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Records of the Appalachian Student Organizing Committee 12.4 Cubic Feet 10 boxes and 1 oversize folder

Appalachian Student Organizing Committee. Virginia Tech Chapter
The Appalachian Student Organizing Committee (or Appalachian Student Committee) was an approved student organization at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the early 1970s. The collection consists primarily of the papers of David Tice and Allan Cox, student organizers of the Appalachian Student Organizing Committee. Materials include correspondence, clippings files, small-press and local publications on Appalachian issues, petitions, and notes and drafts. The materials in the collection deal with various topics, including strip mining and land use issues, poverty, health care and free clinics, coal mining and coal miners, strikes, local political races, issues at Virginia Tech, and the Vietnam War and other national and international issues.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Records of the Choices and Challenges Forum 16.81 Cubic Feet 18 boxes and 4 reels

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Science and Technology Studies Department
The Records of the Choices and Challenges Forum contain correspondence, meeting notes, articles, plays, advertisements, grant applications and reports, videos, audio tapes, and more from the development of the first 22 Choices and Challenges fora, from 1985 to 2003. The Choices and Challenges Forum at Virginia Tech was founded in 1985 by Doris Zallen, who served as its director until 2003. Each forum addresses the ethical and social issues created by advances in science, technology, and medicine.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Records of the Coordinating Council for Women's Concerns 0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box

The Records of the Coordinating Council for Women's Concerns (CCWC) contains minutes, correspondence, reports, brochures, and more from May 1988 to August 1992. Subjects include the development of a women's center, equality on campus, affirmative action, history of the group, and more. The CCWC was formed in 1989 to coordinate the work of several programs and groups in the university related to women. The group promoted initiatives against inequality and developed support systems for women at Virginia Tech and in the community.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Records of the Dean of the College, C. P. Miles 4.2 Cubic Feet 3 boxes

Miles, Clarence Paul, 1879-1966
This collection comprises correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other documents related to the duties of the office of the VPI Dean of the College during C. P. Miles' tenure from 1942 to 1950. The collection contains general administrative records relating to scholarships, complaints, student activities, class and semester formats, and Corps of Cadets records. It also contains student personal records, including disciplinary cases, financial aid data, and college resignations, which are restricted for 75 years. C. P. "Sally" Miles (1879-1966) graduated from Virginia Tech in 1901 and went on to serve as a professor, athletic director, and dean of the college.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Records of the Dean of the College, John E. Williams 8.4 Cubic Feet 6 boxes

Williams, John Edward, 1867-1943
This collection contains several series of documents related to Professor John E. Williams's (1867-1943) service as Dean of the College for Virginia Tech between 1924 and 1943. They include correspondence with businesses, governmental organizations, parents, alumni, and other administration members of Virginia Tech. Also included are lists of statistics on enrollment, student organization and university finances, scholarships, as well as reports on the honor and "rat" system. Williams was appointed as professor of mathematics at Virginia Tech in 1903 and served as Dean of the College between 1924 and 1943, when he died.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Records of the Dean of the College, Theodorick Pryor Campbell 4.2 Cubic Feet 3 boxes

Campbell, Theodorick Pryor, 1862-1928
This collection contains records of Theodorick Pryor Campbell, the dean of the college at Virginia Tech from 1920-1924. This collection consists primarily of correspondence with faculty, educational organizations, parents, presidents Julian A. Burruss and J. D. Eggleston, students, and government entities. Subjects include advertising, budget, disciplinary matters, hazing, and land purchases. Some correspondence dates to 1917-1919 when Campbell was Dean of the Faculty.
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Records of the Department of Graphics 1.4 Cubic Feet 1 box

Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Department of Graphics
This collection contains records from the Department of Graphics in the Virginia Tech College of Engineering, primarily from former heads William Henry Rasche and John Rolfe Castleman. Most of the records in this collection are correspondence between people in the department and others within the university. The Department of Graphics was created in 1872 under the name, Department of Technical Mechanics. The Department of Graphics merged into the Department of Industial Engineering in 1963.
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Records of the Department of Philosophy and Religion and Department of Religion and Culture 2.8 Cubic Feet 2 boxes

Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Department of Philosophy and Religion
The Department of Philosophy and Religion was formed in 1955, splitting into the departments of Philosophy and of Religion in 1983. The latter became the Religious Studies Program in 1994-1995, then the Department of Religion and Culture in 2009. This collection contains the records of these departments from 1960-2016. Materials include five-year departmental reviews, research, degree and grant proposals, course offerings, newletters, information on guest speakers and faculty members, and photographs.
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Records of the Division of Outreach and International Affairs, International Education/Study Abroad 1.4 Cubic Feet 1 box

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Office of International Research, Education, and Development
The collection includes brochures relating to study abroad programs between 1982 and 2007 and minutes, notes, schedules, and strategic planning documents from the University Council for International Programs from 1995 through 2003.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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