Selections from the VPI Board of Visitors minutes

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Title

Selections from the VPI Board of Visitors minutes

Subject

Admission of women
University administration
University policies

Description

This collection includes Board of Visitors minutes from meetings in 1921-1926 which discussed both the admission of women and some of the immediate campus needs in the following years. These PDFs include selected pages from the minutes relating to women's history at the university. Following the decision to admit women, the major focus for the first few years was providing sufficient housing to meet the demand. (The first dedicated women's dormitory would not be completed until 1940 and until that time, spaces around campus were converted as needs grew.)

Source

Special Collections, University Libraries

Date

1921-1926

Language

English

Type

University Documents

Identifier

BoV_

Collection Items

Excerpt from the Board of Visitors minutes, June 1926
This page from the June 8, 1926, Board of Visitors meeting notes the plan to use an additional faculty residence for a women's dormitory and the hope of expanding the existing women's dorm dining room.

Excerpt from the Board of Visitors minutes, August 1925
This page from the August 12, 1925, Board of Visitors meeting notes the use and remodeling plans of the "large residence in the grove" for use as a dorm for women students.

Excerpt from the Board of Visitors minutes, August 1923
These pages from the August 10, 1923, Board of Visitors meeting note the planned use of a vacated faculty residence as a dorm for women students.

Excerpt from the Board of Visitors minutes, June 1922
This page from the June 22, 1922, Board of Visitors meeting notes the enrollment of 12 women in the previous academic year.

Excerpt from the Board of Visitors minutes, September 1921
This set of pages from the Septemer 18, 1921, Board of Visitors meeting notes the need for funds for a women's dormitory on campus and the use of the President's residence for such a purpose.

Excerpt from the Board of Visitors minutes, January 1921
This page from the close of the January 18, 1921, Board of Visitors meeting records the vote to admit women to the university.

This item includes the same page in both pdf and jpg format.

Excerpt from the Board of Visitors minutes, January 1921
Minutes from the January 18, 1921, Board of Visitors meeting included a short report on the educational needs of women and a summary of the Board's consideration for the admission of women students. The end of this section calls for definitive action…
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