The Story of Black Mountain College

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from Microsoft Word document. Date of source: February 20, 2002. Finding aid completed February 20, 2002 by Ashley Yandle; Finding aid encoded by Ashley Yandle, North Carolina State Archives, June 3, 2002 Description is in English. Clark Foreman Papers, 1942-1944 North Carolina State Archives, Division of Historical Resources Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4614 Contact Information Division of Historical Resources North Carolina State Archives 4614 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4614 USA Phone: 919/807-7310 Fax: 919/733-1354 Email: archives@ncdcr.gov URL: http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/archives/arch/default.htm Processed by Ashley Yandle Date Completed February 20, 2002 Encoded by Ashley Yandle Date Encoded June 3, 2002

Descriptive Summary Clark Foreman Papers, 1942-1944 Foreman, Clark, 1902-1977. Clark Howell Foreman taught political science at Black Mountain College (Black Mountain, North Carolina) during the 1943-1944 school year. His papers contain letters and articles related to Black Mountain College, conflicts between members of the college community, and racial integration. 1 folder (12 items) North Carolina State Archives, Division of Historical Resources Information for Users Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

[P.C.1545] Clark Foreman Papers, North Carolina State Archives, Division of Historical Resources, Office of Archives and History.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Clark Foreman, Apartado 1008, Adjuntas, P.R. 00601, February 6, 1974.

Processing Information

Finding aid completed by Ashley Yandle.

Completed February 20, 2002.

Note: This collection was processed with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical Note

Clark Howell Foreman (1902-1977), an advocate for civil rights in the South, taught political science at Black Mountain College during the 1943-1944 school year.

Collection Overview

The papers contain letters and articles related to Black Mountain College. Eight of the letters are correspondence (May 17, 1942-March 29, 1944) between Foreman, William Robert Wunch, Theodore Dreier, and Kenneth Kurtz concerning the hiring and reappointment of Clark Foreman; also discussed in these letters are faculty salaries, events at the college, and the effects of World War II. Two letters (both dated July 20, 1944) from Theodore Dreier deal with two students who were arrested while hitchhiking from Chattanooga and the resulting disagreements among the faculty involving Frances de Graaff and Eric Bentley in particular. During his time at the college Foreman was closely associated with Frances de Graaff and Eric Bentley. He along with other students and faculty resigned when the Board of Fellows considered a resolution urging de Graaff and Bentley to not accept reappointment. These incidents are often referred to in other Black Mountain College related collections as the "1944 Faculty Crisis."

Also included in the papers are the essay The Story of Black Mountain College (1943) by Clark Foreman, which discusses the school's history, educational theories, and "needs for the future," and Summary of Discussions Regarding Admission of Negro Students (n.d.) by Clark Foreman.

Online Catalog Headings Foreman, Clark, 1902-1977. Black Mountain College (Black Mountain, N.C.) Universities and colleges--North Carolina--History. College teachers--Salaries, etc.--North Carolina. College students--North Carolina. Education, Humanistic. Race relations. School integration. Interpersonal conflict. World War, 1939-1945. De Graaff, Frances. Bentley, Eric Russell, 1916- Wunsch, William Robert, 1896- Dreier, Theodore. Kurtz, Kenneth, 1907- Related Material:

Additional information on topics found in this collection may be found in the Manuscript and Archives Reference System (MARS) at http://www.ncarchives.dcr.state.nc.us