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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…
Increasing Enrollment of Black Students
This February 1964 letter from the National Scholarship Service and Fund for Negro Students informs Reid Reynolds that they have not referred many black students to Bucknell because black students claim Bucknell's social climate creates an unhappy…
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.…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
To Students & faculty interested in Civil Rights
This memo is another official university correspondence from March 1965 that describes an opportunity during spring break where students can assist with a voter education and registration project in either Petersburg or Lynchburg, Virginia, sponsored…
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…
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…