Dorothy Gillespie had a long history with Radford University. She served as a Distinguished Professor of Art (1997-99), and as Visiting Artist 1981-83 where she initiated the University’s permanent art collection through a gift of her own work. Radford Unuversity has 80 pieces of her art, which turns out to be the largest collection […]
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One of the things I like most about working in the Archives and Special Collections area is that I never know what I will find next. The following is an item I ran across in a box of donated items that mostly were concerned with concerts and ceremonies held on campus in the 1940s. This however […] I enjoy finding random items that spark my interest. Here are a few random items I enjoyed looking at- The Radford Garden Club Yearbook- This small pamphlet shows that Radford had a vibrant garden club with many members and committees and activities. These two items from conferences show that conferences have been a […] Coal mining is a large and important part of Appalachia and Appalachian culture. Because of that, McConnell Library’s Archives and Special Collections has gathered and preserved a wide variety of items representing it. We are lucky to have several artifacts of coal mining at this time- helmets, head lanterns, and scrip that are part […] A great big Highlander welcome goes out to Aaron Spelbring, who has recently re-joined us here in McConnell Library as our new Head of Archives and Special Collections! Aaron comes to us most recently from the College of Charleston (South Carolina) where he was the Manager of Archival Services at the Avery Research Center […] Do you collect books? We want to hear about your collection! The 2011 Winesett Book Collecting Contest is now accepting submissions from RU students who love books and book collecting. Just tell us about your collection and you could win $400 (First Prize) or $300 (Second Prize). The deadline for submissions is Friday, November 4, […] McConnell Archives and Special Collections has digitized a number of speeches and writings by and about Radford’s first president, John Preston McConnell, in celebration of his birthday on February 22. Follow the links to read these materials from the Personal Papers of John Preston McConnell. McConnell was officially appointed as Radford’s first President during the […] Nearly 200 streaming videos from the Highland Summer Conference are now available on the McConnell Archives and Special Collections website. The video content includes readings and interviews with some of Appalachia’s finest writers. Featured authors include Marilou Awiakta, George Ella Lyon, James Still, Sharyn McCrumb, Silas House, Denise Giardnia, Fred Chappell, Ron Rash, Bill Brown, […] Happy Birthday Radford University! To celebrate, we have posted some material from the Archives documenting the first few years of Radford.
Views, from 1913, prior to the first classes being offered at Radford. Radford was established by an Act of Assembly on March 10, 1910 by the following legislation. This […] This bulletin was mailed to prospective students for the 1926 Winter and Spring Quarters at Radford College. A few things of interest: Radford was on the quarter system rather than the semester system Radford won the State Basketball Championship in 1925 a quarter costs a total of $79 for room, board, […] |
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