Skip to main content

Richard W. Poole Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2007-037

Scope and Contents

Collection includes biographical information on Dr. Poole's life's work at OSU from a graduate student to Vice President, Emeritus and Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus. The bulk of the collection is the chronological file from his years as Dean of the College of Business Administration and the Vice President for University Relations.

Dates

  • 1954 - 1994

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the Oklahoma Open Records Act (http://www.odl.state.ok.us/lawinfo/docs/2006-LibraryLaws-PartE.pdf), and other relevant regulations. Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Oklahoma State University Libraries assumes no responsibility.

Conditions Governing Use

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of copyright. Whenever possible, Oklahoma State University Archives will provide information about copyright owners and related information. Securing permission to publish or use material is the responsibility of the researcher. Note that unless specifically transferred to Oklahoma State University Libraries, any applicable copyrights may be held by another individual or entity. Copyright for material published by Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College/Oklahoma State University is held by the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges. All rights reserved.

Further information about copyright policy can be obtained by contacting Oklahoma State University Archives by email at libscua@okstate.edu or by phone at 405-744-6311.

Finding aid © 2020 Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges. All rights reserved.

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Richard W. Poole served as a Professor of Economics, was Dean of the College of Business Administration from 1965-1973, and was Vice President of University Relations from 1972-1988. The OSU Board of Regents made him a Regents Distinguished Service Professor in 1987. Dr. Poole conceived the idea of the Centennial celebrations at OSU, including creating the Centennial Advisory Commission and the Centennial Histories series. Dr. Poole has been recognized with countless outstanding awards and honors including the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame, Distinguished Service Award from the Oklahoma Council on Economic Education, Institutional Leadership Award from the Higher Education Alumni Council, and the Appreciation Award from the National University Teleconference Network. In further recognition, business leaders and friends have endowed the Richard W. Poole Professorship in Instructional Excellence in the OSU College of Business Administration. He received the Henry G. Bennett Distinguished Service Award in 1999.

More information about Dr. Poole can be found here: http://www.library.okstate.edu/about/awards/bennett/poole.htm

Extent

8.75 Linear feet (7 record storage boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Arranged into two series.

Location

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog or contact the Oklahoma State University Archives Reference staff.

Processing Information

Processed by Kay Bost, 2007.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Richard W. Poole Papers Collection Number 2007-037
Status
Completed
Author
Kay Bost
Date
2007
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Oklahoma State University Archives Repository

http://info.library.okstate.edu/scua/home
Contact:
204 Edmon Low Library
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater 74078-1071 USA

Staff Interface | Visit ArchivesSpace.org | v2.8.1 | Send Feedback or Report a Problem