MSU vs Loyola 1963 - The Game of Change
Title
Letter, from Mississippi State College President Ben Hilbun, to Butler C. Barksdale, January 5, 1957
Files
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Description
Mississippi State College President Ben Hilbun responds to Butler C. Barksdale's letter in support of Hilbun pulling Mississippi State's basketball team out of an integrated college basketball tournament. Hilbun thanks Barksdale for his support and affirms his committment to segregation.
ISBN
MFM_UA-A1985-120_1957-01-05_Letter-Hilbun_001.pdf
Approximate Creation Date
1957
Time Period
1950-1959
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 College, College Basketball, 1957, Integration, Ben Hilbun
Geographic Location
State College (Miss.)
Object Type
Text
Format (original)
Letter
Format (digital)
PDF file
Digital ID
MFM_UA-A1985-120_1957-01-05_Letter-Hilbun_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
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.
Spatial Coverage
1957-01-01-01-31
Recommended Citation
Hilbun, Ben, "Letter, from Mississippi State College President Ben Hilbun, to Butler C. Barksdale, January 5, 1957" (2023). MSU vs Loyola 1963 - The Game of Change. 27.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/ua-msu-loyola-1963/27
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