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Collection
UGA Black Alumni Oral History Project, 2019-2020

Description:
The UGA Black Alumni Oral History Project interviews document the experiences of Black students who attended the University of Georgia in the years following the University's 1961 desegregation. Some of the topics alumni discuss include their reasons for enrolling at UGA, their social lives, their academic goals, their experiences with racism on and off campus, and how time their time at UGA has shaped their lives.
Date of Original:
2019/2020
Contributing Institution:
Hargrett Library

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Collection
William Tate UGA desegregation files

Description:
William Tate (1903-1980) was the Dean of Men, University of Georgia, 1946-1971. The materials in this collection document events surrounding the desegregation of the University of Georgia in January 1961.
Date of Original:
1961
Contributing Institution:
Hargrett Library

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Collection
Lillian Smith letters to Rochelle Girson, circa 1960

Description:
The collection consists of four annotated letters from Lillian Smith to Rochelle Girson. Correspondences regard Ms. Smith's selection of books on race relations for the Anisfield-Wolf Award, and include her opinions of works by Louis Lomax, Peter Ritson, and Charles Dickens.
Date of Original:
1960
Contributing Institution:
Hargrett Library

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Collection
Lillian Smith letters to Ashley Montagu

Description:
Correspondence regarding the Anisfield-Wolf Award Committee, books that have been nominated for the award, and personal matters. The collection also includes a carbon from Norman Cousins to Lillian Smith, and a telegram announcing Smith's death.
Date of Original:
1956/1966
Contributing Institution:
Hargrett Library

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Collection
Omer Clyde Aderhold papers

Description:
The collection documents the administrative business of the University of Georgia during O.C. Aderhold's tenure as president from 1950-1967. Materials of particular interest are those documenting the desegregation of the university in January 1961 when Charlayne Hunter-Gault and Hamilton Holmes became the first two African American students to attend UGA.
Date of Original:
1950/1967
Contributing Institution:
Hargrett Library

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Collection
Lillian Smith letter to Kelsey Guilford

Description:
One typewritten letter dated November 11, 1949, "Dear Mr. Guilford," from Lillian Smith regarding Guilford's review of Killers of the Dream.
Date of Original:
1949-11-11
Contributing Institution:
Hargrett Library

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Collection
Lillian Smith letters

Description:
Correspondence between Lillian Smith and her publisher, W.W. Norton & Company, particularly with George P. Brockway and Storer B. Lunt, who discuss the distribution of her works, publicity to sell her books, and reviews of her works. Also includes letters from others relating to the distribution of or reaction to her works.
Date of Original:
1949/1966
Contributing Institution:
Hargrett Library

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Collection
Lillian Smith and Paula Snelling letters

Description:
Correspondence of a personal nature, regarding health and family matters, but some discuss Smith's activities while on lecture tours. Includes an editorial from 1951 calling Smith's book "Strange Tripe."
Date of Original:
1943/1955
Contributing Institution:
Hargrett Library

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Collection
Lillian Eugenia Smith papers

Description:
Papers of Georgia author, lecturer, human rights advocate Lillian Smith (1897-1966) from circa 1920-1980, one of the first prominent white Southerners to stand against segregation.
Date of Original:
1920/1980
Contributing Institution:
Hargrett Library