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Records of Radford College, the Women's Division of Virginia Polytechnic Institute

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-24

Scope and Content

This collection consists primarily of the 1953 reports relative to the standards of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, prepared by the Radford College faculty for the Intervisitation Committee of the Association. The collection also contains personnel records with blank forms, instructions, and form letters by M'Ledge Moffett, Dean of Women, 1953; undated items about the honor system; and a 1959 report to the Board of Visitors.

Dates

  • 1953 - 1959

Creator

Language of Materials

The materials in the collection are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.

Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.

Administrative History

Established in 1910, the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Radford was renamed the State Teachers College at Radford in 1924. The college merged with Virginia Tech on June 23, 1944, to become Radford College, the Women's Division of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute. VPI's president became chancellor and chief administrator of Radford College. In 1963, the Board of Visitors made an official request to the Governor to dissolve the VPI- Radford College merger. The separation became effective July 1, 1964. In 1979, the Radford College became Radford University.

Extent

0.4 Cubic Feet (1 box)

Abstract

This collection consists of reports by the Radford College faculty for the Intervisitation Committee of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, 1953; blank forms, instructions, and form letters by M'Ledge Moffett, 1953; undated items about the honor system; and a 1959 report to the Board of Visitors.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged by subject.

Source of Acquisition

The Records of Radford College, the Women's Division of Virginia Polytechnic Institute were transferred to Special Collections in 1964, and additional materials were transferred prior to 1978.

Related Materials

Items concerning the Radford-VPI merger, 1943-1944, can be found in the Records of the Office of the President, Julian A. Burruss (RG 2/8), and additional Radford College reports can be found in the Records of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors (RG 1).

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Records of Radford College, the Women's Division of Virginia Polytechnic Institute by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/).

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of Radford College, the Women's Division of Virginia Polytechnic Institute commenced and completed in September 2019.

Title
Records of Radford College, the Women's Division of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1953-1959
Status
Completed
Author
Madi Bolander, Student Worker, and LM Rozema, Archivist
Date
2019 (CC0 1.0)
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository

Contact:
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308