Forrest O. Wiggins papers 1946-1966 (bulk 1951-1952)
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University of Minnesota
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The West Bank Union at the University of Minnesota was established in 1967 to offer services to students. It took until 1980 for the union to have its own space in Willey Hall, including an auditorium and lounge spaces for students. Student services and facilities were established in the newly constructed West Bank Union skyway, which connected Willey and Blegen Halls. From the guide to the West Bank Union papers, circa 1970s-1980s, (University of Minnesota Libraries. University Arch...
Wiggins, Forrest Oran, 1907-
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Forrest Wiggins was born in Vincennes, Indiana. He graduated from Butler University (B.A., 1928), and from the University of Wisconsin (Masters, 1931; Ph. D., 1938), with postgraduate work in from the Alliance FranƯaise in Paris, 1928-29. After teaching at several colleges, he was hired by the University of Minnesota in 1946 in the Philosophy Dept., and was the first African-American to have a regular full time instructorship at a state university. In 1951, Wiggins was denied tenure by the dean ...
