Correspondence, 1948-1957

File — Box: 2, Folder: 1

Identifier: MC 437 2 1

Staff Only

Personal letter from Walter L. Lipscomb to Herbert Thomas opposing the admission of black students to the University of Arkansas.

Letter from Senator J.W. Fulbright to Herbert Thomas regarding successful integration of University of Arkansas, 1948.

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From the Series:

Thomas served on the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas for eight years, from 1943 until his resignation in 1951. During his tenure on the Board, he manifested a lively interest in academic, athletic, and societal aspects of university life, a concern attested to in the correspondence contained in this series.