Bassett Affair collection, 1903-2003.

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Bassett Affair collection, 1903-2003.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53906263

The collection contains essays, articles, clippings, correspondence, reminiscences, and other published and unpublished matter including Bassett's article, "Stirring Up the Fires of Race Antipathy" (1903); a scrapbook (1903-1904) kept by Trinity College officials with newspaper clippings documenting national coverage the case received; copies of letters by Theodore Roosevelt to Owen Wister (1906) commenting on the case and on Trinity; manuscripts of "My Recollections of the Bassett Trial," by Robert Lee Durham (1936), "The Bassett Affair: A Play in Six Acts," by Baird Straughan (1975), and "Crisis at Trinity" a play by John Merritt (1989); lists of related materials in other collections; and various shorter articles and speeches including comments by Richard L. Watson, and an address to the Academic Council by Terry Sanford. The collection also features clippings and addresses related to the Bassett Affair centennial celebration in 2003.

300 items (2.0 linear ft.)

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7672788

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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