Overview James E. McKinley served as Interim President of West Chester State College for the 1973-1974 school year. This collection contains administrative correspondence. It also includes an exit report which details major concerns on campus during McKinley’s year as Interim President, and the steps taken to address them.

Overview Collection consists of administrative papers of T. Noel Stern (1913-2005), President of West Chester State College, 1960-61.

Overview Dr. Charles S. Swope (1899-1959) was president of West Chester State Teachers College from 1935-1959. He was a 1921 graduate of West Chester State Normal School and began his career as a teacher and school superintendent in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. This collection includes many outlines for speeches Dr. Swope delivered during his career as well as correspondence, administrative papers, and ephemera from his time at West Chester. A large portion of the collection is comprised of yearly...

Overview Dr. Earl Francis Sykes (1902-1977) was a teacher and university administrator from Kansas who served as president of West Chester State College (now West Chester University of Pennsylvania) from 1961-1969. The collection contains administrative material and correspondence related to his duties at West Chester, speeches, course material, and drafts of various writing projects.

Overview The Faculty Dames were a group composed of West Chester faculty spouses. This collection includes correspondence, invitations, event flyers, and articles related to the West Chester University Faculty Dames.

Overview The West Chester University (WCU) Graduate Council Collection contains materials related to the Graduate Council, a group of university faculty, staff, and administrators that help guide the Office of Graduate Studies, now the Graduate School, at the university. It features correspondence, course materials and syllabi, meeting agendas and minutes, and reports and surveys. Materials range in date from 1965-1977.

Overview The West Chester University Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Collection features action plans, correspondence, promotional materials for training events, and social equity and affirmative action policies and procedures. A majority of this collection's materials are from the Office of Social Equity, a previous iteration of West Chester University's Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI). Materials range in date from 1973-2007.