Faculty Miscellaneous Letters, 1919-1920
Scope and Content
The Burruss collection contains mostly correspondence, including Board of Visitors correspondence (1919-1928) and correspondence with faculty (1919-1946). Some of the material in this collection pre-dates the beginning of Burruss' presidency.
Also included in the collection are: 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, 1926/27-1928/29, 1941-1942); reports of various committees (1921-25); invoices and insurance policies (1923-1924); contracts (1925-1946); departmental reports (1928); library annual reports (1935/36-1939/37); 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.
In addition to titles, some folders in the Contents List below include information about topics covered in the folder. Please note, these are highlights and not exhaustive lists of subjects contained in the file.
Dates
- Creation: 1919 - 1920
Creator
- From the Collection: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Office of the President (Organization)
- From the Collection: Burruss, Julian Ashby, 1876-1947 (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Full Extent
From the Collection: 72 Cubic Feet (52 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu