A postcard photograph of a group of unidentified children and young adults standing in line according to height. Inscribed on the back, "Professor Grover C. Jones".
E. Eva Hubbard was a graduate of Morgantown Female Seminary (1876). Early widowhood led her to pursue a career in art to support her child and mother. Hubbard taught in private studios and at home in Wheeling, Mountain Lake Park, Maryland and Morgantown, and was occasionally affiliated with the Morgantown public schools before accepting the position as instructor and becoming first head of WVU's new Department of Art in 1897. Her students found positions in the fine arts throughout the state's normal school system and one of them, Blanche Lazzell, became nationally know as a modernist. Lazzell kept in close touch with her mentor throughout her life. Before the 1950's both art and music suffered from being considered service units. During her career Hubbard disputed the subordination of the fine arts in the curriculum. When she unsuccessfully lobbied the Board of Regents in 1912 not to abolish the department, she noted that she had been underwriting the department with fees collected from occasional students, taught courses to engineers and showed considerable success producing fine artists. "The Department has supplied a need and I feel very deeply the wrong of tearing down the work of fifteen years of upbuilding." She reminded the Regents that the General Federation of Women's Clubs would be meeting in Morgantown in October and their help could be recruited in lobbying for continuance of the Department.
Grace Martin Snee of Kingwood, W. V., taught music at WVU for over five decades. Before joining four other women as WVU's first female faculty, Mrs. Snee studied music at the prestigious New England Conservatory in Boston. She was very much involved in educating music teachers for public schools and played an important role as adviser to campus women's groups. Mrs. Snee was a founding member of the "RJ's" in 1908 and RJ spring parties were often held at her Cheat Lake cottage in the 1920's.
Dr. Cornelia B. Wilbur, West Virginia University Faculty, 1965-1967
Date:
ca. 1965
Description:
Dr. Wilbur is known for her controversial diagnosis and treatment of Shirley Mason, a patient whom Dr. Wilbur claimed had 16 different personalities. The movie "Sybil" was based on this case.
A portrait of Lieutenant Easton who served in the 77th Division during World War I (1917-1918) and on General Pershing's staff during the Paris Peace Conference (1918-1919). Easton was a Professor of History at West Virginia University, 1938 to 1972.
Jason Clark Easton first served in the Seventy Seventh (77th) Division as a non-commissioned officer (sergeant) because of his compromised eyesight. He was eventually commissioned a lieutenant and assigned to General Pershing's staff during the Paris Peace talks. In 1938 Easton began a thirty five year career on the West Virginia University faculty as a Professor of History.
Jim Benner Receives Award From Dr. Gordon Gee, West Virginia University
Date:
1985/04/16
Description:
Gordon Gee presents Jim Benner with an Outstanding Teacher's Award at WVU.James W. Benner, M.A. was a faculty member in the College of Creative Arts at WVU. He was a Professor of Music who taught Vocal Diction, Repertoire, Opera Theatre, and Piano at the undergraduate and graduate level. Benner directed 38 productions of 34 different operas with the WVU Opera Theatre. His wife, the American soprano opera singer Frances Yeend, was a Lecturer in Music and Voice in the WVU College of Creative Arts after retiring from her Opera Career in 1966 when they both moved to Morgantown, W. Va.
