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UGA Student ID of Mary Frances Early, 1962.
Student ID of Mary Frances Early, who became the first Black student to graduate from the University of Georgia. She applied to the University after seeing a picture of Charlayne Hunter.
UGA Faculty petition, 1961 January
Signed by more than 300 members of the UGA faculty, this document condemned the actions of the rioters as well as the lack of action by state authorities to quell the violence on campus. It also insisted that the University reinstate Holmes and…
UGA Faculty patrol map, 1961 January
Following the riot, members of the UGA Faculty organized nightly patrols of campus in an effort to keep the peace. This campus map shows the plan of these patrols.
UGA Diploma, awarded to Mary Frances Early, 1962 August 16
Mary Frances Early's diploma. She was the first Black student to graduate from the University of Georgia, earning her master's degree in Music Education.
UGA admission letter to Mary Frances Early, 1961 April 25
Mary Frances Early's letter of acceptance to the Master of Music Education program at UGA
UGA admission letter envelope, to Mary Frances Early, 1961 April 25
Envelope that enclosed Mary Frances Early's letter of acceptance into UGA. Includes note, presumably from Early, that states that, looking at the postmark on the envelope, it took UGA from January 14th to May 10th to accept her, while the University…