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Funding secured for congressional archives enhancements, civics and history education

WVU Libraries received $1.5 million in congressionally directed spending to expand utility, usability and capacity of the American Congress Digital Archives Portal and to equip West Virginia and other states' K-12 educators with resources and tools for refortified civics and history education.

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The West Virginia University Libraries has created the first-ever online portal, bringing together congressional archives from repositories throughout the United States.

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WVU Libraries, History Department mark Buffalo Creek disaster anniversary with exhibits, outreach

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Senator Rockefeller was appointed to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) in January 2001. His tenure coincided with some of the most critical years for the SSCI and the intelligence community.

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In April, WVU Libraries unveiled a portrait of Victorine Louistall Monroe, Professor Emerita of Library Science, in the Downtown Library’s Robinson Reading Room.

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In November 2020, The New York Times asked poet laureates from across the nation what the people in their states had to be thankful for in the difficult year. West Virginia Poet Laureate Marc Harshman responded with “Dispatch from the Mountain State.”

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An exhibit designed to increase awareness of the contributions of Indigenous Appalachians, while also recognizing continuing injustices faced by Indigenous people.

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Margaret Armstrong entered the field of book cover art and design in the late 1880’s. It wouldn’t be long before her beautiful book cover designs would take her to the top of the male dominated profession and firmly place her as an important figure.

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Milano Room renovations focuses on technological improvements to accommodate presentations and multimedia events.

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