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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…
Committee to Study Resources
In this November 1969 memo on forming a committee to make recommendations on a Black Studies Program, including the advisability of a Black Studies major, the president of Bucknell’s AAUP (American Association for University Professors) suggests…
Correspondence with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In this official university correspondence from January 1965, Bucknell student B. R. Willeford responds to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s (1929-1968) letter about civil rights opportunities Bucknell students could assist with, such as voter…
Memorandum to President Watts re: Discrimination
In this official university correspondence, John P. Dunlop (1929-2013) (Dean of Men at Bucknell from 1962-1968; Dean of Student Affairs from 1969-1988) sends a memo to Bucknell President Charles Watts (1926-2001) (President from 1964-1976) concerning…
Student-Faculty Committee on Discrimination to Kappa Sigma
This official university correspondence from March 1955 contains the Student-Faculty-Administration Committee on Discrimination's letter to Kappa Sigma fraternity, asking the delegates of their chapter to join forces with the chapters in the national…
Student-Faculty-Administration Committee on Discrimination
This official university correspondence from May 1956 contains a letter from Student-Faculty-Administration Committee on Discrimination that urges all campus organizations to move towards the elimination of discrimination and offers their committee's…
Scholarship Fund Committee Formed
This official university correspondence from May 1964 describes the Betty Ann Quinn Fund Committee. This committee was created to reinvigorate the Betty Ann Quinn Scholarship, which was established to raise funds for scholarships for black students.…
"Faculty Takes Stand Against Discrimination"
A March 1961 letter to the editor of the Bucknellian from Dr. C. Willard Smith (1899-1979) (Professor of English at Bucknell from 1925-1969), secretary of the faculty, details a resolution adopted by Bucknell faculty regarding discrimination. Their…
Letter to Alumnus re: Interracial Contributions
This official university correspondence from April 1960 documents the response from Dean John C. Hayward () to an alumnus who had expressed concern at a cross-burning incident that took place at outside a Bucknell fraternity. He condemns the incident…
Memorandum re: Discrimination
This official university correspondence from September 1968 shares how Bucknell President Charles Watts (1926-2001) (President from 1964-1976) informs Dean John P. Dunlop (1929-2013) (Dean of Men at Bucknell from 1962-1968; Dean of Student Affairs…
Hammermill Paper Company Response
In this official university correspondence from March 29, 1965, Hammermill Paper Company writes in response to John F. Zeller (1919-2010) (‘41; Vice President of Bucknell from 1955-1984; Interim President of Bucknell in 1984) in gratitude for…