Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

An appointment for research is required. The collection is open for research. No interlibrary loan.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Radford College - V.P.I. Merger Documents, Radford University Archives, McConnell Library, Radford University, Radford, VA. Radford College - V.P.I. Merger Documents , Accession # RU 1.2, University Archives, McConnell Library, Radford University

Acquisition Information

Accruals

Additional accruals are possible.

Processing Information

Physical processing and arrangement by Amanda Altice. Finding aid by Gene Hyde.

Biographical/Historical Information

In 1943 a merger was proposed between Radford and nearby Virginia Polytechnic Institute as part of a statewide effort to consolidate higher education institutions and give students the most adequate opportunity for a broad professional and technical education. As the Women's Division of V.P.I., Radford students would have the opportunity to pursue the same programs available to men and duplicate courses were eliminated between the two schools.Radford College was merged with Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1944, becoming Radford College, the Women's Division of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, a formal arrangement that lasted until 1964.

Scope and Content

This collection includes preliminary studies about the merger, letters from Governor Colgate Darden, enrollment studies, newspaper clippings pertaining to the merger, correspondence and internal memos related to curricular and structural logistics and problems related to the merger, reports to the Board of Visitors, and detailed studies about the impact of the merger on the Home Economics Departments at both schools.

Arrangement

Box 1 Various Documentation of VPI merge with Radford Universtiy