Associate Provost Patricia Hyer Papers,

The collection is divided into five series. Within each series, materials are in chronological order.

Series I: Biographical Materials and Photographs, 2004, 2011, n.d., includes a biographical and CV of Patricia Hyer. There are also photographs of the Women's Center staff and a calendar cover from 2004.

Series II: Strategic Planning at Virginia Tech, 1972-2009, contains primarily printed materials. The series includes Institutional research reports, information on graduation and non-returning student rates, historical information on the university, and materials from a Board of Visitors 2008 Strategic Planning Retreat. This series also includes information on the 1994 College of Education restructuring.

Series III: History of Women and Women's Issues, 1937-2010, consists of historical research, newspaper articles, speeches/presentations and reports. There are interviews with early women students and faculty, results from surveys about equality, general information on women in academia, materials on the foundation and history of the Women's Center on campus, and progress reports.

Series IV: AdvanceVT, 2002-2010, consists primarily of AdvanceVT annual reports from 2004-2009, along with the original NSF proposal. Additional materials donated in 2015 include materials from 2004 AdvanceVT Advisory Committee meeting, flyers and other ephemera from AdvanceVT events, and an incomplete set of AdvanceVT newsletters from 2004-2010.

Series V: Diversity Issues, 1990-2013, contains reports and research on diversity, multicultural affairs, affirmative action issues, and strategic planning for diversity. There are also reports on undergraduate African-American enrollment, results from a 1999 campus climate survey, and documents from "Growing and Sustaining a Diverse and Inclusive Environment: 2010-2013 VT Diversity Strategic Plan."