Box 24 - Gore, President George W.

This file contains administrative papers and related records dating from 1950 to 1967 generated during the presidency of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) President George W. Gore Jr. The materials are arranged alphabetically by subject title and reflect the routine administrative, disciplinary, and student-affairs activities of the Office of the President during this period.

The papers include documentation related to student demonstrations, including discipline notices, arrest and conviction records, and student arrest lists. The file also contains records concerning FAMU student activities, such as materials related to entertainment funds, senior receptions, and correspondence and documentation to and from the Acting Director and PAM Week. Additional materials include general student correspondence, correspondence addressing racial segregation incidents, and records from the FAMU Student Council. Topics represented include student governance, campus discipline, student life programming, racial climate and unrest, and institutional responses to student activism.

Collectively, these papers provide insight into student life and administrative responses at Florida A&M University during a period marked by heightened student activism and civil rights–era tensions. The materials illustrate the role of the university presidency in overseeing student affairs, maintaining campus order, and navigating issues of race, discipline, and student expression during the mid-twentieth century.

• Civil Rights
• correspondences
• Segregation

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