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia Regional History Center reference department at .

Some audiovisual materials in boxes 22 and 25 are unprocessed and must be digitized for research access. They also may contain restricted materials. Please contact the Center in advance to request access to the above-mentioned records.

Parent 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.

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