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In this official correspondence from May of 1968, John F. Zeller (1919-2010) (‘41; Vice President of Bucknell from 1955-1984; Interim President of Bucknell in 1984) suggests to Charles Watts (1926-2001) (University President from 1964-1976) that…

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The author of this December 1953 Bucknellian article applauds Bucknell graduate James H. Duchine, who was recently appointed director of a regional area of the United Negro College Fund, which seeks to raise $25,000,000 in a period of five years to…

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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.…

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This local news article from the 1960s applauds local schools, Bucknell and Susquehanna Universities, for making their campuses open to black applicants. The author makes it clear that Bucknell’s tactic is to offer funding for such prospective…

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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…

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This Bucknellian article from 1947 details the program of Howard University choir's performance the next day. Howard University is D.C.’s historically black college, and it was founded in 1867. This is the choir’s first performance at Bucknell,…

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This article from a 1963 issue of the Bucknellian announces the Betty Ann Quinn Scholarship Fund Committee’s desire to raise $5,000 in order to provide as many scholarships as possible to black students applying for financial aid to Bucknell. This…

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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…

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This press release from June 1964 states that a grant given to the National Scholarship Service and Fund for Negro Students by the Old Dominion Foundation will be used to recruit young black students in underprivileged communities, to motivate them…

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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.…
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