Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Political History Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Articles 1 - 4 of 4

Full-Text Articles in Political History

Ua3/4/1 Student Unrest - Letters Of Support, Wku President's Office, Dero Downing Jun 1970

Ua3/4/1 Student Unrest - Letters Of Support, Wku President's Office, Dero Downing

WKU Archives Records

Contents of folder entitled Student Unrest - Letters of Support housed in UA3/4/1 President Dero Downing's Subject File for the period May through June 1970. Correspondence between Dero Downing and WKU supporters praising his actions in handling student protests.


Ua3/4/1 Student Unrest - Reports & Remarks, Wku President's Office, Dero Downing Jun 1970

Ua3/4/1 Student Unrest - Reports & Remarks, Wku President's Office, Dero Downing

WKU Archives Records

Contents of folder entitled Student Unrest - Reports & Remarks housed in UA3/4/1 President Dero Downing's Subject File for the period February 1969 through June 1970. Includes correspondence between Dero Downing and students, form letters used by Yale University during the period, White House press releases and clippings.


Ua3/4/1 Student Unrest - Western 1970, Wku President's Office, Dero Downing May 1970

Ua3/4/1 Student Unrest - Western 1970, Wku President's Office, Dero Downing

WKU Archives Records

Contents of folder entitled Student Unrest -- Western 1970 housed in UA3/4/1 President Dero Downing's Subject File. Includes correspondence between student groups and Dero Downing regarding student demands; broadsides and clippings.


A Study Of Little Rock School District 1966-1968 Elections And Their Effect On Public School Policy, Ray Earl Garner Jan 1970

A Study Of Little Rock School District 1966-1968 Elections And Their Effect On Public School Policy, Ray Earl Garner

OBU Graduate Theses

For many years, the school elections in Little Rock have followed a traditional pattern of meager voter turnout . School elections, prior to the 1967 election, were mentioned briefly in newspaper articles. The platforms were of the same general nature year after year. They included taxes, school expansion, better facilities, and higher teacher salaries. Candidates seldom, if ever, campaigned publicly and actively. Posters were usually placed throughout the city. A few days prior to the election, newspaper ads with the candidates' pictures would appear in the Arkansas Democrat and the Arkansas Gazette. The 1967 school election was significant, because that …