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Charles Clement French, Records of the Office of the Vice President,

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-03-02

Scope and Content

This collection is primarily correspondence, but also includes materials related to: American Chemical Society of Virginia Blue Ridge Section; American Council on Education; Board of Control of Southern Regional Education; Educational Policy and Program Committee; General Education Board; and student alcohol consumption. There are several letters dealing with Graduate Engineering Summer School. Among faculty correspondence contained in the collection are letters to and from C.H. Cowgill, B.N. Cooper, Frank Horsfall, and T.B. Hutcheson. Also included in the collection are travel vouchers and budget materials.

Dates

  • Creation: 1949 - 1950

Creator

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from Charles Clement French, Records of the Office of the Vice President, must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Biographical Information

Charles Clement French assumed the vice-presidency in mid-January 1949. He resigned the position in August 1950 to become dean of the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Texas A&M University).

Full Extent

2.8 Cubic Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Charles Clement French served as Vice President of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute from January 1949 through August 1950. The collection contains primarily correspondence but also materials related to the American Chemical Society of Virginia, American Council on Education, Board of Control of Southern Regional Education; Educational Policy and Program Committee; General Education Board; and student alcohol consumption. Also included are travel vouchers and budget materials.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically by folder title.

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.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement and description of the Charles Clement French Papers was completed in Summer 2007.

Title
A Guide to the Records of the Office of Vice President, Charles Clement French, 1949-1950
Status
Completed
Subtitle
A Collection in Special Collections
Date
© 2009 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Description is in English

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