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This file contains administrative papers and related records dating from 1950 to 1965 generated during the presidency of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) President George W. Gore Jr. The materials reflect the routine administrative, financial, and institutional activities of the Office of the President during this period.

The papers include documentation related to faculty rankings, salary analyses, and faculty salary budget scales, as well as records concerning FAMU fire inspections. The file also contains materials related to FAMU football complimentary tickets issued to VIPs. Topics represented include faculty evaluation and compensation, campus safety and compliance, and institutional athletics and public relations.

Collectively, these papers provide insight into Florida A&M University’s administrative oversight of personnel, facilities, and athletics during the mid-twentieth century. The materials illustrate the role of the university presidency in balancing academic personnel management, campus safety, and institutional representation during a period of organizational growth and development.

Location: AC.1.B.3.1.1 - AC.1.B.3.3.7

The Florida A&M University College of Law opened in 1951, in response to an application by Mr. Virgil Hawkins, to the University of Florida College of Law. At that time, there was no access for African-Americans to graduate education of any kind in the state of Florida, and black applicants were routinely sent out of state to pursue graduate education. By the 1960s the idea that that there was no longer a need for a "separate but equal" law school in Florida was entertained by the Florida Board of Regents and eventually the college was close din 1968. After its closure, most of the FAMU law library collection was transferred to the Florida State University College of Law, which had opened in 1966. The original College of Law was closed in 1968, but it was reopened in 2002 and the collection re-donated to the new FAMU College of Law.

Location: AC.8.B.1.2.1 - AC.8.B.1.2.2

Born June 24, 1907, Dean Maxwell S. Thomas was a highly honored Dean of Mechanic Arts at FAMU, educator, advocate for students, and native of Ocala, Florida. The documents in this collection consist of reports, correspondences amongst FAMU presidents and faculty, and documents that highlight his involvement in organizations such as the Orange Blossom Classic Committee and FAMU Foundation. In addition to Dean Thomas’ professional documents, news articles honoring his life and correspondence to his wife, Jaqueline Holloway-Thomas, expressing condolences can be found.