Glenn Kist papers 1964-2007

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Glenn Kist papers 1964-2007

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Professional papers of Dr. Glenn Kist, a former Dean in the Rochester Institute of Technology's College of Liberal Arts. The collection includes correspondence, notes, reports, proposals, forms, policies, brochures, fliers, clippings, and other miscellaneous material.

21.75 linear feet (18 file boxes)

RIT Library, Wallace Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8145072

RIT Library, Wallace Library

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Rochester Institute of Technology. College of Liberal Arts. Dean's Office

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Kist, Glenn,

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Rochester institute of technology

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It is unclear when the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) first admitted minority students. However, it appears as though the first African American students entered the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute (renamed RIT in 1944) during the early 1900s. For instance, in 1906 Fredericka Sprague, the granddaughter of Frederick Douglass, took classes at the Institute. There are several other instances of African American students attending the school during the early 20th century as well...