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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…
"BU, Howard Observe Twentieth Anniversary of Exchange Weekend"
This Bucknellian article from April of 1958 looks forward to the weekend when 19 Howard students will visit Bucknell to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Howard-Bucknell Exchange. Howard University is a historically black college that was founded…
"Bucknell Charts Plan for Howard Exchange"
This news clipping from a December 1959 issue of the Bucknellian presents Bucknell’s and Howard University’s plans for a semester-long exchange program. Howard is a historically black university in D.C. that was founded in 1867. This program…
"Ex-Bucknellian Relates Day at Howard University"
In this Bucknellian article from May 1958, Bucknell student Biff Ries recounts an average day at Howard University, the historically black university that was founded in 1867 in Washington, D.C.. He spent a semester there during the Bucknell-Howard…
"Howard University Players Will Be Here December 9 Sponsored By The NAACP"
This October 1950 Bucknellian article publishes the campus NAACP’s (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) plan to sponsor players from Howard University to perform at Bucknell again on December 9th. Howard is a historically…
"NAACP Receives Letter From Herald Tribune Praising Work"
This April 1949 Bucknellian article shares more of Bucknell’s public laudations. After a Howard Choir concert at Bucknell, the President of the New York Herald Tribune sent the local NAACP chapter a letter praising them for "the fine work being…
"Noted Negro Educator to Address Chapel"
In this Bucknellian article from November 1948, the author announces that highly decorated scholar and the first African-American President of the historically black Storer College (founded in 1865 in Harper’s Ferry), Dr. Richard McKinney…
"Six Bucknell Students Go to NAACP Meeting at Howard University"
This April 1949 Bucknellian article shares how six Bucknell NAACP members (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) and a small selection of Lewisburg community members attended the third annual youth legislative conference at…
"Why Howard Week-End?"
In this February 1958 article from the Bucknellian, a student explores the purpose and benefits of participating in Bucknell's exchange program with historically black Howard University. Howard was founded in D.C. in 1867. Overall, the student…
Barbara Beach on Howard Exchange
These three files from 1964 issues of The Challenge, The Bucknell Alumnus, and the Bucknellian, respectively, describe, in her own words, Barbara Beach’s very positive, semester-long experience at Howard University as an exchange student. Howard is…
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…