Department of African American Studies records, 1970-2003.

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Department of African American Studies records, 1970-2003.

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The collection is chiefly the records of the Department of African American Studies' institutional predecessors at Emory University. Records consist of adminsitrative materials, curriculum and course offerings, correspondence, programs and event planning, annual reports, and audiovisual materials. There are also material related to Emory University's affirmative action program and the recruitment of African American faculty members and students.

8.75 linear ft. (16 boxes)

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8144239

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Alridge, Delores P.

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Emory university

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The Baccalaureate service is an inter-religious ceremony for all graduating Emory University students receiving bachelor's degrees and consists of prayers, music, and an address by the Emory University President. The Commencement ceremony includes all Emory University graduates and consists of an address by the commencement speaker, the conferral of honorary degrees and awards, and the conferral of degrees en masse. From the description of Emory University Baccalaureate and Commencem...

Byrd, Rudolph P.

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Emory University. Dept. of African American Studies.

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The Department of African American Studies was officially established at Emory University in 2003. Predecessors of the Department included the Black Studies Program, 1971-1980; Afro-American and African Studies Program, 1980-1984; African American and African Studies Program, 1984-1992; and African American Studies Program, 1992-2003. Prominent faculty members included Dolores P. Aldrige, the program's first chairperson, and Rudolph P. Byrd. From the description of Department of Afri...