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[Identification of item], Douglas Covington Official Papers, Radford University Archives, McConnell Library, Radford University, Radford, VA. Douglas Covington Official Papers , Accession # RU 2.5, University Archives, McConnell Library, Radford University
Office and estate of Douglas Covington.
No additional accruals are expected.
Boxes 1-5 were received from his office after retirement from Radford University. Boxes 7-19 were received from his estate after his death.
Processed by Aaron Spelbring and Gene Hyde, and Andy Bristol Summer 2013.
A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., Dr. Douglas Covington was President of Radford University from 1995 to 2005. He was a graduate of Central State University and held both Master's and Ph.D. degrees from Ohio State University. Before coming to Radford he was president of Cheyney University in Pennsylvania, the nation's first historically Black educational institution. Covington also served as chancellor at Winston-Salem State University and president of Alabama A and M University. At RU, Covington was awarded tenure jointly in the departments of psychology and special education and the faculty rank of Professor of Psychology and Education. He retired from office in June of 2005.
Contains official papers of President Douglas Covington during his administration of Radford University. Boxes 1-5 contain materials concerning the Presidency at Radford University including speeches, reports, and other related papers. Box 6 contains the Inauguration Greetings as the 5th President of Radford University. Boxes 7-19 contain materials primarily from before his inauguration at Radford, including Degrees, Letters, Reports, Scrapbooks, Newspaper Clippings, Speeches and Correspondence. Although these boxes also have some material the Covington took with him when he left Radford so some of the material is from 1995-2005.
Box 1: Speeches and event programs
Box 2: Reports to Board of Visitors
Box 3: Restructuring and other reports
Box 4: Various Publications and Materials
Box 5: Reports and publications
Box 6: Inauguration Correspondence and Materials
Box 7: Honorary Degrees, Strategic Plans, and Reports
Box 8: Inauguration Greetings, Speeches, Newspaper Clippings and Correspondence
Box 9: Business Plans, Speeches and Papers
Box 10: Speeches and Papers
Box 11: Inauguration Greetings, Correspondence, Speeches and Papers
Box 12: Speeches, Newspaper Clippings, Magazines, Reports and other papers
Box 13: Newspaper Clippings, Speeches, Correspondence, and other Papers
Box 14: Speeches, Newspaper Clippings and Correspondence
Box 15: Speeches, Reports and Letters
Box 16: Degrees, Speeches, Reports and Business Plans
Box 17: Scrapbook and other Miscellaneous Photos
Box 18: Letters, Business Plans, Celebrations, Newspaper Clippings, booklets and Photos
Box 19: Speeches, Correspondence and Letters
Box 20: Commemorative Plaques and Scrapbook
Box 21: Commemorative Plagues, Key to the City and Presidential Medal