Records of William James McKeefery, Vice President, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
| Creator | William James McKeefery |
| Description | In 1968 the post of Executive Vice President was established. William James McKeefery was the second Executive Vice President, succeeding Warren Brandt. This collection contains the correspondence and other official files of McKeefery during his tenure as Executive Vice-President. The bulk of the collection relates to other university concerns but files related to desegregation include a 1972 report titled “A Study of the Black Student Enrollment at the University (box 20, folder 798); a 1970 list of affirmative action recommendations that the university should implement or consider (box 19, folder 787), and the university’s response to an Office of Civil Rights compliance review in 1973 (box 23, folder 966). |
| Call number | RG 4/2 |
| Date from | 1969 |
| Date to | 1973 |
| Geographic school | Blacksburg, VA |
| Size | 26 cu. ft. |
| Access restrictions yes/no | no |
| Access restrictions | |
| Part Of larger collection yes/no | no |
| Larger collection title | |
| URL | http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/vt/viblbv00637.frame |
| Repository | Virginia Tech Special Collections |
| Repository address | University Libraries, P.O. Box 90001, Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001 |
| Repository contact name | Aaron D. Purcell |
| Repository contact title | Director, Special Collections |
| Repository contact email | specref@vt.edu |
| Repository contact phone | (540) 231-6308 |
| DoveRegion | region1 |
| Subjects | o African American students
o African Americans–Segregation o Segregation in higher education |
| Types | o Correspondence
o Organizational Records |