Rufus Ballard Atwood papers, [ca. 1929]-1965.

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Rufus Ballard Atwood papers, [ca. 1929]-1965.

Materials consist mainly of news clippings, scrapbooks, and photographs which document Kentucky State activities such as sports, alumni, Board of Regents, commencement, faculty, students and homecoming, and Atwood's involvement with Kentucky Negro Education Association, Conference of Presidents of Negro Land Grant Colleges, and other organizations.

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