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In President Burruss' first year in office, he reorganized the college. Part of the
reorganization was the elimination of the deanships of the general faculty, the graduate
department, the academic department, and the applied science department. To replace
all these deanships, the position of Dean of the College was established. The position
was abolished in 1949.
Three individuals held the position of Dean of the College during its existence: Theodore
Pryor Campbell (1920-24), John Edward Williams (1924-43), and Clarence Paul Miles
(1943-49).
Records
The University Archives has the records of all three Deans of the College. These
records consist primarily of their correspondence concerning matters relative to the
position.
Campbell, Theodore Pryor
Records, 1920-24 (1917-19)
2.0 cu. ft. (RG 11/1)
This collection consists primarily of correspondence, including letters to and from the
Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools of the Southern States, Engineering Enlisted Reserve Corps, faculty, Federal Board of Vocational Education, parents,
Presidents Burruss and Eggleston, students, the U.S. War Department, and the Veterans
Bureau. Subjects covered in the correspondence include advertising, budget, demerits,
disciplinary matters, hazing, heating plant, land purchases, letters of recommendation,
Shops Department, statistics, and VPI's Army Training School. Included within some of
the folders are correspondence from 1917-19 when Campbell's title was Dean of the
Faculty.
Williams, John Edward
Records, 1924-43
5.0 cu. ft. (RG 11/2)
The collection is primarily correspondence, dealing with subjects such as absences, athletics, budget, Civilian Student Union, complaints, Corps of Cadets, curricula changes, diplomas, English
requirements, Honor System, influenza epidemic, insurance, job applications (student
jobs, faculty positions, and placement of recent graduates), letters of recommendation,
loans and scholarships, Mess Hall investigation (1928), rat system, Southern Association of
Colleges and Secondary Schools, student activities and organizations, student
publications, transfers, and the Virginia General Assembly. There is also a sizable amount
of correspondence between Williams and President Burruss.
The collection also contains annual reports of the Academic-Science Division, 1929-32,
which includes separate annual reports for the following departments: Business
Administration (1929-31), Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (1929-32, 1937-38),
English and Foreign Languages (1929-32), Geology (1929-31), Mathematics (1929-31),
Military (1931-32), Metallurgy and Metallography (1929-30), Physical Education (1929-
30), Physics (1929-32), Zoology and Animal Pathology (1931-32).
Also included in the collection are lists of statistical information for various years, including
enrollment, number of students passing various subjects, civilian students, waiterships,
non-Virginia students, transfers, resignations, accredited high schools in Virginia, loan
recipients, Catholic students, German Club members, and students eligible for Phi Kappa
Phi. The collection also has departmental budget sheets, notices and memoranda
concerning the Administrative Council, Executive Bulletins (1923-29), "Report of the
President to the Board of Visitors" (16 April 1924), and requisitions and orders.
Miles, Clarence Paul
Records, 1942-50
2.0 cu. ft. (RG 11/3)
This collection contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other documents related to the
duties of the office. Subjects include: Academic Board (1948-49); Annual Report to
State Board of Education (1946-48; Donaldson Brown Scholarship Fund (1943-44);
Cincinnati Medal Committee (1945-46); Class Cut System (1947-49); Class Rings (1944-
46); Deferred Examinations (1942-50); Entrance Requirements (1944-45); Financial Aid
Committee (1944-46); Foreign Students (1942-49); Freshman Engineering Program;
(Proposed) Graduate Program; Ground School and Primary Flight Courses (1944-45);
Hazing (1942-43); Inauguration of Walter Newman (April 1949); Loan Fund (applications
and correspondence, 1942-46); Memorial Service (for WWII Techmen, 12 May 1946);
Navy Program (1943-49); Pepsi Cola Scholarships (1948-49); Powell Chapman
Scholarship; Questionaires; Resignations (Students, 1942-49); Scholarship Committee
(1943-44, 1948-49); Selective Service (1942-43, 1947-48); Student Activities; Tuition
Privileges (1942-43); Veterans Affairs Conference (9 May 1945); and Westinghouse
Achievement Scholarships.
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