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  • Collection: Activists and Authorities: the May 1970 Protests at North Carolina State University

Peace Retreat Information Packet

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The information packet about the Peace Retreat

Address by Chancellor John T. Caldwell

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In John Tyler Caldwell's speech at a general faculty meeting at North Carolina State in 1963, he highlights the achievements of the previous year, including the approval of the new Bachelor of Arts degree.

"The Challenge of World Affairs to American Higher Education"

The challenge of world affairs to American higher education.pdf
Speech given by NC State Chancellor John Caldwell at the Southeastern Regional Conference on the Professional School and World Affairs in February 1968. The speech detailed the role of higher education in society, how it had changed and how he…

"The University in the Service of North Carolina"

The university in the service of North Carolina.pdf
This document is part of a speech given by NC State Chancellor John Caldwell to the Sanford Chamber of Commerce in January 1968. The section included describes how universities helped the country as a whole and how perceptions of universities…

"No Escape"

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"No Escape" is an address by NC State Chancellor John Caldwell at the opening student assembly at Peace College in August 1971. It described the events that the chancellor lived through that were only history in the eyes of the students to whom he…

"The Role of Higher Education in Social Change"

The role of higher education in social change.pdf
This source is an address by NC State Chancellor John Caldwell at a meeting of American Council Fellows during their closing seminar in April 1970. In the address, Caldwell emphatically stated that higher education was very involved in social change,…

1969 NC State Convocation

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This source is a transcript of the speech given by NC State Chancellor John Caldwell at the university's March 1969 convocation. The content of the speech indicates just how much the university was affected by the revolutionary environment outside…

"A Little Help From Mom"

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An article written about Cathy and Ann Sterling campaigning reached hundreds of newspapers across the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Cathy Sterling and Samantha Smith

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Samantha Smith meets Cathy Sterling at the exhibit opening of "Leading the Pack"

"Caldwell's Address to Thursday's Convocation"

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On page 8 of this episode of NC State's Technician is an account of university Chancellor John Caldwell's convocation speech on May 14, 1970. In the speech, Caldwell applauded the civic spirit running rampant across campus, as well as the cooperation…