Randy Hall Collection, 1920-1950
Document Type
Finding Aid
Publication Date
11-9-2018
Inclusive Dates--Span
1920-1950
Inclusive Dates--Bulk
1950
Scope and Content Note
This collection includes newspaper clippings from the 1950s when students went on strike at Freed-Hardeman (which eventually led to N.B. Hardeman stepping down as president). Also included are letters and telegrams of the event.
Donor Note
Randy Hall
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in two series: I. Newspaper Clippings, 2. Correspondence
Content List
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.) Newspaper Clippings: 1. Students, Faculty Members ‘Strike’ At Freed-Hardeman; Feb. 21, 1950 2. Students ‘Sit-It-Out’ As Board Deliberates: Report On Hardeman Charges is Demanded: ‘If He Stays Then We Go’; Feb. 22, 1950 – William Boozer 3. Students Win Strike At Freed-Hardeman: Trustees Instruct President To Apologize: He Will Resign Office; Feb. 23, 1950 – William Boozer 4. Hardeman’s Apology Delayed At College: To Be Made, With Students’ Defense, Today: Classes Are Resumed; Feb. 24, 1950 – William Boozer 5. ‘I’m Not Retiring Yet,’ Testy Hardeman Says: Longtime College President Pays Visit To Memphis: Won’t Discuss ‘Strike’; Mar. 6, 1950 – John Carruth 6. Enrolment is Down At Freed-Hardeman: 75 Fewer Students After College ‘Strike’: All Faculty Remains; March 10, 1950 – William Boozer 7. Board Airs Problems At Freed-Hardeman: 11-Hour Closed Session Is Held At College; Letter Gets Attention; March 30, 1950 – William Boozer 8. New Walkout Voted At Freed-Hardeman: Students Decide to Go Home Until Quarrel With Head Of College Clears; March, 31, 1950 – William Boozer 9. Six Teachers Resign At Freed-Hardeman: Others Quit As Student Vote To Go Home Apparently Dooms College; April 1, 1950 10. Dr. Hardeman Balks At Resignation Plea: Classes At College To Resume This Morning: Row Outcome Uncertain; April 3, 1950 – William Boozer 11. Dehoff Will Resign At Freed-Hardeman: Vice President To Quit Today As Trustees Arrive: Faculty Has Lost Nine; April 11, 1950 – William Boozer Correspondence: “I Saw Freed-Hardeman Killed By Traitors” – Crittenden, J.T. Student Committee (composed of Bob Atkinson, Charles Andrews, and Bob Hartman) response to N.B. Hardeman’s letter to Mr. Billy Nicks, March 1, 1950 “A.G. Freed’s Answer to N.B. Hardeman’s Writings to Committee of Brethren, June 21, 1927”
Subjects
Freed-Hardeman College
Language
ENGLISH
Extent of Collection
5 Folders This collection is housed in the small manuscripts filing cabinet.
Manuscript Number
Center for Restoration Studies Manuscript #298
Physical Location
Center for Restoration Studies
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], File or Folder Name, Randy Hall Papers, 1920-1950. Center for Restoration Studies MS #298. Milliken Special Collections, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.
Use Restrictions
Open to researchers. Contact Milliken Special Collections to make an appointment.
Processing Status
Processed
Finding Aid created by
ACU StaffAudrey Schaffner
Subjects--Personal Names
Hardeman, N.B.; DeHoff, George W.; Whitt, R.L.; Atkinson, Bob; Andrews, Charles; Hartman, Robert; Wrinkle, Carroll; Yeldell, Clifford; Nicks, Billy; Anderson, John W.; Boozer, William; Carruth, John; Hardeman, Joe; Freed, A.G.
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