Letter to Hammermill Paper Company President
Dublin Core
Title
Letter to Hammermill Paper Company President
Subject
Bucknell Vice President rejects students’ Hammermill boycott proposal
Description
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 refusal to stand by student urge to Boycott. Zeller cites the quality of product and service of Hammermill in the past, which makes him an understanding and sympathetic client. He requests a letter from Hammermill pledging that they won't discriminate when hiring at their plant in Selma to appease Bucknell students calling for a boycott on Hammermill products.
Creator
John F. Zeller, University Vice President
Source
Bucknell University Office of the President
Publisher
The Griot Institute
Date
March 26, 1965
Type
Image, Text, Correspondence
- Date Added
- May 13, 2016
- Collection
- Civil Rights Paper Company Boycott
- Tags
- Alabama, Boycott, Civil Rights, Correspondence, Discrimination, Hammermill Paper Company, John F. Zeller, Selma
- Citation
- John F. Zeller, University Vice President, “Letter to Hammermill Paper Company President,” Bucknell Civil Rights Project, accessed October 14, 2024, http://bucivilrights.omeka.bucknell.edu/omeka/items/show/48.