MSU vs Loyola 1963 - The Game of Change

Dean W. Colvard

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In these diary excerpts, MSU President Dean W. Colvard documents events happening during the early 1960s at the university and in the state, including the integration of the University of Mississippi. Colvard details the events surrounding he and Coach Babe McCarthy's decision to send the MSU basketball team to play Loyola Chicago in Michigan in March 1963, despite Governor Ross Barnett's order that the team not be allowed to go. Colvard also details the integration of MSU in July 1965, when Richard Holmes enrolled as the first Black student in the university's history.

ISBN

MFM_UA-A1985-120_Colvard-Diaries_001.pdf

Approximate Creation Date

1962-1965

Time Period

1960-1969

Keywords

Mississippi State University Basketball, Integration, 1963, Coach Babe McCarthy, Dean Colvard

Geographic Location

Starkville (Miss.)

Comments

Material in collection may contain offensive language or imagery.

Object Type

Text

Format (original)

Letter

Format (digital)

PDF file

Digital ID

MFM_UA-A1985-120_Colvard-Diaries_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

1962-01-01-1965-09-10

Diary excerpt, Mississippi State University President Dean W. Colvard, 1962-1965

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