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Conditions Governing Access

Series II of this collection is open for research. Series I is restricted for 75 years from date of creation in accordance with FERPA. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for additional information.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Records of the Dean of the College, C. P. Miles, RG 11/3, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Records of the Dean of the College, C. P. Miles, was transferred to Special Collections and University Archives in July 1989.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Dean of the College, C. P. Miles was completed in September 2021.

Biographical Note

Clarence Paul "Sally" Miles (1879-1966) was a Virginia Tech alumnus, professor, athletic director, and Dean of the College. He was born to W.J. Miles and Charlotte Ellett on June 21, 1879, in Hanover County, Virginia. In 1901, Miles graduated from Virginia Tech, where he was a star football player, and following graduation, he became a graduate manager and athletic director. In the mid-1930s, he became a professor of French at Virginia Tech. In 1942, Miles was appointed Dean of the College, a position he held until 1950. He returned to teaching foreign languages and English and served as the faculty chairman for athletics until his death.

Following the death of his wife Virginia Vawter in 1934, Miles married Elizabeth "Betty" Hall in 1935. He died on May 2, 1966, and is buried in Westview Cemetary in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Scope and Content

This collection comprises correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other documents related to the duties of the office of the VPI Dean of the College during C. P. Miles' tenure from 1942 to 1950.

The collections is divided in two series, Series I: Student Records and Series II: Administrative Records. The first series contains records pertaining to student deferments, discipline, resignations from the university, and other matters pertaining to students' attendance and conduct at the university. These records are RESTRICTED for 75 years from date of creation in accordance with FERPA. Series II consists of administrative records, including correspondence, reports, financial information, academic programs, and committee records, among other topics.

Subjects include Academic Board (1948-1949); Annual Report to State Board of Education (1946-1948; Donaldson Brown Scholarship Fund (1943-1944); Cincinnati Medal Committee (1945-1946); Class Cut System (1947-1949); Class Rings (1944-1946); Deferred Examinations (1942-50); Entrance Requirements (1944-1945); Financial Aid Committee (1944-1946); Foreign Students (1942-1949); Freshman Engineering Program; (Proposed) Graduate Program; Ground School and Primary Flight Courses (1944-1945); Hazing (1942-1943); Inauguration of Walter Newman (April 1949); Loan Fund (applications and correspondence, 1942-1946); Memorial Service (for WWII Techmen, 12 May 1946); Navy Program (1943-1949); Pepsi Cola Scholarships (1948-1949); Powell Chapman Scholarship; Questionaires; Resignations (Students, 1942-1949); Scholarship Committee (1943-1944, 1948-1949); Selective Service (1942-1943, 1947-1948); Student Activities; Tuition Privileges (1942-1943); Veterans Affairs Conference (9 May 1945); and Westinghouse Achievement Scholarships.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into two series by material type, and each series is arranged alphabetically.

Related Material

See also portraits of C. P. Miles in Art-110 and Art-138 and the Clarence Paul Miles Papers, Ms1961-003 , at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Faculty and staff
• University Archives
• University History
• Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Records of the Dean of the College, C.P. Miles by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).