Frederick D. Patterson papers, 1861-1988 (bulk 1965-1988).

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Frederick D. Patterson papers, 1861-1988 (bulk 1965-1988).

Correspondence, journal, speeches, writings, reports, notes, organizational records, clippings, printed matter, memorabilia, and other papers relating chiefly to Patterson's efforts, following his retirement as president of Tuskegee Institute in 1953, to preserve and develop African American institutions of higher learning. Documents his continued interest in Tuskegee Institute and the institute's School of Veterinary Medicine; his association with the Robert R. Moton Memorial Institute, the College Endowment Funding Plan, and the Phelps-Stokes Fund; and his inspection tour of educational resources in Nigeria (1953-1954). Includes transcripts of oral history interviews with Patterson (1980-1981). Subjects include George Washington Carver, civil rights, education in Africa, endowments, federal aid to higher education, Robert Russa Moton, segregation, and the South. Correspondents include Robert L. Clayton, Nathaniel Sextus Colley, Luther H. Foster, E. Roland Harriman, Patricia Harris, Matthew Jenkins, Maida Springer Kemp, Benjamin E. Mays, Henry Lee Moon, Ponchitta Anne Pierce, Willa B. Player, Hollis F. Price, Robert Ogden Purves, Paul Simon, Caspar W. Weinberger, and Franklin Williams.

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Harris, Patricia, 1924-1985

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Kemp, Maida Springer, 1910-2005

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Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943

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Jenkins, Matthew

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Moon, Henry Lee, 1901-1985

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Robert R. Moton Memorial Institute

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Clayton, Robert L.

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Patterson, Frederick D. (Frederick Douglass), 1901-1988

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Purves, Robert Ogden, 1895-1976

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Pierce, Ponchitta Anne, 1942-

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Simon, Paul, 1928-2003

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Phelps-Stokes Fund

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Mays, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Elijah), 1894-1984

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Player, Willa B.

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Harriman, E. Roland (Edward Roland), 1895-1978

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Price, Hollis F., 1904-

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Williams, Franklin, 1917-

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Colley, Nathaniel Sextus, 1918-

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Weinberger, Caspar W.

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U.S. secretary of defense; U.S. secretary of health, education, and welfare; California state legislator; lawyer; journalist; and business executive. Full name: Caspar Willard Weinberger. Born 1917; died 2006. From the description of Caspar W. Weinberger papers, 1910-2005 (bulk 1951-2005). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71009624 ...