Minority Students (contents removed to V: Diversity Initiatives), 1947 - 1990

File — Box: V-01

Identifier: E: History of Muhlenberg College

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series: This series includes materials relating to Allentown Seminary, Allentown Military and Collegiate Institute, Allentown Preparatory School, bicentennial/centennial celebrations, coeducation, The Muhlenberg Five, EVI, honorary degrees conferred, Middle Atlantic States evaluation, college seal and mace, S.A.T.C. (Student Army Training Corps), strategic plans, and much more.

Includes newspaper clippings, booklets, programs, catalogs, marketing brochures, calendars, fliers, legal documents, photos, sermons, and surveys.

Dates

1947 - 1990

Creator

Muhlenberg College (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research, with only a few very limited restrictions; access by appointment.

Extent

From the Collection: 50 Linear Feet (The bulk of the printed material (previously the vertical files) is contained in flip-top document cases. Textiles, memorabilia, and other realia is stored in appropriate lidded boxes.)

Additional Description

Susan Toms is first coordinator of minority programs; first black alumni 1951 are James R. Williams, William N. Pulley, William "Elmo" Jackson; student profile of Curtis Cheatham '87; first black student Julius W. Becton '49, honorary degree; diversity brochure; MC statement on diversity; African American studies concentration first offered in 1991, offered as a minor in 2008;E:239 Five Negro students are entertained by Allentown Chapter of National Association for Advancement of Colored People in Mrs. Eunice Jones's Allentown home: William Jackson, James William, Julius Becton, William Pulley, Payton Flourney (undated)