Letter to/from Margo Cowan to John J. Costello offering donation of hours to Black Students, June 1969
Sub-series 2e Scope and Contents
Materials within Series 2, sub-series e: Petition to Dean John J. Costello, November 11, 1969 include printed college documents, memos, correspondence, newspaper articles, and reports created between June and December 1969. The materials mostly deal with petitioning the end of the required work requirements that were punishment for the Springfield College Black Students who took over the Administration Building in the spring of 1969, Dean John J. Costello’s responses to these requests, and the eventual announcement that the requirements were satisfied. Documents of note include a letter written by Margo Cowan to donate work hours to their punishment, copies of the petition to end the work requirement, and some newspaper articles of the response and the ending of the requirements.
Dates
- Creation: June 1969
Creator
- From the Sub-Group: Office of the President (Organization)
- From the Sub-Group: Locklin, Wilbert E., President (Wilbert Edwin) (Person)
- From the Sub-Group: Springfield College (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Unrestricted except Series 1: Miscellaneous Materials folders 9 & 10 due to personal information and privacy concerns. Approval from the Office of the President or from the College Archivist required to view these folders.
Extent
From the Sub-Series: less than .25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Sub-Group: English
Repository Details
Part of the Springfield College Archives and Special Collections Repository
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