History of Undergraduate Desegregation at Vanderbilt Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0590

  • Staff Only

Scope and Content

The material in this collection consists of oral history interviews conducted by students in History 295-01, The History of Undergraduate Desegregation at Vanderbilt, taught by Dr. Peter Felten Fall 2004. The collection includes digital audio files of the interviews, interview transcripts, a class syllabus, and annotated bibliographies of select resources assigned to students for research.

Interview questions focused on student experiences and perspectives on desegregation during the mid-1960s. Interview subjects were selected from a wide range of people who were on campus, including both students and administrators. Students used a variety of materials in Special Collections to prepare for the interviews, including the Chancellor’s Papers; files of the Human Relations Council; back issues of The Hustler; yearbooks; manuscript collections, including the Kelly Miller Smith Papers; and other relevant records.

Dates

  • 2004

Language of Materials

English

Extent

0.42 Linear Feet

Additional Description

Physical Location

Special Collections & Archives

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Finding Aid for the History of Undergraduate Desegregation at Vanderbilt Collection
Status
Completed
Date
2004
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections Repository

http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/specialcollections/
Contact:
Jean and Alexander Heard Library
419 21st Avenue South
Nashville TN 37203 United States

 

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