Collections

This collection contains 268 letters Virginia Scott Cocke wrote to David Russell Lyman, whom she would marry in 1905. The letters date from 1898 to 1905 and document their courtship. Also included are photographs, a postcard, a bookplate, an album, marriage certificates, transcripts of the letter, and a thumb drive.

This collection comprises research done on former students, football teams, and athletics department accomplishments of Magnolia High School (MHS) in New Martinsville, West Virginia. The research was conducted by Warren Witschey, an MHS graduate. The most common types of materials are as follows:

The WCWM collection includes copies of the station publication, station logs maintained by DJs, news clippings about the station, playlists, correspondence, photographs, magazines and related material. Recordings include shows, the presidential debate between Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter held at the College of William and Mary in 1976, station promos by performers, related broadcasts, and public service announcements from the 1980s to 2008. WCWM is the student-run radio station at the College of William and Mary. It broadcasts in southeastern Virginia on 90.9FM.

This collection contains copies of the University of Virginia School of Law's public website. On that site, the School shares content documenting its work and the experiences of its students, faculty, staff, and alumni. This includes statistics, descriptions of school services, policies, center and program descriptions, links to affiliated organizations, news articles, videos, directories, marketing materials, short histories, and published research. While the website potentially reaches a broad audience, much of it is designed especially for the Law School's students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Other content on the website markets the School to applicants, donors, and employers.

Records of the Masters of Legal Studies program in the Department of Public Administration. Materials include program proposal documents, curriculum overviews, correspondence, recruiting materials, student handbooks, graduation lists, and Board of Governors reports.

Records of the Masters of Public Administration program in the Department of Public Administration. Materials include program founding documents, mission statements, student handbooks, graduation lists, accreditation records, Pi Alpha Alpha records, and more. Also includes some digital material on the Masters of Legal Studies program.

Three portraits created as part of the West Virginia University Libraries Inclusive Portrait Project. Portraits include WVU professor emeritus Victorine Louistall Monroe (2022), WVU Basketball coach Kittie Blakemore (2023), and WVU College of Law alumna and lawyer Regina Charon (2024). The Inclusive Portrait Project was made possible by a grant from the Women of WVU Enrichment Fund.

This collection contains administrative records of the West Virginia and Regional History Center. The material includes correspondence, monthly and annual reports, visitor and acquisition statistics, Center policies and procedures, and records of preservation activities. There are also records regarding renovations and additions to WVU Libraries, and other general library documentation.

Subject files containing newspaper clippings related to West Virginia University from the 1880s to approximately 2006. Most articles are from the 1960s and 1970s. Subjects include campus athletics, buildings, graduating classes, committees, facilities, faculty and faculty publications, organizations, the Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system, and special events.

Assorted records of the University Events department of West Virginia University, including assorted photograph albums of various university events, a sizeable collection of Cat's Meow Village collectible standees of WVU buildings and buildings across West Virginia, a signed soccer ball, and other material.