PUBLIC "-//Virginia Union University::L. Douglas Wilder Library::Archives and Special Collections Department//TEXT (US::virvu::virvu00020::Records of Storer College, 1945-1950)//EN" "virvu00020.xml" A Guide to the Records of Storer College, 1945-1950 Records of Storer College AR-0007 Archives and Special Collections Department, L. Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University 2021 (CC0 1.0)

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This finding aid was produced using a form and manually entry 2021-10-25 Description is in English Records of Storer College, 1945-1950 A Collection in Archives and Special Collections Department, L. Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University AR-0007

Archives and Special Collections Department, L. Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University 2021 Processed by: Archives and Special Collections Department, L. Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University Archives and Special Collections Department, L. Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University Descriptive Summary Archives and Special Collections Department, L. Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University Records of Storer College, 1945-1950 AR-0007 0.5 linear feet Materials in this collection are in English Storer College Administrative Information Conditions Governing Access

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Scope and Content

These records reflect the status and activities of Storer College, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Storer was founded in 1867 by the Home Mission Society of the Free Baptist Church, and named in honor of the late Mr. John Storer, a prosperous businessman of Sanford, Maine. Storer College was the first higher educational institution for African Americans in West Virginia.

Storer College ceased operation in 1955. In 1964, the College's assets were divided between Virginia Union University and Alderson-Broaddus College in Philippi, West Virginia. Storer's endowment went to Virginia Union and its alumni files were welcomed into Virginia Union's Alumni Association. Storer's campus is now part of the Harpers Ferry National Historic Park.

Other Storer College records can be found at the library of Harpers Ferry National Historic Park and at Howard University's Moorland-Springarn Research Center. The bulk of the collection is Annual Reports submitted by Storer College's fourth president, Richard I. McKinney. The 1947 Report also contains minutes for a Board of Trustees meeting. The 1949 Report includes a "comprehensive report" on the school after President McKinney's first five years in office.

Arrangement

Folders are arranged alphabetically and chronologically.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Archival Materials

Archives Vertical Files for McKinney, Richard Ishmael and Storer College.

Index Terms Corporate Names: Storer College Persons: McKinney, Richard Ishmael (1906-2005) Contents List Annual Reports, 1945 1-1 Annual Reports, 1946 1-2 Annual Reports, 1947 1-3 Annual Reports, 1948 1-4 Annual Reports, 1949 1-5 Annual Reports, 1950 1-6