MSU vs Loyola 1963 - The Game of Change
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Description
In this Western Union telegram, Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Edwards write to MSU President Dean W. Colvard, expressing their opposition to MSU playing Loyola Chicago, a team with Black players, in the NCAA tournament.
ISBN
MFM_UA_A1985-120_Telegram_001
Approximate Creation Date
1963
Publisher
Western Union
Time Period
1960-1969
Subjects
Mississippi State University--Basketball--History ; College integration ; Segregation--Mississippi--20th century ; Colvard, Dean W., 1913-2007 ; McCarthy, James Harrison, 1923-1975
Keywords
Mississippi State University Basketball, Integration, 1963, Coach Babe McCarthy, Dean Colvard
Geographic Location
Tchula (Miss.)
Object Type
Text
Format (original)
Telegram
Format (digital)
PDF file
Digital ID
MFM_UA-A1985-120_Telegram_001
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, University Archives.
Repository
University Archives
Digital Collection Title
Dean Colvard Collection
Digital Publisher
MSU Libraries
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.
Spatial Coverage
1963-01-01-06-01
Recommended Citation
Edwards, J. E. and Edwards, J. E., "Telegram, from Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Edwards, to President Dean W. Colvard, 1963" (2023). MSU vs Loyola 1963 - The Game of Change. 25.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/ua-msu-loyola-1963/25
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