Thomas D. Jarrett Records. 1939-1978.

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Thomas D. Jarrett Records. 1939-1978.

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The Thomas D. Jarrett Records are part of the Atlanta University Presidential Records series. The Thomas D. Jarrett Records document his tenure as the seventh President of Atlanta University, from 1968 to 1977, and include information on finances, campus events, student enrollment, academic departments, the University Senate, and Board of Trustees. There are also files related to the Atlanta University Center, Gammon Theological Seminary, Clark, Morehouse, Morris Brown, and Spelman Colleges. In addition there are records documenting Dr. Jarrett's involvement with other organizations such as the United Negro College Fund, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Georgia Department of Education, and Southern Regional Council.

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Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library

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Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library

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Atlanta University. Office of the President.

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Atlanta University Center (Ga.)

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The Atlanta University Financial Records are a part of the Atlanta University Presidential Records series. The charter establishing Atlanta University was approved October 16, 1867. The University was part of the movement to educate Negroes at the end of the Civil War, and an extension of educational efforts spearheaded by freedmen and abolitionists, and was supported by black and white churches and organizations such as the American Missionary Association and the Freedmen's Bureau. The first st...

Jarrett, Thomas Dunbar

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Thomas Dunbar Jarrett (b. 1912 d. 2000) was appointed Acting President of Atlanta University after the death of Rufus Clement in 1967 and elected as the seventh President of the school in 1968, serving until 1977. He began his tenure at Atlanta University in 1947 as a Professor of English and progressed to become the Chairman of the Department of English in 1957 and Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences in 1960. During his presidency, Dr. Jarrett expanded the academic offerings. Doctoral progr...