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Records of William E. Lavery, Third Executive Vice-President of Virginia Polytechnic Institute,

 Collection
Identifier: RG-04-03

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

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.

Related Materials

Brandt, Warren, Records, RG 3/4. Brandt served as Vice-President from 1963-66 and then as Executive Vice-President in 1968-69. His records as Executive Vice-President are included with his records as Vice-President in Record Group 3/4.

McKeefery, William James, Records, RG 4/2. The collection contains the correspondence and other official files of McKeefery during his tenure as Executive Vice-President from 1969 to 1973.

Physical Characteristics

17 cu. ft.; 17 boxes

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

Contact:
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308