Series 64. ARKANSAS SCHOOLS, 1958-1974
14 boxes
4 sub-series
Office file code: 65
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, news releases, memoranda,
printed
reports and related material pertaining to educational affairs in
Arkansas,
especially federal funding of college programs and projects,
requests for
information concerning financial aid for college studies and
problems
relating to school desegregation.
Arranged chronologically and topically.
- Arkansas Schools (General), 1958-1974
- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville,
1961-1974
- Other Arkansas Colleges and Universities,
1961-1974
- Desegregation, 1958-1962
Sub-series 1. Arkansas Schools (General),
1958-1974.
5.5 boxes.
Office file code: 65
Records primarily pertain to requests for information concerning
financial
aid for college studies. Some records pertain to requests for
assistance in
obtaining admission to college; JWF's annual request for lists of
graduating
high school and college seniors, and, allocation of federal
funds for
education. A few records pertain to vocational training; career
guidance; child
care programs; and allegations of discrimination in Arkansas
schools and
colleges.
Sub-series 2. University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville, 1961-1974.
4.5 boxes.
Office file code: 65
Records primarily pertain to federal grants and program funds
received by
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Some records pertain to
freedom of speech
on campus; nominations for honorary degrees; requests for
information regarding
admissions, loans, and scholarships; university fund raising
activities and
financial needs; complimentary football tickets; and recruitment
of athletes. A
few records pertain to donation of JWF papers to University of
Arkansas, and
proposed JWF Foreign Policy Institute.
(Other records pertaining to federal grants to University of
Arkansas,
Fayetteville are located in Series 67, Arkansas Projects by
County, Washington
County).
Correspondents include: Virgil William Adkisson, William Harvey
Bowen
(7.6, 10.1), Marvin Alwin Miller, David Wiley Mullins, Jack
Pickens (10.7),
Jacob Sacks (7.1), Winston Kinney Shorey, Carl Simpson Whillock, Robert
Archibald Young, Jr. (9.7).
Sub-series 3. Other Arkansas Colleges and
Universities, 1961-1974.
4 boxes.
Office file code: 65
Records primarily pertain to federal loans, grants and program
funds
requested by Arkansas colleges and universities, other than
University of
Arkansas, Fayetteville. Some records pertain to JWF's requests
for rosters of
graduating college seniors; requests for information regarding
student loans;
establishment of various campus Reserve Officer Training Corps
departments,
and, academic freedom. A few records pertain to labor dispute at
Arkansas
College; allegations of racial discrimination at Southern
Arkansas University,
and, allegations of financial mismanagement at University of
Arkansas at Pine
Bluff.
(Other records pertaining to federal grants to Arkansas colleges
and
universities are located in Series 67, Arkansas Projects by
County).
Correspondents include: William Harvey Bowen (14.2), McGeorge
Bundy
(12.7), Benjamin Elrod, Willa B. Player, Casper Willard
Weinburger (13.2,
13.4).
Sub-series 4. Desegregation, 1958-
1962.
2 folders.
Office file code: 65c, 65b
Records pertain primarily to desegregation of Arkansas schools,
and
Alabama civil rights advocates. A few records pertain to Arkansas
legislation
concerning loyalty of college and university faculty, and racial
policies of
South Africa.
Correspondents include: Edgar A. Albin (14.9), John Albert
Fogelman
(14.9), William Roy Penix (14.9).
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