“The Desegregation of Southwestern Louisiana Institute,” by Joel L. Fletcher III, 2024.
Scope and Contents
This addition to the collection includes handwritten letters from Joel Fletcher, Jr. to his wife, Frances Allen McLees Fletcher during the 1940s and a thank-you note from Dr. Michael Wade to Joel Fletcher III for using the letters for research on his forthcoming book about desegregation in higher education in Louisiana. Also included is correspondence from Joel Fletcher III to UL Lafayette faculty, a student who wrote a thesis about his father, and President Savoie; articles and correspondence concerning the relationship between President Fletcher and Grambling President Ralph W.E. Jones, an extension of remarks by Patrick T. Caffery, House of Representatives, and an article about Desegregation at SLI by Joel L. Fletcher III.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1943 - 2024
Creator
- From the Collection: Fletcher, Joel Lafayette, Jr. (Joel Lafayette Fletcher, Jr.), 1897-1972 (Person)
Extent
From the Collection: 0.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection Repository
Edith Garland Dupré Library
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
400 East St. Mary Blvd.
Lafayette LA 70503 United States
337-482-6031
speccoll@louisiana.edu