Personal Correspondence of John Preston McConnell

Letter writing is something that I find truly fascinating.  Honestly, I should probably say letter reading is something I find truly fascinating because I often don’t find much fascination in actually writing them.  Letter reading then.  In letters people give details about current events, tiny details about people related to them, opinions, ideas, and […]

St. Albans School and the Promus

The Promus was the annual yearbook for St. Albans School for boys in Radford, Virginia. The St. Albans School for boys was opened by Professor George Miles in 1892. […]

Radford University Celebrates the Inauguration of our Seventh President

 

 

 

On Thursday, October 13, 2016 Radford University held the Inauguration Ceremony for our seventh president, Dr. Brian O. Hemphill.  He came to us most recently from serving as the tenth president of West Virginia State University in Charleston, WV.  We welcome Dr. Hemphill!

Here are a few photos from the ceremony-

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Radford Veterans Living History Project

In the summer of 2014, the Archives and Special Collections department of McConnell Library teamed up with the Glencoe Museum to work on a project they had accepted from the Radford Heritage Foundation. According to Glencoe Museum Director, Scott Gardner, the City of Radford approached the Radford Heritage Foundation about creating a project to record […]