West Virginia University, College of Business and Economics, Business and Economics Building Groundbreaking 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:

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, College of Business and Economics, Business and Economics Building Groundbreaking Records, A&M 4739, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia

Summary

Extent:
.83 Linear Feet 10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each)
Creator:
West Virginia University. College of Business and Economics and West Virginia University. College of Business and Economics
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia University, College of Business and Economics, Business and Economics Building Groundbreaking Records, A&M 4739, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia

Background

Scope and content:

This collection documents the planning, construction, and groundbreaking of the former Business and Economics Building at West Virginia University. Materials date from 1988–1991 and include records related to design, event planning, and photographs documenting constuction. Groundbreaking happened in 1989, and the building served as the home of the College of Business and Economics (later named the John Chambers College of Business and Economics), until the college relocated to Reynolds Hall in 2021. Includes event planning materials, slides, photographs, newspapers, and architectural drawings. All photos are labeled with project, owner, architect, contractor, date, and photo descriptions. Two small boxes of film slides. Two newspapers, The Daily Athenaeum and The Charleston Gazette, both dated 1989, highlight the groundbreaking. Individuals prominently featured include Cyril M. Logar, Interim Dean of the College of Business and Economics.

This collection does not include information about the relocation of the College to Reynolds Hall, the building's closure for renovations in fall of 2022, or its reopening in October 2024 as Field Hall which housed various Eberly College of Arts & Sciences programs.

Acquisition information:
Transfer from West Virginia University, College of Business and Economics, via Wells, Textie, 2022 December 7
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/
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