Cornell University Afro-American Studies Program files

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 53-1-1318

Scope and content

Memoranda, meeting minutes, and typewritten letters concerning the creation of the Afro-American Studies Program at Cornell University. Correspondents include James A. Perkins, W. Keith Kennedy, Benjamin Nichols, Stuart M. Brown, Robert D. Miller, Earl Armstrong, James E. Turner, and others. Also included is a February 1970 issue of Harambee, evidently a local newsletter for the African American community in Ithaca, New York.

Dates

1968-1970.

Creator

Cornell University. Afro-American Studies Program (Organization)
Perkins, James Alfred, 1911-1998 (Person)
Kennedy, Wilbert Keith, 1919- (Person)
Nichols, Benjamin. (Person)
Brown, Stuart M., Jr. (Person)
Miller, R. D. (Robert Demorest), 1919-2011. (Person)
Armstrong, Earl. (Person)
Turner, James E. (Person)

Language of Material

In English.

Biographical / Historical

James A. Perkins was the President of Cornell University from 1963-1969. W. Keith Kennedy was the Vice Provost at that time. Ben Nichols was the chair of the Executive Committee for the Center for Research in Education on campus. Stuart M. Brown was the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Robert D. Miller was the Dean of Faculty. Earl Armstrong was the president of the Afro-American Society on campus. James E. Turner was the first Director of the Center for Afro-American Studies (now the Africana Studies and Research Center).