Records of the Office of the President, Julian A. Burruss (RG 2/8)
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Title
Records of the Office of the President, Julian A. Burruss (RG 2/8)
Subject
Admission of women
Description
This collection contains mostly correspondence, including with the Board of Visitors (1919-1928) and with faculty (1919-1946). Some of the material in this collection pre-dates the beginning of Burruss' presidency. The physical collection contains records on a wide range of topics (see below), including the admission of women and early women staff. Digitized items highlight this particular history.
Full description of the entire collection: The collection also contains lecture notes and writings (1906-1922, 1930-1931); reports to Board of Trustees of the State Normal School for Women at Harrisonburg (1908-1919); Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station financial reports (1910-1921); minutes of Normal School Board (1915-1917); payrolls (1918-1921); applications for faculty positions (1920-22); budget materials (1920-1924, 1926/1927-1928/1929, 1941-1942); reports of various committees (1921-1925); invoices and insurance policies (1923-1924); contracts (1925-1946); departmental reports (1928); library annual reports (1935/1936-1936/1937); academic reports (1935-1940); Virginia Academy of Science Planning Committee material (1940); items relating to the Radford-VPI merger (1943-1944); reports of Treasurer to Department of Interior and Agriculture on income from fund derived for Land Grant Act of 1862 or from land grants made in lieu of 1862 grant; Public Works Administration records relating to buildings constructed on campus using PWA funds.
Creator
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Office of the President
Date
1906/1946
Rights
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Language
English
Type
University Documents
Collection Items
Letter from W. M. Priddy to Julian Burruss, July 8, 1921 (RG 2/8)
William M. Priddy's letter to President Burruss includes his views on a number of issues relating to campus. On page 2, there is a paragraph addressing concerns about allowing women to attend VPI.
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Contract to hire Anna Campbell (RG 2/8)
This is an image of the contract for the hiring of Anna Campbell, one of the first women not affiliated with the Extension Division, to work as an instructor. Campbell was an education instructor in 1921.
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