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Harrison M. Wright Papers

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Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

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Call Number:
RG6.L8.010
Repository:
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Extent:
1.25 linear ft. (3 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item or series here], Swarthmore College Archives, Harrison M. Wright Papers, RG6/L8/010, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Date:
1960-1992 (inclusive)
Creator:
Wright, Harrison M.
Abstract:
Harrison M. Wright taught history at Swarthmore College from 1957 to 1979 and from 1984 until his retirement in 1993. He was college provost from 1979 to 1984 and served as acting president during the 1980-81 academic year. This collection contains papers from the committees on which Wright served, as well as from faculty meetings and bulletins. Topics include renovations of college buildings, revisions of college rules, increasing radicalism/student activism on campus, disciplinary issues, curriculum debates, the SASS sit-in, faculty responses to the Cambodian crisis and the Vietnam War, and African-American faculty recruitment.

Harrison M. Wright taught history at Swarthmore College from 1957 to 1979 and from 1984 until his retirement in 1993. He was college provost from 1979 to 1984 and served as acting president during the 1980-1981 academic year. He was active on the Black Studies Committee in the 1960s and 1970s and the Student Affairs Committee. Swarthmore College now offers a scholarship in his name.

This collection contains papers from the committees on which Wright served, as well as from faculty meetings and bulletins. Topics include renovations of college buildings, revisions of college rules, increasing radicalism/student activism on campus, disciplinary issues, curriculum debates, the SASS sit-in, faculty responses to the Cambodian crisis and the Vietnam War, and African-American faculty recruitment. These papers provide a fairly comprehensive overview of the issues facing Swarthmore College during this period, with some personal commentary from Wright.

The collection is organized by topic and chronological.

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    Publisher
    Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
    Finding Aid Author
    FHL staff
    Finding Aid Date
    2013
    Access Restrictions

    Collection is open for research.

    Use Restrictions

    Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

    Collection Inventory

    New College President Nomination Committee, 1968.
    Box 1
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Trotter Renovations, 1967-1968.
    Box 1
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Black Studies Committee, 1968-1969.
    Box 1
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Black Studies Committee, 1969-1970.
    Box 1
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Black Studies Committee, 1972-1973.
    Box 1
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Black Studies Committee, 1975-1979.
    Box 1
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Instruction Committee, 1966-1967.
    Box 1
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Instruction Committee Minutes, 1967-1968.
    Box 1
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Humanities Division Librarian Selection Committee, 1961-1972.
    Box 1
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Student Affairs Committee, 1963-1965.
    Box 1
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Student Affairs Committee, 1963-1969.
    Box 1
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Swarthmore African-American Student Society Protest and Takeover, 1968-1969.
    Box 1
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Swarthmore African-American Student Society Protest, 1969-1970.
    Box 1
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    College Governance, Student Rights, Law and Order on Campus, 1969-1970.
    Box 2
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Faculty Meetings of Miscellaneous Committees: Curriculum Committee, Council on Educational Policy, Linguistics Committee, American Association of University Professors, 1969.
    Box 2
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Faculty Meetings: Cambodian Crisis, 1970.
    Box 2
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Faculty Meetings: Vietnam Petition, Congressmen's Response, 1969.
    Box 2
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Faculty Meetings, Various Papers, 1969-1970.
    Box 2
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Faculty Meetings, Various Papers, 1970-1971.
    Box 2
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    FBI Surveillance, News Articles, Releases from Office of the President, 1971.
    Box 2
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Faculty Meetings, Various Papers, 1971-1972.
    Box 2
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Faculty Meetings, Various Papers, 1972-1973.
    Box 2
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Faculty Meetings, Various Papers, 1973-1974.
    Box 2
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Faculty Meetings, Various Papers, 1974-1975.
    Box 2
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Faculty Meetings, Various Papers, 1976.
    Box 2
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Faculty Meetings, Various Papers, 1976-1977.
    Box 3
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Faculty Meetings, Various Papers, 1977-1978.
    Box 3
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Faculty Meetings, Various Papers, 1978-1979.
    Box 3
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Curricular Changes, Various Papers, 1984-1987.
    Box 3
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Faculty Meetings, Various Papers, 1984-1985.
    Box 3
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Ad Hoc Committee on Ethical Investment Recommendations South African Investment, Various Papers, 1985-1986.
    Box 3
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Faculty Meetings, Various Papers, 1985-1986.
    Box 3
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Student Protest of South African Investment and for African American Faculty Recruitment, Various Papers and Articles, 1985-1986.
    Box 3
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Faculty Meetings, Various Papers, 1986-1987.
    Box 3
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Faculty Meetings, Various Papers, 1987-1988.
    Box 3
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Reallocation of Faculty Positions, Various Papers, 1986-1988.
    Box 3
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Faculty Meetings, Various Papers, 1989-1990.
    Box 3
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Faculty Meetings, Various Papers, 1990-1991.
    Box 3
    Physical Description

    1 folder

    Faculty Meetings, Various Papers, 1991-1992.
    Box 3
    Physical Description

    1 folder

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