MSU vs Loyola 1963 - The Game of Change
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Description
Butler Barksdale, of Sibley Mississippi, expresses his disappoinment in President Dean Colvard's decision to send the MSU basketball team to play an integrated team in the NCAA tournament. Barksdale explains that he wrote to President Hilbun in 1957 and included copies of that letter and Hilbun's response.
ISBN
MFM_UA-A1985-120_1963-03-06_Letter-Barksdale_001.pdf
Approximate Creation Date
1963
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
Sibley (Miss.)
Object Type
Text
Format (original)
Letter
Format (digital)
PDF file
Digital ID
MFM_UA-A1985-120_1963-03-06_Letter-Barksdale_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
1963-01-01-06-01
Recommended Citation
Barksdale, Butler C., "Letter, Butler C. Barksdale, to Mississippi State University President Dean W. Colvard, March 6, 1963" (2023). MSU vs Loyola 1963 - The Game of Change. 32.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/ua-msu-loyola-1963/32
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