Box 2
Container
Contains 18 Results:
Correspondence---Incoming---Nall-Pierson
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
This collection consists of Dean J. Robert Nelson’s materials relating to the events at Vanderbilt University that were known as “the Lawson affair.” In 1960, a graduate student in the Divinity School was dismissed from the University, despite the Dean’s objections, for his participation in local lunch-counter sit-ins. In protest Nelson resigned as Dean of the Divinity School. Most of this collection is comprised of correspondence ranging from before Nelson’s appointment as Dean in 1957...
Dates:
1952 - 1976
Correspondence---Incoming---Pike-Ruark
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 2
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
This collection consists of Dean J. Robert Nelson’s materials relating to the events at Vanderbilt University that were known as “the Lawson affair.” In 1960, a graduate student in the Divinity School was dismissed from the University, despite the Dean’s objections, for his participation in local lunch-counter sit-ins. In protest Nelson resigned as Dean of the Divinity School. Most of this collection is comprised of correspondence ranging from before Nelson’s appointment as Dean in 1957...
Dates:
1952 - 1976
Correspondence---Incoming---Rupprecht-Silverman
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
This collection consists of Dean J. Robert Nelson’s materials relating to the events at Vanderbilt University that were known as “the Lawson affair.” In 1960, a graduate student in the Divinity School was dismissed from the University, despite the Dean’s objections, for his participation in local lunch-counter sit-ins. In protest Nelson resigned as Dean of the Divinity School. Most of this collection is comprised of correspondence ranging from before Nelson’s appointment as Dean in 1957...
Dates:
1952 - 1976
Correspondence---Incoming---Simpson-Swomley
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 4
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
This collection consists of Dean J. Robert Nelson’s materials relating to the events at Vanderbilt University that were known as “the Lawson affair.” In 1960, a graduate student in the Divinity School was dismissed from the University, despite the Dean’s objections, for his participation in local lunch-counter sit-ins. In protest Nelson resigned as Dean of the Divinity School. Most of this collection is comprised of correspondence ranging from before Nelson’s appointment as Dean in 1957...
Dates:
1952 - 1976
Correspondence---Incoming---Taylor-Viets
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
This collection consists of Dean J. Robert Nelson’s materials relating to the events at Vanderbilt University that were known as “the Lawson affair.” In 1960, a graduate student in the Divinity School was dismissed from the University, despite the Dean’s objections, for his participation in local lunch-counter sit-ins. In protest Nelson resigned as Dean of the Divinity School. Most of this collection is comprised of correspondence ranging from before Nelson’s appointment as Dean in 1957...
Dates:
1952 - 1976
Correspondence---Incoming---Wagoner-Witt
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 6
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
This collection consists of Dean J. Robert Nelson’s materials relating to the events at Vanderbilt University that were known as “the Lawson affair.” In 1960, a graduate student in the Divinity School was dismissed from the University, despite the Dean’s objections, for his participation in local lunch-counter sit-ins. In protest Nelson resigned as Dean of the Divinity School. Most of this collection is comprised of correspondence ranging from before Nelson’s appointment as Dean in 1957...
Dates:
1952 - 1976
Correspondence---Incoming---Wolcott-Zimmerman & 3 letters from unidentified senders
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
This collection consists of Dean J. Robert Nelson’s materials relating to the events at Vanderbilt University that were known as “the Lawson affair.” In 1960, a graduate student in the Divinity School was dismissed from the University, despite the Dean’s objections, for his participation in local lunch-counter sit-ins. In protest Nelson resigned as Dean of the Divinity School. Most of this collection is comprised of correspondence ranging from before Nelson’s appointment as Dean in 1957...
Dates:
1952 - 1976
Correspondence---Outgoing, July 4, 1956-May 8, 1958
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 8
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
This collection consists of Dean J. Robert Nelson’s materials relating to the events at Vanderbilt University that were known as “the Lawson affair.” In 1960, a graduate student in the Divinity School was dismissed from the University, despite the Dean’s objections, for his participation in local lunch-counter sit-ins. In protest Nelson resigned as Dean of the Divinity School. Most of this collection is comprised of correspondence ranging from before Nelson’s appointment as Dean in 1957...
Dates:
July 4, 1956-May 8, 1958
Correspondence---Outgoing, March 2, 1960-October 26, 1960
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 9
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
This collection consists of Dean J. Robert Nelson’s materials relating to the events at Vanderbilt University that were known as “the Lawson affair.” In 1960, a graduate student in the Divinity School was dismissed from the University, despite the Dean’s objections, for his participation in local lunch-counter sit-ins. In protest Nelson resigned as Dean of the Divinity School. Most of this collection is comprised of correspondence ranging from before Nelson’s appointment as Dean in 1957...
