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Memorandum by Chancellor John Harrelson, June 20, 1951
This memo contains a copy of a resolution passed by the University Board of Trustees on April 4, 1951 concerning the admission of African American graduate students. The Board resolved that only students applying for programs not available at…
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Memorandum by Chancellor Caldwell, January 13, 1975
This January 13, 1975 memorandum by Chancellor John Caldwell described the 1975 race relations seminar at Quail Roost conference center. Unlike the conference held the previous year, this conference was for university administrators only. Urban…
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[Name Redacted] to Chancellor John Harrelson, August 27, 1953
The Reverend wrote this letter to Chancellor John Harrelson to speak on the behalf on his son, who was denied admission to NC State College because of his race. He complained that his son had been unable to get a decent education at NCA&T and, as…
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"Chancellor John T. Caldwell posing with North Carolina State University student government officials at Memorial Bell Tower," 1969
Photograph of Chancellor John Tyler Caldwell, second from right, posing with student leaders in front of the NCSU Memorial Tower. Eric Moore, then-president of the Society of Afro-American Culture, stands to the left of Caldwell.
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"Carey H. Bostian sitting at his desk," 1960
Photograph of former NC State Chancellor Carey Hoyt Bostian. Bostian served as NC State's chancellor from 1953-1959. When Bostian retired from the chancellorship in 1959, he continued teaching at NC State until 1973. This photograph is dated 1960.
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"Chancellor John Harrelson," 1953
This photograph of former NC State Chancellor John William Harrelson is dated 1953. Harrelson served as NC State chancellor from 1934 through 1953.
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William Rodman, Jr. to Chancellor Carey Bostian, March 29, 1956
In this letter, Attorney General Rodman acknowleged that he had received a letter from Chancellor Bostian. He also demonstrated his support for keeping North Carolina schools segregated, telling Bostian that he hoped State College's faculty were…
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William Rodman, Jr. to Chancellor Carey Bostian, February 28, 1956
In this letter, Attorney General Rodman advised Chancellor Bostian not to take any further action regarding the applications of African American students. Athough a lower court had ordered the admission of three students to UNC-Chapel Hill, the…
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Students in Horticulture Lab
This photograph depicts two students, female and male, in the horticultural lab. Female agriculture students were more common in the 1970s…