During Horace T. Ward’s admission interview committee officials asked him why he wanted to attend the University of Georgia’s law school and requested that he submit a written response. Page ten of the final report, shown here, displays Ward’s…
This is Hamilton Holmes' rejection letter for the 1961 Winter and Spring Quarters. A little more than a month later after the writing of this letter, Holmes and Charlayne Hunter would be granted acceptance to the university after the federal court…
Letter from Joseph A. Williams, dean of students, suspending Hamilton Holmes, due to the riot that had broken out recently. Charlayne Hunter was suspended as well.
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.
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.
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…
Brochure details the new "Afro-American" Studies Program at UGA, which was established in 1969. This side in particular has a portion of the list of courses that count towards the Afro-American Studies Certificate.