Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Privacy protected and other protected information is considered confidential and restricted from public access for 75 years. It may be necessary for an archivist to review any unprocessed, modern record collections (those collections less than 75 years old) that may contain confidential information before the records can be used by patrons for research purposes or before any copies of records can be made for patrons. If you are planning to use these records, please contact Archives Reference Services for more details before planning your research trip.

If a request for copies is made for material containing confidential information, it is understood that this information will be redacted from the copies, if it is possible to do so. If redaction is not possible, the records will be withheld. Researchers must also agree that no direct or indirect contact will be made with the individuals to whom any personal or confidential information relates. Improper use and/or re-disclosure of privacy protected information is a breach of confidentiality which could result in the loss of access to the archival collections housed and maintained by The Library of Virginia, and could result in legal penalties (Code of Virginia, 18.2-186.3).

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

James Madison University, Office of the President. Records, 1951-2001. Accession 44225. State Records Collection, The Library of Virginia.

Acquisition Information

James Madison University, Office of the President, Records, Michele White, University Registrar, James Madison University, MSC 3528, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, transferred 7 April 2009 and accessioned 23 April 2009.

Processing Information

This collection has been processed using minimal processing standards: the original arrangement has been maintained, the container list is brief and simple, and the records have not been refoldered and fasteners have not been removed.

Historical Information

James Madison University is a public comprehensive university that offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees, with a primary focus on undergraduate studies. The university is located in Harrisonburg in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. It was established by the General Assembly in March 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg, with Julian Ashby Burruss as its first president. The school changed name to the State Normal School for Women at Harrisonburg in 1914 and the school received authorization to grant bachelor's degrees in 1916. The school changed names several more times, to the State Teachers College at Harrisonburg in 1924 and then to Madison College in 1938 in honor of James Madison, fourth President of the United States. The college admitted men in 1946 and had it's final name change occured in 1977 when it adopted it's current name, James Madison University.

Past Presidents include: Dr. G. Tyler Miller, 1949-1970; Dr. Ronald E. Carrier, 1971-1998; and Dr. Linwood H. Rose, 1998-present.

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, subject files and reports created and collected by the Office of the Presidnet of James Madison University. The files relate mostly to the university departments, committees, faculty and university oversight groups (State Council of Higher Education for Virginia). Files in this collection also document the activities between the university and various state agencies such as the Office of the Governor, Secretary of Education and the Virginia Department of Education.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into the following series: