Charles Clement French, Records of the Office of the Vice President,
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
- French, Charles Clement (Person)
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.
Subject
- French, Charles Clement (Person)
- 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
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu