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| Title | Correspondence between W. Astor Kirk, John Q. Taylor King, Patrick J. Nicholson, and Ramon A. Vitulli, concerning a survey on the study of "desegregation and the negro college" in Texas |
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| Date | January 25 - April 7, 1958 |
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| Language | English |
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| Original Item Location | ID 1985-005, Box 29, Folder 18 |
| Original Collection | President's Office Records |
| Digital Collection | University of Houston Integration Records |
| Digital Collection URL | http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/integ |
| Repository | Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries |
| Repository URL | http://info.lib.uh.edu/about/campus-libraries-collections/special-collections |
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| Transcript | A METHODIST-CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN AFFILIATED COLLEGE AUSTIN 2, TEXAS January 25, I95S PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE Dr. A. D# Bruce, President University of Houston Houston U, Texas Dear Dr. Bruce: The Editor of The Journal qf Negro Education« published by the Bureau of Educational Research, Howard University, Washington, D. C, has asked us to write a chapter for the 1958 Yearbook* The Yearbook will be devoted- to a consideration of "Desegregation and the Negro College." The chapter which we have been asked to write is entitled "Desegregation of Higher Education in Texas." The main concern of this chapter is to define the current status of desegregation in higher education in Texas and to ascertain what effect desegregation has had, or is likely to have, upon the formerly segregated Negro college •» public and private. It is, therefore, our desire to make a fairly comprehensive survey of the provision of higher and professional educational opportunities available to qualified Negro students. Unfortunately, the least expensive and most practical method which we can employ in obtaining these data is that of the questionnaire. We are, therefore, soliciting your cooperation in completing the enclosed instrument and returning it in the self-addressed envelope, also enclosed hSr*With# W<i j»«fli;p»ft yyi %fafa% tfrft flnfrasi for statistical pwi Please feel free to call on us for any services which we may be able to render to your institution. We are not setting a specific deadline for the return of these data but urge you to do so as soon as possible. A copy of the findings will be mailed to you. With best wishes for your continued success, we are Very sincerely yours, . Astor Klri Professor of Government John Q. Taylor King q Professor of Mathematics End. 2 |