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Correspondence related to the applications of Leaston Chase III, Willie B. Willis, and Herbert White Jr., who applied to attend Arlington State College in April of 1962. At the time, the Texas A&M System did not allow Black students to attend Arlington State College Charles S. Nelson, Arlington State College's Registrar, sent each letter. The first, dated April 12, 1962, was sent to Dr. E. B. Evans, President of Prairie View A&M College, and enclosed the transcripts and applications of the three students. The second, sent to Texas A&M System Chancellor Dr. M. T. Harrington at the request of Arlington State College President Dr. Jack R. Woolf, enclosed copies of the students' applications and transcripts, and a copy of his letter to Dr. Evans. Finally, Nelson sent each of the students a letter explaining that their applications would not be accepted at Arlington State College and they had been forwarded to Prairie View A&M.
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1962-04-12
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Jack R. Woolf Papers
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AR297-19
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English
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