1964 Undergraduate Admissions Decision
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Memorandum from Frank A. Parsons to Fred C. Cole: Sequence of Developments in the Handling of the Admissions Announcement by the Press This memorandum outlines the process through which the story of the admissions decision went from an article in the Ring-Tum Phi to national news. -
Letter from Homer A. Holt to Fred C. Cole (August 17, 1964) In this letter, trustee Homer A. Holt provides guidance on clarifying the admissions decision to President Fred C. Cole. -
Letter from Fred C. Cole to J. Morrison Hutcheson (October 8, 1964) This letter from President Fred C. Cole to Trustee J. Morrison Hutcheson asks Morrison to approve a statement on the admissions policy for student Ring-Tum Phi reporters. -
Letter from Fred C. Cole to J. Morrison Hutcheson (October 21, 1964) In this letter, President Fred C. Cole asks Trustee J. Morrison Hutcheson to provide an interview explaining the admissions decision to the Ring-Tum Phi. -
Headline for Admissions Story: "The Matter of Admissions....." (Draft) In this draft for an article for The Alumni Magazine, Frank Parsons provides a complete account of the discussions which led up to the Board of Trustees' Reaffirmation of Faculty Authority over Admissions Standards. This reaffirmation essentially desegregated Washington and Lee. -
Headline for Admissions Story: "The Matter of Admissions....." This draft of an article for the Alumni Magazine explains the Board of Trustees' movement towards integration. This draft differs from (and is more revealing than) the version published in the Fall 1964 edition of the Alumni Magazine.
