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10022610
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Set of documents containing correspondence and a memorandum pertaining to the application status of two prospective Black students (Willie B. Willis and Herbert White, Jr.) in the summer of 1962 for Arlington State College. When Willis and White submitted applications in early April 1962, Charles B. Nelson, Arlington State College's Registrar, wrote them letters explaining that "under present regulations we are unable to admit" them to the college, and were therefore forwarding their applications to Prairie View A&M College, per Texas A&M System policy. After Arlington State College President Dr. Jack R. Woolf announced on July 10, 1962 that the college would integrate that fall, Fred J. Finch, the attorney hired by Willis and White, inquired about their application status (letter dated July 24, 1962). President Woolf wrote a memo to Nelson instructing him to provide Finch with a "factual letter" explaining actions taken with regard to the two students. Meanwhile, Nelson had already sent Willis and White each a letter explaining that they would need to provide their final transcripts in order to be eligible for admission in the fall (letter dated July 18, 1962). Nelson sent a follow up letter to Finch on July 30, 1962 explaining the admission status of Willis and White.
Archival Date
1905-05-15
Collection Name
Jack R. Woolf Papers
Collection Number
AR297-4
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English
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