Reminiscences of Stephen Junius Wright : oral history, 1981.

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Reminiscences of Stephen Junius Wright : oral history, 1981.

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Childhood and family background; Hampton Institute, Howard University, New York University Ph.D., 1943; dean of faculty, Hampton Institute, 1945-1953; president of Bluefield State College, 1953-1957, and of Fisk College, 1957-1966; president of United Negro College Fund, 1966-1969; College Entrance Examination Board, 1969-1976; recollections of Charles S. Johnson and David Ogilvy.

Transcript: 122 leaves.Tape: 3 cassettes.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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