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  • Collection: Academic Freedom at UNC

Drawing of William B. Shepard, lithograph of Robert Hett Chapman
Composite image consisting of a drawing of William B. Shepard on left and a lithograph of Robert Hett Chapman on right.

Drawing, "Coeducation - As Developed at the University"
When Edwin Alderman became university president in 1896, he called for women's admission in his inaugural address. Already known as an advocate for women's education, he came to the university in 1893 from Greensboro's all-female college. The…

Flier, “Carolina Political Union”
Flier describing the activities of the Carolina Political Union.

Flier, “The Carolina Political Union Presents Elizabeth G. Flynn”
Flier publicizing a speech to be given by Elizabeth Flynn (of the Communist Party) sponsored by the Carolina Political Union.

Flier, “The Carolina Political Union Presents Ellis Arnall”
Flier for Georgia Governor Ellis Arnall's speech at UNC, sponsored by the Carolina Political Union.

Letter, Alexander Heard to Franklin D. Roosevelt, 10 November 1937, Chapel Hill, N.C.
In this letter, Heard writes on behalf of the CPU requesting that President Roosevelt visit UNC.

Letter, Bill Stauber to Fred H. Weaver, 15 November 1939, Chapel Hill, N.C.
In this letter, Bill Stauber, Editor of the Carolina Buccaneer, writes to Fred Weaver, the assistant Dean of Students, defending a controversial issue of the magazine from attack by others in the University community.

Letter, C. Oumansky to Alexander Heard, 2 August 1937, Washington D.C.
In this letter, C. Oumansky from the Embassy of the U.S.S.R. replies to Alexander Heard's invitation to Ambassador Troyanovsky to speak at UNC. Oumansky states that the invitation will be given to the Ambassador upon his return from vacation.

Letter, Clendenin J. Ryan, Jr. to Anita de Monseigle, 16 February 1937, New York, N.Y.
In this letter, Clendenin Ryan Jr. writes to the Carolina Political Union on behalf of the Mayor of New York, Fiorello La Guardia, to acknowledge their invitation for him to speak and to decline due to scheduling conflicts

Letter, Cordell Hull to Alexander Heard
In this letter, Hull reports that the U.S. Department of State’s has denied the request for a travel visa for Trotsky to visit the U.S. to speak in Chapel Hill.

Letter, Crowell to Josephus Daniels
In this letter, Mrs. A. H. Crowell writes to University supporter (and then ambassador to Mexico) Josephus Daniels, denouncing UNC as "the rankest center of communism" in the country. She claims that the University imbued her daughter with…

Letter, David Clark to Kemp Plummer Lewis
In this letter, David Clark, editor of the Southern Textile Bulletin, writes to Kemp Plummer Lewis, president of the Alumni Association of the University of North Carolina, condemning the University's inaction toward Contempo magazine and Langston…

Letter, De Witt L. Sage to Alexander Heard, 5 June 1937, Washington, D.C.
De Witt Sage, Secretary to the Chairman of the Republican National Committee, writes to the Carolina Political Union chairman suggesting William Hard, a writer and radio commentator, as a speaker to represent the Republican Party.

Letter, Earl Browder to Alexander Heard, 8 October 1937, New York, N.Y.<br /><br />
Earl Browder, Chairman of the National Committee of the Communist Party of the United States, accepts the Carolina Political Union’s invitation to speak.

Letter, Frank McGlinn to Frank Porter Graham, 3 August 1936, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Chairman of the Carolina Political Union, Frank McGlinn, asks University President Frank Porter Graham for support in inviting speakers to campus.

Letter, Frank Porter Graham to Kemp Plummer Lewis
In this letter, University President Frank Porter Graham thanks Kemp Plummer Lewis, a University trustee and Durham textile executive, for his support on several labor issues, including the "reduction of hours and abolition of night work for women…

Letter, Fred Weaver to Bill Stauber, 10 November 1939, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Weaver expresses some concerns regarding a controversial issue of the humor magazine, "The Carolina Buccaneer," in a letter to its editor, Bill Stauber.
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