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Peter Holmes to Governor James Holshouser, July 19, 1974
The Office of Civil Rights, a subset of HEW in charge of desegregating higher education, approved the revised N.C. State plan as long as North Carolina responded “promptly, effectively, and in good faith†in carrying out the new commitments. (2…
Tags: HEW
Quail Roost Curriculum, December 9, 1974
This September 12, 1974 report detailed the curriculum for the 1975 race relations seminar at the Quail Roost conference center. Conducted by Urban Crisis, this conference was for university administrators only.
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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…
Tags: Administration, Quail Roost
[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…
Tags: Administration
Dr. Frank H. Spain to [Name Redacted], February 15, 1956
Assistant Director of Admissions at North Carolina State College, Frank H. Spain sent this letter to a perspective African American student to inform him that his application had been reviewed. Spain indicated that, if the student kept his grades up,…
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Chancellor Carey Bostian to [Name Redacted], November 4, 1954
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…
Tags: Administration
Chancellor John Harrelson to [Name Redacted], August 31, 1953
In his response to a letter from [name redacted] regarding his son, Chancellor Harrelson explained that it was against University policy to accept African American undergraduate students.
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Memorandum by Harris Purks, October 7, 1954
In this memo, Vice President-Provost of the Consolidated University of North Carolina Harris Purks explored three approaches the UNC system could take towards desegregation. He noted that remaining desegregated would not be supported by the federal…
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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…
Tags: Administration
Chancellor Carey Bostian to William Rodman, Jr., February 24, 1956
Chancellor Bostian wrote this letter to inform North Carolina Attorney General William Rodman, Jr. that NC State College had received two applications from African American students. Bostian expressed his belief that the university was required to…
Tags: Administration
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Federal, Professors, and Students documents related to USDA Research Apprenticeship Program, 1981.
The central importance of these documents to the CALS program and contemporary historians, are the participating students' career plans and…