Records of William E. Lavery, Third Executive Vice-President of Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
Scope and Content
This collection contains correspondence and other official records of Lavery during his year as Executive Vice-President before becoming President of the University. Collection includes materials concerning budget matters, Board of Visitors, Computing Center, Computer Science, Community Colleges, each of the Colleges, Building Committee, Institutional Research, Task Force for Innovative Approaches to Instruction, University Council and Commissions, V.P.I. Industry Center, and Virginia Public Telecommunications Council.
Dates
- Creation: 1968 - 1974
Creator
- Lavery, William Edward (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Records of William E. Lavery, Third Executive Vice-President of Virginia Polytechnic Institute must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical/Historical Note
The position of Executive Vice-President was established in 1968 as a result of the reorganization of the University's top-level administration. Lavery was the last of three individuals to hold the position before its elimination in 1974. William Lavery became the President of Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1974, serving until the end of 1987. His records as for this period are not yet available.
Full Extent
17 Cubic Feet (17 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The papers are in their original order.
Location
Please note: This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections for more information.
Acquisition Information
The Records of William E. Lavery, Third Executive Vice-President of Virginia Polytechnic Institute were transferred to Special Collections.
Physical Characteristics
17 cu. ft.; 17 boxes
Subject
- Lavery, William Edward (Person)
- Title
- Records of William E. Lavery, Third Executive Vice-President of Virginia Polytechnic Institute
- Subtitle
- A Collection in Special Collections
- Date
- August 18, 2010
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
- Edition statement
- Created by Kira A. Dietz in May 2010 from HTML inventory.
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