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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…
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 a major league sport, Jackie Robinson’s (1919-1972) visit to Bucknell caused a splash not just in…
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…
Human Relations Conference at Bucknell
This conference program from May 1954 thematizes human relations through BU’s NAACP chapter (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). The Human Relations Conference will be held in Hunt Hall to discuss racial and religious…
Correspondence re: African Student
In this official university correspondence from April 1957, Forrest D. Brown, Foreign Student Advisor at Bucknell and secretary/advisor to the University’s Christian Association from 1936-1966, posts advertisements to different educational bureaus.…
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…
Richard McKinney at Bucknell
This item is an advertisement from 1948 for Richard McKinney's Bucknell visit. As the first black President of Storer College, a historically black college founded in 1865 in West Virginia, McKinney (who served as president of the college from…
Our Concern for Civil Rights: A Time to Act
This is an article from the 1963 YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) newsletter, “Cues,” that was saved by the Christian Association at Bucknell. The article gives a brief summary of the civil rights movement that is currently happening…
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…
Your Place in the Revolution
This item is the 1963 schedule of events and program outline for a Human Relations Conference workshop in Philadelphia hosted by the YWCA (Young Women’s Christian Association). Bucknell student Barbara Beach attended this workshop, where things…
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…