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Jackie Robinson (legendary black second baseman) visits Bucknell
These photographs and Student Church pamphlets from February 1949 advertise the presence of a legend on campus. As the first African American to play…
Christian Association Newsletter No.4
The Christian Association's newsletter The Challenge published an article in February 1964 about the civil rights movement and how it is finally underway at Bucknell. It discusses several programs the school has in place that further the movement…
Howard Exchange Proposal
This official university correspondence from November 1962 advises Bucknell student Jeffrey Fleming on how to propose a visit to D.C.’s historically black college founded in 1867, Howard University, during spring break for several Bucknell…
Howard U. Exchange Student Received Unfriendly Reception
As of 1964, when this Bucknellian article is published, Barbara Beach is the first student to take advantage of the Bucknell-Howard Exchange program since Martha F. Brooks came from Howard to Bucknell in 1959. Howard University is a historically…
Howard Students Visit Campus
In 1958, Bucknell's Christian Association's newsletter The Challenge published an account of the Howard students visit to Bucknell. This was the second annual exchange weekend. 13 Bucknell students had visited Howard University in March, and 14…
Bucknell-Howard Exchange
Two items are involved in this entry. First is a March 1963 essay written by a Bucknell student from regarding six Bucknell students who spent their spring break at the historically black Howard University that was founded in 1867 in D.C.. The essay…
Bucknell-Howard Exchange
This collection of documents from February and March across several years reveals the beginning of Bucknell's exchange with the historically black Howard University founded in 1867 in D.C. During this exchange, they send students to Howard for a…