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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…
"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…
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 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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Letter to Hammermill Paper Company President
In this official university correspondence from March 26, 1965, John F. Zeller (1919-2010) (‘41; Vice President of Bucknell from 1955-1984; Interim President of Bucknell in 1984) writes to Hammermill to alert their President about Bucknell’s…
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…