A&M 5271West Virginia University, Student Affairs, Historical Files, Administrative Records, and Other Material A&M 5271West Virginia and Regional History Center

1549 University Ave. P.O. Box 6069 Morgantown, WV 26506-6069Business Number: 304-293-3536wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.comURL:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 08:14:24 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script. West Virginia and Regional History Center West Virginia University, Student Affairs, Historical Files, Administrative Records, and Other Material West Virginia University. Student Affairs A&M 5271 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/6698 9.6 Linear Feet 9 ft. 7 in. (5 document cases, 5 in. each); (4 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (4 record cartons, 15 in. each); (1 index card box, 12 in.); (1 artifact tray, 1 1/2 in.); (1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.); (1 flat storage box, 2 in.); (1 flat storage box, 3 in.) ca. 1865-2015 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/ English . Conditions Governing Access

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia University, Student Affairs, Historical Files, Administrative Records, and Other Material, A&M 5271, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

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Administrative files of the West Virginia University Student Affairs Office. Includes historical files, publications, administrative records, ephemera, artifacts, oversize images, and other material. Historical files document topics such as residence hall living, various University units, the Mountaineer mascot, the Daily Athenaeum, buildings, and student organizations, among others.

This collection is minimally processed for Series 2 through 7.

Series 1. Historical Files, Boxes 1-3 Series 2. Publications, Boxes 4-5 Series 3. Administrative and Historical Records, Boxes 6-9 Series 4. Ephemera, Boxes 10-12 Series 5. Oversize Images, Box 13 Series 6. Artifacts, Boxes 14-17 Series 7. Slides of the PRT (Personal Rapid Transit) System, Box 18

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 West Virginia University -- History Series 1. Historical Files, Boxes 1-3Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578301925-20111960-2010Assorted papers regarding the history of student life at WVUArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1585661925-1934, 1957-197611"Songs of WVU"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1585671934"Information for New Students"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/158568ca. 1960s"Residence Halls at WVU"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1585691961"WVU Historical Pageant: Official Program"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1585701925"Creative Arts Center Calendar"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/158571September/December 1976"WVU Facts"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1585721957"Two Years & Beyond: WVU Two-Year School of Medicine" (includes historical narrativesArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578441993English.12"WVU 74th Annual Commencement" (1941); "WVU 74th Annual Commencement" (ca. 1940s)Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578451941, ca. 1940sEnglish.13Photographs of StudentsArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/157846ca. 1960s-1970sEnglish.14Monthly Time Book for Men's Residence HallArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578475/24/1954-5/31/1956English.15"Mountaineer Mascot Reunion: 50th Anniversary of Mountaineer Week" (includes historical narrativeArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/15784811/15/1997English.16"Residence Halls: West Virginia University"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578491945English.17"Freshman Handbook: 1939-1940, WVU" (photocopyArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578501939-1940English.18Mountaineer Week Most Loyal Awardees ListArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578511974-2010English.19"Project Manual for Renovations of E. Moore Hall"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/157852April 10th, 1989English.110"History of the Daily Athenaeum", Thesis, Geraldine KesselArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578531963English.111Two photographs of Gordon ThornArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/157854undated, 1963English.21News clippings, postcards, and photographs regarding Mountaineer MascotArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578551973-2012English.22A copy of "'To Do My Work Well...The Kind of Work that Matters': Lenna Lowe Yost of West Virginia" by Anne Wallace EfflandArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578561982English.23Photographs PRT ProjectArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578571960s-1970sEnglish.24Photographs PRTArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/157858undatedEnglish.25Photographs of the Mountain Room and Daniel Williams IIIArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/157859undatedEnglish.26Baseball Certificate presented to Gary GrayArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578601975English.27Charter Members, Constitution, and registered members of "The Mountain" (photocopy)Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578611904-1996English.28Photographs of E. Moore Hall furnitureArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578622007English.29List of Mountaineer MascotsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578631937-1997English.210Assorted material related to student life at WVUArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578641945, 1957, 1991English.211Two historical narratives regarding coeducation at WVUArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/157865undated, 1988English.212Correspondence, scans, and articles regarding student life at WVUArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578661890-2011English.213Printed articles regarding historic student life at WVUArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578671949-197631Assorted papers regarding the history of student life at WVU (includes "Annual Catalogue of Woodburn Female Seminary" [1864], "hauntings", and other material)Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578681864-200932Index cards with names and titles regarding student lifeArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578691970-197733Mortar Board (women's organization) records, including correspondence, membership lists, rushing report, activities report, and other materialArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578701919-195834Historic Information regarding Joseph GluckArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578711979-199335Newspaper Clippings regarding student life at WVUArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578721975, 199136One printed copy of "WVU from the Inside Out" by Darryl Degripp (antique furniture surveyArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/157873200537Administrative Planner regarding student life and disciplineArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578741937-194138One copy of "WVU Women: the First CenturyArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/157875198939Natalie Tennant, first female mountaineer mascotArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578761990310Blueprint for Elizabeth Moore Hall renovationsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578771988311Series 2. Publications, Boxes 4-5Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578311950-201545Scope and Contents

Includes "History of Education in West Virginia" by Ambler, and WVU brochures, pamphlets, and programs.

Series 3, Administrative and Historical Records, Boxes 6-9Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/157832ca. 1950-20156789Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, minutes, and reports; topics include facilities, fraternities, student activities, student affairs hall of fame, and order of vandalia papers, among other papers.

Series 4. Ephemera, Boxes 10-12Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/157833ca. 1950-1990101112Scope and Contents

Includes buttons, ribbons, business cards, name tags, postcards, and pins,

Series 5. Oversize Images, Box 13Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/157834ca. 1950-199013Scope and Contents

Includes a few historic photographs of WVU's downtown Morgantown campus and its historic structures, large scans of a few newspaper clippings, and a photograph of students participating in the Adventure S.O.A.R. program at WVU. There are also two prints of sketches of the Mountainlair and Stewart Hall signed by "Miller."

Series 6. Artifacts, Boxes 14-17Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/157835ca. 1928-196614151617Scope and Contents

Includes paper weights, ashtrays, cups, name plates, etc. (boxes 14-15); two beanies [1964, 1966], two caps [undated], and one tie [undated] (box 16); and decorated wooden board [33 1/2 in. x 7 1/2 in.] related to the Alpha Phi Delta fraternity [1928] (box 17).

Series 7. Slides, Box 18Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/157836ca. 1970s18Scope and Contents

Slides of the PRT. They are soiled and somewhat moldy.