United Negro College Fund

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United Negro College Fund

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United Negro College Fund, Inc.

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UNCF

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1960

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1965

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Founded in 1944 to enhance the quality of education by providing financial assistance to deserving students, raising operating funds for member colleges and universities, and increasing access to technology for students and faculty at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

From the description of Statistical reports, 1986-1988. (Benedict College). WorldCat record id: 70967588

Research Dept. was established in 1968 to gather and disseminate information about United Negro College Fund (UNCF) member institutions and black higher education in general.

From the description of Divisions and departments: Research, 1954-1982. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155475790

Educational Services was established in 1959 to serve as liaison between United Negro College Fund and member colleges and is primarily concerned with development, implementation, and administration of special educational programs such as seminars, internships, fellowships, and visiting scholars.

From the description of Divisions and departments: Educational Services, 1949-1981, 1961-1971 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155475771

Comprehensive educational assistance organization providing fundraising, educational programs, and technical assistance primarily to its 39 historically black private colleges and universities and graduate and professional schools, all of which are private and fully accredited; fd. 1944.

From the description of United Negro College Fund conference papers, 1962-1982. (Barber-Scotia College). WorldCat record id: 70962992

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) was organized in 1944 and brought together African American colleges and universities in the first cooperative fund raising venture in the history of higher education.

From the description of Fund-Raising Division records, 1944-1966. (Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center, Inc.). WorldCat record id: 38477474 From the description of United Negro College Fund officers and directors records, 1944-1981. (Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center, Inc.). WorldCat record id: 38477452 From the description of United Negro College Fund member institution records, 1944-1981. (Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center, Inc.). WorldCat record id: 38477449 From the description of United Negro College Fund records, 1944-1983. (Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center, Inc.). WorldCat record id: 38477443 From the description of United Negro College Fund general information files, 1944-1981. (Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center, Inc.). WorldCat record id: 38477450 From the description of United Negro College Fund division and department records, 1943-1983. (Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center, Inc.). WorldCat record id: 38477463 From the description of Controller records, 1944-1981. (Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center, Inc.). WorldCat record id: 38477469 From the description of Communications Dept. records, 1944-1983. (Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center, Inc.). WorldCat record id: 38477465 From the description of Executive Director William J. Trent files, 1944-1964. (Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center, Inc.). WorldCat record id: 38477454 From the description of Research Dept. records, 1949-1982. (Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center, Inc.). WorldCat record id: 38477476

Frederick D. Patterson (1901-1988), President of UNCF (1944-1958 and 1964-1966), born in Washington, D.C. Patterson proposed the idea of cooperative fund raising for African American higher education in a 1943 article in the Pittsburgh Courier.

From the description of President Frederick D. Patterson files, 1935-1965. (Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center, Inc.). WorldCat record id: 38477456

Lewis W. Jones, faculty member at Tuskegee Institute, was loaned to UNCF (1956-1957) to write a history of the organization.

From the description of Lewis W. Jones files, 1956-1957. (Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center, Inc.). WorldCat record id: 38477461

The UNCF established the Educational Services Dept. in 1959 to administer non-fund raising programs coordinated by the organization and appointed Calvin H. Raullerson director.

From the description of Educational Services Dept. records, 1949-1981. (Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center, Inc.). WorldCat record id: 38477472

Collecting area: Materials about the history and activities of the United Negro College Fund.

The United Negro College Fund was founded in 1944 and raises funds for a consortium of 43 predominately black colleges and universities, primarily in the South.

From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155512029

Edna Jones (1909-1975), secretary to Executive Director William J. Trent (1952-1965) and Secretary of UNCF (1965-1975), born in Chatham, New Jersey.

From the description of Secretary of the Corporation records, 1943-1977. (Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center, Inc.). WorldCat record id: 38477458

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