{"id":535,"date":"2018-11-06T16:51:42","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T16:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wizwah.gmu.edu\/DOVE\/?p=535"},"modified":"2018-11-06T16:51:42","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T16:51:42","slug":"records-of-the-board-of-visitors-virginia-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dove.gmu.edu\/index.php\/2018\/11\/06\/records-of-the-board-of-visitors-virginia-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"Records of the Board of Visitors (Virginia Tech)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Records of the Board of Visitors (Virginia Tech)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Creator<\/strong><\/td>\nVa Tech Board of Visitors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Description<\/strong><\/td>\nThe BOV (Board of Visitors) files contain a few references to desegregation issues, including consideration in 1943 of establishing an integrated honorary society, Tau Sigma Delta, to establish a chapter (box 7037,, folder titled “1939-43 Board of Visitors Meetings (letters of to)”); reference to a training session for Negro workers found in the Annual Report of School of Agriculture to VPI Board of Visitors – August 1960 (box 7038, BOV 1950-59, folder titled Annual Board Reports 1960); report by President Newman on 2 matters “having to do with Negroes at VPI (box 9538 BOV 1955-59, volume XXIV); issue of allowing black members of professional groups whose meetings include a meal to eat with the group in college facilities (box 9539 BOV 1950-54, vol. XXI 1953 (addendum after p. 130 of 7-28-53 meeting)); consideration of the request of two Negro students to live on campus (box 9545, BOV 1960-65, vol. XXVIII 1960, meeting of May 10, p. 52; and another consideration of allowing Negro students to live on campus, as well as their attendance at Ring Dance (box 9545, vol. XXIX 1961, Feb 14 meeting).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Call number<\/strong><\/td>\nRG 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date from<\/strong><\/td>\n1943<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date to<\/strong><\/td>\n1961<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geographic school<\/strong><\/td>\nBlacksburg, VA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Size<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Access restrictions yes\/no<\/strong><\/td>\nyes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Access restrictions<\/strong><\/td>\nPermission must be sought through the University Archivist.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Part Of larger collection yes\/no<\/strong><\/td>\nno<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Larger collection title<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
URL<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Repository<\/strong><\/td>\nVirginia Tech Special Collections<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Repository address<\/strong><\/td>\nUniversity Libraries, P.O. Box 90001, Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Repository contact name<\/strong><\/td>\nAaron D. Purcell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Repository contact title<\/strong><\/td>\nDirector, Special Collections<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Repository contact email<\/strong><\/td>\nspecref@vt.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Repository contact phone<\/strong><\/td>\n(540) 231-6308<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Subjects<\/strong><\/td>\no\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 African American students<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Segregation in higher education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Types<\/strong><\/td>\no\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Correspondence<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Legal documents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Records of the Board of Visitors (Virginia Tech) Creator Va Tech Board of Visitors Description The BOV (Board of Visitors) files contain a few references to desegregation issues, including consideration in 1943 of establishing an integrated honorary society, Tau Sigma Delta, to establish a chapter (box 7037,, folder titled “1939-43 Board of Visitors Meetings (letters … <\/p>\n

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