Dates:
March 2, 1960-October 26, 1960
Correspondence---Outgoing, November 6, 1960-September 11, 1976
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 10
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
This collection consists of Dean J. Robert Nelson’s materials relating to the events at Vanderbilt University that were known as “the Lawson affair.” In 1960, a graduate student in the Divinity School was dismissed from the University, despite the Dean’s objections, for his participation in local lunch-counter sit-ins. In protest Nelson resigned as Dean of the Divinity School. Most of this collection is comprised of correspondence ranging from before Nelson’s appointment as Dean in 1957...
Dates:
November 6, 1960-September 11, 1976
The Lawson Conflict---Dean Nelson’s Notes, 1959-1960
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 11
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
This collection consists of Dean J. Robert Nelson’s materials relating to the events at Vanderbilt University that were known as “the Lawson affair.” In 1960, a graduate student in the Divinity School was dismissed from the University, despite the Dean’s objections, for his participation in local lunch-counter sit-ins. In protest Nelson resigned as Dean of the Divinity School. Most of this collection is comprised of correspondence ranging from before Nelson’s appointment as Dean in 1957...
Dates:
1959-1960
The Lawson Conflict---Publication Materials---“The Lawson-Vanderbilt Affair”
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 12
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
This collection consists of Dean J. Robert Nelson’s materials relating to the events at Vanderbilt University that were known as “the Lawson affair.” In 1960, a graduate student in the Divinity School was dismissed from the University, despite the Dean’s objections, for his participation in local lunch-counter sit-ins. In protest Nelson resigned as Dean of the Divinity School. Most of this collection is comprised of correspondence ranging from before Nelson’s appointment as Dean in 1957...
Dates:
1952 - 1976
The Lawson Conflict---Publication---Reviews of “The Lawson-Vanderbilt Affair”
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 13
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
This collection consists of Dean J. Robert Nelson’s materials relating to the events at Vanderbilt University that were known as “the Lawson affair.” In 1960, a graduate student in the Divinity School was dismissed from the University, despite the Dean’s objections, for his participation in local lunch-counter sit-ins. In protest Nelson resigned as Dean of the Divinity School. Most of this collection is comprised of correspondence ranging from before Nelson’s appointment as Dean in 1957...
Dates:
1952 - 1976
The Lawson Conflict---Publicity and Commentary---Within the Vanderbilt Community
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 14
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
This collection consists of Dean J. Robert Nelson’s materials relating to the events at Vanderbilt University that were known as “the Lawson affair.” In 1960, a graduate student in the Divinity School was dismissed from the University, despite the Dean’s objections, for his participation in local lunch-counter sit-ins. In protest Nelson resigned as Dean of the Divinity School. Most of this collection is comprised of correspondence ranging from before Nelson’s appointment as Dean in 1957...
Dates:
1952 - 1976
The Lawson Conflict---Publicity and Commentary---Local, National, and International
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 15
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
This collection consists of Dean J. Robert Nelson’s materials relating to the events at Vanderbilt University that were known as “the Lawson affair.” In 1960, a graduate student in the Divinity School was dismissed from the University, despite the Dean’s objections, for his participation in local lunch-counter sit-ins. In protest Nelson resigned as Dean of the Divinity School. Most of this collection is comprised of correspondence ranging from before Nelson’s appointment as Dean in 1957...
Dates:
1952 - 1976
Vanderbilt University Divinity School---General Publicity, 1958-1963
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 16
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
This collection consists of Dean J. Robert Nelson’s materials relating to the events at Vanderbilt University that were known as “the Lawson affair.” In 1960, a graduate student in the Divinity School was dismissed from the University, despite the Dean’s objections, for his participation in local lunch-counter sit-ins. In protest Nelson resigned as Dean of the Divinity School. Most of this collection is comprised of correspondence ranging from before Nelson’s appointment as Dean in 1957...
Dates:
1958-1963
Vanderbilt University---Publicity, 1952-1963---Harvie Branscomb, Chancellor
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 17
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
This collection consists of Dean J. Robert Nelson’s materials relating to the events at Vanderbilt University that were known as “the Lawson affair.” In 1960, a graduate student in the Divinity School was dismissed from the University, despite the Dean’s objections, for his participation in local lunch-counter sit-ins. In protest Nelson resigned as Dean of the Divinity School. Most of this collection is comprised of correspondence ranging from before Nelson’s appointment as Dean in 1957...
Dates:
1952 - 1976
Vanderbilt University---Publicity, 1957-1959---J. Robert Nelson and Family
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 18
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
This collection consists of Dean J. Robert Nelson’s materials relating to the events at Vanderbilt University that were known as “the Lawson affair.” In 1960, a graduate student in the Divinity School was dismissed from the University, despite the Dean’s objections, for his participation in local lunch-counter sit-ins. In protest Nelson resigned as Dean of the Divinity School. Most of this collection is comprised of correspondence ranging from before Nelson’s appointment as Dean in 1957...
Dates:
1952 - 1976
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