Robert C. Caldwell family papers 1922-1999

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Robert C. Caldwell family papers 1922-1999

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The Caldwell family papers are those of an African American family from Salina, Kansas. The majority of the papers concern Robert C. Caldwell, who was a Salina teacher, City Commissioner, and Salina's first African American and first school teacher elected Mayor. He also served as Representative for Salina in the Kansas Legislature.

14.5 linear feet (18 boxes), 7 oversize boxes, 2 audiocassettes, 1 videocassette

University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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Organizational History and List of Officers Organizational History 1909 Issued the “Call,” a statement calling for a conference to protest discrimination and violence against African Americans Convened the National Negro Conference on May 31 and June 1, New York, N.Y. E...

Caldwell, Robert C., 1913-1999.

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Marymount College of Kansas

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Dunbar School (Salina, Kan.)

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Kansas. Board of Regents

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The State Board of Regents was created in 1925 and consisted of nine members appointed by the Governor for four-year terms. The Board took over the powers and duties exercised by the State Board of Administration in regards to the University of Kansas (Lawrence), the Kansas State Agricultural College (Kansas State University - Manhattan) and all branch experiment stations, and the Kansas State Teachers Colleges at Pittsburg, Emporia and Hays, with the exception of the duties conferred by law upo...