A Guide to the Records of the Office of Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action,
1986-2006 Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action, Records of the Office of RG 6/4/5
Processed by: Rebecca Middour, Student Assistant, and Tamara Kennelly, University
Archivist,
Special Collections
Repository
Special Collections, Virginia Tech,
Blacksburg, Va.
Collection Number
RG 6/4/5
Title
Records of the Office of Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action,
1986-2006
Physical Characteristics
1.65 Cubic Feet;
2 boxes
Creator
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Office for Equal
Opportunity
Creator
Holmes, Michele
Language
English
Abstract
The collection contains materials from Michele Holmes relating to
Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action (EO/AA) at Virginia Tech from 1986 through 2006. It
includes EO/AA minutes, affirmative action plans, proposals, grants, executive orders, and
information on faculty recruitment, the Family Friendly Policy Task Force, and awards. It
also contains materials relating to various events, including Black Alumni Reunions, and
areas of concern as well as information regarding the work force and lists of black
alumni.
Permission to publish material from the Records of the Office of Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia
Tech.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information:
Records of the Office of Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action, RG 6/4/5, Special
Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Acquisition Information
The Records of the Office of Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action were donated to Special
Collections in multiple accruals, from 2002 through 2006.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Office of Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action was completed in April 2013.
The Equal Employment/Affirmative Action Advisory Committee was formed in Fall 1975. It
disbanded in 2003 with formation of the Commission on Equal Opportunity and Diversity.
The Office for Equal Opportunity and the Office of Multicultural Affairs combined in 2008
to form the Office for Equity and Inclusion. The equal opportunity function was restructured
to fall under Human Resources in Spring 2010. When that broke off, the Office for Equity and
Inclusion became the Office for Diversity and Inclusion, and the Office of Equal Opportunity
became Equity and Access under Human Resources.
Materials in this collection were collected by Michele Holmes who started work in the Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action office in the 1979-80 session and later co-edited Minority News .
The collection contains materials from Michele Holmes relating to Equal Opportunity and
Affirmative Action (EO/AA) at Virginia Tech from 1986 through 2006. It includes EO/AA
minutes, affirmative action plans, proposals, grants, executive orders, and information on
faculty recruitment, the Family Friendly Policy Task Force, and awards. It also contains
materials relating to various events, including Black Alumni Reunions, and areas of concern
as well as information regarding the work force and lists of black alumni.
Faculty/staff photographs have been removed and added to the Faculty/Staff Photograph Collection . Photocopies of
the images removed remain in this collection.
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