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"Carey H. Bostian sitting at his desk," 1960

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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.

"Chancellor John Harrelson," 1953

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This photograph of former NC State Chancellor John William Harrelson is dated 1953. Harrelson served as NC State chancellor from 1934 through 1953.

"Chancellor John T. Caldwell posing with North Carolina State University student government officials at Memorial Bell Tower," 1969

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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.

"Over grievances, blacks, Caldwell meet," November 2, 1973

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Approximately 50 black students attended the Chancellor’s Liaison Committee meeting yesterday afternoon and requested a private meeting afterwards with Caldwell to air problems facing black students. Don Bell, president of the Society of…

"Quail Roost: Students, administrators see conference differently," February 6, 1974

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A weekend conference between black and white student leaders and University Officials has drawn both criticism and praise from those involved. The conference, held at Quail Roose, near Durham, was sponsored by the Department of Student Development to…

"Request met: Talley gives black students first floor Print Shop," March 13, 1974

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The decision to allow black students access to the first floor of the print shop for the development of a cultural center was made official Monday in a letter from Banks C. Talley, Dean of Student Affairs. The letter addressed to Don Bell, president…

"Talley considering print shop question," February 13, 1974

This February 13, 1974 Technician article by Jeff Watkins discussed Dean Banks Talley's commitment to consider allocating the Print Shop to the Society of Afro-American Culture to use as a cultural center following a letter he received from the…

[Name Redacted] to Chancellor John Harrelson, August 27, 1953

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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…

Chancellor Carey Bostian to [Name Redacted], November 4, 1954

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In this letter, Chancellor Bostian informed an inquiring student that NC State College did not accept African Americans into its undergraduate programs and that this policy was unlikely to change during the next school year. Bostian recommended that…

Chancellor Carey Bostian to University of North Carolina President Gordon Gray, June 6, 1955

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This is a draft of a letter from NC State Chancellor Carey Bostian to University of North Carolina President Gordon Gray dated June 6, 1955. The letter supported Gray's calls for UNC schools to send form letters to African American students,…