Executive Director William J. Trent files, 1944-1964.

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Executive Director William J. Trent files, 1944-1964.

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The collection consists of the files of William J. Trent as Executive Director of the UNCF from 1944-1964. Includes correspondence, statistical summaries of member institutions, memoranda, reports, and financial documents. Trent's files reflect his involvement with campaign costs, quotas, and results; budgets and expenditures; and annual campaign distributions. Materials also contain information about how the organization cultivated key donors and volunteers, the development between UNCF and member institutions, UNCF's efforts to recruit more white students, enrollment of World War II veterans, and the need for continued support of African American colleges and universities in light of the Supreme Court's 1954 desegregation decision.

8.75 linear ft.205 microfiche.

Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library

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Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library

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United Negro College Fund

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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 Un...

Trent, William J.

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