African American college administrators

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection is comprised of various newsletters and publications distributed from Tennessee Technological University as well as other institutions in or relevant to the Upper Cumberland area, which date from 1951 through 2020, with the bulk of the records dating from the 1970s through the 2000s. The records are all text-based, and include department newsletters, faculty and staff memos, student literary journals, library professional development newsletters, student-made publications,...

Description Digitized clippings from the Oracle student newspaper, Eagle yearbook, Tech Times, and enrollment statistics that document the experiences of Black students and employees at Tennessee Tech University. Hannah O'Daniel McCallon gathered the materials for exhibit research for the Black Cultural Center's 30th anniversary in 2020-2021. Content warning: some of the materials created from the perspective of white students and employees contain anti-Black racist, xenophobic, and sexist language or...

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The records document the founding of the Leona Lusk Officer Black Cultural Center in 1989 and efforts by the university to support the personal, cultural, social, and academic growth and development of students from underrepresented ethnic populations. Materials include administrative files, event planning files, posters, flyers, photographs, and scrapbooks.