RIT Residence Halls Association correspondence, newsletters, and other material, 1975-1996.

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RIT Residence Halls Association correspondence, newsletters, and other material, 1975-1996.

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The RIT Residence Halls Association correspondence, newsletters, and other material contains various items related to the group and its activities. The correspondence consists of information regarding the "Celebration of Community" program sponsored by the Residence Hall Association (RHA) during the 1990s. The collection also includes several copies of the group's newsletter, "Resident Bulletin," as well as a commemorative ruler and clothespin. Materials related to the Rochester Institute of Technology's (RIT) Residence Halls Association. The Residence Halls Association is a student organization that represents the interests of students living the university's residence halls to RIT's administration. The collection includes correspondence, newsletters, and memorabilia.

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RIT Library, Wallace Library

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RIT Library, Wallace Library

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Rochester Institute of Technology. Residence Halls Association,

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It is unclear when the first Residence Hall Association at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) was formed; however, there is mention of such an organization as early as 1950. Although RIT can trace its origins back to the founding of the Rochester Athenaeum in 1829, the modern form of the institution was created in 1891 when the Rochester Athenaeum merged with the newly formed Mechanics Institute (founded 1885). The university started as a way to train individuals for careers in the domi...

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...